Oceania Basketball Championship 1993

Oceania Basketball Championship 1993
11th Oceania Basketball Championship
Number of nations	3
Oceania Champion	Australia (11th title)
venue	Auckland
Opening game	June 7, 1993
Endgame	June 10, 1993
Games	4th
Basket points	649   (∅: 162.25 per game)

The 1993 Oceania Basketball Championship , the eleventh Oceania Basketball Championship , took place between June 7 and 10, 1993 in Auckland , New Zealand , which hosted the championship for the sixth time. The winner was the national team of Australia , which won the title for the eleventh time. In the final, New Zealand was narrowly beaten. For the second time, besides Australia and New Zealand, another team took part in the tournament. For the West Samoa national team it was the first participation in the tournament.

Participating teams

 Australia New Zealand Western Samoa
 
 

mode

Initially, the game was played in a group stage. Each team played against each other once, so that each team played exactly two games (a total of three games were played). There were two points for each win and one point for a defeat. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided . The two teams with the best points moved into the final and played for the tournament victory.

Results

Group stage

placement	team	Points	G	V	baskets	Diff
1	Australia	4th	2	0	197: 137	+60
2	New Zealand	3	1	1	157: 153	+4
3	Western Samoa	2	0	2	131: 195	−64

June 7, 1993		New Zealand	92  - 59	Western Samoa
		Points per half: 41:36  , 51:23  .

June 8, 1993		Australia	94  - 65	New Zealand
		Points per half: 41:21  , 53:44  .

June 9, 1993		Australia	103  - 72	Western Samoa
		Points per half-time: 55  : 29, 48  : 43rd

final

June 10, 1993		Australia	86  - 78	New Zealand
		Points per half: 42:32  , 44:46 .

Champion Australia

Eleventh championship

Final placement

rank	team
1	Australia
2	New Zealand
3	Western Samoa

Australia qualified by winning the final for the 1994 World Basketball Championship in Canada .

Web links

• 1993 Oceanian Championship for Men - competition page in the FIBA archive ( English )