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The men's tournament of basketball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico began on October 26 and ended on October 30, when Puerto Rico defeated Mexico 74-72 for the gold medal. All games were held at the CODE Dome. The defending champion was Brazil, who won the title on their home court.[1]
| Basketball – Men's tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | CODE Dome | ||||||
| Dates | October 26–30 | ||||||
| Competitors | 96 from 8 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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«2007 2015» | |||||||
Three teams automatically qualified to compete in this tournament, the hosts Mexico, Canada and the United States. The rest qualified through two regional tournaments.[1]
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 |  Mexico |
| Automatic Qualification | 2 |  Canada  United States | ||
| 2010 Centrobasket | July 5–12, 2010 |  Santo Domingo |
2 |  Puerto Rico Dominican Republic |
| South American Basketball Championship 2010 | July 26–31, 2010 |  Neiva |
3 |  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay |
| TOTAL | 8 | |||
- Eight teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- The third and fourth placed teams will play the fifth to eight bracket.
- In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2
- The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
- Head to head results.
- Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams.
- Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group.[1]
At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had 12 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament were due on September 14, 2011, a month before the start of 2011 Pan American Games.[1]
The draw for the tournament was held at the Weightlifting Forum, the venue for the Weightlifting at the games in Guadalajara on June 26 and was conducted by FIBA Americas Technical Director, Mr. Anibal García.[2]
The competing are drawn to each group by couples to secure a balance in the competition. The first team selected randomly in the draw goes to group A and the second to Group B.[2] Mexico as host nation got to choose which team from the first pot it played, Argentina.[3]
Each team is listed with their world ranking before the draw.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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All times are local Central Daylight Time (UTC−5)[4]
| Qualified to the semifinals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 206 | +25 | 5 | 1–0 |
| Mexico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 194 | +37 | 5 | 0–1 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 238 | -32 | 4 | 1–0 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 244 | -30 | 4 | 0–1 |
October 26 10:30 |
| Canada |
83–79 (OT) | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 18–17, 10–14, 26–17, Overtime: 13–9 | ||
| Pts: Scrubb, 35 Rebs: Ward, 10 Asts: Scrubb, 3 |
Pts: Laprovíttola, 16 Rebs: Espinoza, 7 Asts: Cequeira, 4 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Vazquez (URU), Rodriguez (VEN), Stith (USA) |
October 26 20:00 |
| Mexico |
69–73 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 20–22, 7–16, 18–19 | ||
| Pts: Mendez-Valdez, 20 Rebs: Hernández, 7 Asts: Stoll, 4 |
Pts: Balkman, 18 Rebs: Ubiles, 8 Asts: Barea, 4 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Benito (BRA), Aracena (DOM), Fernandez (CUB) |
October 27 13:00 |
| Argentina |
79–78 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 25–9, 13–22, 15–17 | ||
| Pts: Sandes 15 Rebs: Sandes 8 Asts: Laprovittola 5 |
Pts: Barea 24 Rebs: Santiago 8 Asts: Barea, Berdiel 2 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Rodriguez (VEN), Benito (BRA), Fernandez (CRC) |
October 27 17:30 |
| Canada |
65–79 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–22, 14–17, 19–21–18, 19–25 | ||
| Pts: Ward 20 Rebs: Klassen 9 Asts: Jones 5 |
Pts: Mariscal 16 Rebs: Real 15 Asts: Meza 6 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Vazquez (URU), Stith (USA), Hayles (JAM) |
October 28 10:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
80–58 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 9–21, 15–19, 15–19 | ||
| Pts: Barea 25 Rebs: Balkman 8 Asts: Berdiel 8 |
Pts: Ward 15 Rebs: Phillip 6 Asts: Lieffers 3 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Rodriguez (VEN), Aracena (DOM), Fernandez (CUB) |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 235 | +10 | 5 | 1–0 |
| Dominican Republic |
3 | 2 | 1 | 230 | 209 | +21 | 5 | 0–1 |
| Brazil |
3 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 244 | -10 | 4 | 1–0 |
| Uruguay |
3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 229 | -21 | 4 | 0–1 |
October 26 13:00 |
| Brazil |
80–71 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 17–17, 20–16, 24–20 | ||
| Pts: Giovannoni 15 Rebs: Giovannoni 8 Asts: Santos 3 |
Pts: Fitipaldo 16 Rebs: Vázquez, Borsellino 5 Asts: Osimani 5 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Fernandez (ARG), Fernandez (CRC), Vazquez (PUR) |
October 26 17:30 |
| United States |
77–76 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 9–17, 25–20, 23–19 | ||
| Pts: Thomas 15 Rebs: Thomas 16 Asts: Thomas, Dentmon 3 |
Pts: Martinez 31 Rebs: Martinez 10 Asts: Soliver 5 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Dorame (MEX), Kenyon (CAN), Dueñas (COL) |
October 27 17:30 |
| Uruguay |
55–69 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 19–19, 12–13, 9–20 | ||
| Pts: Osimani 16 Rebs: Osimani 8 Asts: Osimani 4 |
Pts: Coronado Gil 17 Rebs: Martinez 21 Asts: Martinez 4 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Aluz (ARG), Ramos (MEX), Vazquez (PUR) |
October 27 20:00 |
| United States |
88–77 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 13–20, 24–23, 32–16 | ||
| Pts: Ahearn 21 Rebs: Thomas 12 Asts: Dentmon 6 |
Pts: Santos 16 Rebs: Becker, Giovannoni 7 Asts: Santos 7 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Fernandez (ARG), Dorame (MEX), Donnelly (CAN) |
October 28 13:00 |
| Dominican Republic |
85–77 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 13–21, 23–29, 29–8 | ||
| Pts: Martinez 22 Rebs: Martinez 9 Asts: Soliver 3 |
Pts: Machado 17 Rebs: da Rosa, Giovannoni 5 Asts: Machado, Santos 5 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Vazquez (PUR), Aluz (ARG), Kenyon (CAN) |
October 28 17:30 |
| United States |
80–82 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 24–22, 11–20, 16–20 | ||
| Pts: Dyson 19 Rebs: Lyons 6 Asts: Sloan 3 |
Pts: Osimani 23 Rebs: Borsellino 8 Asts: Osimani 6 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Donnelly (CAN), Dueñas (COL), Ramos (MEX) |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 October – Guadalajara | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 85 | |||||
| 30 October – Guadalajara | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 77 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 74 | |||||
| 29 October – Guadalajara | ||||||
| Mexico | 72 | |||||
| United States | 55 | |||||
| Mexico | 71 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 October – Guadalajara | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 92 | |||||
| United States | 94 | |||||
Semifinals
October 29 13:00 |
| United States |
55–71 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 14–23, 12–13, 14–24 | ||
| Pts: Lyons 13 Rebs: Sloan 8 Asts: Dyson, Sloan 2 |
Pts: Harris 15 Rebs: Real 9 Asts: Stoll, Harris 4 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Aluz (ARG), Rodriguez (VEN), Kenyon (CAN) |
October 29 20:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
85–77 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 20–19, 23–16, 19–24 | ||
| Pts: Barea 22 Rebs: Balkman 7 Asts: Barea 5 |
Pts: Martinez 20 Rebs: Martinez 8 Asts: Soliver 4 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Benito (BRA), Donnelly (CAN), Fernandez (ARG) |
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Bronze medal match
October 30 10:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
92–94 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 21–17, 17–23, 24–26 | ||
| Pts: Guzmán 25 Rebs: Guzmán, Martinez 9 Asts: Liz 7 |
Pts: Thomas 14 Rebs: Lewis 7 Asts: Dentmon 5 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Vazquez (PUR), Vazquez (URU), Dorame (MEX) |
Gold medal match
October 30 13:00 |
| Mexico |
72–74 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 14–16, 16–15, 21–24 | ||
| Pts: Harris 18 Rebs: Real 7 Asts: Stoll 4 |
Pts: Balkman 28 Rebs: Balkman 12 Asts: Barea 8 | |
CODE Dome, Guadalajara Referees: Fernandez (ARG), Benito (BRA), Aracena (DOM) |
| 2011 Pan American Games winners |
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 Puerto Rico 2nd title |
| Rank | Team | Record |
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Puerto Rico | 4–1 |
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Mexico | 3–2 |
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United States | 3–2 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 2–3 |
| 5 | Brazil | 2–2 |
| 6 | Canada | 1–3 |
| 7 | Argentina | 2–2 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 1–3 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |  Puerto RicoJosé Juan Barea Carlos Arroyo Filiberto Rivera Carlos Strong Samuel Villegas Miguel "Ali" Berdiel Edwin Ubiles Gabriel Colón Luis Villafañe Renaldo Balkman Manuel Narvaez Daniel Santiago |
 MexicoPaul Stoll Jovan Harris Pedro Meza Christopher Hernandez Adam Parada Michael Strobbe Victor Mariscal Omar Quintero Héctor Hernández Orlando Méndez Lorenzo Real Jesús López |
 United StatesBlake Ahearn Brian Butch Justin Dentmon Jerome Dyson Moses Ehambe Marcus Lewis Leo Lyons Renaldo Major Donald Sloan Greg Stiemsma Curtis Sumpter Lance Thomas |
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