2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup

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2018 FIBA Polynesia Cup
1st FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Samoa
Dates19−24 November
Teams5
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Tahiti
(1st title)
MVPFrench Polynesia
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Tonga (39.2)  Samoa (95.4)
Rebounds Tonga (13.2)  Samoa (52.6)
Assists French Polynesia (4.4)  Tahiti (16.8)
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The 2018 FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Polynesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted by Samoa from 19 to 24 November 2018. Matches were played at the NUS Gymnasium.[1]

The tournament serves as qualifiers for the basketball events of the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa with three berths for Polynesia allocated for the top three teams, excluding Samoa, in this tournament.[2]

Tahiti swept its way throughout the tournament, sweeping the preliminaries and won their first-ever Polynesian Cup championship over the hosts Samoa in the Final, 77-73.[3] The finalists, along with Tonga, who edged American Samoa in the Bronze Medal Match, 79-77, will represent Polynesia in the men's basketball tournament of the 2019 Pacific Games, which will be also held in Samoa.

Participating Teams[]

Preliminary round[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Tahiti 4 4 0 374 249 +125 8 Final
2  Samoa (H) 4 3 1 404 310 +94 7
3  American Samoa 4 2 2 266 359 −93 6 Third place match
4  Tonga 4 1 3 357 391 −34 5
5  Cook Islands 4 0 4 266 348 −82 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
19 November 2018
13:00
American Samoa  72–67  Cook Islands
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 11–18, 24–22, 15–12
Pts: 23
Rebs: 8
Asts: 4		 Pts: 20
Rebs: 13
Asts: 2
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
19 November 2018
17:00
Samoa  76–77  Tahiti
Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 11–20, 16–13, 20–32
Pts: 15
Rebs: 13
Asts: , 5		 Pts: 31
Rebs: 9
Asts: 9
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
20 November 2018
15:00
Tonga  70–71  American Samoa
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 11–20, 28–12, 19–20
Pts: 23
Rebs: 14
Asts: 5		 Pts: 23
Rebs: 12
Asts: , 3
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
20 November 2018
19:00
Cook Islands  70–97  Samoa
Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 14–24, 15–15, 19–29
Pts: 24
Rebs: 9
Asts: 6		 Pts: 32
Rebs: 8
Asts: , 4
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
21 November 2018
17:00
Tahiti  102–80  Tonga
Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 31–18, 20–19, 24–26
Pts: 40
Rebs: 10
Asts: , 5		 Pts: 30
Rebs: 14
Asts: 5
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
21 November 2018
19:00
American Samoa  63–99  Samoa
Scoring by quarter: 13–31, 20–27, 15–20, 15–21
Pts: 22
Rebs: 18
Asts: , 2		 Pts: 22
Rebs: 11
Asts: 5
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
22 November 2018
13:00
Cook Islands  43–72  Tahiti
Scoring by quarter: 11–28, 19–8, 9–20, 4–16
Pts: 14
Rebs: 14
Asts: 4 players 2		 Pts: 36
Rebs: 10
Asts: 6
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
22 November 2018
19:00
Samoa  132–100  Tonga
Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 27–27, 34–20, 40–32
Pts: 30
Rebs: 14
Asts: , 6		 Pts: 48
Rebs: 11
Asts: 4
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
23 November 2018
15:00
Tonga  107–86  Cook Islands
Scoring by quarter: 24–30, 33–14, 31–18, 19–24
Pts: 55
Rebs: 14
Asts: 7		 Pts: 27
Rebs: 11
Asts: 5
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
23 November 2018
17:00
Tahiti  123–60  American Samoa
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 27–10, 28–19, 40–10
Pts: 25
Rebs: 8
Asts: , 4		 Pts: 22
Rebs: 10
Asts: 3
NUS Gymnasium, Apia

Final round[]

3rd place Game[]

24 November 2018
15:00
American Samoa  77–79  Tonga
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 23–13, 16–23, 25–23
Pts: 21
Rebs: 14
Asts: 2		 Pts: 46
Rebs: 13
Asts: , , 3
NUS Gymnasium, Apia

Final[]

24 November 2018
19:00
Tahiti  77–73  Samoa
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 17–15, 27–11, 19–27
Pts: 23
Rebs: 9
Asts: 3		 Pts: 22
Rebs: 15
Asts: 4
NUS Gymnasium, Apia

Final standings[]

Legend
Qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games.
Qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games as hosts.
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Tahiti 5–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Samoa 3–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Tonga 2–3
4  American Samoa 2–3
5  Cook Islands 0–4

Awards[]

 2018 Polynesian Champions 

Tahiti
1st title
  • Most Valuable Player: French Polynesia [4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Polynesian Basketball Cup schedule unveiled, Samoa ready to host". FIBA Oceania. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "FIBA Oceania to host sub-zone qualification starting in 2017". FIBA Oceania. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Tahiti crowned Polynesian Cup 2018 champions". FIBA Oceania. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Meuel leads Polynesian Cup All-Star Five selection". FIBA Oceania. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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