| 4 Groups with 5 teams | Best 2 to | Men 1971 | | 1 Group with 4 teams |
| Le Mans (FRA) | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. France | 4 | 0 | 373: | 248 | | 2. Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 352: | 256 | | 3. Greece | 1 | 3 | 346: | 314 | | 4. Switzerland | 1 | 3 | 279: | 383 | | 5. Scotland | 1 | 3 | 240: | 389 |
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| Team | Fr | Cz | Gr | Sw | Sc | | France | ----- | 74:67 | 77:73 | 123:62 | 99:46 | | Czechoslovakia | | ----- | 75:73 | 99:59 | 111:50 | | Greece | | | ----- | | 111:72 | | Switzerland | | | 90:89 | ----- | | | Scotland | | | | 72:68 | ----- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 30.04 |  Czechoslovakia | 111-50 |  Scotland | 42-24 | | 30.04 |  Switzerland | 90 -89 |  Greece | 43-37 | | 01.05 | Czechoslovakia | 75 -73 | Greece | 40-36 | | 01.05 |  France | 123-62 | Switzerland | 54-24 | | 02.05 | France | 77 -73 | Greece | 36-37 | | 02.05 | Scotland | 72 -68 | Switzerland | 38-29 | | 03.05 | Czechoslovakia | 99 -59 | Switzerland | 38-24 | | 03.05 | France | 99 -46 | Scotland | 43-31 | | 04.05 | Greece | 111-72 | Scotland | 53-29 | | 04.05 | France | 74 -67 | Czechoslovakia | 41-36 |
| Tel-Aviv (ISR) | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. Spain | 3 | 0 | 263: | 200 | | 2. Israel | 2 | 1 | 225: | 213 | | 3. Sweden | 1 | 2 | 219: | 248 | | 4. Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 195: | 241 |
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| Team | Sp | Is | Sw | Ne | | Spain | ----- | 70:59 | 90:66 | 103:75 | | Israel | | ----- | 96:85 | 70:58 | | Sweden | | | ----- | 68:62 | | Netherlands | | | | ----- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 16.05 | Israel | 96 -85 |  Sweden | 48-39 | | 16.05 |  Spain | 103-75 |  Netherlands | 55-31 | | 17.05 | Spain | 90 -66 | Sweden | 37-38 | | 17.05 | Israel | 70 -58 | Netherlands | 40-29 | | 18.05 | Sweden | 68 -62 | Netherlands | 30-28 | | 18.05 | Spain | 70 -59 | Israel | 32-36 |
| Katowice (POL) | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. Poland | 4 | 0 | 424: | 264 | | 2. Romania | 3 | 1 | 363: | 253 | | 3. Hungary | 2 | 2 | 386: | 276 | | 4. Denmark | 1 | 3 | 217: | 374 | | 5. Wales | 0 | 4 | 222: | 445 |
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| Team | Po | Ro | Hu | De | Wa | | Poland | ----- | 83:81 | 94:83 | 103:44 | 144:56 | | Romania | | ----- | 89:73 | 105:40 | 88:57 | | Hungary | | | ----- | 97:53 | 133:40 | | Denmark | | | | ----- | 80:69 | | Wales | | | | | ----- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | FT | | 19.05 |  Poland | 144-56 |  Wales | 65-22 | | | 19.05 |  Romania | 105-40 |  Denmark | 50-16 | | | 20.05 |  Hungary | 133-40 | Wales | 65-24 | | | 20.05 | Poland | 83 -81 | Romania | 28-39 | 72-72 | | 21.05 | Romania | 89 -73 | Hungary | 45-34 | | | 21.05 | Poland | 103-44 | Denmark | 49-19 | | | 22.05 | Romania | 88 -57 | Wales | 42-23 | | | 22.05 | Hungary | 97 -53 | Denmark | 44-21 | | | 23.05 | Poland | 94 -83 | Hungary | 52-40 | | | 23.05 | Denmark | 80 -69 | Wales | 35-36 | |
| Ankara (TUR) | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. Yugoslavia | 4 | 0 | 407: | 244 | | 2. Turkey | 3 | 1 | 317: | 283 | | 3. Finland | 1 | 3 | 278: | 297 | | 4. Austria | 1 | 3 | 260: | 334 | | 5. Egypt | 1 | 3 | 219: | 323 |
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| Team | Yu | Tu | Fi | Au | Eg | | Yugoslavia | ----- | 109:62 | 90:60 | 96:54 | 112:68 | | Turkey | | ----- | 73:66 | 97:67 | 85:41 | | Finland | | | ----- | 92:73 | | | Austria | | | | ----- | 66:49 | | Egypt | | | 61:60 | | ----- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 26.05 | Finland | 92 -73 | Austria | 50-40 | | 26.05 | Turkey | 85 -41 | Egypt | 40-19 | | 27.05 | Yugoslavia | 90 -60 | Finland | 46-26 | | 27.05 | Turkey | 97 -67 | Austria | 46-32 | | 28.05 | Egypt | 61 -60 | Finland | 38-30 | | 28.05 | Yugoslavia | 96 -54 | Austria | 40-29 | | 29.05 | Yugoslavia | 112-68 | Egypt | 56-32 | | 29.05 | Turkey | 73 -66 | Finland | 39-41 | | 30.05 | Austria | 66 -49 | Egypt | 30-22 | | 30.05 | Yugoslavia | 109-62 | Turkey | 56-33 |
| Cagliary (ITA) | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 386: | 271 | | 2. Italy | 3 | 1 | 319: | 246 | | 3. Belgium | 2 | 2 | 283: | 312 | | 4. Albania | 1 | 3 | 290: | 315 | | 5. England | 0 | 4 | 226: | 360 |
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| Team | Bu | It | Be | Al | En | | Bulgaria | ----- | 83:65 | 105:75 | 102:74 | 96:57 | | Italy | | ----- | 84:56 | 74:59 | 96:48 | | Belgium | | | ----- | 76:65 | 76:58 | | Albania | | | | ----- | 92:63 | | England | | | | | ----- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 29.04 |  Italy | 74 -59 |  Albania | 43-33 | | 29.04 |  Bulgaria | 105-75 |  Belgium | 46-33 | | 30.04 | Italy | 84 -56 | Belgium | 40-22 | | 30.04 | Albania | 92 -63 |  England | 37-32 | | 01.05 | Italy | 96 -48 | England | 44-28 | | 01.05 | Bulgaria | 102-74 | Albania | 48-39 | | 02.05 | Bulgaria | 96 -57 | England | 46-30 | | 02.05 | Belgium | 76 -65 | Albania | 39-40 | | 03.05 | Bulgaria | 83 -65 | Italy | 43-37 | | 03.05 | Belgium | 76 -58 | England | 38-29 |
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