2012 South American Basketball Championship

The 2012 South American Basketball Championship was the 45th edition of the South American Basketball Championship. Eight teams participated in the competition, held in Resistencia, Chaco Province, Argentina, from 18 to 22 June 2012 at the Stadium of Club Atlético Sarmiento.^[1] Brazil were the defending champions.^[1] The top five teams qualified for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship, which also served as the FIBA Americas' qualifier for the 2014 Basketball World Cup.

2012 South American Basketball Championship

45th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
City	Resistencia
Dates	18–22 June
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (13th title)
Runners-up	Venezuela
Third place	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
MVP	Leonardo Gutiérrez
Official website
www.fiba.basketball/history
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Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	265	219	+46	6	Semifinals
2	Venezuela	3	2	1	274	217	+57	5
3	Chile	3	1	2	201	240	−39	4	5th place match
4	Colombia	3	0	3	200	264	−64	3

Source: FIBA

June 18 14:00

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Venezuela	86–61	Chile
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 25–10, 21–23, 20–11
Pts: Romero 17 Rebs: G. Vásquez 6 Asts: G. Vásquez 5		Pts: Carrasco 16 Rebs: Arteaga, Isla 4 Asts: Carrasco 3

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June 18 22:00

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Colombia	68–87	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 19–26, 11–23, 21–18
Pts: Ortiz 17 Rebs: Pérez 9 Asts: Aragón 4		Pts: Campazzo 20 Rebs: J. Gutiérrez, Mata 6 Asts: Fernández, Laprovíttola 6

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June 19 14:30

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Chile	76–66	Colombia
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 20–11, 19–17, 18–23
Pts: Carrasco 17 Rebs: Isla 12 Asts: Carrasco 5		Pts: Guevara 18 Rebs: Guevara 14 Asts: Bacci, Ortiz 2

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June 19 22:00

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Argentina	90–87	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 23–22, 20–14, 26–25
Pts: L. Gutiérrez 18 Rebs: Mata 7 Asts: Laprovíttola 6		Pts: G. Vásquez 26 Rebs: J. Vargas 5 Asts: G. Vargas, G. Vásquez 3

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June 20 14:30

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Colombia	66–101	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 10–31, 21–24, 24–25, 11–21
Pts: Pérez 21 Rebs: Pérez 8 Asts: Contreras 3		Pts: J. Vargas 14 Rebs: Echenique 9 Asts: G. Vásquez, Zamora 5

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June 20 19:30

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Argentina	88–64	Chile
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 24–14, 19–17, 21–18
Pts: J. Gutiérrez 26 Rebs: Delía 10 Asts: Laprovíttola 6		Pts: Arteaga 17 Rebs: Carrasco 7 Asts: Sepúlveda 4

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	239	182	+57	6	Semifinals
2	Uruguay	3	2	1	277	183	+94	5
3	Paraguay	3	1	2	214	211	+3	4	5th place match
4	Bolivia	3	0	3	144	298	−154	3

Source: FIBA

June 18 16:15

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Uruguay	122–36	Bolivia
Scoring by quarter: 36–5, 23–11, 35–10, 28–10
Pts: Fitipaldo 20 Rebs: Calfani 8 Asts: Osimani 6		Pts: Mendoza 12 Rebs: Camargo 6 Asts: three players 2

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June 18 18:30

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Paraguay	63–67	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 18–17, 15–23, 15–12
Pts: Araujo 20 Rebs: Zanotti 7 Asts: Pérez, Martínez 5		Pts: Benite 21 Rebs: Lima 9 Asts: dos Santos 4

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June 19 17:00

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Bolivia	62–81	Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 12–34, 17–21, 16–11
Pts: Camargo 16 Rebs: Camargo 8 Asts: Mendoza 4		Pts: Mellone 15 Rebs: Fabio 9 Asts: Pérez 4

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June 19 19:30

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Brazil	77–73	Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 16–15, 25–17, 20–30
Pts: dos Santos 23 Rebs: Felício 7 Asts: Benite, Belchior 3		Pts: García Morales 21 Rebs: Aguiar 6 Asts: Barrera 4

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June 20 17:00

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Brazil	95–46	Bolivia
Scoring by quarter: 24–7, 25–11, 27–14, 19–14
Pts: Benite, Reis 17 Rebs: Reis 9 Asts: Corazza Neto 6		Pts: Cadario 20 Rebs: Camargo 6 Asts: Camargo 3

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June 20 22:00

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Paraguay	70–82	Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 19–26, 21–19, 21–15
Pts: Araujo 23 Rebs: Araujo, Fabio 6 Asts: Martínez 3		Pts: Izaguirre 19 Rebs: Granger 10 Asts: Granger 6

Knockout round

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	June 21 – Resistencia
	Brazil	70
					June 22 – Resistencia
	Venezuela	86
					Venezuela	56
	June 21 – Resistencia
					Argentina	79
	Argentina	88
	Uruguay	81
					Third place match
					June 22 – Resistencia
					Brazil	68
					Uruguay	80

	Fifth place match
	June 21 – Resistencia
	Chile	88
	Paraguay	93

Fifth place match

June 21 17:00

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Chile	88–93	Paraguay
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 24–22, 23–23, 20–30
Pts: Arteaga 27 Rebs: Bravo, Isla 6 Asts: Carrasco 7		Pts: Araujo 22 Rebs: Ortiz 10 Asts: Martínez 9

Semifinals

June 21 19:30

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Brazil	70–86	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 18–19, 17–26, 20–21
Pts: Benite 20 Rebs: Souza 12 Asts: dos Santos 6		Pts: Cubillan, Sucre 21 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: G. Vásquez 8

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June 21 22:00

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Argentina	88–81	Uruguay
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 22–19, 20–16, 20–28
Pts: L. Gutiérrez 18 Rebs: Mata 10 Asts: L. Gutiérrez 4		Pts: Granger 26 Rebs: Granger 9 Asts: García Morales 4

Third place match

June 22 19:30

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Uruguay	80–68	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 17–18, 19–7, 26–26
Pts: Aguiar 21 Rebs: Izaguirre 7 Asts: Osimani 3		Pts: Benite 18 Rebs: Lima 6 Asts: dos Santos 7

Final

June 22 22:00

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Venezuela	56–79	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 9–20, 14–20, 17–21
Pts: Romero 12 Rebs: G. Vargas, J. Vargas 5 Asts: G. Vásquez 3		Pts: Campazzo 15 Rebs: Mata 7 Asts: Laprovíttola 6

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	Argentina	5–0
	Venezuela	3–2
	Uruguay	3–2
4th	Brazil	3–2
5th	Paraguay	2–2
6th	Chile	1–3
7th	Bolivia	0–3
	Colombia	0–3

Qualified for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship