Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games
International sporting event
| Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Polideportivo Islas Malvinas | ||||||
| Dates | March 19–25, 1995 | ||||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||||
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«1991 1999» | |||||||
The Basketball Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 19 to March 25, 1995.[1] The women's tournament was cancelled because as of March 3, 1995, only four women's teams had signed up to play.[2]
All the games were held in Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, which was built for this edition of the Pan American Games. Argentina won their first Pan American Games after beating United States in the final. Argentina, coached by Guillermo Vecchio, finished the tournament unbeaten.[3][4]
Men's tournament
Preliminary round
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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 Argentina | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 423 | 389 | +34 |
 Brazil | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 510 | 439 | +71 |
 United States | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 470 | 423 | +47 |
 Uruguay | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 453 | 448 | +5 |
 Puerto Rico | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 425 | 473 | –48 |
 Mexico | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 399 | 508 | –109 |
- March 19, 1995
| Argentina | 68 – 67 | United States | |
| Brazil | 102 – 88 | Puerto Rico | |
| Uruguay | 92 – 78 | Mexico |
- March 20, 1995
| Puerto Rico | 97 – 86 | Mexico | |
| Brazil | 101 – 81 | United States | |
| Argentina | 83 – 81 | Uruguay |
- March 21, 1995
| United States | 97 – 78 | Puerto Rico | |
| Brazil | 107 – 83 | Uruguay | |
| Argentina | 90 – 80 | Mexico |
- March 22, 1995
| Argentina | 87 – 86 | Puerto Rico | |
| United States | 104 – 96 | Uruguay | |
| Brazil | 125 – 75 | Mexico |
- March 23, 1995
| Uruguay | 101 – 76 | Puerto Rico | |
| United States | 104 – 80 | Mexico | |
| Argentina | 95 – 75 | Brazil |
Knockout stages
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| March 24, 1995 | ||||||
| Argentina | 90 | |||||
| March 25, 1995 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 74 | |||||
| Argentina | 98 | |||||
| March 24, 1995 | ||||||
| United States | 85 | |||||
| United States | 89 | |||||
| Brazil | 85 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| March 25, 1995 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 86 | |||||
| Brazil | 90 | |||||
- March 24, 1995 – 5th/6th place
| Mexico | 89 – 80 | Puerto Rico |
- March 24, 1995 – Semi-Finals
| Argentina | 90 – 74 | Uruguay | |
| United States | 89 – 85 | Brazil |
- March 25, 1995 – Bronze Medal Match
| Uruguay | 86 – 90 | Brazil |
Gold Medal match
March 25 |
Report |
| Argentina | 98–85 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 60, 51 | ||
Polideportivo Islas Malvinas Attendance: 8,000 |
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Final standings
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PF : PA |
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 | Argentina | 7 – 0 | 611 : 548 |
 | United States | 4 – 3 | 644 : 606 |
 | Brazil | 5 – 2 | 685 : 614 |
| 4. | Uruguay | 2 – 5 | 613 : 628 |
| 5. | Mexico | 1 – 5 | 488 : 588 |
| 6. | Puerto Rico | 1 – 5 | 505 : 562 |
Awards
| 1995 Pan American Games winners |
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 Argentina First title |
