1995 FIBA Americas Championship for Women

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.

FIBA Americas Cup
for Women 1995
3rd FIBA American Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationCanada
DatesJune 22–29
Teams5
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Canada
(1st title)
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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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Cuba90
 
 
 
 Argentina32
 
 Cuba73
 
 
 
 Canada80
 
 Canada70
 
 
 Puerto Rico41
 

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
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