1942 South American Basketball Championship

South America 1942 Chile 7-17 March 5 1 1 Argentina 4 1941 1943 The 1942 South American Basketball Championship was the 10th edition of this tournament. It was held in Santiago, Chile and won by the Argentina national basketball team. It was the first time since the 1935 championship that the host had not won the competition. 5 teams competed despite the World War that was under way. Final rankings ARG URU CHI BRA ECU Results Preliminary round Each team played the other four teams once, for a total of four games played by each team and 10 overall in the preliminary round. The tie for third place was resolved by head-to-head results, with Chile taking the bronze medal as they beat Brazil. As Argentina and Uruguay were tied for first place, a final game to determine the championship was required. RankTeamPtsWLPFPADiff =1 ARG731235169+66 =1 URU731149121+28 3 CHI622181202-21 4 BRA622173170+3 5 ECU404169245-76 Argentina32 - 37UruguayArgentina65 - 44ChileArgentina44 - 29BrazilArgentina94 - 59EcuadorUruguay43 - 29ChileUruguay33 - 36BrazilUruguay36 - 24EcuadorChile53 - 48BrazilChile55 - 46EcuadorBrazil60 - 40Ecuador Final Argentina and Uruguay played a final matchup after each finishing 3-1 in the preliminary round. Uruguay had won the preliminary meeting between the two, but Argentina proved victorious in the rematch to take the gold medal. Argentina52 - 47Uruguay External links FIBA.com archive for SAC1942 1942 S B South American Basketball Championship Category:Sports competitions in Santiago, Chile Champ Category:1940s in Santiago, Chile South American Basketball Championship