1949 South American Basketball Championship

International basketball competition

1949 South American Basketball Championship14th South American Basketball Championship

Tournament details
Host country| Paraguay
Dates| 21 April - 7 May
Teams| 6
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Uruguay (5th title)

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The 1949 South American Basketball Championship was the 14th edition of this regional tournament. It was held in Asunción, Paraguay and won by the Uruguay national basketball team. 6 teams competed.

## Final rankings

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1. Uruguay
2. Brazil
3. Chile
4. Peru
5. Argentina
6. Paraguay

## Results

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Each team played the other five teams once, for a total of five games played by each team and 15 overall in the preliminary round. Ties in the standings were broken by head-to-head results, as only a tie for first would have resulted in a final match.

Rank  | Team  | Pts  | W  | L  | PF  | PA  | Diff

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1 |  Uruguay | 10 | 5 | 0 | 161 | 134 | +27
2 |  Brazil | 8 | 3 | 2 | 188 | 178 | +10
3 |  Chile | 8 | 3 | 2 | 179 | 174 | +5
4 |  Peru | 7 | 2 | 3 | 178 | 162 | +16
5 |  Argentina | 7 | 2 | 3 | 188 | 187 | +1
6 |  Paraguay | 5 | 0 | 5 | 134 | 193 | -59
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Uruguay | 34 - 26 | Brazil
Uruguay | 35 - 34 | Chile
Uruguay | 32 - 21 | Peru
Uruguay | 35 - 34 | Argentina
Uruguay | 25 - 19 | Paraguay
Brazil | 40 - 31 | Chile
Brazil | 32 - 30 | Peru
Brazil  | 40 - 48 | Argentina
Brazil | 50 - 35 | Paraguay
Chile | 41 - 35 | Peru
Chile | 47 - 40 | Argentina
Chile | 26 - 24 | Paraguay
Peru | 37 - 29 | Argentina
Peru | 55 - 28 | Paraguay
Argentina | 37 - 28 | Paraguay

## External links

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* FIBA.com archive for SAC1949

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