| 1st FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Samoa |
| Dates | 19−24 November |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tahiti(1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Ariirimarau Meuel |
| Topscorer |  Alipate (39.2) |
| Toprebounds | Bain-Vete (13.2) |
| Topassists | Teriitemataua (4.4) |
| PPG (Team) | Samoa (95.4) |
| RPG (Team) | Samoa (52.6) |
| APG (Team) | Tahiti (16.8) |
| Official website | |
| 2018 FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup | |
2022 → | |
The2018FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Polynesia sub-zone ofFIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted bySamoa from 19 to 24 November 2018. Matches were played at the NUS Gymnasium.[1]
The tournament serves as qualifiers for the basketball events of the2019 Pacific Games inSamoa with three berths for Polynesia allocated for the top three teams, excludingSamoa, in this tournament.[2]
Tahiti swept its way throughout the tournament, sweeping the preliminaries and won their first-ever Polynesian Cup championship over the hostsSamoa in the Final, 77-73.[3] The finalists, along withTonga, who edgedAmerican Samoa in the Bronze Medal Match, 79-77, will representPolynesia in the men's basketball tournament of the2019 Pacific Games, which will be also held inSamoa.
American Samoa
Cook Islands Samoa(Hosts) Tahiti Tonga| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahiti | 4 | 4 | 0 | 374 | 259 | +115 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | Samoa(H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 404 | 310 | +94 | 7 | |
| 3 | American Samoa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 266 | 359 | −93 | 6 | Third place game |
| 4 | Tonga | 4 | 1 | 3 | 357 | 391 | −34 | 5 | |
| 5 | Cook Islands | 4 | 0 | 4 | 266 | 348 | −82 | 4 |
19 November 2018 13:00 |
| American Samoa | 72–67 | Cook Islands |
| Scoring by quarter:22–15, 11–18,24–22,15–12 | ||
| Pts:Lyn. Siu 23 Rebs:Tovale 8 Asts:Lyn. Siu 4 | Pts:Akania 20 Rebs:Heath 13 Asts:George 2 | |
NUS Gymnasium,Apia |
19 November 2018 17:00 |
| Samoa | 76–77 | Tahiti |
| Scoring by quarter:29–12, 11–20,16–13, 20–32 | ||
| Pts:Vaili 15 Rebs:McFarland 13 Asts:E. Tufuga,S. Tufuga 5 | Pts:Meuel 31 Rebs:Teriitemataua 9 Asts:Teriitemataua 9 | |
NUS Gymnasium,Apia |
20 November 2018 15:00 |
| Tonga | 70–71 | American Samoa |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 11–20,28–12, 19–20 | ||
| Pts:Paea 23 Rebs:Bain-Vete 14 Asts:Alipate 5 | Pts:Tovale 23 Rebs:Lyl. Siu 12 Asts:Lyn. Siu,Lyl. Siu 3 | |
NUS Gymnasium,Apia |
20 November 2018 19:00 |
| Cook Islands | 70–97 | Samoa |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 14–24, 15–15, 19–29 | ||
| Pts:Heath 24 Rebs:Heath 9 Asts:Heath 6 | Pts:S. Tufuga 32 Rebs:E. Tufuga 8 Asts:E. Tufuga,S. Tufuga 4 | |
NUS Gymnasium,Apia |
21 November 2018 17:00 |
| Tahiti | 102–80 | Tonga |
| Scoring by quarter:27–17,31–18,20–19, 24–26 | ||
| Pts:Meuel 40 Rebs:Meuel 10 Asts:Meuel,Teriitemataua 5 | Pts:Paea 30 Rebs:Bain-Vete 14 Asts:Alipate 5 | |
NUS Gymnasium,Apia |
21 November 2018 19:00 |
| American Samoa | 63–99 | Samoa |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–31, 20–27, 15–20, 15–21 | ||
| Pts:Tuimaseve 22 Rebs:Lyl. Siu 18 Asts:Lyn. Siu,Pa'Aga 2 | Pts:Paia 22 Rebs:Paia 11 Asts:S. Tufuga 5 | |
NUS Gymnasium,Apia |
22 November 2018 13:00 |
| Cook Islands | 43–72 | Tahiti |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–28,19–8, 9–20, 4–16 | ||
| Pts:Heath 14 Rebs:Heath 14 Asts:4 players 2 | Pts:Meuel 36 Rebs:Sommers 10 Asts:Sommers 6 | |
NUS Gymnasium,Apia |
22 November 2018 19:00 |
| Samoa | 132–100 | Tonga |
| Scoring by quarter:31–21, 27–27,34–20,40–32 | ||
| Pts:McFarland 30 Rebs:McFarland 14 Asts:McFarland,E. Tufuga 6 | Pts:Alipate 48 Rebs:Bain-Vete 11 Asts:Alipate 4 | |
NUS Gymnasium,Apia |
23 November 2018 15:00 |
| Tonga | 107–86 | Cook Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–30,33–14,31–18, 19–24 | ||
| Pts:Alipate 55 Rebs:Bain-Vete 14 Asts:Paea 7 | Pts:Akania 27 Rebs:Akania 11 Asts:Heath 5 | |
NUS Gymnasium,Apia |
23 November 2018 17:00 |
| Tahiti | 123–60 | American Samoa |
| Scoring by quarter:28–21,27–10,28–19,40–10 | ||
| Pts:Meuel 25 Rebs:Audouin 8 Asts:Audouin,Teriitemataua 4 | Pts:Lyn. Siu 22 Rebs:Lyn. Siu 10 Asts:Nimoa'I 3 | |
NUS Gymnasium,Apia |
24 November 2018 15:00 |
| American Samoa | 77–79 | Tonga |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20,23–13, 16–23,25–23 | ||
| Pts:Lyn. Siu 21 Rebs:Lyn. Siu 14 Asts:Lyl. Siu 2 | Pts:Alipate 46 Rebs:Bain-Vete 13 Asts:Alipate,Bain-Vete,Paea 3 | |
NUS Gymnasium,Apia |
24 November 2018 19:00 |
| Tahiti | 77–73 | Samoa |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–20,17–15,27–11, 19–27 | ||
| Pts:Meuel 23 Rebs:Sommers 9 Asts:Meuel 3 | Pts:S. Tufuga 22 Rebs:McFarland 15 Asts:McFarland 4 | |
NUS Gymnasium,Apia |
| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified for the2019 Pacific Games. |
| Qualified for the2019 Pacific Games as the hosts. |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 | Tahiti | 5–0 |
 | Samoa | 3–2 |
 | Tonga | 2–3 |
| 4 | American Samoa | 2–3 |
| 5 | Cook Islands | 0–4 |
| 2018 FIBA Polynesian champions |
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 Tahiti 1st title |