# Basketball at the 2007 Pan American Games

Basketball at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the indoor arena in the Autódromo de Jacarépagua in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an arena which was built specially for the Pan Am Games. Brazil was the reigning Pan American champion in the men's competition, while Cuba defended its title in the women's competition.
Each competition had eight teams divided in two groups. In each group, each team played against all others once and the two best advanced to the semifinals. The two latter in each group played in 5th to 8th classification matches. The women's competition started on July 20 with the final held on July 24. The men's competition began on July 25, with the finals on July 29.

## Men's
### Qualification

Three teams automatically qualified to compete in this tournament, the hosts Mexico, Canada and the United States. The rest qualified through two regional tournaments.
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 | Brazil |
| Automatic Qualification | | | 2 | Canada United States |
| 2006 Centrobasket | July 4–8, 2006 | Panama City | 3 | Panama Puerto Rico Virgin Islands |
| 2006 South American Basketball Championship | July 12–16, 2006 | Caracas | 2 | Argentina Uruguay |
| TOTAL | | | 8 | |

### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 281 | 238 | +43 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 217 | +21 |
| Virgin Islands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 215 | −3 |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 193 | 254 | −61 |
* July 25, 2007 13:15
| Puerto Rico | 82–63 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 42–30, 60–45, 82–63 |||
| Pts: Barea (21) Rebs: Reyes (8) Asts: Berdiel (3) | | Pts: Rautins (13) Rebs: Brempong (6) Asts: Anderson (2) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3.200 Referees: Alejandro Chiti
* July 25, 2007 15:30
| Brazil | 86–81 | Virgin Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 51–43, 67–62, 86–81 |||
| Pts: Murilo, João Paulo (17) Rebs: Murilo (11) Asts: Valtinho (8) | | Pts: Elegar (21) Rebs: Elegar (7) Asts: Miller (3) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9.500 Referees: Daniel Delgado
* July 26, 2007 13:15
| Virgin Islands | 57–62 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 30–32, 44–51, 57–62 |||
| Pts: Victor (13) Rebs: Victor (13) Asts: Sheppard, Edwin (2) | | Pts: Carmona (23) Rebs: Reyes (12) Asts: Barea, Berdiel (4) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 770 Referees: Isaac Glass
* July 26, 2007 15:30
| Canada | 63–98 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 37–53, 48–75, 63–98 |||
| Pts: Rautins (16) Rebs: Young, Doornekamp (3) Asts: Anderson (4) | | Pts: Murilo (24) Rebs: Murilo (7) Asts: Marcelinho (5) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8.300 Referees: Alejandro Chiti
* July 27, 2007 12:45
| Virgin Islands | 74–67 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 30–34, 56–49, 74–67 |||
| Pts: Krauser (20) Rebs: Victor, Elegar, Thomas (5) Asts: Edwin, Rhymer (2) | | Pts: Anderson (17) Rebs: Doornekamp (10) Asts: Rautins (3) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Isaac Glass
* July 27, 2007 15:00
| Brazil | 97–94 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 56–41, 75–71, 97–94 |||
| Pts: Marcelinho (25) Rebs: Murilo, João Paulo, Caio (5) Asts: Marcelinho, Valtinho (5) | | Pts: Barea (18) Rebs: Reyes (14) Asts: Barea (10) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alejandro Chiti

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 214 | +4 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 211 | +15 |
| Panama | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 219 | −5 |
| United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 227 | −14 |
* July 25, 2007 19:45
| Panama | 71–76 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 29–25, 49–47, 71–76 |||
| Pts: Lloreda (23) Rebs: Lloreda (18) Asts: Gómez (4) | | Pts: García (18) Rebs: García, Cequeira, Sucatzky, Mikulas, Leiva (4) Asts: Cequeira (5) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 870 Referees: Cristiano Maranhão
* July 25, 2007 22:00
| United States | 72–81 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 38–37, 58–63, 72–81 |||
| Pts: White Jr., Leunen (14) Rebs: White Jr. (9) Asts: Neitzel (5) | | Pts: Batista (25) Rebs: Batista (7) Asts: Osimani (3) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 1.100 Referees: Sérgio Pacheco
* July 26, 2007 19:45
| Panama | 75–67 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 33–33, 57–44, 75–67 |||
| Pts: Pinnock (23) Rebs: Gómez (9) Asts: Pinnock (5) | | Pts: Hibbert (19) Rebs: Hibbert (9) Asts: Neitzel (3) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Daniel Delgado
* July 26, 2007 22:00
| Uruguay | 69–71 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 35–27, 51–45, 69–71 |||
| Pts: García Morales (21) Rebs: Batista (16) Asts: Mazzarino, Taboada (3) | | Pts: García (16) Rebs: González (9) Asts: Prato (3) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Jorge Vásquez
* July 27, 2007 19:45
| Uruguay | 76–68 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 30–29, 54–48, 76–68 |||
| Pts: Mazzarino (27) Rebs: Batista (11) Asts: García Morales (4) | | Pts: Lloreda (18) Rebs: Lloreda (8) Asts: Pinnock (6) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Cristiano Maranhão
* July 27, 2007 22:00
| Argentina | 71–74 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 38–36, 57–59, 71–74 |||
| Pts: González (21) Rebs: González (7) Asts: Mikulas (5) | | Pts: White Jr. (22) Rebs: Hibbert (9) Asts: Hibbert, Dorsey (3) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Sérgio Pacheco

