1971 VII FIBA International Christmas Tournament
# 1971 VII FIBA International Christmas Tournament

The 1971 VII FIBA International Christmas Tournament "Trofeo Raimundo Saporta" was the 7th edition of the FIBA International Christmas Tournament. It took place at Sports City of Real Madrid Pavilion, Madrid, Spain, on 24, 25 and 26 December 1971 with the participations of Real Madrid (champions of the 1970–71 Liga Española de Baloncesto), North Carolina Tar Heels, Juventud Schweppes (runners-up of the 1970–71 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto) and Unión Española.

## League stage

Day 1, December 24, 1971

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Real Madrid | 89–80 | Juventud Schweppes |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | 87–65 | Unión Española |

Day 2, December 25, 1971

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Real Madrid | 107–90 | Unión Española |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | 87–74 | Juventud Schweppes |

Day 3, December 26, 1971

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Real Madrid | 77–83 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Juventud Schweppes | 81–61 | Unión Española |

## Final standings

| | Team | Pld | Pts | W | L | PF | PA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | North Carolina Tar Heels | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 257 | 216 |
| 2. | Real Madrid | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 273 | 253 |
| 3. | Juventud Schweppes | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 237 |
| 4. | Unión Española | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 275 |

* 1971 VII FIBA International Christmas Tournament "Trofeo Raimundo Saporta" Champions
* North Carolina Tar Heels 1st title
