# 2014 South American Basketball Championship

The 2014 South American Basketball Championship was the 46th edition of the South American Basketball Championship. Eight teams participated in the competition, held in Isla Margarita, Venezuela, from 24 to July 28. Argentina were the defending champions. The top three teams qualified for the 2015 Pan-American Games, with the top four teams qualified for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC-04:30).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 168 | +71 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 174 | +64 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 221 | −17 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 289 | −118 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* July 24 15:00
* Report
| Ecuador | 44–100 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–10, 13–37, 4–32, 18–21 |||
| Pts: Carcelén 9 Rebs: Delgado 7 Asts: Cárdenas 2 | | Pts: Mata 15 Rebs: five players 3 Asts: three players 3 |
* July 24 17:30
* Report
| Brazil | 73–56 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 18–9, 23–11, 18–19 |||
| Pts: Hettsheimeir 13 Rebs: Hettsheimeir 9 Asts: Chaia 3 | | Pts: Araujo 16 Rebs: Pérez, Fabio 4 Asts: four players 2 |
* July 25 12:30
* Report
| Ecuador | 54–106 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 11–29, 6–31, 21–29 |||
| Pts: Carcelén 9 Rebs: Quintero 8 Asts: Quintero 2 | | Pts: Nascimento, Souza 17 Rebs: Nascimento, Felício 7 Asts: Chaia 8 |
* July 25 17:30
* Report
| Argentina | 75–65 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 11–19, 27–13, 12–18 |||
| Pts: Richotti 16 Rebs: Laprovíttola 7 Asts: Laprovíttola 5 | | Pts: Fabio 19 Rebs: Fabio 12 Asts: four players 2 |
* July 26 12:30
* Report
| Paraguay | 83–73 | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 24–19, 20–17, 19–24 |||
| Pts: Fabio 18 Rebs: Fabio 15 Asts: Fabio 5 | | Pts: Carcelén 20 Rebs: Delgado 7 Asts: Cárdenas 4 |
* July 26 17:30
* Report
| Brazil | 59–64 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 15–8, 19–8, 13–27 |||
| Pts: Silva 12 Rebs: Souza 10 Asts: Luz 2 | | Pts: Safar 17 Rebs: Espinoza 7 Asts: Figueroa 3 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Venezuela | 3 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 167 | +62 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 164 | +94 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 238 | −46 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 274 | −110 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
* July 24 12:30
* Report
| Uruguay | 92–52 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 26–15, 28–15, 22–14 |||
| Pts: Aguiar 18 Rebs: Wachsmann-Mallner 12 Asts: Osimani 6 | | Pts: Suárez 13 Rebs: Fontena, Valencia 5 Asts: Schuler, Valencia 1 |
* July 24 20:00
* Report
| Peru | 49–86 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–28, 13–18, 12–27, 13–13 |||
| Pts: Chávez, Saldaña 10 Rebs: Masias 6 Asts: Céspedes, Masias 3 | | Pts: Vásquez 13 Rebs: Colmenares 6 Asts: Vásquez 4 |
* July 25 15:00
* Report
| Peru | 45–103 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 4–25, 16–23, 10–29, 15–26 |||
| Pts: Sambucetti 15 Rebs: Chávez 6 Asts: Morales, López 3 | | Pts: Aguilera 15 Rebs: Borsellino 15 Asts: Osimani 5 |
* July 25 20:00
* Report
| Venezuela | 76–55 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 22–13, 19–13, 13–15 |||
| Pts: Vásquez 15 Rebs: Vásquez 6 Asts: Cubillán 5 | | Pts: Isla 12 Rebs: Valencia 7 Asts: Isla 3 |
* July 26 15:00
* Report
| Chile | 85–70 | Peru |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 24–15, 24–17, 14–20 |||
| Pts: Morales 18 Rebs: Fontena 7 Asts: Carrasco 3 | | Pts: Bellatin, Monges 15 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Chávez 4 |
* July 26 20:00
* Report
| Venezuela | 67–63 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 10–9, 19–28, 18–13 |||
| Pts: Vásquez 19 Rebs: Marriaga 7 Asts: Vásquez 4 | | Pts: Aguiar 14 Rebs: Wachsmann-Mallner 9 Asts: Fitipaldo 3 |

