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]
| Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Polideportivo Islas Malvinas | ||||||
| Dates | March 19–25, 1995 | ||||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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«1991 1999» | |||||||
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]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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 Argentina
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 423 | 389 | +34 |
 Brazil
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 510 | 439 | +71 |
 United States
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8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 470 | 423 | +47 |
 Uruguay
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7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 453 | 448 | +5 |
 Puerto Rico
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6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 425 | 473 | –48 |
 Mexico
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6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 399 | 508 | –109 |
| Argentina
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68 – 67 | United States
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| Brazil
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102 – 88 | Puerto Rico
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| Uruguay
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92 – 78 | Mexico
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| Puerto Rico
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97 – 86 | Mexico
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| Brazil
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101 – 81 | United States
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| Argentina
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83 – 81 | Uruguay
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| United States
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97 – 78 | Puerto Rico
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| Brazil
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107 – 83 | Uruguay
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| Argentina
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90 – 80 | Mexico
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| Argentina
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87 – 86 | Puerto Rico
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| United States
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104 – 96 | Uruguay
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| Brazil
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125 – 75 | Mexico
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| Uruguay
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101 – 76 | Puerto Rico
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| United States
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104 – 80 | Mexico
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| Argentina
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95 – 75 | Brazil
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| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| March 24, 1995 | |||||
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| Argentina | 90 | ||||
| March 25, 1995 | |||||
| Uruguay | 74 | ||||
| Argentina | 98 | ||||
| March 24, 1995 | |||||
| United States | 85 | ||||
| United States | 89 | ||||
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| Brazil | 85 | ||||
| Third place | |||||
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| March 25, 1995 | |||||
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| Uruguay | 86 | ||||
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| Brazil | 90 | ||||
| Mexico
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89 – 80 | Puerto Rico
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| Argentina
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90 – 74 | Uruguay
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| United States
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89 – 85 | Brazil
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| Uruguay
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86 – 90 | Brazil
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Gold Medal match
March 25 |
| Argentina |
98–85 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 60, 51 | ||
Polideportivo Islas Malvinas |
| Team details | ||
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| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PF : PA |
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Argentina
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7 – 0 | 611 : 548 |
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United States
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4 – 3 | 644 : 606 |
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Brazil
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5 – 2 | 685 : 614 |
| 4. | Uruguay
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2 – 5 | 613 : 628 |
| 5. | Mexico
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1 – 5 | 488 : 588 |
| 6. | Puerto Rico
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1 – 5 | 505 : 562 |
| 1995 Pan American Games winners |
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 Argentina First title |
