Basketball at the 2007 Pan Arab Games | |
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The basketball competition at the 2007 Pan Arab Games was held in November. Egypt beat Jordan in the final to win the gold medal and Qatar won the third place play-off for the bronze.
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
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Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 173 | 66 | 6 |
Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 254 | -28 | 5 |
Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 229 | -7 | 4 |
United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 3 | 209 | 240 | -31 | 3 |
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Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
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Jordan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 157 | +63 | 6 |
Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 199 | +16 | 5 |
Libya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180 | 225 | -45 | 4 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 206 | -34 | 3 |
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Semifinals
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The 3rd/4th Place
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