## Knockout round
### Main bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| July 27 – Isla Margarita | July 27 – Isla Margarita |
| Argentina | 79 |
| Argentina | 79 | July 28 – Isla Margarita | July 28 – Isla Margarita |
| Uruguay | 68 | July 28 – Isla Margarita | July 28 – Isla Margarita |
| Uruguay | 68 | Argentina | 65 |
| July 27 – Isla Margarita | July 27 – Isla Margarita | | Argentina | 65 |
| July 27 – Isla Margarita | July 27 – Isla Margarita | Venezuela | 74 |
| Venezuela | 66 | Venezuela | 74 |
| Brazil | 65 | | |
| Brazil | 65 | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | July 28 – Isla Margarita | July 28 – Isla Margarita |
| | | Uruguay | 61 |
| | | Brazil | 66 |

### 5th place bracket

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place match | Fifth place match |
| July 27 – Isla Margarita | July 27 – Isla Margarita |
| Paraguay | 80 |
| Paraguay | 80 | July 28 – Isla Margarita | July 28 – Isla Margarita |
| Peru | 56 | July 28 – Isla Margarita | July 28 – Isla Margarita |
| Peru | 56 | Paraguay | 75 |
| July 27 – Isla Margarita | July 27 – Isla Margarita | | Paraguay | 75 |
| July 27 – Isla Margarita | July 27 – Isla Margarita | Chile | 49 |
| Chile | 74 | Chile | 49 |
| Ecuador | 57 | | |
| Ecuador | 57 | Seventh place match | Seventh place match |
| | | July 28 – Isla Margarita | July 28 – Isla Margarita |
| | | Peru | 63 |
| | | Ecuador | 90 |

### 5th–8th place semifinals

* July 27 12:30
* Report
| Paraguay | 80–56 | Peru |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–4, 17–19, 25–22, 22–11 |||
| Pts: Pérez, Zanotti 14 Rebs: Ortiz 9 Asts: four players 2 | | Pts: Morales, Monges 14 Rebs: Masias 5 Asts: Monges 4 |
* July 27 15:00
* Report
| Chile | 74–57 | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 16–9, 18–18, 14–16 |||
| Pts: Isla 18 Rebs: Isla 10 Asts: Valencia 5 | | Pts: Carcelén 14 Rebs: Quintero 16 Asts: Delgado, Tenorio 2 |

### Semifinals

* July 27 17:30
* Report
| Argentina | 79–68 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 11–13, 21–13, 16–22 |||
| Pts: Laprovíttola 15 Rebs: Delía 6 Asts: Laprovíttola 6 | | Pts: Aguiar 21 Rebs: Wachsmann-Mallner 8 Asts: Parodi 2 |
* July 27 20:00
* Report
| Venezuela | 66–65 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 12–11, 22–29, 16–10 |||
| Pts: Guillent 15 Rebs: Marriaga 5 Asts: Guillent 4 | | Pts: Neto 15 Rebs: Felício 9 Asts: Luz, Neto 3 |

### Seventh place match

* July 28 12:30
* Report
| Peru | 63–90 | Ecuador |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 12–25, 9–20, 13–18 |||
| Pts: Monges 19 Rebs: Monges, Masias 5 Asts: Monges 5 | | Pts: Cárdenas 26 Rebs: Quintero 14 Asts: three players 2 |

### Fifth place match

* July 28 15:00
* Report
| Paraguay | 75–49 | Chile |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 21–13, 15–17, 18–10 |||
| Pts: Fabio 18 Rebs: Araujo, Ortiz 8 Asts: Pérez 8 | | Pts: Suárez 18 Rebs: Valencia 6 Asts: Isla 3 |

### Third place match

* July 28 17:30
* Report
| Uruguay | 61–66 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 12–18, 18–21, 14–9 |||
| Pts: Fitipaldo 26 Rebs: Calfani 6 Asts: Osimani 5 | | Pts: Benite 16 Rebs: Hettsheimeir 10 Asts: Benite 3 |

### Final

* July 28 20:00
* Report
| Argentina | 65–74 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 15–15, 11–19, 23–26 |||
| Pts: Safar 16 Rebs: Leiva 10 Asts: Laprovíttola, Bortolín 2 | | Pts: Vásquez 24 Rebs: J. Vargas 6 Asts: Vásquez 4 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Venezuela | 5–0 |
| | Argentina | 4–1 |
| | Brazil | 3–2 |
| 4th | Uruguay | 2–3 |
| 5th | Paraguay | 3–2 |
| 6th | Chile | 2–3 |
| 7th | Ecuador | 1–4 |
| 8th | Peru | 0–5 |
* Qualified for both the 2015 Pan American Games and 2015 FIBA Americas Championship
* Qualified for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship