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1941 South American Basketball Championship

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1941 South American Basketball Championship
9th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates18 April – 26 May
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (3rd title)
1940
1942

The 1941 South American Basketball Championship was the 9th edition of this tournament. It was held in Mendoza, Argentina and won by the host, Argentina national basketball team. Six teams competed despite the World War that was then under way.

Final rankings

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  1.  Argentina
  2.  Peru
  3.  Uruguay
  4.  Chile
  5.  Brazil
  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 tournament.

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1  Argentina 10 5 0 233 129 +104
2  Peru 9 4 1 224 167 +57
3  Uruguay 8 3 2 206 151 +55
4  Chile 7 2 3 190 208 −18
5  Brazil 6 1 4 187 208 −21
6  Paraguay 5 0 5 144 321 −177
Argentina 32–17 Peru
Argentina 33–25 Uruguay
Argentina 51–32 Chile
Argentina 51–26 Brazil
Argentina 66–29 Paraguay
Peru 37–36 Uruguay
Peru 46–36 Chile
Peru 48–28 Brazil
Peru 76–35 Paraguay
Uruguay 48–27 Chile
Uruguay 32–30 Brazil
Uruguay 65–24 Paraguay
Chile 48–36 Brazil
Chile 47–27 Paraguay
Brazil 67–29 Paraguay
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