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International basketball competition
The
2007
FIBA Americas Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for
FIBA Americas at the
women's basketball tournament at the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing,
China. The tournament was held in
Valdivia,
Chile from 26 – 30 September 2007.
Preliminary round
- Times given below are in
Atlantic Standard Time Zone (
UTC-4).
Group A
Chile |
85–54 |
Mexico |
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 22–8, 24–19, 18–11 |
Chile |
60–104 |
Brazil |
Scoring by quarter: 11–34, 12–19, 22–24, 15–27 |
Brazil |
119–44 |
Mexico |
Scoring by quarter: 31–9, 32–1, 26–16, 30–18 |
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Qualified for Medal round
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Relegated to Classification round
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Group B
Canada |
68–47 |
Jamaica |
Scoring by quarter: 18–3, 19–21, 16–10, 15–13 |
Cuba |
75–52 |
Canada |
Scoring by quarter: 23–7, 16–7, 15–23, 21–15 |
Cuba |
76–62 |
Jamaica |
Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 14–19, 16–16, 22–16 |
Knockout stage
Championship Bracket
5th place bracket
Classification rounds
Canada |
77–38 |
Mexico |
Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 21–11, 24–8, 15–10 |
Chile |
75–67 |
Jamaica |
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 15–12, 16–14, 19–21 |
Jamaica |
55–62 |
Mexico |
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 0–0, 16–14, 11–24 |
Canada |
86–68 |
Chile |
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 20–19, 19–17, 25–22 |
Semifinals
Brazil |
67–69 |
Cuba |
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 14–10, 15–31, 21–14 |
Third place game
Final
Final standings
Olympic Qualification
As winner of the tournament the
United States gets direct entry into the
2008 Beijing Olympics.
The runner up
Cuba and the two teams that competed in the bronze medal game,
Brazil and
Argentina will get another chance through the
FIBA Wildcard Tournament.
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