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Basketball at the 2015 Pacific Games

Basketball at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea was held at the BSP Arena and PNG Power Dome on 3–12 July 2015.

Pacific Games Basketball Tournament
Port Moresby 2015
Tournament details
Games2015 Pacific Games
Host nationPapua New Guinea
CityPort Moresby
Duration3-12 July
Men's tournament
Teams10
Medals
1 Gold medalists  Guam
2 Silver medalists Fiji
3 Bronze medalists  Tahiti
Women's tournament
Teams7
Medals
1 Gold medalists  Fiji
2 Silver medalists American Samoa
3 Bronze medalists  Tahiti
Official website
www.portmoresby2015.com
Tournaments
← Nouméa 2011  Apia 2019 →

Guam won the gold medal in the men's tournament, defeating Fiji by 78–61 in the final.[1] Tahiti secured the bronze medal by beating hosts Papua New Guinea by 83–73.[1]

Fiji won the gold medal in the women's tournament, defeating American Samoa by 75–61.[2] Tahiti beat Papua New Guinea by 62–51 to win the bronze medal.[2]

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Fiji1102
2  Guam1001
3  American Samoa0101
4  French Polynesia0022
Totals (4 entries)2226

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
details 		  Guam   Fiji   Tahiti
Women
details 		  Fiji   American Samoa   Tahiti

Participating nations

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Ten countries competed in basketball at the 2015 Pacific Games:[3]

Men's tournament

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Tahiti 4 4 0 338 221 +117 8 Advance to the top six playoffs
2   Guam 4 3 1 373 251 +122 6
3   Samoa 4 2 2 317 322 −5 4
4   Solomon Islands 4 1 3 261 304 −43 2
5   Kiribati 4 0 4 245 436 −191 0
Source: pg2015 (archived)
Rules for classification: a. points; b. win–loss record; c. goal average d. head-to-head records; e. quotient system
July 3
13:00
Kiribati   86–108   Samoa
July 3
15:00
Guam   66–76   Tahiti
July 4
09:00
Solomon Islands   35–76   Tahiti
July 4
11:00
Guam   79–72   Samoa
July 5
14:00
Kiribati   57–94   Solomon Islands
July 5
15:00
Samoa   59–87   Tahiti
July 6
15:00
Samoa   78–70   Solomon Islands
July 6
17:00
Guam   135–41   Kiribati
July 7
14:00
Kiribati   66–99   Tahiti
July 7
16:00
Guam   93–62   Solomon Islands

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Papua New Guinea 4 3 1 336 250 +86 6[a] Advance to the top six playoffs
2   Fiji 4 3 1 346 242 +104 6[a]
3   American Samoa 4 2 2 300 286 +14 4[b]
4   New Caledonia 4 2 2 305 274 +31 4[b]
5   Nauru 4 0 4 179 414 −235 0
Source: pg2015 (archived)
Rules for classification: a. points; b. win–loss record; c. overall goal average d. head-to-head records; e. quotient system
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fiji 73–75 Papua New Guinea
  2. ^ a b American Samoa 84–73 New Caledonia
July 3
17:00
Fiji   126–52   Nauru
July 3
19:00
New Caledonia   77–74   Papua New Guinea
July 4
12:00
Fiji   79–58   New Caledonia
July 4
13:00
American Samoa   65–90   Papua New Guinea
July 5
16:00
American Samoa   94–55   Nauru
July 5
19:00
Fiji   73–75   Papua New Guinea
July 6
09:00
Nauru   37–97   New Caledonia
July 6
11:00
American Samoa   57–68   Fiji
July 7
15:00
American Samoa   84–73   New Caledonia
July 7
19:00
Papua New Guinea   97–35   Nauru

Classification playoffs

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD
  New Caledonia 2 2 0
  Solomon Islands 2 1 1
  Kiribati 2 1 1
  Nauru 2 0 2

Source: pg2015 (archived)

