South American Basketball Championship 1973

South American Basketball Championship 1973
25th South American Basketball Championship
Number of nations	8th
South American champions	Brazil 1968 Brazil (9th title)
venue	Colombia Bogotá
Opening game	July 26, 1973
Endgame	7th August 1973
Games	28
Basket points	4157 (∅: 148.46 per game)

The 1973 South American Basketball Championship , the 25th South American Basketball Championship , took place between July 26 and August 7, 1973 in Bogotá , Colombia , which was the second time the championship was held. The winner was the national team of Brazil , which won the title for the ninth time, for the second time in a row.

Final placement

Brazil 1968 Brazil
Argentina Argentina
Peru Peru
Uruguay Uruguay
Chile Chile
Colombia Colombia
Paraguay 1954 Paraguay
Ecuador Ecuador

Results

Each team played against each opponent once, so that each team played seven games (a total of 28 games took place). There were two points for each win and one point for a defeat. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided. The tie on points between Uruguay, Chile and Colombia was resolved by the basket ratio in relation to these three games, as Uruguay won against Colombia, Colombia against Chile and Chile against Uruguay. The team with the most points became South American champions in 1973.

placement	team	Points	G	V	baskets	Diff
1	Brazil 1968 Brazil	14th	7th	0	616: 429	+187
2	Argentina Argentina	13	6th	1	573: 461	+112
3	Peru Peru	12	5	2	534: 477	+57
4th	Uruguay Uruguay	10	3	4th	465: 484	−19
5	Chile Chile	10	3	4th	504: 513	−9
6th	Colombia Colombia	10	3	4th	520: 445	−37
7th	Paraguay 1954 Paraguay	8th	1	6th	471: 589	−118
8th	Ecuador Ecuador	7th	0	7th	474: 647	−173