2009 FIBA Americas Championship

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2009 FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA Americas Championship 2009 logo.png
Tournament details
CountryPuerto Rico
City San Juan
Venue(s) Roberto Clemente Coliseum
DatesAugust 26 – September 6
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (4th title)
Runner-upFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Third placeFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Fourth placeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Tournament statistics
Top scorer Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Scola
(23.3 points per game)
MVP Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Scola
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The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the continental championship held by FIBA Americas, for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. This FIBA AmeriCup championship served as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Each of the top four finishers in the quarterfinal round robin qualified for the World Championship.

Contents

Brazil won the gold medal, after beating host Puerto Rico, 61–60, in the title game. This was Brazil's fourth FIBA AmeriCup title, and second in the last three tournaments. At the time FIBA world number 1 ranked Argentina claimed the bronze medal, over fourth placed Canada. By making the quarterfinals, all four teams qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament's leading scorer, Luis Scola, was named MVP of the tournament, after he rallied Argentina from an 0–2 start, to the bronze medal, by leading his team in scoring, in nine out of ten games. [1]

Host

Location of San Juan within Puerto Rico. Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-San-Juan.svg
Location of San Juan within Puerto Rico.

The hosting privileges were originally awarded to Mexico but were later removed by FIBA Americas due to issues involving the sponsorship of the event. The other countries that already qualified were then informed by FIBA of the announcement, with Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Canada all expressing interest of hosting the tournament. [2]

On May 29, 2009, it was announced that Puerto Rico was selected as the new host of the championships, with the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan as the venue. Puerto Rico had previously hosted the 1980, 1993, 1999 and the 2003 Tournament of the Americas (prior to the tournament being renamed the FIBA Americas Championship.

Venues

All games were played at Roberto Clemente Coliseum, which hosted games in each of Puerto Rico's previous four times hosting the FIBA Americas Championship. The 10,000-seat arena also hosted the final round of the 1974 FIBA World Championship after construction was completed in January 1973.

San Juan
Roberto Clemente Coliseum
Capacity: 10,000
Roberto Clemente Coliseum.JPG

Qualification

Qualification was done via FIBA Americas' sub-zones. The qualified teams are:

The draw was done on June 9, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. [3] Panama replaced Cuba after the latter withdrew. [4]

The United States, which had qualified for the World Championship with a gold-medal performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, skipped this tournament, opening the slot for another team from the Centrobasket championship to qualify. Besides the United States, every participating nation from the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 qualified for this tournament, although Panama only returned by virtue of Cuba's withdrawal. The Dominican Republic returned to the tournament for the ninth time after failing to qualify in 2007.

Draw

The draw ceremonies were held at San Juan on June 9, 2009. The results, with the FIBA World Rankings prior to the draw, were: [5]

Group AGroup B

11. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
19. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
28. Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
29. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
36. Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands

1. Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
16. Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
21. Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
31. Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
30. Flag of Panama.svg  Panama

Note: Cuba had 0 ranking points and was therefore ranked after the last ranked team. However, once Cuba withdrew, Panama, ranked 30th, took Cuba's spot in Group B.

Format

Tie-breaking criteria

Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:

  1. Head to head results
  2. Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
  3. Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

Squads

Each team had a roster of twelve players. Seven players currently on NBA rosters played in the tournament. The Dominican Republic led the way with three: Francisco Garcia, Al Horford, and Charlie Villanueva. Brazil (Anderson Varejão, Leandro Barbosa), Canada (Joel Anthony), and Argentina (Luis Scola) also called up NBA players to their rosters. [6]

Preliminary round

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Eliminated in preliminary round

Group A

In Group A, hosts Puerto Rico stormed through to the quarterfinals undefeated, winning each game by double digits. On the fourth day of group play, surprising Uruguay stunned Canada, which had won its previous two games by a combined 75 points, for second place in the group after Martin Osimani hit a three with 21 seconds that gave the Uruguayans a 71–69 victory. Mexico dominated the second half against the Virgin Islands en route to a 17-point victory and the final quarterfinal spot out of Group A.

TeamPtsPldWLPFPAPD
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 8440327264+63
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 7431267251+16
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6422321268+53
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5413235293−58
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 4404266340−74
August 26
13:30
Virgin Islands  Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg62–88Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 15–27, 20–17, 13–22
Pts: K. Sheppard 17
Rebs: Rhymer and Victor 6 each
Asts: K. Sheppard 4		Pts: L. Garcia 28
Rebs: E. Batista 13
Asts: Barrera and Osimani 6 each
August 26
21:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg66–81Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 23–19, 9–23, 15–20
Pts: R. Beck 26
Rebs: G. Ayon 9
Asts: Quintero and Ayon 3 each		Pts: L. Ayuso 16
Rebs: D. Santiago 11
Asts: C. Arroyo 11
August 27
16:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg95–40Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Scoring by quarter:30–13, 19–8, 29–12, 17–7
Pts: A. Rautins 18
Rebs: L. Kendall 11
Asts: J. Anderson 7		Pts: N. Alonzo 10
Rebs: G. Ayon 10
Asts: A. Pedroza 3
August 27
21:00
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg85–74Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 22–22, 26–10, 21–21
Pts: C. Arroyo 24
Rebs: P. Ramos 10
Asts: C. Arroyo 5		Pts: Sheppard and Jones 18 each
Rebs: Victor and Jones 7 each
Asts: Sheppard and Hodge 5 each
August 28
16:00
Virgin Islands  Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg67–87Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 12–20, 22–20, 19–23
Pts: W. Hodge 18
Rebs: K. Rhymer 11
Asts: W. Hodge 5		Pts: J. Young 14
Rebs: L. Kendall 8
Asts: A. Rautins 5
August 28
21:00
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg54–71Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 14–16, 11–23, 15–18
Pts: E. Batista 19
Rebs: E. Batista 8
Asts: Barrera and Osimani 2 each		Pts: C. Arroyo 18
Rebs: P. Ramos 12
Asts: C. Arroyo 6
August 29
13:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg80–63Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands
Scoring by quarter:15–13, 12–19, 26–18, 27–13
Pts: Quintero and Pedroza 17 each
Rebs: G. Ayon 15
Asts: Quintero and Llamas 7 each		Pts: K. Sheppard 18
Rebs: Freeman and Victor 9 each
Asts: K. Sheppard 5
August 29
16:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg69–71Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 15–11, 16–15, 22–20
Pts: J. Young 20
Rebs: J. Young 8
Asts: J. Anderson 6		Pts: E. Batista 18
Rebs: E. Batista 12
Asts: M. Osimani 9
August 30
13:30
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg54–49Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Scoring by quarter:18–10, 8–19, 18–4, 10–16
Pts: M. Aguiar 15
Rebs: E. Batista 18
Asts: Barrera and Osimani 4 each		Pts: G. Ayon 12
Rebs: G. Ayon 11
Asts: K. Malpica 4
August 30
21:00
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg90–70Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter:23–14, 22–16, 20–11, 25–29
Pts: Ayuso and Arroyo 16 each
Rebs: D. Santiago 8
Asts: F. Rivera 3		Pts: A. Rautins 18
Rebs: J. Anthony 10
Asts: C. English 3

Group B

Group B began with a shocker as Venezuela dominated world number one ranked Argentina, forcing 23 turnovers en route to a 16-point victory. Group winner Brazil was the only consistent team in the group, winning all of its games by at least nine points. The Dominican Republic, sporting a roster that included a tournament-high three NBA players, qualified to the quarterfinals with a 2–2 record. Argentina, buoyed by tournament scoring leader Luis Scola, rebounded from an 0–2 start to win its last two games and qualify for the next round. Venezuela could not capitalize on its victory over Argentina and was sent home after losing to Panama. The Venezuelans could have advanced on a tiebreaker had Argentina lost to the Dominicans, but Charlie Villanueva missed a three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and Argentina escaped with an 89–87 victory in the final game of group play.

