The (The Tournament of the Americas) was a basketball tournament held at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas from August 22 to September 2 . It was the thirteenth staging of the FIBA Americas Championship .
It was originally going to be hosted in Venezuela – however, they failed to pay a $1.5 million fee as of August 31 , 2006 . As such, their hosting privileges were taken away.
Several countries had shown interest in hosting the tournament, including: United States , Chile , Argentina and Puerto Rico . The United States has not hosted it since 1992, Chile has never hosted it, Argentina held it last in 2001 and Puerto Rico last hosted in 2003.
Eight teams qualified during the qualification tournaments held in their respective zones in 2006; two teams (USA and Canada) qualified automatically since they are the only members of the North America zone.
- North America: ,
- Caribbean: ,
- Central America: ,
- South America: , , ,
The tournament draw took place Wednesday, March 21 , in Las Vegas. The teams were split into 5 pots; those drawn first went to Group A, those drawn last went to Group B.
The draw split the tournament into two groups: Brad Friedman, '' Americas Championship 2007 Preview" , NBA.Com, Mar 21 2007.
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- The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals.
- Results and standings among teams within the same group are carried over.
- The top four teams at the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3).
- The winners in the knockout semifinals advance to the Final, where both are guaranteed of berths in the 2008 Olympics. The losers figure in a third-place playoff. The semifinal losers and the 5th best team in the quarterfinals are assured of berths to the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
# Head to head results
# Goal Average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
# Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group
See Also: FIBA Americas Championship 2007 squads
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scoreB=84<br><small>(OT)</small>
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scoreA=89
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''''''scoreB='''100'''
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''''''scoreA='''90'''
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scoreB=69
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scoreA=67
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scoreA=90
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scoreA=75
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''''''scoreA='''82'''
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scoreB=79
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''''''scoreA='''104'''
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scoreB=83
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''''''scoreA='''91'''
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scoreB=82
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scoreA=92
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scoreB='''109'''<br><small>(OT)</small>
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scoreA=67
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''''''scoreB='''75'''
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''''''scoreA='''112'''
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scoreB=69
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scoreA=73
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''''''scoreB='''80'''
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scoreA=59
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''''''scoreA='''93'''
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scoreB=83
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''''''scoreA='''101'''
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scoreB=75
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''''''scoreA='''113'''
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scoreB=63
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scoreA=89
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''''''scoreB='''93'''
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''''''scoreA='''100'''
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scoreB=90
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scoreA=76
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The top four teams in Group A and Group B advanced to the Quarterfinal group. Then each team played the four from the other group to complete a full round robin. Records from the preliminary groups carried over, but only against teams that also advanced.
The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. The fifth-place team (Canada) did not continue competing for the Americas Championship, but qualified for the 2008 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
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scoreA=88
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18-25 Q2=20-23 Q3=27-22 Q4=24-25
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''''''scoreA='''98'''
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scoreB=63
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28-10 Q2=23-24 Q3=28-19 Q4=19-10
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scoreA=75
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''''''scoreB='''97'''
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13-19 Q2=15-20 Q3=26-26 Q4=21-32
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''''''scoreA='''127'''
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scoreB=100
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45-23 Q2=20-28 Q3=36-27 Q4=26-22
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''''''scoreA='''88'''
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scoreB=79
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25-25 Q2=26-10 Q3=17-20 Q4=20-24
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scoreA=70
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''''''scoreB='''85'''
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8-26 Q2=8-20 Q3=24-16 Q4=30-23
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scoreA=90
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''''''scoreB='''104'''
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22-24 Q2=17-29 Q3=24-34 Q4=27-17
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scoreA=78
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''''''scoreB='''117'''
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15-24 Q2=12-35 Q3=29-29 Q4=22-29
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''''''scoreA='''97'''
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scoreB=80
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21-22 Q2=26-9 Q3=29-24 Q4=21-25
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scoreA=63
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''''''scoreB='''92'''
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16-20 Q2=19-27 Q3=10-15 Q4=18-30
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''''''scoreA='''86'''
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scoreB=79<br><small>(OT)</small>
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16-23 Q2=12-19 Q3=22-16 Q4=21-13 OT=15-8
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scoreA=79
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21-31 Q2=17-35 Q3=26-29 Q4=15-23
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''''''scoreA='''101'''
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scoreB=91
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19-27 Q2=27-23 Q3=31-15 Q4=24-26
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''''''scoreA='''96'''
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scoreB=62
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24-17Q2=20-20 Q3=30-8Q4=22-17
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''''''scoreA='''72'''
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scoreB=66
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21-18Q2=14-16 Q3=23-9Q4=14-23
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''''''scoreA='''91'''
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scoreB=76
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28-13Q2=21-17Q3=24-22Q4=18-24
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The teams that played in the Championship Game both automatically qualified for the 2008 Olympics. The teams that played in the 3rd Place Game both automatically qualified for the 2008 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/September_1" class="copylinks">September 1 - 4:00 pm'''''' '''135''' 91
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/September_1" class="copylinks">September 1 - 1:00 pm'''''' '''91''' 80
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/September_2" class="copylinks">September 2 - 4:00 pm'''''' '''118''' 81
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/September_2" class="copylinks">September 2 - 1:00 pm'''''' '''111''' 107
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12-26 Q2=31-22 Q3=26-33 Q4=38-30
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The United States and Argentina qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing , China . Puerto Rico, Brazil and Canada qualify for the 2008 World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
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