Basketball at the 1963 South Pacific Games was played at Suva in Fiji with 6 teams competing in the men's tournament.[1][2]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Basketball  Tahiti  American Samoa Papua New Guinea

Men's tournament

Standings

Final standings after the round robin tournament:[2]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Tahiti 660465240+22512
 American Samoa 651323272+5110
Nauru 633301318-176
Papua New Guinea 633282332-506
 New Caledonia 624274301-274
 Fiji 624259314-554
 Western Samoa 606230357-1270

Matches

September 1963
Tahiti  79–45  American Samoa
September 1963
Tahiti  85–50 Nauru
September 1963
Tahiti  75–39 Papua New Guinea
September 1963
Tahiti  61–42  New Caledonia
September 1963
Tahiti  82–32  Fiji
September 1963
Tahiti  83–32  Western Samoa
September 1963
American Samoa  45–40 Nauru
September 1963
American Samoa  65–46 Papua New Guinea
September 1963
American Samoa  58–44  New Caledonia
September 1963
American Samoa  54–37  Fiji
September 1963
American Samoa  56–26  Western Samoa
September 1963
Nauru 61–54 Papua New Guinea
September 1963
Nauru 45–39  New Caledonia
September 1963
Nauru 46–59  Fiji
September 1963
Nauru 59–36  Western Samoa
September 1963
Papua New Guinea 42–40  New Caledonia
September 1963
Papua New Guinea 42–40  Fiji
September 1963
Papua New Guinea 59–51  Western Samoa
September 1963
New Caledonia  54–46  Fiji
September 1963
New Caledonia  55–49  Western Samoa
September 1963
Fiji  45–36  Western Samoa

Play-off for bronze medal

September 1963
Papua New Guinea 61–54 Nauru

Papua New Guinea defeated Nauru,[3] to win the bronze medal in extra time.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete from Nauru". The Canberra Times. 25 September 1963. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Men Basketball I South Pacific Games 1963 - 12 Suva (FIJ) - Winner French Polinesia". Todor66. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ↑ 1963 South Pacific Games: Official Report and Results. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). p. 30. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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