TeamPtsPldWLPFPAPDTie
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8440328266+62
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 6422305303+21–0
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 6422333330+30–1
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 5413286335−491–0
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 5413296314−180–1
August 26
16:00
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg68–81Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 18–17, 25–19, 7–24
Pts: F. Garcia 17
Rebs: J. Martínez 9
Asts: L. Flores 9		Pts: Barbosa and Garcia 21 each
Rebs: Varejão and Splitter 10 each
Asts: M. Huertas 9
August 26
18:30
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg85–69Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter:18–16, 21–14, 24–21, 22–18
Pts: O. Torres 22
Rebs: O. Torres 6
Asts: G. Vasquez 7		Pts: L. Scola 25
Rebs: L. Scola 7
Asts: P. Prigioni 6
August 27
13:30
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg87–100Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter:27–25, 23–23, 10–28, 27–24
Pts: D. Pinnock 27
Rebs: J. Lloreda 14
Asts: J. Lloreda 6		Pts: F. Garcia 24
Rebs: C. Villanueva 10
Asts: C. Morban 6
August 27
18:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg87–67Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 26–6, 19–19, 24–24
Pts: L. Barbosa 15
Rebs: A. Varejão 9
Asts: A. Garcia 5		Pts: Perez and Lugo 12 each
Rebs: R. Lugo 6
Asts: J. Centeno 5
August 28
13:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg67–76Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 10–16, 23–23, 21–16
Pts: L. Scola 19
Rebs: F. Kammerichs 10
Asts: P. Prigioni 8		Pts: L. Barbosa 21
Rebs: A. Varejão 9
Asts: M. Huertas 5
August 28
18:30
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg71–80Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 14–17, 28–18, 17–23
Pts: Romero and G Vasquez 17 each
Rebs: R. Lugo 14
Asts: G. Vasquez 5		Pts: J. Lloreda 19
Rebs: Lloreda and Pomare 8 each
Asts: J. Lloreda 5
August 29
18:30
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg78–73Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter:21–18, 19–14, 24–19, 14–22
Pts: C. Villanueva 28
Rebs: Horford and Villanueva 12 each
Asts: C. Morban 5		Pts: H. Romero 25
Rebs: Lugo and Romero 9 each
Asts: G. Vasquez 7
August 29
21:00
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg55–80Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 17–20, 19–12, 6–20
Pts: W. Green 18
Rebs: W. Green 9
Asts: D. Pinnock 5		Pts: L. Scola 20
Rebs: P. Prigioni 8
Asts: P. Prigioni 8
August 30
16:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg84–64Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Scoring by quarter:23–17, 19–19, 28–14, 14–14
Pts: L. Barbosa 17
Rebs: T. Splitter 7
Asts: Garcia and Huertas 5 each		Pts: D. Pinnock 24
Rebs: L. Pomare 10
Asts: J. Lloreda 5
August 30
18:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg89–87 (OT)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter:19–18, 18–25, 22–17, 15–14,  Overtime:15–13
Pts: L. Scola 30
Rebs: L. Scola 8
Asts: Scola and Prigioni 5 each		Pts: A. Horford 24
Rebs: Martínez and Horford 11 each
Asts: A. Horford 6

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, Brazil and Puerto Rico easily clinched a semifinal berth and qualification for the 2010 FIBA World Championship when both teams won their first two quarterfinal games to run their records to 5–0. World number one ranked Argentina also qualified, winning all four of their quarterfinal games to erase an 0–2 start and escape a nearly disastrous result. All three teams finished 6–1. Argentina handed Puerto Rico its first loss of the tournament, 80–78, when Pablo Prigioni hit two free throws with four seconds left in the game. Puerto Rico then handed the Brazilians their first loss in the tournament, after the Puerto Ricans took a 16-point fourth quarter lead and withstood a late charge to win by four. A tiebreaker gave Brazil the top seed in the semifinals.

Uruguay could not continue its momentum from its surprising 3–1 start, losing all four of its quarterfinal games. With Panama and Mexico already eliminated from semifinal contention, a Uruguay loss to Argentina on the final day of group play meant that the winner of the Canada-Dominican Republic game would advance to the semifinals and claim the final 2010 FIBA World Championship berth from the Americas. The Canadians slipped through with a four-point victory over a Dominican team that was playing without its star player, Francisco Garcia, after he broke a finger in quarterfinal play. [7] Canada advanced to the World Championship despite a 1–4 start to the round after winning their last two quarterfinal games.

