Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Basketball competitions at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held between Match 16 and 24, 2006.[1]
The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the first Commonwealth Games at which the sport of basketball was played. It was one of the sports that took the Games to regional Victoria, with games being played in a number of regional centres including Traralgon, Bendigo, Ballarat, and Geelong. The finals were played in Melbourne at Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue.
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Medal Summary
Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  New Zealand |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  England |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Results
Men's
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 365 | 158 | +207 | 6 |
 Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 261 | 270 | -9 | 5 |
 Scotland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 277 | −75 | 4 |
 India |
3 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 313 | −123 | 3 |
| March 17 20:15 |
Australia |
129–52 | Scotland |
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 37–17, 32–11, 35–15, 25–9 | ||||||
| March 17 20:15 |
India |
84–113 | Nigeria |
Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 24–27, 24–31, 15-33 | ||||||
| March 19 11:30 |
Scotland |
67–57 | India |
Geelong Arena, Geelong | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 20–14, 19–15, 12–19 | ||||||
| March 19 20:15 |
Australia |
103–57 | Nigeria |
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 29–17, 24–9, 30–17 | ||||||
| March 20 18:00 |
Nigeria |
91–83 | Scotland |
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 17–23, 28–22, 24–24 | ||||||
| March 20 20:15 |
India |
49–133 | Australia |
Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–37, 6–42, 16–29, 12-25 | ||||||
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 263 | 172 | +91 | 6 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 196 | +37 | 5 |
 Barbados |
3 | 1 | 2 | 198 | 238 | −40 | 4 |
 South Africa |
3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 271 | −88 | 3 |
| March 16 18:00 |
New Zealand |
88–58 | South Africa |
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–9, 12–13, 24–13, 25–23 | ||||||
| March 16 18:00 |
Barbados |
59–75 | England |
Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 16–21, 23–11, 7-29 | ||||||
| March 18 18:00 |
New Zealand |
84–63 | England |
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 21–12, 18–11, 27–23 | ||||||
| March 18 20:15 |
South Africa |
72–88 | Barbados |
Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 10–23, 11–27, 20–22, 31-16 | ||||||
| March 19 20:15 |
Barbados |
51–91 | New Zealand |
Geelong Arena, Geelong | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 8–24, 13–23, 13–20, 17-24 | ||||||
| March 20 11:30 |
England |
95–53 | South Africa |
Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 25–12, 22–12, 26–15 | ||||||
Fifth to Eight place
| March 21 18:00 |
Scotland |
91–79 | South Africa |
Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26-18, 18–20, 24–23, 23–18 | ||||||
| March 21 20:15 |
India |
55–96 | Barbados |
Geelong Arena, Geelong | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 8–26, 12–27, 17–22, 18-21 | ||||||
Seventh place
| March 23 11:30 |
South Africa |
65–59 | India |
Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14-7, 18–18, 17–21, 16–13 | ||||||
Fifth place match
| March 23 13:45 |
Scotland |
63–73 | Barbados |
Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 12–21, 18–23, 15-14 | ||||||
Semifinals
| March 22 13:45 |
Australia |
101–75 | England |
Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27-23, 23–23, 27–12, 24–17 | ||||||
| March 22 20:15 |
Nigeria |
66–90 | New Zealand |
Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 16-27, 20–20, 13-20 | ||||||
Bronze Medal Match
| March 24 18:00 |
England |
80–57 | Nigeria |
Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15-15, 30–12, 22–15, 13–15 | ||||||
Gold Medal Match
| March 24 20:15 |
Australia |
81–76 | New Zealand |
Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25-15, 11–22, 25–25, 20–14 | ||||||
Women's
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 303 | 115 | +188 | 6 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 198 | +35 | 5 |
| India |
3 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 262 | −101 | 4 |
 Mozambique |
3 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 246 | −120 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 313 | 156 | +157 | 6 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 194 | +42 | 5 |
 Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 242 | 275 | −33 | 4 |
 Malta |
3 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 281 | −125 | 3 |