| Wheelchair basketball at the IV Parapan American Games | |
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| Dates | 13 – 19 November 2011 |
Wheelchair basketball was contested at the 2011 Parapan American Games from November 13 to 19 at the CODE Dome in Guadalajara, Mexico.
| Wheelchair basketball at the IV Parapan American Games | |
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| Dates | 13 – 19 November 2011 |
Wheelchair basketball was contested at the 2011 Parapan American Games from November 13 to 19 at the CODE Dome in Guadalajara, Mexico.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (CAN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 123 | +87 | 6 |
 Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 165 | +38 | 5 |
| Colombia (COL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 165 | 141 | +24 | 4 |
 El Salvador (ESA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 220 | –149 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (USA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 248 | 116 | +132 | 6 |
 Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 194 | 156 | +38 | 5 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 168 | +18 | 4 |
 Guatemala (GUA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 270 | –188 | 3 |
14 November 11:15 |
| United States | 73–46 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 20–4, 14–10, 23–15 | ||
CODE Dome |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold-medal match | ||||||||
| Canada | 86 | |||||||||
| Guatemala | 22 | |||||||||
| Canada | 58 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 69 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 53 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 54 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 40 | |||||||||
| United States | 60 | |||||||||
| United States | 86 | |||||||||
| El Salvador | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 76 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 48 | Third place | ||||||||
| Mexico | 60 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 58 | |||||||||
| Canada | 60 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 42 | |||||||||
19 November 20:15 |
| Colombia | 40–60 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 3–15, 10–18, 12–11 | ||
CODE Dome |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (CAN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 85 | +93 | 6 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 87 | +135 | 5 |
| Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 165 | –99 | 4 |
| El Salvador (ESA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 192 | –129 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (USA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 71 | +135 | 9 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 111 | +88 | 5 |
| Guatemala (GUA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 183 | –110 | 4 |
 Peru (PER) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 178 | –113 | 3 |
| Semifinals | Gold Medal Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Canada | 71 | |||||||
| B2 | Mexico | 59 | |||||||
| A1 | Canada | 31 | |||||||
| B1 | United States | 69 | |||||||
| B1 | United States | 66 | |||||||
| A2 | Brazil | 32 | Bronze Medal Final | ||||||
| B2 | Mexico | 54 | |||||||
| A2 | Brazil | 59 | |||||||
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