- Friday, August 13 1948 -
Olympic Games Finals (at London, England)
United States - 65 (Head Coach: Omar (Bud) Browning)
Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lewis Beck | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
R.C. Pitts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Vince Boryla | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Robert Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Ralph Beard | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Ray Lumpp | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Bob Kurland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Don Barksdale | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Alex Groza | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
Gordon Carpenter | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Jesse Renick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ken Rollins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wallace Jones | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Cliff Barker | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 26 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 65 |
Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernand Guillon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jacques Pierrier | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Andre Even | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvan Quenin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maurice Girardot | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Maurice De Saymonnet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rene Derency | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Piere Thiolin | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Andre Buffiere | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Rene Chocat | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Raymond Offner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Lucien Rebuffic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Andre Barrais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 21 |
AMERICAN QUINTET TRIUMPHS BY 65-21
Entire Oiler-Kentucky Team Sees Action -- French Trail at Half-Time by 28-9
Special to The New York Times
LONDON, Aug. 13 -- America's highly-touted basketball team swamped a hard-fighting French quintet in Harringay Arena tonight by a score of 65 to 21 to capture the Olympic laurel wreath in token of the world championship.
By crushing the French team the United States not only retained the title gained at Berlin in the 1936 games, but re-emphasized American world superiority in this particular brand of athletics.
Unprecedented in a championship match was the International Federation's permission for both teams to use their entire contingent as substitutes. the Federation waived the normal ruling limiting the teams to five playing members and five substitutes.
The American team took the lead at the start and quickly began to outmaneuver, outdribble and outshoot the French players, many of whom had learned the fine points of the game from Americans stationed in France during the war.
Crowd of 6,000 Watches
The crowd, estimated at 6,000 was one of the largest ever to view a basketball contest in Britain.
Brazil beat Mexico, 52 to 47, in an exciting match for third and fourth places. The Brazilians, who were behind, 17 to 25, at the half, came back in brilliant style and at the end Brazilian rooters and officials raced onto the court hugging and kissing the players.
Ticket stub from the game
US Center Bob Kurland (#90) tries to control the ball which guarded by France's jacques Perrier (#6). Also shown are the USA's Gordon Carpenter (#66) and Lewis Beck (#11)
Players celebrate the victory and winning the Gold Medal