Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
# Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Basketball competitions at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held between Match 16 and 24, 2006.

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.

## Venues

| City | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - |
| Melbourne | Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue | 10,500 |
| Ballarat | Ballarat Minerdome | 2,000 |
| Bendigo | Bendigo Stadium | 2,000 |
| Geelong | Geelong Arena | 2,000 |
| Traralgon | Traralgon Sports Stadium | 2,000 |

## Medal summary

### Medal count

* Host nation (Australia)

| 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 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 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 |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 37–17, 32–11, 35–15, 25–9 |||

* Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
* March 17 20:15

| India | 84–113 | Nigeria |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 24–27, 24–31, 15-33 |||

* Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
* March 19 11:30

| Scotland | 67–57 | India |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 20–14, 19–15, 12–19 |||

* Geelong Arena, Geelong
* March 19 20:15

| Australia | 103–57 | Nigeria |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 29–17, 24–9, 30–17 |||

* Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
* March 20 18:00

| Nigeria | 91–83 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 17–23, 28–22, 24–24 |||

* Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
* March 20 20:15

| India | 49–133 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–37, 6–42, 16–29, 12-25 |||

* Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat

**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 |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–9, 12–13, 24–13, 25–23 |||

* Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
* March 16 18:00

| Barbados | 59–75 | England |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 16–21, 23–11, 7-29 |||

* Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
* March 18 18:00

| New Zealand | 84–63 | England |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 21–12, 18–11, 27–23 |||

* Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
* March 18 20:15

| South Africa | 72–88 | Barbados |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–23, 11–27, 20–22, 31-16 |||

* Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat
* March 19 20:15

| Barbados | 51–91 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–24, 13–23, 13–20, 17-24 |||

* Geelong Arena, Geelong
* March 20 11:30

| England | 95–53 | South Africa |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 25–12, 22–12, 26–15 |||

* Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat

**Fifth to eighth place**

* March 21 18:00

| Scotland | 91–79 | South Africa |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 26-18, 18–20, 24–23, 23–18 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne
* March 21 20:15

| India | 55–96 | Barbados |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–26, 12–27, 17–22, 18-21 |||

* Geelong Arena, Geelong

**Seventh place**

* March 23 11:30

| South Africa | 65–59 | India |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-7, 18–18, 17–21, 16–13 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne

**Fifth-place match**

* March 23 13:45

| Scotland | 63–73 | Barbados |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 12–21, 18–23, 15-14 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne

**Semifinals**

* March 22 13:45

| Australia | 101–75 | England |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-23, 23–23, 27–12, 24–17 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne
* March 22 20:15

| Nigeria | 66–90 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 16-27, 20–20, 13-20 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne

**Bronze-medal match**

* March 24 18:00

| England | 80–57 | Nigeria |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-15, 30–12, 22–15, 13–15 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne

**Gold-medal match**

* March 24 20:15

| Australia | 81–76 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-15, 11–22, 25–25, 20–14 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne

### 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 | +33 | 5 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 161 | 262 | −101 | 4 |
| Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 246 | −120 | 3 |

* March 16 20:15

| Australia | 146–46 | India |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 41-6, 31-14, 33-10, 41-16 |||

* Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
* March 18 20:15

| Mozambique | 46–84 | England |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 6–22, 11-20, 13-20 |||

* Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
* March 18 18:00

| England | 104–57 | India |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 38-16, 11-6, 30-16 |||

* Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat
* March 19 20:15

| Mozambique | 26–104 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 7-21, 3-20, 12-33, 4-30 |||

* Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
* March 19 18:30

| Australia | 95–43 | England |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-17, 26-11, 22-8, 26-7 |||

* Geelong Arena, Geelong
* March 20 13:45

| India | 58–54 | Mozambique |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-15, 15-9, 18-16, 12-14 |||

* Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat

**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 |

* March 17 18:00

| New Zealand | 127–47 | Malta |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 30-14, 29-11, 34-16, 34-6 |||

* Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
* March 17 18:00

| Malaysia | 67–97 | Nigeria |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-17, 21-27, 15-24, 13-29 |||

* Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
* March 19 13:45

| Malta | 44–86 | Nigeria |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 11-17, 11–24, 15-19, 7-26 |||

* Geelong Arena, Geelong
* March 19 18:00

| New Zealand | 113–56 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 26-14, 29-14, 33-12, 25-16 |||

* Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo
* March 20 18:00

| Malaysia | 68–65 | Malta |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 11-17, 13–15, 24-18, 20-15 |||

* Ballarat Minerdome, Ballarat
* March 20 20:15

| Nigeria | 53–83 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-13, 5-21, 18-24, 15-25 |||

* Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo

**Fifth to eighth place**

* March 21 11:30

| India | 80–47 | Malta |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-14, 17-13, 20-15, 19-5 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne
* March 21 18:00

| Mozambique | 80–70 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 27-10, 13-27, 18-19 |||

* Geelong Arena, Geelong

**Seventh place**

* March 22 11:30

| Malta | 59–63 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-11, 12-19, 21-14, 12-19 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne

**Fifth-place match**

* March 22 18:00

| India | 44–70 | Mozambique |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-23, 12–9, 5-19, 17-19 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne

**Semifinals**

* March 21 13:45

| Australia | 105–49 | Nigeria |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 33-5, 16-10, 30-16, 26-18 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne
* March 21 20:15

| England | 67–74 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-19, 16-19, 23-23, 15-13 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne

**Bronze-medal match**

* March 23 18:00

| Nigeria | 75–78 | England |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 13-20, 16-19, 29-23 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne

**Gold-medal match**

* March 23 20:15

| Australia | 77–39 | New Zealand |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-11, 15-8, 22-6, 17-14 |||

* Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue, Melbourne
