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The U.S. Olympic basketball teams each advanced to the gold medal game at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The U.S. men's national team defeated Spain, with a score of 118-107, on August 24, 2008, at 2:30 a.m. EST.NBC Olympics: Basketball: Results and Schedules
The U.S. women's team defeated Australia 92-65 on August 23, 2008, to win their fourth straight gold medal.SI.com: U.S. women trounce Australia again... (August 23, 2008)
The U.S. men's team defeated Spain on August 16, 2008, with a score of 119-82.NBC Olympics: Men's Group B-Preliminaries The U.S. women played Australia in the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament and won 71-67.USA Basketball: 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament
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Fast Facts
- Men's game: August 24, 2008, 2:30 a.m. EST (won 118-107)NBC Olympics: Basketball: Results and Schedules
- Women's game: August 23, 2008, 10:00 a.m. EST (won 92-65)NBC Olympics: Basketball: Results and Schedules
- Location: Wukesong Indoor Stadium
- Television coverage: NBC
- U.S. men's team record: 5-0NBC Olympics: Men's Preliminaries
- Spain's men's team record: 4-1NBC Olympics: Men's Preliminaries
- U.S. women's team record: 5-0NBC Olympics: Women's Preliminaries
- Australia's women's team record: 5-0NBC Olympics: Women's Preliminaries
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2008 Olympic Basketball Medal Winners
Basketball Event Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Men's Basketball United States Spain Argentina Women's Basketball United States Australia Russia
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USA Basketball Timeline
- 1936-1968: US men dominant in international play
- 1972: Team USA refuses silver medals after controversy at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- 1980: Team does not participate in the Olympics due to a boycott
- 1984: Michael Jordan makes Olympic debut
- 1988: Team finishes with bronze medal
- 1992: "Dream Team" - first professional players allowed to participate in the Olympics
- 1994: "Dream Team II"
- 1998: NBA players not permitted to participate due to NBA lockout
- 2008: "Redeem Team" sweeps the Summer Olympics, winning gold
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Men's Playoff Round
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USA Men's Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Men's Preliminary Round
Men's Preliminary Date Time Team 1 Team 2 Score/Winner August 9 9:00 p.m. Russia Iran 71-49 Russia August 9 11:15 p.m. Germany Angola 95-66 Germany August 10 2:30 a.m. Spain Greece 81-66 Spain August 10 4:45 a.m. Lithuania Argentina 79-75 Lithuania August 10 8:00 a.m. Australia Croatia 97-82 Croatia August 10 10:15 a.m. United States China 101-70 United States August 11 9:00 p.m. Iran Lithuania 99-67 Lithuania August 11 11:15 a.m. Croatia Russia 85-78 Croatia August 12 2:30 a.m. Greece Germany 87-64 Greece August 12 4:45 a.m. China Spain 85-75 Spain August 12 8:00 a.m. Angola United States 97-76 United States August 12 10:15 a.m. Argentina Australia 85-68 Argentina August 13 9:00 p.m. Germany Spain 72-59 Spain August 13 11:15 p.m. Australia Iran 106-68 Australia August 14 2:30 a.m. Angola China 85-68 China August 14 4:45 a.m. Lithuania Russia 86-79 Lithuania August 14 8:00 a.m. United States Greece 92-69 United States August 14 10:15 a.m Argentina Croatia 77-53 Argentina August 15 9:00 p.m. Greece Angola 102-61 Greece August 15 11:15 p.m. Russia Australia 95-80 Australia August 16 2:30 a.m. Croatia Lithuania 86-73 Lithuania August 16 4:45 a.m. Iran Argentina 97-82 Argentina August 16 8:00 a.m. China Germany 59-55 China August 16 10:15 a.m. Spain United States 119-82 United States August 17 9:00 p.m. Iran Croatia 91-57 Croatia August 17 11:15 p.m. Australia Lithuania 106-75 Australia August 18 2:30 a.m. Greece China 91-77 Greece August 18 4:45 a.m. Angola Spain 98-50 Spain August 18 8:00 a.m. United States Germany 106-57 United States August 18 10:15 a.m. Argentina Russia 91-79 Argentina
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USA Basketball Leadership
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USA Women's Basketball Timeline
- 1953: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1957: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1976: Summer Olympics, silver medal
- 1979: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1983: Women's FIBA World Championships, silver medal
- 1984: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 1986: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1988: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 1990: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 1992: Summer Olympics, bronze medal
- 1994: Women's FIBA World Championships, silver medal
- 1996: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 1998: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 2000: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 2002: Women's FIBA World Championships, gold medal
- 2004: Summer Olympics, gold medal
- 2006: Women's FIBA World Championships, silver medal
- 2008: Summer Olympics, gold medal
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USA Women's Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Women's Playoff Round
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Women's Preliminary Round
Women's Preliminary Date Time Team 1 Team 2 Score/Winner August 8 9:00 p.m. Belarus Australia 83-64 Australia August 8 11:15 p.m. Mali New Zealand 76-72 New Zealand August 9 2:30 a.m. Spain China 67-64 China August 9 4:45 a.m. Brazil South Korea 68-62 South Korea August 9 8:00 a.m. United States Czech Republic 97-57 United States August 9 10:15 a.m Russia Latvia 62-57 Russia August 10 9:00 p.m. New Zealand Spain 85-62 Spain August 10 11:15 p.m. Czech Republic Mali 81-47 Czech Republic August 11 2:30 a.m. South Korea Russia 77-72 Russia August 11 4:45 a.m. Latvia Belarus 79-57 Belarus August 11 8:00 a.m. China United States 108-63 United States August 11 10:15 a.m Australia Brazil 80-65 Australia August 12 9:00 p.m. Belarus Russia 71-65 Russia August 12 11:15 p.m. Spain Czech Republic 74-55 Spain August 13 2:30 a.m. Brazil Latvia 79-78 Latvia August 13 4:45 a.m. New Zealand China 80-63 China August 13 8:00 a.m. Australia South Korea 90-62 Australia August 13 10:15 a.m Mali United States 97-41 United States August 14 9:00 p.m. Czech Republic New Zealand 90-59 Czech Republic August 14 11:15 p.m. Latvia Australia 96-73 Australia August 15 2:30 a.m. Russia Brazil 74-64 Russia August 15 4:45 a.m. China Mali 69-48 China August 15 8:00 a.m. United States Spain 93-55 United States August 15 10:15 a.m South Korea Belarus 63-53 Belarus August 16 9:00 p.m. Spain Mali 79-47 Spain August 16 11:15 p.m. Australia Russia 75-55 Australia August 17 2:30 a.m. Latvia South Korea 72-68 South Korea August 17 4:45 a.m. Brazil Belarus 68-53 Brazil August 17 8:00 a.m. Czech Republic China 79-63 China August 17 10:15 a.m New Zealand United States 96-60 United States
