# 2011 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol

The 2011 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 2011 FIBA South American League, was the sixteenth edition of the second-tier tournament for basketball teams from South America. The tournament began on 6 October 2011 and finished on 5 February 2012. Argentine club Obras Sanitarias won the tournament, defeating Brazilian club Pinheiros in the Grand Final.

## Format

Teams were split into three groups of four teams each and played in a single round-robin format. Each group played all their games in a single host city. The top two teams from each group advanced to the second stage, where two groups of three teams were formed. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals, which consisted of single-elimination playoffs, where the champion was decided. An extra match was played for third place between the losing teams from the semifinals.

## Teams

| Country | Team |
| Argentina | Atenas (2nd) |
| Argentina | Obras Sanitarias (WC) |
| Bolivia | Amistad |
| Brazil | Flamengo (2nd) |
| Brazil | Pinheiros (WC) |
| Brazil | Brasília (1st) |
| Chile | Boston College |
| Colombia | Orgullo Paisa |
| Ecuador | UTE |
| Uruguay | Biguá (WC) |
| Uruguay | Malvín (2nd) |
| Venezuela | Centauros de Apure |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Obras Sanitarias | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advances to second stage |
| 2 | Pinheiros | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to second stage |
| 3 | Biguá | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Orgullo Paisa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
* 6 October 2011 17:30
* Report
| Club Biguá | 59–87 | Obras Sanitarias |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 12–19, 16–14, 18–32 |||
| Pts: Taboada 14 Rebs: Humphrey 7 Asts: García Morales 5 | | Pts: Elsener 16 Rebs: Field 10 Asts: Osimani 4 |
* Ginásio Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim, São Paulo, Brazil
* 6 October 2011 20:00
* Report
| Pinheiros | 90–65 | Orgullo Paisa |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 21–7, 26–14, 21–23 |||
| Pts: Shamell 23 Rebs: Di Pacce Dos Santos 11 Asts: 3 players 5 | | Pts: Flores Salas 22 Rebs: Flores Salas 8 Asts: Guillen Ecker 4 |
* Ginásio Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim, São Paulo, Brazil
* 7 October 2011 17:30
* Report
| Obras Sanitarias | 92–62 | Orgullo Paisa |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 23–12, 17–29, 28–10 |||
| Pts: Mázzaro 21 Rebs: Espinoza 7 Asts: Mázzaro 7 | | Pts: Flores Salas 16 Rebs: Flores Salas 9 Asts: Guillen Ecker 5 |
* Ginásio Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim, São Paulo, Brazil
* 7 October 2011 20:00
* Report
| Pinheiros | 99–76 | Club Biguá |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 26–17, 29–16, 25–20 |||
| Pts: Vinicius 25 Rebs: Fiorotto, Olivinha 7 Asts: Figueroa 6 | | Pts: García Morales 18 Rebs: Humphrey 6 Asts: Vidal Casaretto 4 |
* Ginásio Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim, São Paulo, Brazil
* 8 October 2011 17:30
* Report
| Club Biguá | 96–90 | Orgullo Paisa |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 28–20, 23–17, 24–25 |||
| Pts: García Morales 23 Rebs: Calfani, Humphrey 5 Asts: Taboada, Vidal Casaretto 4 | | Pts: Guillen Ecker 24 Rebs: Guillen Ecker 7 Asts: Guillen Ecker, Ortiz 4 |
* Ginásio Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim, São Paulo, Brazil
* 8 October 2011 20:00
* Report
| Pinheiros | 80–82 | Obras Sanitarias |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 19–23, 8–22, 28–20 |||
| Pts: Shamell 18 Rebs: Olivinha 12 Asts: Figueroa 7 | | Pts: Gutiérrez, Maye 18 Rebs: Gutiérrez 12 Asts: Osimani 5 |
* Ginásio Poliesportivo Henrique Villaboim, São Paulo, Brazil

