The 2012 South American Basketball Championship was the 45th edition of the South American Basketball Championship. Eight teams participated in the competition, held in Resistencia, Chaco Province, Argentina, from 18 to 22 June 2012 at the Stadium of Club Atlético Sarmiento.[1] Brazil were the defending champions.[1] The top five teams qualified for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, which also served as the FIBA Americas' qualifier for the 2014 Basketball World Cup.
| 45th South American Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Argentina |
| City | Resistencia |
| Dates | 18–22 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Argentina (13th title) |
| Runners-up |  Venezuela |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball/history | |
Preliminary round
editAll times are local (UTC−3).
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 265 | 219 | +46 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Venezuela
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 217 | +57 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Chile
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 240 | −39 | 4 | 5th place match |
| 4 |  Colombia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 200 | 264 | −64 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
June 18
14:00 |
| Venezuela |
86–61 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 25–10, 21–23, 20–11 | ||
| Pts: Romero 17 Rebs: G. Vásquez 6 Asts: G. Vásquez 5 |
Pts: Carrasco 16 Rebs: Arteaga, Isla 4 Asts: Carrasco 3 | |
June 18
22:00 |
| Colombia |
68–87 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 19–26, 11–23, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Ortiz 17 Rebs: Pérez 9 Asts: Aragón 4 |
Pts: Campazzo 20 Rebs: J. Gutiérrez, Mata 6 Asts: Fernández, Laprovíttola 6 | |
June 19
14:30 |
| Chile |
76–66 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 20–11, 19–17, 18–23 | ||
| Pts: Carrasco 17 Rebs: Isla 12 Asts: Carrasco 5 |
Pts: Guevara 18 Rebs: Guevara 14 Asts: Bacci, Ortiz 2 | |
June 19
22:00 |
| Argentina |
90–87 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 23–22, 20–14, 26–25 | ||
| Pts: L. Gutiérrez 18 Rebs: Mata 7 Asts: Laprovíttola 6 |
Pts: G. Vásquez 26 Rebs: J. Vargas 5 Asts: G. Vargas, G. Vásquez 3 | |
June 20
14:30 |
| Colombia |
66–101 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–31, 21–24, 24–25, 11–21 | ||
| Pts: Pérez 21 Rebs: Pérez 8 Asts: Contreras 3 |
Pts: J. Vargas 14 Rebs: Echenique 9 Asts: G. Vásquez, Zamora 5 | |
June 20
19:30 |
| Argentina |
88–64 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 24–14, 19–17, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: J. Gutiérrez 26 Rebs: Delía 10 Asts: Laprovíttola 6 |
Pts: Arteaga 17 Rebs: Carrasco 7 Asts: Sepúlveda 4 | |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 182 | +57 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uruguay
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 277 | 183 | +94 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Paraguay
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 211 | +3 | 4 | 5th place match |
| 4 |  Bolivia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 298 | −154 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
June 18
16:15 |
| Uruguay |
122–36 | Bolivia |
| Scoring by quarter: 36–5, 23–11, 35–10, 28–10 | ||
| Pts: Fitipaldo 20 Rebs: Calfani 8 Asts: Osimani 6 |
Pts: Mendoza 12 Rebs: Camargo 6 Asts: three players 2 | |
June 18
18:30 |
| Paraguay |
63–67 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 18–17, 15–23, 15–12 | ||
| Pts: Araujo 20 Rebs: Zanotti 7 Asts: Pérez, Martínez 5 |
Pts: Benite 21 Rebs: Lima 9 Asts: dos Santos 4 | |
June 19
17:00 |
| Bolivia |
62–81 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 12–34, 17–21, 16–11 | ||
| Pts: Camargo 16 Rebs: Camargo 8 Asts: Mendoza 4 |
Pts: Mellone 15 Rebs: Fabio 9 Asts: Pérez 4 | |
June 19
19:30 |
| Brazil |
77–73 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 16–15, 25–17, 20–30 | ||
| Pts: dos Santos 23 Rebs: Felício 7 Asts: Benite, Belchior 3 |
Pts: García Morales 21 Rebs: Aguiar 6 Asts: Barrera 4 | |
June 20
17:00 |
| Brazil |
95–46 | Bolivia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–7, 25–11, 27–14, 19–14 | ||
| Pts: Benite, Reis 17 Rebs: Reis 9 Asts: Corazza Neto 6 |
Pts: Cadario 20 Rebs: Camargo 6 Asts: Camargo 3 | |
Knockout round
editBracket
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| June 21 – Resistencia | ||||||
| Brazil | 70 | |||||
| June 22 – Resistencia | ||||||
| Venezuela | 86 | |||||
| Venezuela | 56 | |||||
| June 21 – Resistencia | ||||||
| Argentina | 79 | |||||
| Argentina | 88 | |||||
| Uruguay | 81 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| June 22 – Resistencia | ||||||
| Brazil | 68 | |||||
| Uruguay | 80 | |||||
| Fifth place match | ||
| June 21 – Resistencia | ||
| Chile | 88 | |
| Paraguay | 93 | |
Fifth place match
editJune 21
17:00 |
| Chile |
88–93 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 24–22, 23–23, 20–30 | ||
| Pts: Arteaga 27 Rebs: Bravo, Isla 6 Asts: Carrasco 7 |
Pts: Araujo 22 Rebs: Ortiz 10 Asts: Martínez 9 | |
Semifinals
editJune 21
19:30 |
| Brazil |
70–86 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 18–19, 17–26, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Benite 20 Rebs: Souza 12 Asts: dos Santos 6 |
Pts: Cubillan, Sucre 21 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: G. Vásquez 8 | |
June 21
22:00 |
| Argentina |
88–81 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 22–19, 20–16, 20–28 | ||
| Pts: L. Gutiérrez 18 Rebs: Mata 10 Asts: L. Gutiérrez 4 |
Pts: Granger 26 Rebs: Granger 9 Asts: García Morales 4 | |
Third place match
editJune 22
19:30 |
| Uruguay |
80–68 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 17–18, 19–7, 26–26 | ||
| Pts: Aguiar 21 Rebs: Izaguirre 7 Asts: Osimani 3 |
Pts: Benite 18 Rebs: Lima 6 Asts: dos Santos 7 | |
Final
editFinal standings
edit| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
|
Argentina |
5–0 |
|
Venezuela |
3–2 |
|
Uruguay |
3–2 |
| 4th | Brazil |
3–2 |
| 5th | Paraguay |
2–2 |
| 6th | Chile |
1–3 |
| 7th | Bolivia |
0–3 |
| Colombia |
0–3 |
| Qualified for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship |
References
edit- ^ a b "2012SUDM- ABASU discloses South American calendar". FIBA Americas. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine