Basketball at the 1963 South Pacific Games

Basketball at the 1963 South Pacific Games was played at Suva in Fiji with 6 teams competing in the men's tournament.[1][2]

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Basketball   Tahiti   American Samoa   Papua New Guinea

Men's tournament

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Standings

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Final standings after the round robin tournament:[2]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Tahiti 6 6 0 465 240 +225 12
  American Samoa 6 5 1 323 272 +51 10
  Nauru 6 3 3 301 318 -17 6
  Papua New Guinea 6 3 3 282 332 -50 6
  New Caledonia 6 2 4 274 301 -27 4
  Fiji 6 2 4 259 314 -55 4
  Western Samoa 6 0 6 230 357 -127 0

Matches

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September 1963
Tahiti   79–45   American Samoa

September 1963
Tahiti   85–50   Nauru

September 1963
Tahiti   75–39   Papua New Guinea

September 1963
Tahiti   61–42   New Caledonia

September 1963
Tahiti   82–32   Fiji

September 1963
Tahiti   83–32   Western Samoa

September 1963
American Samoa   45–40   Nauru

September 1963
American Samoa   65–46   Papua New Guinea

September 1963
American Samoa   58–44   New Caledonia

September 1963
American Samoa   54–37   Fiji

September 1963
American Samoa   56–26   Western Samoa

September 1963
Nauru   61–54   Papua New Guinea

September 1963
Nauru   45–39   New Caledonia

September 1963
Nauru   46–59   Fiji

September 1963
Nauru   59–36   Western Samoa

September 1963
Papua New Guinea   42–40   New Caledonia

September 1963
Papua New Guinea   42–40   Fiji

September 1963
Papua New Guinea   59–51   Western Samoa

September 1963
New Caledonia   54–46   Fiji

September 1963
New Caledonia   55–49   Western Samoa

September 1963
Fiji   45–36   Western Samoa

Play-off for bronze medal

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September 1963
Papua New Guinea   61–54   Nauru

Papua New Guinea defeated Nauru,[3] to win the bronze medal in extra time.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Athlete from Nauru". The Canberra Times. 25 September 1963. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Men Basketball I South Pacific Games 1963 - 12 Suva (FIJ) - Winner French Polinesia". Todor66. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ 1963 South Pacific Games: Official Report and Results. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). p. 30. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.