Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
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| Melbourne, Victoria 2006 | |||||||||
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| Tournament details | |||||||||
| Games | 2006 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||
| Host nation | Australia | ||||||||
| City | Melbourne, Victoria | ||||||||
| Duration | 16–24 March 2006 | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||
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| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||
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| Tournaments | |||||||||
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Basketball competitions at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held between Match 16 and 24, 2006.[1]
The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the first Commonwealth Games at which the sport of basketball was played. It was one of the sports that took the Games to regional Victoria, with games being played in a number of regional centres including Traralgon, Bendigo, Ballarat, and Geelong. The finals were played in Melbourne at Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue.
Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue | 10,500 |
| Ballarat | Ballarat Minerdome | 2,000 |
| Bendigo | Bendigo Stadium | 2,000 |
| Geelong | Geelong Arena | 2,000 |
| Traralgon | Traralgon Sports Stadium | 2,000 |
Medal summary
Medal count
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Results
Men's
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 365 | 158 | +207 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 261 | 270 | −9 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 277 | −75 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 313 | −123 | 3 |
Source:
March 17
20:15 |
| Australia |
129–52 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 37–17, 32–11, 35–15, 25–9 | ||
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
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March 19
11:30 |
| Scotland |
67–57 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 20–14, 19–15, 12–19 | ||
Geelong Arena, Geelong
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March 19
20:15 |
| Australia |
103–57 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 29–17, 24–9, 30–17 | ||
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
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March 20
18:00 |
| Nigeria |
91–83 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 17–23, 28–22, 24–24 | ||
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
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March 20
20:15 |
| India |
49–133 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–37, 6–42, 16–29, 12-25 | ||
Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 263 | 172 | +91 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 196 | +37 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 238 | −40 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 271 | −88 | 3 |
Source:
March 16
18:00 |
| New Zealand |
88–58 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–9, 12–13, 24–13, 25–23 | ||
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
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March 18
18:00 |
| New Zealand |
84–63 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 21–12, 18–11, 27–23 | ||
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
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March 18
20:15 |
| South Africa |
72–88 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–23, 11–27, 20–22, 31-16 | ||
Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat
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March 19
20:15 |
| Barbados |
51–91 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–24, 13–23, 13–20, 17-24 | ||
Geelong Arena, Geelong
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March 20
11:30 |
| England |
95–53 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 25–12, 22–12, 26–15 | ||
Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat
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Fifth to eighth place
March 21
20:15 |
| India |
55–96 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–26, 12–27, 17–22, 18-21 | ||
Geelong Arena, Geelong
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Seventh place
Fifth-place match
Semifinals
Bronze-medal match
Gold-medal match
Women's
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 303 | 115 | +188 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 198 | +33 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 262 | −101 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 246 | −120 | 3 |
Source:
March 18
20:15 |
| Mozambique |
46–84 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 6–22, 11-20, 13-20 | ||
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
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March 18
18:00 |
| England |
104–57 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 38-16, 11-6, 30-16 | ||
Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat
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March 19
20:15 |
| Mozambique |
26–104 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 7-21, 3-20, 12-33, 4-30 | ||
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
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March 19
18:30 |
| Australia |
95–43 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-17, 26-11, 22-8, 26-7 | ||
Geelong Arena, Geelong
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March 20
13:45 |
| India |
58–54 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-15, 15-9, 18-16, 12-14 | ||
Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 313 | 156 | +157 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 194 | +42 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 242 | 275 | −33 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 281 | −125 | 3 |
Source:
March 17
18:00 |
| New Zealand |
127–47 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 30-14, 29-11, 34-16, 34-6 | ||
March 17
18:00 |
| Malaysia |
67–97 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-17, 21-27, 15-24, 13-29 | ||
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
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March 19
13:45 |
| Malta |
44–86 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 11-17, 11–24, 15-19, 7-26 | ||
Geelong Arena, Geelong
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March 19
18:00 |
| New Zealand |
113–56 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 26-14, 29-14, 33-12, 25-16 | ||
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
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March 20
18:00 |
| Malaysia |
68–65 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 11-17, 13–15, 24-18, 20-15 | ||
Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat
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March 20
20:15 |
| Nigeria |
53–83 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-13, 5-21, 18-24, 15-25 | ||
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
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Fifth to eighth place
March 21
11:30 |
| India |
80–47 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-14, 17-13, 20-15, 19-5 | ||
March 21
18:00 |
| Mozambique |
80–70 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 27-10, 13-27, 18-19 | ||
Geelong Arena, Geelong
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Seventh place
Fifth-place match
March 22
18:00 |
| India |
44–70 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-23, 12–9, 5-19, 17-19 | ||
Semifinals
Bronze-medal match
Gold-medal match
References
- ^ "Schedule and Results". Archived from the original on 2015-08-09. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