TeamPtsPldWLPFPAPDTie*
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 13761565467+981–11.03
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 13761570479+911–11.01
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 13761533478+551–10.95
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10734521477+441–0
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 10734573569+40–1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 9725458507−49
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8716428552−1241–0
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 8716472591−1190–1
September 1
13:30
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg74–80Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter:15–14, 25–19, 24–23, 10–24
Pts: L. Garcia 28
Rebs: E. Batista 8
Asts: G. Barrera 8		Pts: C. Villanueva 19
Rebs: A. Horford 12
Asts: F. García 4
September 1
16:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg51–67Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 15–21, 10–20, 13–11
Pts: C. English 17
Rebs: C. English 6
Asts: T. Kepkay 3		Pts: L. Gutiérrez 15
Rebs: L. Scola 9
Asts: P. Prigioni 7
September 1
18:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg61–92Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 12–21, 16–24, 16–23
Pts: O. Quintero 13
Rebs: A. Parada 12
Asts: Zúñiga and Parada 3		Pts: L. Barbosa 18
Rebs: A. Varejão 12
Asts: M. Machado 5
September 1
21:00
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg79–51Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 23–12, 25–14, 20–12
Pts: Ramos and Diaz 12 each
Rebs: P. Ramos 11
Asts: C. Arroyo 4		Pts: D. Pinnock 23
Rebs: J. Lloreda 7
Asts: J. Lloreda 3
September 2
13:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg68–59Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter:18–15, 18–18, 16–17, 16–9
Pts: L. Barbosa 31
Rebs: A. Varejão 7
Asts: T. Splitter 3		Pts: L. Kendall 12
Rebs: L. Kendall 7
Asts: A. Rautins 5
September 2
16:00
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg83–77Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 14–21, 28–19, 25–20
Pts: W. Green 25
Rebs: 3 tied with 7
Asts: J. Munoz 6		Pts: E. Batista 18
Rebs: E. Batista 11
Asts: M. Osimani 7
September 2
18:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg77–65Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–12, 23–18, 20–18
Pts: L. Scola 25
Rebs: F. Kammerichs 11
Asts: P. Prigioni 7		Pts: G. Ayon 18
Rebs: G. Ayon 9
Asts: Llamas and Ayon 3 each
September 2
21:00
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg76–85Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 21–21, 19–21, 23–27
Pts: C. Villanueva 21
Rebs: A. Horford 10
Asts: L. Flores 9		Pts: C. Arroyo 17
Rebs: P. Ramos 8
Asts: C. Arroyo 5
September 3
13:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg97–65Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Scoring by quarter:22–15, 23–9, 26–19, 26–22
Pts: A. Rautins 23
Rebs: J. Anthony 5
Asts: J. Anderson 5		Pts: D. Pinnock 21
Rebs: J. Lloreda 10
Asts: 3 tied with 2
September 3
15:15
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg73–86Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 18–22, 25–24, 15–18
Pts: H. Llamas 16
Rebs: 3 tied with 5
Asts: A. Pedroza 5		Pts: L. Flores 18
Rebs: A. Horford 9
Asts: 4 tied with 3
September 3
17:30
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg62–82Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 21–22, 16–18, 11–20
Pts: M. Aguiar 18
Rebs: G. Barrera 9
Asts: G. Barrera 6		Pts: M. Machado 23
Rebs: A. Varejao 10
Asts: Huertas and Machado 4 each
September 3
19:45
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg78–80Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter:22–14, 15–29, 15–21, 26–16
Pts: L. Ayuso 19
Rebs: P. Ramos 12
Asts: C. Arroyo 8		Pts: L. Scola 25
Rebs: L. Scola 12
Asts: P. Prigioni 12
September 4
13:30
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg67–74Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 14–21, 20–19, 15–16
Pts: D. Pinnock 20
Rebs: J. Lloreda 13
Asts: D. Pinnock 4		Pts: Llamas and Pedroza 18 each
Rebs: G. Ayon 13
Asts: Zúñiga and Pedroza 6 each
September 4
16:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg73–66Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Scoring by quarter:22–6, 16–17, 21–23, 14–20
Pts: L. Scola 19
Rebs: L. Scola 8
Asts: J. Cantero 6		Pts: E. Batista 20
Rebs: E. Batista 10
Asts: G. Barrera 2
September 4
18:30
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg76–80Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter:16–13, 19–17, 21–26, 20–24
Pts: Flores and Villanueva 17 each
Rebs: A. Horford 14
Asts: L. Flores 6		Pts: J. Anderson 21
Rebs: L. Kendall 11
Asts: Rautins and Anderson 5 each
September 4
21:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg82–86Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter:20–13, 14–25, 17–29, 31–19
Pts: A. Varejao 22
Rebs: A. Varejao 10
Asts: M. Huertas 6		Pts: L. Ayuso 25
Rebs: C. Lee 7
Asts: C. Arroyo 6

Knockout round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
September 5 – San Juan
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 73
 
September 6 – San Juan
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 65
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 61
 
September 5 – San Juan
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 60
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 85
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 80
 
Third place
 
 
September 6 – San Juan
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 73
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 88

Semi finals

In the first semifinal, top seeded Brazil faced a surprising challenge from fourth seeded Canada. The Brazilians only led by one at halftime before blowing the game open in the second half, jumping out to a 17-point fourth quarter lead before the Canadians went on a late run to cut the final deficit to eight. In the second semifinal, Puerto Rico erased a nine-point deficit in a five-point victory over Argentina. The host team avenged a quarterfinal loss to the Argentine team despite Luis Scola's tournament-high 31 points.

September 5
18:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg73–65Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 11–10, 26–13, 19–25
Pts: L. Barbosa 22
Rebs: A. Varejao 8
Asts: M. Huertas 8		Pts: J. Anthony 17
Rebs: J. Anthony 8
Asts: 3 tied with 4
September 5
21:00
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg85–80Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 19–21, 26–19, 27–20
Pts: C. Arroyo 19
Rebs: P. Ramos 9
Asts: C. Arroyo 4		Pts: L. Scola 31
Rebs: 3 tied with 5
Asts: P. Prigioni 10

Third place

In the bronze medal match, Argentina never trailed while jumping out to a 31-point halftime lead. The over-matched Canadians could not cut the lead below double digits at any time after the first quarter.

