Basketball at the 1951 Pan American Games
# Basketball at the 1951 Pan American Games

The men's basketball tournament at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Luna Park in Buenos Aires, from February 28 to March 8, 1951.

## Participating nations

| Argentina  Brazil  Chile  Cuba  Colombia | Ecuador  Mexico  Panama  Paraguay  United States |
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## Matches

* 2 March
* Report

| United States | 77–59 | Cuba |
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* Luna Park, Buenos Aires
* 2 March
* Report

| Argentina | 58–47 | Brazil |
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* Luna Park, Buenos Aires
* 4 March
* Report

| United States | 90–55 | Panama |
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* Luna Park, Buenos Aires
* 4 March
* Report

| Argentina | 72–56 | Cuba |
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* Luna Park, Buenos Aires
* 4 March
* Report

| Brazil | 58–39 | Chile |
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* Luna Park, Buenos Aires
* 5 March
* Report

| United States | 69–50 | Chile |
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| Scoring by half: 79–41 |||

* Luna Park, Buenos Aires
* 5 March
* Report

| Brazil | 57–46 | Cuba |
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* Luna Park, Buenos Aires
* 5 March
* Report

| Argentina | 65–54 | Panama |
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* Luna Park, Buenos Aires
* 6 March
* Report

| Cuba | 73–67 | Panama |
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* Luna Park, Buenos Aires
* 6 March
* Report

| United States | 74–42 | Brazil |
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* Luna Park, Buenos Aires
* 6 March
* Report

| Argentina | 54–47 | Chile |
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* Luna Park, Buenos Aires
* 6 March
* Report

| Panama | 70–51 | Brazil |
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* Luna Park, Buenos Aires
* 8 March
* Report

| Argentina | 51–57 | United States |
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| Scoring by half: 23–29 |||

* Luna Park, Buenos Aires

## Final ranking

| Rank. | Team |
| - | - |
| 1. | United States |
| 2. | Argentina |
| 3. | Brazil |
| 4. | Cuba |
| 5. | Chile |
| 6. | Panama |
| 7. | Paraguay |
| 8. | Mexico |
| 9. | Ecuador |
| 10. | Colombia |

## Awards

* 1951 Pan American Games winners
* United States First title
