1989 FIBA Americas Championship for Women

FIBA Americas Championship
for Women 1989
1st FIBA American Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Brazil
Dates 6–13 August
Teams 8
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Cuba (1st title)
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The 1989 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the first FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women, granting berths to the top four teams in the final standings. It was held in Brazil between 6 August and 13 August 1989. Eight national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of São Paulo hosted the tournament. Cuba won their first title after defeating hosts Brazil in the final.

Format

First round

Advanced to the second round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Cuba 3 3 0 280 206+74 6
 United States 3 2 1 277 204+73 5
 Argentina 3 1 2 259 300−41 4
 Dominican Republic 3 0 3 190 296−106 3
6 August
15:00
Cuba  96–39  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 49–22, 47–17
6 August
21:00
United States  101–68  Argentina
7 August
18:00
United States  99–58  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 52–32, 47–36
7 August
Cuba  106–90  Argentina
8 August
18:00
Argentina  101–93  Dominican Republic
8 August
22:00
Cuba  78–77  United States

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 285 187+98 6
 Canada 3 2 1 213 181+32 5
 Peru 3 1 2 153 244−91 4
 Mexico 3 0 3 196 235−39 3
6 August
17:00
Canada  73–37  Peru
Scoring by half: 33–24, 40–13
6 August
19:00
Brazil  93–73  Mexico
Scoring by half: 52–39, 41–34
7 August
16:00
Canada  82–64  Mexico
Scoring by half: 44–30, 38–34
7 August
20:00
Brazil  112–55  Peru
Scoring by half: 48–33, 64–22
8 August
16:00
Peru  60–59 OT  Mexico
Scoring by half: 29–22, 27–34 OT: 4–3
8 August
20:00
Brazil  80–58  Canada
Scoring by half: 47–28, 33–30

Classification stage

Classification round Fifth place
10 August – 16:00
  Argentina  78  
  Mexico  72  
 
11 August – 18:00
      Argentina  99
    Dominican Republic  86
Seventh place
10 August – 18:00 11 August – 16:00
  Dominican Republic  76   Mexico  71
  Peru  67     Peru  59

Second stage

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 310 251+59 6
 Cuba 3 2 1 248 255−7 5
 United States 3 1 2 250 236+14 4
 Canada 3 0 3 214 280−66 3
10 August
20:00
Brazil  99–72  Canada
Scoring by half: 48–35, 51–37
10 August
22:00
Cuba  71–67  United States
11 August
20:00
Brazil  116–89  Cuba
Scoring by half: 61–65, 55–24
11 August
22:00
United States  93–70  Canada
12 August
16:00
Cuba  80–72  Canada
12 August
18:00
Brazil  95–90  United States
Scoring by half: 28–26, 77–74

Third place

13 August
13:30
Canada  71–63  United States
Scoring by half: 28–26, 43–37

Final

13 August
15:30
Cuba  87–84  Brazil
Scoring by half: 52–47, 35–37

Final standings

Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women
Rank Team Record
1st  Cuba 6–1
2nd  Brazil 6–1
3rd  Canada 3–4
4  United States 3–4
5  Argentina 3–2
6  Dominican Republic 1–4
7  Mexico 1–4
8  Peru 1–4

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