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Tokyo 2020 Basketball Standings: Table and results of men's Olympic tournament

The first day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Men's Basketball Matchday 2 has ended. Here, check out how things stand after the second round of theMen's Basketball TournamentGroup Stage.

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By martina alcheva

Sergio Rodriguez of Spain celebrates a win. (Getty)
Sergio Rodriguez of Spain celebrates a win. (Getty)

Matchday 3of theTokyo 2020 Men’s Basketball Tournamentis almost over with matches from Group C to be played on Sunday, August 1. So far, there has not been any grand upset in the thirdround, but Iran, Nigeria, and hosts Japan have been eliminated from the tournament. The three teams didn’t manage to add a victory to their account in the final game, and thus they missed out on a spot in the last eight.

France justified their favorite role by beating Iran 79-62 in the final Group Stage match, whileNigeriasuffered another defeat, this time to Italy 80-71.Germany have failed to win once more after being defeated 89-76 by Australia.

Meanwhile, theUnited Statesabsolutely cruised past the Czech Republic with a final result of 119-84 written on the scoresheet. Here, check out the results, and standingsof theTokyo 2020 Men’s Basketball Tournamentas of July 31.

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2020 Tokyo Olympic Men’s Basketball Group Stage – Matchday 1 results

Group A
Iran 78 – 84 Czech Republic
France 83 – 78 United States
Group B
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Germany 82 – 92 Italy
Australia 84 – 67 Nigeria
Group C
Argentina 100 – 118Slovenia
Japan 77 – 88Spain
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2020 Tokyo Olympic Men’s Basketball Group Stage – Matchday 2results

Group A
United States 120 – 66 Iran
Czech Republic 99 – 97 France
Group B
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Nigeria 92 – 99 Germany
Italy 83 – 86 Australia
Group C
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Slovenia 116-81Japan
Spain 81-71Argentina

2020 Tokyo Olympic Men’s Basketball Group Stage – Matchday 3results

Group A

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Iran 62-79France

United States 119-84 Czech Republic

Group B

Italy 80-71 Nigeria

Australia 89-76 Germany

Group C

Argentina vs Japan (Sunday, August 1)

Spain vs Slovenia (Sunday, August 1)

2020 Tokyo Olympic Men’s Basketball Group Stage– Standings

Bam Adebayo (left) of the United States reacts to a call against Iran. (Getty)

Bam Adebayo (left) of the United States reacts to a call against Iran. (Getty)

After the first day of Matchday 3, France lead Group A with six pointsand a win percentage of 100%, leaving the United States behind in second with five points and awin percentage of 66.7%. Currently, the Czech Republic and Iranare located in the bottom two positions, as the Czech have four points.Iran are on the bottom since they have failed to grab at least onewin, and thus, they have been knocked out of the tournament.

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In Group B, Australia and Italy hold the top two positions.However, after playing three games, Australia have managed to three times, so they have a win percentage of 100%. Italy, meanwhile, lost once and won twice, so they are sitting in second place. Germany are third with four points, while Nigeria areplaced last with three points as they have three defeats so far, meaning they will not go through to the next phase.

With Group C taking part in the thirdround on Sunday,Slovenia and Spain have an identical record of two victorieseach and thus, both have awin percentage of 100%. Moreover, Slovenia have netted and conceded more than Spain, so as a result, they sit on the top for now. Argentina and Japanhave tow points in twogames, as they both were defeated. Take a look at the Group Standings after Matchday 3.

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Group A

2020 Tokyo Olympic Men’s Basketball Group A. (FIBA)

2020 Tokyo Olympic Men’s Basketball Group A. (FIBA)

Group B

2020 Tokyo Olympic Men’s Basketball Group B. (FIBA)

2020 Tokyo Olympic Men’s Basketball Group B. (FIBA)

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Group C

2020 Tokyo Olympic Men’s Basketball Group C. (FIBA)

2020 Tokyo Olympic Men’s Basketball Group C. (FIBA)

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