Group B

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	5	0	511	315	+196	10
	4	1	457	438	+194	9
	3	2	462	401	+61	8
	2	3	403	460	−57	7
	1	4	364	477	−113	6
	0	5	383	489	−106	5

Championship bracket

Classification brackets

5th–8th Place
9th–12th Place

Preliminary Round

The first two places in the preliminary group compete for the gold medal, while the third and fourth places compete for the bronze. The remaining teams' group ranking determines their positions in the final standings. With the withdrawal of the Soviet Union's women's team, a new Olympic champion was to be crowned in Los Angeles. The host nation's team went through the first round undefeated and won their first gold medal in women's basketball history against South Korea, one of the teams invited to replace the Soviet Union and Hungary. China, the other Asian representative, earned a bronze medal by defeating Canada. Yugoslavia's team couldn't repeat their bronze medal performance from the previous tournament and finished at the bottom of the rankings.

	Competed for the gold medal
	Competed for the bronze medal

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
	5	0	431	265	+166	10
	4	1	292	302	−10	9
	2	3	313	335	−22	7	1W–0L
	2	3	318	348	−30	7	0W–1L
	1	4	267	317	−50	6	1W–0L
	1	4	293	347	−54	6	0W–1L

Medal matches

Gold Medal
Bronze Medal

Final Standings

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Rank	Men				Women
	Team	|Pld	|W	|L	|Team	|Pld	|W	|L
		8	8	0		6	6	0
		8	6	2		6	4	2
		8	7	1		6	3	3
4th		8	4	4		6	2	5
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th		8	6	2		5	1	4
6th		8	3	5		5	1	4
7th		8	4	4
8th		8	2	6
Preliminary round 5th placers
9th		7	3	4
10th		7	2	5
Preliminary round 6th placers
11th		7	1	6
12th		7	0	7