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

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

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

Participating nations

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

Men's tournament

Group A

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
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 3
15:00
Guam  66–76  Tahiti
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 4
09:00
Solomon Islands  35–76  Tahiti
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 4
11:00
Guam  79–72  Samoa
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 5
14:00
Kiribati  57–94  Solomon Islands
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 5
15:00
Samoa  59–87  Tahiti
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 6
15:00
Samoa  78–70  Solomon Islands
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 6
17:00
Guam  135–41  Kiribati
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 7
14:00
Kiribati  66–99  Tahiti
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 7
16:00
Guam  93–62  Solomon Islands
BSP Arena, Port Moresby

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Papua New Guinea 4 3 1 336 250 +86 6[lower-alpha 1] Advance to the top six playoffs
2  Fiji 4 3 1 346 242 +104 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  American Samoa 4 2 2 300 286 +14 4[lower-alpha 2]
4  New Caledonia 4 2 2 305 274 +31 4[lower-alpha 2]
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. Fiji 73–75 Papua New Guinea
  2. American Samoa 84–73 New Caledonia
July 3
17:00
Fiji  126–52  Nauru
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 3
19:00
New Caledonia  77–74  Papua New Guinea
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 4
12:00
Fiji  79–58  New Caledonia
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 4
13:00
American Samoa  65–90  Papua New Guinea
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 5
16:00
American Samoa  94–55  Nauru
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 5
19:00
Fiji  73–75  Papua New Guinea
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 6
09:00
Nauru  37–97  New Caledonia
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 6
11:00
American Samoa  57–68  Fiji
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 7
15:00
American Samoa  84–73  New Caledonia
BSP Arena, Port Moresby
July 7
19:00
Papua New Guinea  97–35  Nauru
BSP Arena, Port Moresby

Classification playoffs
Team Pld W L PF PA PD
 New Caledonia220
 Solomon Islands211
 Kiribati211
 Nauru202

Source: pg2015 (archived)

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

Top six playoffs
Team Pld W L PF PA PD
 Guam330
 Fiji321
 Papua New Guinea321
 Tahiti312
 Samoa312
 American Samoa303

Source: pg2015 (archived)

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

Finals

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

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

Women's tournament

Group A

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

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
Team Pld W L PF PA PD
 Guam200
 New Caledonia211
 Solomon Islands211
 Nauru202

Source pg2015 (archived)

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

Top four playoffs
Team Pld W L PF PA PD
 American Samoa220
 Fiji220
 Tahiti202
 Papua New Guinea202

Source pg2015 (archived)

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

Finals

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

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

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

See also

References
  1. "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. 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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