1995 FIBA Americas Championship for Women

FIBA Americas Cup for Women 1995
3rd FIBA American Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Canada
Dates	June 22–29
Teams	5
Venues	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Canada (1st title)
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The 1995 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the third FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, granting berths to the champion and runner-up. It was held in Canada between June 22 and June 29, 1995. Five national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Hamilton hosted the tournament. Canada won their first title after defeating hosts Cuba in the final.

Format

• The preliminary stage consisted of a single round-robin group. The top four teams advanced to the knockout semifinals, where the winners qualified directly to the 1996 Summer Olympics. The winners from the semifinals competed for the championship. There was no third place game.

First round

Advanced to the semifinals

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Cuba	4	4	0	383	228	+155	8
Canada	4	3	1	353	213	+140	7
Puerto Rico	4	2	2	229	303	−74	6
Argentina	4	1	3	214	307	−93	5
Chile	4	0	4	209	337	−128	4

Argentina	48–67	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 25–25, 23–42

Chile	42–91	Canada
Scoring by half: 20–44, 22–47

Cuba	94–61	Argentina
Scoring by half: 50–21, 44–40

Puerto Rico	46–97	Canada
Scoring by half: 28–42, 18–55

Argentina	66–64	Chile
Scoring by half: 39–36, 27–28

Puerto Rico	43–96	Cuba
Scoring by half: 24–44, 19–52

Chile	62–73	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 27–32, 35–41

Canada	83–86	Cuba
Scoring by half: 43–48, 40–38

Canada	82–39	Argentina
Scoring by half: 39–25, 43–14

Cuba	107–41	Chile
Scoring by half: 62–17, 45–24

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Cuba	90
	Argentina	32
					Cuba	73
					Canada	80
	Canada	70
	Puerto Rico	41

Semifinals

Cuba	90–32	Argentina
Scoring by half: 42–12, 48–20

Canada	70–41	Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 33–19, 37–22

Final

Cuba	73–80	Canada
Scoring by half: 45–32, 28–48

Final standings

Qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics

Rank	Team	Record
	Canada	5–1
	Cuba	5–1
	Puerto Rico	2–3
4	Argentina	1–4
5	Chile	0–4

External links

• 1995 American Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, FIBA.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.