2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup

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2018 FIBA Polynesian Cup
1st FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Dates19−24 November
Teams 5
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
(1st title)
MVP Flag of French Polynesia.svg Ariirimarau Meuel
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Flag of Tonga.svg Alipate (39.2)Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa (95.4)
Rebounds Flag of Tonga.svg Bain-Vete (13.2)Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa (52.6)
Assists Flag of French Polynesia.svg Teriitemataua (4.4)Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (16.8)
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The 2018 FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Polynesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted by Samoa from 19 to 24 November 2018. Matches were played at the NUS Gymnasium. [1]

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The tournament serves as qualifiers for the basketball events of the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa with three berths for Polynesia allocated for the top three teams, excluding Samoa, in this tournament. [2]

Tahiti swept its way throughout the tournament, sweeping the preliminaries and won their first-ever Polynesian Cup championship over the hosts Samoa in the Final, 77-73. [3] The finalists, along with Tonga, who edged American Samoa in the Bronze Medal Match, 79-77, will represent Polynesia in the men's basketball tournament of the 2019 Pacific Games, which will be also held in Samoa.

Teams

Preliminary round

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 440374259+1158Final
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa (H)431404310+947
3Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 422266359936Third place game
4Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 413357391345
5Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 404266348824
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
19 November 2018
13:00
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg7267Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Scoring by quarter:22–15, 11–18, 24–22, 15–12
Pts: Lyn. Siu 23
Rebs: Tovale 8
Asts: Lyn. Siu 4
Pts: Akania 20
Rebs: Heath 13
Asts: George 2
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
19 November 2018
17:00
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg7677Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Scoring by quarter:29–12, 11–20, 16–13, 20–32
Pts: Vaili 15
Rebs: McFarland 13
Asts: E. Tufuga, S. Tufuga 5
Pts: Meuel 31
Rebs: Teriitemataua 9
Asts: Teriitemataua 9
NUS Gymnasium, Apia

20 November 2018
15:00
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg7071Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 11–20, 28–12, 19–20
Pts: Paea 23
Rebs: Bain-Vete 14
Asts: Alipate 5
Pts: Tovale 23
Rebs: Lyl. Siu 12
Asts: Lyn. Siu, Lyl. Siu 3
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
20 November 2018
19:00
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg7097Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 14–24, 15–15, 19–29
Pts: Heath 24
Rebs: Heath 9
Asts: Heath 6
Pts: S. Tufuga 32
Rebs: E. Tufuga 8
Asts: E. Tufuga, S. Tufuga 4
NUS Gymnasium, Apia

21 November 2018
17:00
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg10280Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Scoring by quarter:27–17, 31–18, 20–19, 24–26
Pts: Meuel 40
Rebs: Meuel 10
Asts: Meuel, Teriitemataua 5
Pts: Paea 30
Rebs: Bain-Vete 14
Asts: Alipate 5
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
21 November 2018
19:00
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg6399Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Scoring by quarter: 13–31, 20–27, 15–20, 15–21
Pts: Tuimaseve 22
Rebs: Lyl. Siu 18
Asts: Lyn. Siu, Pa'Aga 2
Pts: Paia 22
Rebs: Paia 11
Asts: S. Tufuga 5
NUS Gymnasium, Apia

22 November 2018
13:00
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg4372Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Scoring by quarter: 11–28, 19–8, 9–20, 4–16
Pts: Heath 14
Rebs: Heath 14
Asts:4 players 2
Pts: Meuel 36
Rebs: Sommers 10
Asts: Sommers 6
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
22 November 2018
19:00
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg132100Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Scoring by quarter:31–21, 27–27, 34–20, 40–32
Pts: McFarland 30
Rebs: McFarland 14
Asts: McFarland, E. Tufuga 6
Pts: Alipate 48
Rebs: Bain-Vete 11
Asts: Alipate 4
NUS Gymnasium, Apia

23 November 2018
15:00
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg10786Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Scoring by quarter: 24–30, 33–14, 31–18, 19–24
Pts: Alipate 55
Rebs: Bain-Vete 14
Asts: Paea 7
Pts: Akania 27
Rebs: Akania 11
Asts: Heath 5
NUS Gymnasium, Apia
23 November 2018
17:00
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg12360Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Scoring by quarter:28–21, 27–10, 28–19, 40–10
Pts: Meuel 25
Rebs: Audouin 8
Asts: Audouin, Teriitemataua 4
Pts: Lyn. Siu 22
Rebs: Lyn. Siu 10
Asts: Nimoa'I 3
NUS Gymnasium, Apia

Final round

Third place game

24 November 2018
15:00
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg7779Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 23–13, 16–23, 25–23
Pts: Lyn. Siu 21
Rebs: Lyn. Siu 14
Asts: Lyl. Siu 2
Pts: Alipate 46
Rebs: Bain-Vete 13
Asts: Alipate, Bain-Vete, Paea 3
NUS Gymnasium, Apia

Final

24 November 2018
19:00
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg7773Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 17–15, 27–11, 19–27
Pts: Meuel 23
Rebs: Sommers 9
Asts: Meuel 3
Pts: S. Tufuga 22
Rebs: McFarland 15
Asts: McFarland 4
NUS Gymnasium, Apia

Final standings

Legend
Qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games.
Qualified for the 2019 Pacific Games as the hosts.
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 5–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3–2
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2–3
4Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 2–3
5Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0–4

Awards

 2018 FIBA Polynesian champions 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
1st title

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