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malvín | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advances to second stage |
| 2 | Brasília | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to second stage |
| 3 | Centauros de Apure | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Amistad | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
* 13 October 2011 17:30
* Report
| Brasília | 71–70 | Centauros |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 18–12, 22–27, 13–15 |||
| Pts: Ribeiro 21 Rebs: Giovannoni 13 Asts: Welington 14 | | Pts: Elliott 16 Rebs: Broxsie 8 Asts: Cobos 2 |
* Gimnasio Juan Fco. Canil, Montevideo, Uruguay
* 13 October 2011 21:30
* Report
| Club Malvín | 90–70 | Amistad |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 17–14, 34–16, 14–23 |||
| Pts: Martinez 21 Rebs: Myles 11 Asts: Jeffries 8 | | Pts: Myvett 22 Rebs: Myvett 11 Asts: Acosta 7 |
* Gimnasio Juan Fco. Canil, Montevideo, Uruguay
* 14 October 2011 20:00
* Report
| Amistad | 59–121 | Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 3–33, 25–25, 13–29, 18–34 |||
| Pts: Sandoval 18 Rebs: Myvett, Devaughn 6 Asts: Myvett 4 | | Pts: Oliveira 28 Rebs: Reis 10 Asts: Vieira 12 |
* Gimnasio Juan Fco. Canil, Montevideo, Uruguay
* 14 October 2011 22:15
* Report
| Centauros | 69–71 | Club Malvín |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–16, 10–16, 29–25, 21–14 |||
| Pts: Romero 16 Rebs: Romero 9 Asts: Centeno 3 | | Pts: Borsellino, Martínez 16 Rebs: Smith 11 Asts: Martínez, Fitipaldo 5 |
* Gimnasio Juan Fco. Canil, Montevideo, Uruguay
* 15 October 2011 19:15
* Report
| Amistad | 65–104 | Centauros |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 18–29, 16–34, 17–19 |||
| Pts: Devaughn 21 Rebs: Devaughn 9 Asts: Romero 6 | | Pts: Romero 24 Rebs: Romero 14 Asts: Farías 13 |
* Gimnasio Juan Fco. Canil, Montevideo, Uruguay
* 15 October 2011 21:30
* Report
| Club Malvín | 87–85 | Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 22–21, 18–20, 33–27 |||
| Pts: Martinez 26 Rebs: Smith, Newsome 10 Asts: Martínez 8 | | Pts: Welington 18 Rebs: Giovannoni 8 Asts: Welington 8 |
* Gimnasio Juan Fco. Canil, Montevideo, Uruguay

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Atenas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to second stage |
| 2 | Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to second stage |
| 3 | UTE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Boston College | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
* 3 November 2011 19:30
* Report
| Flamengo | 109–77 | U.T.E |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 22–15, 28–22, 29–19 |||
| Pts: Barbosa 22 Rebs: Kammerichs 11 Asts: Machado 6 | | Pts: Smith 24 Rebs: Smith 9 Asts: Cárdenas 5 |
* Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti, Córdoba, Argentina
* 3 November 2011 21:30
* Report
| Atenas | 73–78 | Boston College |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 21–14, 13–22, 24–16 |||
| Pts: Hayes 13 Rebs: Garcés 6 Asts: Sucatzky, Lábaque 4 | | Pts: Carrasco 20 Rebs: Smith 9 Asts: Lara 2 |
* Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti, Córdoba, Argentina
* 4 November 2011 19:30
* Report
| Boston College | 44–97 | Flamengo |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–26, 9–22, 13–22, 12–27 |||
| Pts: Shipley 10 Rebs: Smith 6 Asts: Rivera, Hernandez 1 | | Pts: Jackson Jr 26 Rebs: Silveira, Kammerichs 11 Asts: Barbosa 5 |
* Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti, Córdoba, Argentina
* 4 November 2011 21:30
* Report
| U.T.E | 82–120 | Atenas |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–33, 17–30, 23–28, 20–29 |||
| Pts: Danridge 23 Rebs: Fleming 6 Asts: 3 players 2 | | Pts: Rivero 17 Rebs: Garces 9 Asts: Lábaque 10 |
* Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti, Córdoba, Argentina
* 5 November 2011 17:00
* Report
| Boston College | 92–101 | U.T.E |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 13–20, 21–23, 34–32 |||
| Pts: Carrasco 28 Rebs: Valencia 7 Asts: Carrasco 4 | | Pts: Danridge 31 Rebs: García, Smith 6 Asts: Cárdenas 4 |
* Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti, Córdoba, Argentina
* 5 November 2011 19:00
* Report
| Atenas | 83–74 | Flamengo |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 18–17, 24–26, 23–9 |||
| Pts: Hayes 15 Rebs: Garcés 9 Asts: Lescano, Sucatzky 4 | | Pts: Machado 25 Rebs: Kammerichs 10 Asts: Jackson Jr 4 |
* Polideportivo Municipal Carlos Cerutti, Córdoba, Argentina