September 6
18:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg73–88Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 8–31, 10–18, 28–19, 27–20
Pts: J. Anderson 19
Rebs: O. Famutimi 9
Asts: J. Anderson 11		Pts: L. Scola 27
Rebs: J. Gutiérrez 6
Asts: P. Prigioni 8

Final

Brazil claimed the gold medal over the host Puerto Ricans in a 61–60 thriller. The Brazilians took a 13-point lead into the fourth quarter and led by 11 with 5:45 left before the Puerto Ricans began a frantic run to get back in the game. After Carlos Arroyo hit a basket with 35 seconds left to pull the Puerto Ricans within two at 61–59, Puerto Rican youngster Angel Vassalo stole the ball and was fouled. After hitting the first, Vassalo missed the second free throw; the Puerto Ricans did get the ball back, but Carlos Arroyo missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Brazil hung on for a 61–60 victory to claim its fourth FIBA Americas Championship.

September 6
21:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg61–60Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter:19–13, 17–15, 14–9, 11–23
Pts: L. Barbosa 24
Rebs: T. Splitter 9
Asts: T. Splitter 4		Pts: C. Arroyo 14
Rebs: R. Sanchez 7
Asts: F. Rivera 4

Awards

 2009 Tournament of the Americas winners 
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Fourth title

Statistical leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Individual Game Highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
Points Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Barbosa
Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Scola 		31Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Rebounds Flag of Uruguay.svg Esteban Batista 18Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Assists Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Prigioni 12Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Steals Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Prigioni 6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Blocks Flag of Mexico.svg Gustavo Ayon
Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Varejão 		6Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Field goal percentage Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Angel Vassalo 100% (8/8)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
3-point field goal percentage4 tied with 100% (3/3)
Free throw percentage Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Larry Ayuso 100% (11/11)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Turnovers Flag of Venezuela.svg Richard Lugo 8Flag of Panama.svg  Panama

Team Tournament Highs

Team Game highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
PointsFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 100Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
ReboundsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 47Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
AssistsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 30Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
StealsFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
BlocksFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 9Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands
Field goal percentageFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 57.6%Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
3-point field goal percentageFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 58.8%Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Free throw percentageFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 100% (13/13)Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
TurnoversFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 23Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela

Final standings

Qualified for 2010 FIBA World Championships
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 9–1
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 8–2
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 7–3
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4–6
5Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 4–4
6Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3–5
7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2–6
8Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2–6
9Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1–3
10Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 0–4
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4th
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Marcelinho Machado
Duda Machado
Diego Pinheiro
Olivinha
Alex Garcia
Marcelo Huertas
Leandro Barbosa
Anderson Varejão
Guilherme Giovannoni
João Paulo Batista
Jonathan Tavernari
Tiago Splitter 		Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Peter Ramos
Guillermo Diaz
Filiberto Rivera
Carlos Arroyo
Angel Vassallo
Christian Dalmau
Larry Ayuso
Ricardo Sanchez
Luis Villafañe
Angelo Reyes
Carmelo Lee
Daniel Santiago 		Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Luis Scola
Pablo Prigioni
Román González
Leonardo Mainoldi
Diego García
Juan Pablo Cantero
Leonardo Gutiérrez
Matias Sandes
Andress Pelussi
Paolo Quinteros
Juan Pedro Gutiérrez
Federico Kammerichs 		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Jermaine Anderson
Tyler Kepkay
Ryan Bell
Jermaine Bucknor
Carl English
Olu Famutimi
Andy Rautins
Aaron Doornekamp
Jesse Young
Kyle Landry
Levon Kendall
Joel Anthony

All-Tournament Teams

The following players were voted to the All-Tournament Teams by latinbasket.com (unofficial): [19]

First Team

G – Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Carlos Arroyo
G – Flag of Brazil.svg Leandro Barbosa
F – Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Al Horford
F – Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Scola (Tournament MVP)
C – Flag of Uruguay.svg Esteban Batista

Second Team

G – Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Prigioni
G – Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Larry Ayuso
F – Flag of Panama.svg Danilo Pinnock
F – Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Charlie Villanueva
C – Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Varejão

Third Team

G – Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jermaine Anderson
G – Flag of Uruguay.svg Leandro Garcia
F – Flag of Venezuela.svg Hector Romero
F – Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joel Anthony
C – Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Peter John Ramos

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