July 8
11:00
Kiribati   78–72   Nauru
July 8
13:00
New Caledonia   90–70   Solomon Islands
July 9
09:00
Nauru   71–95   Solomon Islands
July 9
16:00
Kiribati   54–148   New Caledonia

Top six playoffs

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD
  Guam 3 3 0
  Fiji 3 2 1
  Papua New Guinea 3 2 1
  Tahiti 3 1 2
  Samoa 3 1 2
  American Samoa 3 0 3

Source: pg2015 (archived)

July 8
15:00
American Samoa   71–77   Samoa
July 8
17:00
Fiji   72–75   Guam
July 8
19:00
Papua New Guinea   81–70   Tahiti
July 9
13:00
American Samoa   75–91   Guam
July 9
17:00
Fiji   75–67   Tahiti
July 9
19:00
Papua New Guinea   75–65   Samoa
July 10
15:00
Fiji   102–63   Samoa
July 10
17:00
American Samoa   77–78   Tahiti
July 10
19:00
Guam   103–53   Papua New Guinea

Finals

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Semi-finals and medal finals were played at the Power Dome on Saturday 11 July and Sunday 12 July, respectively.[4][5]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Guam89
 
 
 
  Tahiti57
 
  Guam78
 
 
 
  Fiji61
 
  Fiji82
 
 
  Papua New Guinea52
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Tahiti83
 
 
  Papua New Guinea73

Semi-finals

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July 11
12:00
Guam   89–57   Tahiti
PNG Power Dome, Port Moresby
July 11
16:00
Fiji   82–52   Papua New Guinea
PNG Power Dome, Port Moresby

Third place

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July 12
13:00
Papua New Guinea   73–83   Tahiti
PNG Power Dome, Port Moresby

Final

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July 12
15:00
Fiji   61–78   Guam
PNG Power Dome, Port Moresby

Women's tournament

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Tahiti 3 3 0 270 147 +123 6 Advance to the top four playoffs
2   Papua New Guinea 3 2 1 243 225 +18 4
3   Guam 3 1 2 259 190 +69 2
4   Nauru 3 0 3 107 317 −210 0
Source: pg2015 (archived)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Fiji 3 3 0 259 166 +93 6 Advance to the top four playoffs
2   American Samoa 3 2 1 232 187 +45 4
3   New Caledonia 3 1 2 175 214 −39 2
4   Solomon Islands 3 0 3 147 246 −99 0
Source: pg2015 (archived)

Classification playoffs

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD
  Guam 2 0 0
  New Caledonia 2 1 1
  Solomon Islands 2 1 1
  Nauru 2 0 2

Source pg2015 (archived)

9 July
12:00
Guam   100–72   Solomon Islands
9 July
14:00
Nauru   37–79   New Caledonia
10 July
9:00
Guam   68–57   New Caledonia
10 July
12:00
Nauru   55–73   Solomon Islands

Top four playoffs

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD
  American Samoa 2 2 0
  Fiji 2 2 0
  Tahiti 2 0 2
  Papua New Guinea 2 0 2

Source pg2015 (archived)

9 July
11:00
Fiji   88–60   Papua New Guinea
9 July
15:00
American Samoa   75–63   Tahiti
10 July
11:00
American Samoa   71–55   Papua New Guinea
10 July
13:00
Fiji   72–48   Tahiti

Finals

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The medal matches were played at the PNG Power Dome on Saturday 11 July.[6]

Third place

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11 July
14:00
Papua New Guinea   51–62   Tahiti
PNG Power Dome, Port Moresby

Final

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11 July
18:00
American Samoa   61–75   Fiji
PNG Power Dome, Port Moresby

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Guam Break Pacific Games Hoodoo to Win Men's Basketball Gold". EMTV. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b Morgan, Liam (11 July 2015). "Fiji return to Pacific Games women's basketball summit with victory over American Samoa at Port Moresby 2015". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Basketball Schedule". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Men's basketball Semi-finals". pg2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Men's basketball finals". pg2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Basketball Female". pg2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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