## Second stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pinheiros | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to semifinals |
| 2 | Atenas | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Advances to semifinals |
| 3 | Flamengo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
* 1 February 2012 19:30
* Report
| Flamengo | 59–74 | Pinheiros |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 12–16, 15–23, 20–23 |||
| Pts: Machado 16 Rebs: Kammerichs 15 Asts: Kammerichs 4 | | Pts: Marquinhos, Olivinha 12 Rebs: Marquinhos 10 Asts: Figueroa, Shamell 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* 2 February 2012 20:00
* Report
| Atenas | 65–63 | Pinheiros |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 9–14, 20–23, 17–15 |||
| Pts: Melvin 17 Rebs: Melvin 11 Asts: Melvin 10 | | Pts: Olivinha 19 Rebs: Olivinha 11 Asts: Marquinhos 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* 3 February 2012 19:30
* Report
| Atenas | 68–71 | Flamengo |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 14–13, 17–23, 24–17 |||
| Pts: Melvin 22 Rebs: Gerlero 10 Asts: Lábaque 8 | | Pts: Kammerichs 20 Rebs: Kammerichs 11 Asts: Kammerichs 5 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Obras Sanitarias | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advances to semifinals |
| 2 | Brasília | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Advances to semifinals |
| 3 | Malvín | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
* 1 February 2012 22:00
* Report
| Obras Sanitarias | 89–59 | Malvín |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 19–11, 30–14, 19–20 |||
| Pts: Fells, Mázzaro 15 Rebs: Elsener, Espinoza 5 Asts: Osimani 4 | | Pts: Borsellino 13 Rebs: Borsellino 10 Asts: Borsellino 3 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* 2 February 2012 19:30
* Report
| Malvín | 68–77 | Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 11–14, 8–26, 32–16 |||
| Pts: Frost 16 Rebs: Frost 12 Asts: Jeffries 3 | | Pts: Belchor Silva 23 Rebs: Belchor Silva 7 Asts: Welington 10 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* 3 February 2012 19:30
* Report
| Obras Sanitarias | 73–51 | Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 22–17, 11–15, 22–5 |||
| Pts: Field 18 Rebs: Espinoza 7 Asts: Five players 2 | | Pts: Belchor Silva, Garcia 8 Rebs: Rodrigues Reis, Santos Cipriano 10 Asts: Santos Cipriano 2 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina

## Final stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Finals | Grand Finals |
| Pinheiros | 60 |
| Brasília | 55 | | |
| Brasília | 55 | Pinheiros | 73 |
| | | Obras Sanitarias | 88 |
| Obras Sanitarias | 68 | Obras Sanitarias | 88 |
| Atenas | 58 | | |
| Atenas | 58 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Brasília | 76 |
| | | Atenas | 74 |

### Semifinals

* 4 February 2012 19:00
* Report
| Pinheiros | 60–55 | Brasília |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 12–13, 17–14, 18–16 |||
| Pts: Marquinhos 16 Rebs: Marquinhos 11 Asts: Marquinhos, Paulinho 3 | | Pts: Welington 22 Rebs: Tisher 9 Asts: Belchor Silva 2 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* 4 February 2012 21:00
* Report
| Obras Sanitarias | 68–58 | Atenas |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 9–19, 23–10, 20–17 |||
| Pts: Washam 23 Rebs: Fells, Gutiérrez 9 Asts: Osimani 5 | | Pts: Gerlero, Melvin 13 Rebs: Melvin 13 Asts: Lescano, Sucatzky 3 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina

### Third place match

* 5 February 2012 19:30
* Report
| Brasília | 76–74 | Atenas |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 21–19, 22–18, 19–13 |||
| Pts: Garcia 22 Rebs: Santos Cipriano 12 Asts: Santos Cipriano, Welington 3 | | Pts: Lescano 16 Rebs: Humphrey 9 Asts: Sucatzky 6 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina

### Grand Final

* 5 February 2012 22:00
* Report
| Pinheiros | 73–88 | Obras Sanitarias |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 9–19, 25–25, 17–18 |||
| Pts: Marquinhos 18 Rebs: Marquinhos 6 Asts: Pires 3 | | Pts: Washam 23 Rebs: Field, Gutiérrez 9 Asts: Three players 2 |
* Estadio Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina