Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

The men's basketball tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games was held in Apia, Samoa from 8–16 July.[1] In the final, Guam won gold with a nine-point victory over Tahiti. Fiji ended up with the bronze.[2]

Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games
men's tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySamoa
DatesJuly 8–16
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Guam (4th title)
2015
2023

Format

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Participating teams

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Eight countries have qualified and are expected to compete in the men's basketball tournament:[1]

Entrants

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Qualified From

  Papua New Guinea
  New Caledonia
  Fiji
  Guam
  Tahiti
  Samoa
  Tonga
  Solomon Islands

2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup (1st)
2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup (2nd)
2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup (3rd)
2018 FIBA Micronesia Basketball Cup (1st)
2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup (1st)
2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup (2nd) & Host
2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup (3rd)
Wild card

Group stage

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All times are local (UTC+13)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Guam 3 3 0 295 207 +88 6 Advance to the semi-final round
2   New Caledonia 3 2 1 219 223 −4 5 Advance to the quarter-final round
3   Samoa (H) 3 1 2 242 271 −29 4
4   Tonga 3 0 3 226 281 −55 3 Advance to the classification round
Source: FIBA Oceania
Rules for classification: a. points; b. win–loss record; c. goal average; d. head-to-head records; e. quotient system
(H) Hosts
9 July 2019
14:15
Tonga   71–82   New Caledonia
Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 22–14, 20–19, 18–24
Pts: Alipate 44
Rebs: Foketi 9
Asts: Paea 3
Pts: Adjouhgniope 21
Rebs: Mathelon, Tetainanuari 7
Asts: Adjouhgniope 4
9 July 2019
18:45
Samoa   81–105   Guam
Scoring by quarter: 13–29, 22–20, 22–36, 24–20
Pts: Leusogi Ape 32
Rebs: Leusogi Ape, Levy 6
Asts: Atoa, Hunt 2
Pts: Hechanova 22
Rebs: R. Wesley 10
Asts: Stinnett 2

11 July 2019
14:15
Tonga   65–101   Guam
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 8–21, 14–28, 25–33
Pts: Alipate 26
Rebs: Foketi 9
Asts: Alipate 3
Pts: Simon 30
Rebs: Galloway 13
Asts: Calvo, T. Wesley 3
11 July 2019
18:45
New Caledonia   76–63   Samoa
Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 13–19, 31–15, 13–15
Pts: Adjouhgniope 15
Rebs: Adjouhgniope 10
Asts: Delaunay-Belleville, Ha Ho 2
Pts: McFarland 20
Rebs: McFarland 15
Asts: Sio, McFarland, Atoa 2

13 July 2019
14:15
[Report]
Guam   89–61   New Caledonia
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
13 July 2019
18:45
[Report]
Samoa   98–90   Tonga
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Fiji 3 3 0 232 168 +64 6 Advance to the semi-final round
2   Papua New Guinea 3 2 1 237 177 +60 5 Advance to the quarter-final round
3   Tahiti 3 1 2 206 205 +1 4
4   Solomon Islands 3 0 3 124 249 −125 3 Advance to the classification round
Source: FIBA Oceania
Rules for classification: a. points; b. win–loss record; c. goal average; d. head-to-head records; e. quotient system
8 July 2019
14:15
Papua New Guinea   86–48   Solomon Islands
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 21–9, 18–10, 23–14
Pts: Leahy 14
Rebs: Li. Wright 8
Asts: Apiko 3
Pts: Boardman 12
Rebs: Tingiia, Masaea 6
Asts: Basia 3
8 July 2019
16:30
Fiji   80–66   Tahiti
Scoring by quarter: 18–6, 16–24, 21–21, 25–15
Pts: M. Whippy 19
Rebs: M. Whippy 16
Asts: J. Fox 3
Pts: Meuel 21
Rebs: Meuel, Apeang, Tinirauarii 3
Asts: Lextreyt, Liu 3

10 July 2019
14:15
Tahiti   51–93   Papua New Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 8–21, 11–32, 17–13
Pts: Meuel 10
Rebs: Apeang 4
Asts: Meuel, Mui 2
Pts: Wright 21
Rebs: Wright 12
Asts: Hewe, Muri, Farmer 2
10 July 2019
16:30
Solomon Islands   44–74   Fiji
Scoring by quarter: 10–23, 6–24, 17–17, 11–10

12 July 2019
14:15
Solomon Islands   32–89   Tahiti
Scoring by quarter: 7–25, 4–19, 6–21, 15–24
12 July 2019
16:30
Fiji   78–58   Papua New Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 18–13, 25–13, 19–15

Final round

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PlayoffsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
16 July
 
 
  Guam122
 
15 July
 
  Papua New Guinea67
 
  Papua New Guinea75
 
17 July
 
  Samoa63
 
  Guam83
 
 
  Tahiti74
 
 
16 July
 
 
  Fiji72
 
15 July
 
  Tahiti75 Bronze medal match
 
  New Caledonia55
 
17 July
 
  Tahiti65
 
  Fiji72
 
 
  Papua New Guinea49
 

Classification 7th-8th

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15 July 2019
11:00
Tonga   100–55   Solomon Islands
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 26–17, 24–13, 31–13

Playoffs

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15 July 2019
13:00
New Caledonia   55–65   Tahiti
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 19–11, 11–21, 10–20

15 July 2019
19:00
Papua New Guinea   75–63   Samoa
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 19–15, 15–14, 20–15

Classification 5th-6th

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16 July 2019
11:00
New Caledonia   84–82   Samoa
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 21–16, 27–25, 20–21

Semifinals

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16 July 2019
15:00
Fiji   72–75   Tahiti
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–15, 10–14, 23–24

16 July 2019
19:00
Guam   122–67   Papua New Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 33–19, 31–8, 33–22, 25–18

Bronze medal match

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17 July 2019
13:00
Fiji   72–49   Papua New Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 15–7, 9–17, 22–16

Final

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17 July 2019
18:00
Tahiti   74–83   Guam
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 17–14, 20–24, 22–20

Final standing

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Rank Team Record Qualified to
    Guam 5–0 Pre-Qualifiers Asia Cup 2025 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
    Tahiti 3–3 Pre-Qualifier Asia Cup 2025 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
    Fiji 4–1
4   Papua New Guinea 3–3
5   New Caledonia 3–2
6   Samoa 1–4
7   Tonga 1–3
8   Solomon Islands 0–4

References

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  1. ^ a b "2019 Pacific Games schedule and format finalized". FIBA Oceania. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ "GUAM RETAINS CROWN AND COMPLETES PACIFIC GAMES BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SWEEP". 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.