2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup
International basketball competition
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.
Teams
Preliminary round
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
PD
|
Pts
|
Qualification
|
1
|
Tahiti
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
374
|
259
|
+115
|
8
|
Final
|
2
|
Samoa (H)
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
404
|
310
|
+94
|
7
|
3
|
American Samoa
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
266
|
359
|
−93
|
6
|
Third place game
|
4
|
Tonga
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
357
|
391
|
−34
|
5
|
5
|
Cook Islands
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
266
|
348
|
−82
|
4
|
| Source: FIBARules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored. (H) Hosts
Final round
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Awards
2018 FIBA Polynesian champions
|
 Tahiti 1st title
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See also
References
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