27 Aug. to 9 Sep. 1972 - Munich in Germany.
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Group Standings
| Group A | Games | Points | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | USA | CUB | BRA | TCH | ESP | AUS | JPN | EGY | P | W | L | For | Agst | Pts | |
| 1. | USA | 67-48 | 61-54 | 66-35 | 72-56 | 81-55 | 99-33 | 96-31 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 542 | 312 | 14 | |
| 2. | CUB | 48-67 | 64-63 | 77-65 | 74-53 | 84-70 | 108-63 | 105-64 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 560 | 445 | 13 | |
| 3. | BRA | 54-61 | 63-64 | 83-82 | 72-69 | 69-75 | 110-55 | 110-84 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 561 | 490 | 11 | |
| 4. | TCH | 35-66 | 65-77 | 82-83 | 74-70 | 69-68 | 74-61 | 94-64 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 493 | 489 | 11 | |
| 5. | ESP | 56-72 | 53-74 | 69-72 | 70-74 | 79-74 | 87-76 | 72-58 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 486 | 500 | 10 | |
| 6. | AUS | 55-81 | 70-84 | 75-69 | 68-69 | 74-79 | 92-76 | 89-66 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 523 | 524 | 10 | |
| 7. | JPN | 33-99 | 63-108 | 55-110 | 61-74 | 76-87 | 76-92 | 78-73 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 442 | 643 | 8 | |
| 8. | EGY | 31-96 | 64-105 | 84-110 | 64-94 | 58-72 | 66-89 | 73-78 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 440 | 644 | 7 | |
| Group B | Games | Points | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | URS | ITA | YUG | PUR | GER | POL | PHI | SEN | P | W | L | For | Agst | Pts | |
| 1. | URS | 79-66 | 74-67 | 100-87 | 87-63 | 94-64 | 111-80 | 94-52 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 639 | 479 | 14 | |
| 2. | ITA | 66-79 | 78-85 | 71-54 | 68-57 | 71-59 | 101-81 | 92-56 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 547 | 471 | 12 | |
| 3. | YUG | 67-74 | 85-78 | 74-79 | 81-56 | 85-64 | 117-76 | 73-57 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 582 | 484 | 12 | |
| 4. | PUR | 87-100 | 54-71 | 79-74 | 81-74 | 85-83 | 92-72 | 92-57 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 570 | 531 | 12 | |
| 5. | GER | 63-87 | 57-68 | 56-81 | 74-81 | 67-65 | 93-74 | 72-62 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 482 | 518 | 10 | |
| 6. | POL | 64-94 | 59-71 | 64-85 | 83-85 | 65-67 | 90-75 | 95-59 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 520 | 536 | 9 | |
| 7. | PHI | 80-111 | 81-101 | 76-117 | 72-92 | 74-93 | 75-90 | 68-62 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 526 | 666 | 8 | |
| 8. | SEN | 52-94 | 56-92 | 57-73 | 57-92 | 62-72 | 59-95 | 62-68 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 405 | 586 | 7 | |
| COMPARATIVE RANKING (by game points & goal average) |
Points | Current Run | Last 2 | Margin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5 | +15 | |||||||||
| # | Teams | GP | W-L | For | Agst | Diff | ||||
| 1. | USA | 7 | 7-0 | 542 | 312 | 230 | 7 wins | 2-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 |
| 2. | URS | 7 | 7-0 | 639 | 479 | 160 | 7 wins | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| 3. | CUB | 7 | 6-1 | 560 | 445 | 115 | 4 wins | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| 4. | YUG | 7 | 5-2 | 582 | 484 | 98 | 1 defeat | 1-1 | 0-1 | 4-0 |
| 5. | ITA | 7 | 5-2 | 547 | 471 | 76 | 4 wins | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| 6. | PUR | 7 | 5-2 | 570 | 531 | 39 | 1 win | 1-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| 7. | BRA | 7 | 4-3 | 561 | 490 | 71 | 2 defeats | 0-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| 8. | TCH | 7 | 4-3 | 493 | 489 | 4 | 2 wins | 2-0 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| 9. | AUS | 7 | 3-4 | 523 | 524 | -1 | 2 wins | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-1 |
| 10. | ESP | 7 | 3-4 | 486 | 500 | -14 | 2 defeats | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| 11. | GER | 7 | 3-4 | 482 | 518 | -36 | 2 wins | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| 12. | POL | 7 | 2-5 | 520 | 536 | -16 | 4 defeats | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| 13. | PHI | 7 | 1-6 | 526 | 666 | -140 | 2 defeats | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-6 |
| 14. | JPN | 7 | 1-6 | 442 | 643 | -201 | 4 defeats | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-4 |
| 15. | SEN | 7 | 0-7 | 405 | 586 | -181 | 7 defeats | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-5 |
| 16. | EGY | 7 | 0-7 | 440 | 644 | -204 | 7 defeats | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-5 |