Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games
| Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva | ||||||
| Dates | August 3–17, 1991 | ||||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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«1987 1995» | |||||||
The men's basketball tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games was held from August 3 to 17, 1991 in Havana, Cuba. The women also competed in the Cuban capital, from August 3 to 12.[1][2] Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva was the venue for the games.[3]
Men's competition
[edit]Participating nations
[edit]| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
[edit]| Group A | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
|
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 386 | 293 | +93 |
 Argentina
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 354 | 348 | +6 |
 Venezuela
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 331 | 342 | –11 |
 Cuba
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 230 | 253 | –23 |
 Bahamas
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 243 | 308 | –65 |
- 1991-08-03
| United States
|
92 – 88 | Cuba
|
- 1991-08-04
| Bahamas
|
104 – 96 | Argentina
|
- 1991-08-05
| United States
|
91 – 66 | Venezuela
| |
| Cuba
|
99 – 90 | Bahamas
|
- 1991-08-06
| United States
|
87 – 81 | Argentina
|
- 1991-08-07
| Venezuela
|
84 – 70 | Cuba
|
- 1991-08-08
| Venezuela
|
96 – 81 | Bahamas
|
- 1991-08-09
| United States
|
116 – 58 | Bahamas
| |
| Argentina
|
77 – 72 | Cuba
|
- 1991-08-10
| Argentina
|
100 – 85 | Venezuela
|
| Group B | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil
|
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 339 | 247 | +92 |
 Puerto Rico
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 357 | 334 | +23 |
 Mexico
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 311 | 320 | –9 |
 Uruguay
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 283 | 327 | –44 |
 Canada
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 259 | 321 | –62 |
- 1991-08-04
| Brazil
|
94 – 72 | Uruguay
| |
| Puerto Rico
|
95 – 77 | Canada
|
- 1991-08-05
| Brazil
|
85 – 55 | Canada
| |
| Puerto Rico
|
102 – 100 | Mexico
|
- 1991-08-06
| Uruguay
|
62 – 61 | Canada
|
- 1991-08-07
| Brazil
|
81 – 58 | Mexico
|
- 1991-08-08
| Puerto Rico
|
98 – 78 | Uruguay
|
- 1991-08-09
| Mexico
|
79 – 66 | Canada
| |
| Brazil
|
79 – 62 | Puerto Rico
|
- 1991-08-10
| Mexico
|
74 – 71 | Uruguay
|
Quarterfinals
[edit]- 1991-08-12
| Puerto Rico
|
111 – 104 | Venezuela
| |
| Mexico
|
91 – 77 | Argentina
| |
| United States
|
114 – 68 | Uruguay
| |
| Cuba
|
96 – 92 [OT] | Brazil
|
Semifinals
[edit]- 1991-08-13 — 5th/8th place
| Brazil
|
95 – 64 | Argentina
| |
| Venezuela
|
85 – 79 | Uruguay
|
- 1991-08-15 — 1st/4th place
| Puerto Rico
|
73 – 68 | United States
| |
| Mexico
|
93 – 87 | Cuba
|
Finals
[edit]- 1991-08-11 — 9th/10th place
| Bahamas
|
75 – 62 | Canada
|
- 1991-08-16 — 7th/8th place
| Argentina
|
71 – 63 | Uruguay
|
- 1991-08-16 — 5th/6th place
| Brazil
|
90 – 88 | Venezuela [4]
|
- 1991-08-17 — Bronze Medal Match
| United States
|
93 – 74 | Cuba
|
- 1991-08-17 — Gold Medal Match
| Puerto Rico
|
77 – 65 | Mexico
|
Final ranking
[edit]| RANK | TEAM |
|---|---|
| 1. | Puerto Rico
|
| 2. | Mexico
|
| 3. | United States
|
| 4. | Cuba
|
| 5. | Brazil
|
| 6. | Argentina
|
| 7. | Uruguay
|
| 8. | Bahamas
|
| 9. | Canada
|
| 10. | Venezuela
|
Awards
[edit]| 1991 Pan American Games winners |
|---|
 Puerto Rico First title |
Women's competition
[edit]Participating nations
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 334 | 293 | +41 |
| United States
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 359 | 268 | +91 |
| Cuba
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 346 | 299 | +47 |
| Canada
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 288 | 317 | –29 |
| Argentina
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 204 | 354 | –150 |
- 1991-08-03
| United States
|
87 – 70 | Canada
| |
| Cuba
|
93 – 47 | Argentina
|
- 1991-08-04
| Brazil
|
87 – 84 | United States
| |
| Cuba
|
95 – 71 | Canada
|
- 1991-08-05
| United States
|
97 – 40 | Argentina
| |
| Brazil
|
74 – 66 | Canada
|
- 1991-08-07
| Canada
|
81 – 61 | Argentina
| |
| Brazil
|
90 – 87 | Cuba
|
- 1991-08-08
| United States
|
91 – 71 | Cuba
| |
| Brazil
|
83 – 56 | Argentina
|
Semifinals
[edit]- 1991-08-10
| Brazil
|
87 – 78 | Canada
| |
| Cuba
|
86 – 81 | United States
|
Finals
[edit]- 1991-08-12 — Bronze Medal Match
| United States
|
92 – 61 | Canada
|
- 1991-08-12 — Gold Medal Match
| Brazil
|
97 – 76 | Cuba
|
Final ranking
[edit]| RANK | TEAM |
|---|---|
| 1. | Brazil
|
| 2. | Cuba
|
| 3. | United States
|
| 4. | Canada
|
| 5. | Argentina
|
Awards
[edit]| 1991 Pan American Games winners |
|---|
 Brazil Third title |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Results
- ^ Juegos Panamericanos on Urubasket
- ^ Juegos Panamericanos 1991 - Memoria, p. 77, official report
- ^ Venezuela was later disqualified after one of their players, Armando Becker, was found guilty of using doping in the match against Uruguay on August 13, 1991. Venezuela therefore was set back from the sixth to the tenth and last spot in the final ranking.
