Basketball at the 1963 South Pacific Games was played at Suva in Fiji with 6 teams competing in the men's tournament. [1] [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's Basketball | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Final standings after the round robin tournament: [2]
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 465 | 240 | +225 | 12 |
![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 323 | 272 | +51 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 301 | 318 | -17 | 6 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 282 | 332 | -50 | 6 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 274 | 301 | -27 | 4 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 259 | 314 | -55 | 4 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 6 | 230 | 357 | -127 | 0 |
Papua New Guinea defeated Nauru, [3] to win the bronze medal in extra time. [1]