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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EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
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 Guam  Fiji  Tahiti
Women
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 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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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Tahiti440338221+1178Advance to the top six playoffs
2  Guam431373251+1226
3  Samoa422317322−54
4  Solomon Islands413261304−432
5  Kiribati404245436−1910
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
11:00
Guam  79–72  Samoa


July 5
15:00
Samoa  59–87  Tahiti


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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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Papua New Guinea431336250+866[a]Advance to the top six playoffs
2  Fiji431346242+1046[a]
3  American Samoa422300286+144[b]
4  New Caledonia422305274+314[b]
5  Nauru404179414−2350
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 4
12:00
Fiji  79–58  New Caledonia


July 5
16:00
American Samoa  94–55  Nauru


July 6
09:00
Nauru  37–97  New Caledonia

July 6
11:00
American Samoa  57–68  Fiji


Classification playoffs

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TeamPldWLPFPAPD
 New Caledonia220
 Solomon Islands211
 Kiribati211
 Nauru202

Source: pg2015 (archived)

July 8
11:00
Kiribati  78–72  Nauru


July 9
16:00
Kiribati  54–148  New Caledonia

Top six playoffs

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TeamPldWLPFPAPD
 Guam330
 Fiji321
 Papua New Guinea321
 Tahiti312
 Samoa312
 American Samoa303

Source: pg2015 (archived)

July 8
15:00
American Samoa  71–77  Samoa

July 8
17:00
Fiji  72–75  Guam


July 9
13:00
American Samoa  75–91  Guam

July 9
17:00
Fiji  75–67  Tahiti

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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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Tahiti330270147+1236Advance to the top four playoffs
2  Papua New Guinea321243225+184
3  Guam312259190+692
4  Nauru303107317−2100

Group B

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Fiji330259166+936Advance to the top four playoffs
2  American Samoa321232187+454
3  New Caledonia312175214−392
4  Solomon Islands303147246−990

Classification playoffs

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TeamPldWLPFPAPD
 Guam200
 New Caledonia211
 Solomon Islands211
 Nauru202

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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TeamPldWLPFPAPD
 American Samoa220
 Fiji220
 Tahiti202
 Papua New Guinea202

Source pg2015 (archived)




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.