Semifinal Pool B, 1960 Olympic Basketball
September 3, 1960 · Rome, Italy
Semifinal Pool B, 1960 Olympic Basketball: United States 81–57 Soviet Union, at Rome, Italy on September 3, 1960.
This result was carried forward, unreplayed, into the Final (Medal) Round's standings table — the USA and USSR, as the top 2 finishers of this Semifinal Pool, did not play each other again in the medal round; this game effectively decided the gold medal, since the USA's win here, combined with the medal round's new games, gave the USA an unbeatable record before a discrete 'final' was ever played.
Top performers
| United States — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Jerry West | 19 | - | - |
| Oscar Robertson | 16 | - | - |
| Jerry Lucas | 12 | - | - |
| A. Smith | 9 | - | - |
| Soviet Union — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Zubkov | 13 | - | - |
| Petrov | 11 | - | - |
| Muiznieks | 8 | - | - |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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