2008 FIBA Diamond Ball

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2008 FIBA Diamond Ball
Tournament details
Arena
Nanjing, China
DatesJuly 29 – August 1
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Third placeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fourth placeFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Awards and statistics
Top scorer(s) Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Scola
(20.0 points per game) [1]
← 2004

The 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball was an official basketball tournament held in Nanjing, China, from July 29 until August 1, 2008. The FIBA Diamond Ball was an official international basketball tournament organised by FIBA, [2] held every Olympic year prior to the Olympics. It was the 3rd edition of the FIBA Diamond Ball. The six participating teams were Angola, Argentina, Australia, host China, Iran and Serbia.

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Participating teams

Group AGroup B

Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia

Preliminary round

Qualified for the finals

Group A

*All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 220148133+154
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 211138141−33
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 202152164−122
July 29
19:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg83–74Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 20–15, 22–15, 21–22
July 30
16:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg67–55Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by quarter:20–16, 18–12, 17–17, 12–10
July 31
16:00
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg78–81Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 19–25, 24–17, 19–22

Group B

*All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

Qualified for the finals
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 220156131+254
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 211143151−83
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 202130147−172
July 29
16:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg81–71Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 18–11, 20–17, 19–19
July 30
19:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg72–70Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 17–16, 19–17, 18–18
July 31
19:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg60–75Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 16–14, 9–20, 17–20

Final round

*All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

5th place

August 1
14:00
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg62–99Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 19–21, 20–22, 19–32

Third place

August 1
16:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg75–46Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Scoring by quarter:19–11, 18–10, 16–6, 22–19

Final

August 1
19:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg91–95Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter:25–24, 22–11, 22–27, 22–33

Final standings

The final standings per FIBA official website:

See also

References

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