Final Round (Bronze medal game), 1978 FIBA World Cup
October 14, 1978 · Manila / Quezon City, Philippines
Final Round (Bronze medal game), 1978 FIBA World Cup: Brazil 86–85 Italy, at Manila / Quezon City, Philippines on October 14, 1978.
Decided at the buzzer by a roughly eight-meter shot from Marcel de Souza — Brazil's sixth podium finish in eight editions. The game also marked the World Championship debut of a 20-year-old Oscar Schmidt, who scored 18 points in the win and would go on to become the tournament's all-time leading scorer. One narrative source (Rappler) dated this game to October 13 rather than October 14; two independent results archives (landofbasketball.com and universobasquet.com) both date it to October 14 alongside the other three placement games, which is the date used here.
Top performers
| Brazil — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Marcel de Souza | 22 | - | - |
| Oscar Schmidt | 18 | - | - |
| Italy — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Gianni Bertolotti | 21 | - | - |
| Renzo Bariviera | 21 | - | - |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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