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 30041 4
 Dominican Republic 3 0 3 190 296106 3
6 August
15:00
Cuba  9639  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 49–22, 47–17
6 August
21:00
United States  10168  Argentina
7 August
18:00
United States  9958  Dominican Republic
Scoring by half: 52–32, 47–36
7 August
Cuba  10690  Argentina
8 August
18:00
Argentina  10193  Dominican Republic
8 August
22:00
Cuba  7877  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 24491 4
 Mexico 3 0 3 196 23539 3
6 August
17:00
Canada  7337  Peru
Scoring by half: 33–24, 40–13
6 August
19:00
Brazil  9373  Mexico
Scoring by half: 52–39, 41–34
7 August
16:00
Canada  8264  Mexico
Scoring by half: 44–30, 38–34
7 August
20:00
Brazil  11255  Peru
Scoring by half: 48–33, 64–22
8 August
16:00
Peru  6059 (OT)  Mexico
Scoring by half: 29–22, 27–34 Overtime: 4–3
8 August
20:00
Brazil  8058  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 2557 5
 United States 3 1 2 250 236+14 4
 Canada 3 0 3 214 28066 3
10 August
20:00
Brazil  9972  Canada
Scoring by half: 48–35, 51–37
10 August
22:00
Cuba  7167  United States
11 August
20:00
Brazil  11689  Cuba
Scoring by half: 61–65, 55–24
11 August
22:00
United States  9370  Canada
12 August
16:00
Cuba  8072  Canada
12 August
18:00
Brazil  9590  United States
Scoring by half: 28–26, 77–74

Third place

13 August
13:30
Canada  7163  United States
Scoring by half: 28–26, 43–37

Final

13 August
15:30
Cuba  8784  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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