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The Basketball tournament of the 2006 Lusophone Games was played in Macau, People's Republic of China. The venue was the Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion. The tournament was played from 8 to 14 October 2006, and there was a men's and women's competition. The male and female teams of Portugal and Mozambique, respectively, were the winners of both tournaments, beating in the final, Angola and Portugal. The bronze medals went to both the Cape Verdian teams.
| Pos | Country: |  |  |  | Total: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Angola | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 |  East Timor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Macau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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| Portugal | 126 - 43 | Macau |
| Angola | 63 - 52 | Cape Verde |
| Macau | 45 - 89 | Cape Verde |
| Portugal | 59 - 53 | Angola |
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| Mozambique | 111 - 36 | Macau |
| Portugal | 71 - 43 | Cape Verde |
| Macau | 39 - 71 | Cape Verde |
| Mozambique | 69 - 60 | Portugal |
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