### Semifinals

* July 28, 2007 10:45
| Argentina | 80–89 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 28–42, 48–63, 80–89 |||
| Pts: González (23) Rebs: González (10) Asts: García, Cequeira (2) | | Pts: Barea (25) Rebs: Reyes (12) Asts: Barea (9) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Referees: John Hunt
* July 28, 2007 15:00
| Brazil | 85–73 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 41–37, 60–55, 85–73 |||
| Pts: Valtinho (22) Rebs: Murilo (8) Asts: Valtinho (8) | | Pts: Mazzarino (19) Rebs: Batista (8) Asts: Mazzarino (4) |
* Arena Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Winston Stich

### Classification 5–8

* July 28, 2007 8:00
| Panama | 68–67 | Canada |
* Rio de Janeiro
* July 28, 2007 17:15
| Virgin Islands | 58–84 | United States |
* Rio de Janeiro

### Finals
#### Classification 7–8

* July 29, 2007 15:00
| Canada | 69–60 | Virgin Islands |
* Rio de Janeiro

#### Classification 5–6

* July 29, 2007 13:00
| Panama | 74–77 | United States |
* Rio de Janeiro

#### Bronze-medal match

* July 29, 2007 8:45
| Argentina | 93–99 | Uruguay |
* Rio de Janeiro

#### Gold-medal match

* July 29, 2007 11:00
| Puerto Rico | 65–86 | Brazil |
* Rio de Janeiro

### Final classification

| Place | Team | Score |
| | Brazil | 86–65 |
| | Puerto Rico | |
| | Uruguay | 99–93 |
| 4 | Argentina | |
| 5 | United States | 77–74 |
| 6 | Panama | |
| 7 | Canada | 69–60 |
| 8 | Virgin Islands | |

### Awards

* 2007 Pan American Games winners
* Brazil Fifth title

## Women's
### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| Brazil | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 176 | +70 |
| Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 186 | +9 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 184 | 185 | −1 |
| Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 231 | −78 |
* July 20, 2007 15:30
| Canada | 74–63 (OT) | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 15–8, 15–17, 17–20, Overtime: 13–2 |||
| Pts: Gabriele – 22 Asts: Gabriele – 5 | | Pts: Silva – 20 Asts: Silva- 3 |
* Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 600 Referees: Aluz (ARG)
* July 20, 2007 22:00
| Brazil | 81–69 | Jamaica |
* Rio de Janeiro
* July 21, 2007 15:30
| Mexico | 44–88 | Brazil |
* Rio de Janeiro
* July 21, 2007 22:00
| Jamaica | 46–58 | Canada |
* Rio de Janeiro
* July 22, 2007 15:30
| Mexico | 46–69 | Jamaica |
* Rio de Janeiro
* July 22, 2007 22:00
| Brazil | 77–63 | Canada |
* Rio de Janeiro

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 158 | +100 |
| Cuba | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 210 | +15 |
| Colombia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 242 | −80 |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 199 | 234 | −35 |
* July 20, 2007 13:15
| United States | 95–41 | Colombia |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–14, 31–9, 15–12, 17–6 |||
| Pts: Ajavon – 15 Rebs: Houston – 10 Asts: Hornbuckle – 4 | | Pts: Arias – 17 Rebs: Arias – 7 Asts: Arias, Pinilla – 2 |
* Rio de Janeiro
* July 20, 2007 19:45
| Argentina | 79–81 | Cuba |
* Rio de Janeiro
* July 21, 2007 13:15
| Cuba | 81–53 | Colombia |
* Rio de Janeiro
* July 21, 2007 19:45
| United States | 85–54 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–11, 20–4, 18–19, 22–20 |||
| Pts: Fox – 18 Asts: Coleman – 3 | | Pts: Cava – 13 Asts: Paoletta – 4 |
* Rio de Janeiro
* July 22, 2007 13:15
| Colombia | 68–66 | Argentina |
* Rio de Janeiro
* July 22, 2007 19:45
| Cuba | 63–78 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 11–19, 23–22, 16–20 |||
| Pts: Boulet – 19 Asts: Romero – 4 | | Pts: Coleman – 19 Asts: Wiggins, Ajavon – 3 |
* Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6500

### Semifinals

* July 23, 2007 15:30
| Brazil | 79–60 | Cuba |
* Rio de Janeiro
* July 23, 2007 19:45
| United States | 75–59 | Canada |
* Rio de Janeiro

### Classification 5–8

* July 23, 2007 13:15
| Jamaica | 61–73 | Argentina |
* Rio de Janeiro
* July 23, 2007 22:00
| Colombia | 62–55 | Mexico |
* Rio de Janeiro

### Finals
#### Classification 7–8

* July 24, 2007 21:00
| Jamaica | 56–63 | Mexico |
* Rio de Janeiro

#### Classification 5–6

* July 24, 2007 18:45
| Colombia | 59–58 | Argentina |
* Rio de Janeiro

#### Bronze-medal match

* July 24, 2007 13:15
| Cuba | 62–49 | Canada |
* Rio de Janeiro

#### Gold-medal match

* July 24, 2007 15:30
| United States | 79–66 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 15–15, 16–19, 30–13 |||
| Pts: Ajavon – 27 Asts: Anosike – 4 | | Pts: Jacinto – 21 Asts: Arcain – 3 |
* Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 13,200

### Final classification

| Place | Team | Score |
| | United States | 79–66 |
| | Brazil | |
| | Cuba | 62–49 |
| 4 | Canada | |
| 5 | Colombia | 59–58 |
| 6 | Argentina | |
| 7 | Mexico | 63–56 |
| 8 | Jamaica | |

## Rosters
### Men's competition

Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Panama
Puerto Rico
Uruguay
United States
Virgin Islands

### Women's competition

Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Cuba
Jamaica
Mexico
United States