| FINAL STANDINGS 1. Brazil 2. United States 3. Puerto Rico 4. Mexico 5. CANADA 6. Panama 7. Uruguay 8. Venezuela 9. Argentina 10. Virgin Islands | CANADIANS Norman Clarke (Maypen, Jamaica) Cord Clemens John Hatch (Calgary, Alta.) Alan Kristmanson (Vancouver, B.C.) Barry Mungar (Ottawa, Ont.) Eli Pasquale (Sudbury, Ont.) Romel Raffin (Toronto, Ont.) Tony Simms (Kingston, Jamaica) Karl Tilleman (Ogden, Utah) Jay Triano (Tillsonburg, Ont.) Dwight Walton (Montreal, Que.) Wayne Yearwood (Montreal, Que.) Jack Donohue – coach Steve Konchalski – assistant Doc Ryan – assistant |
| POOL A | USA | VEN | PAN | MEX | ARG | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 109-74 | 91-63 | 105-73 | 85-58 | (4-0) | ||
| Venezuela | 109-74 | —– | 82-79 | 87-84 | 78-71 | (3-1) | ||
| Panama | 91-63 | 79-82 | —– | 86-80 | 74-62 | (2-2) | ||
| Mexico | 105-73 | 84-87 | 80-86 | —– | 96-85 | (1-3) | ||
| Argentina | 85-58 | 71-78 | 62-74 | 85-96 | —– | (0-4) | ||
| POOL B | BRZ | PUR | CAN | VGI | URU | Record | ||
| Brazil | —– | 100-99 | 88-91 | 103-98 | 110-79 | (3-1) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 99-100 | —– | 86-85 | 100-79 | 85-72 | (3-1) | ||
| Canada | 91-88 | 85-86 | —– | 92-78 | 88-73 | (3-1) | ||
| Virgin Islands | 98-103 | 79-100 | 78-92 | —– | 72-73 | (0-4) | ||
| Uruguay | 79-110 | 72-85 | 73-88 | 73-72 | —– | (1-3) | ||
| QFs | Mexico 110 Canada 101 | |
| QFs | United States 105 Uruguay 81 | |
| QFs | Puerto Rico 78 Panama 77 | |
| QFs | Brazil 131 Venezuela 84 | |
| 5-8th | Canada 90 Venezuela 86 | |
| 5-8th | Panama 87 Uruguay 81 | |
| Semi | United States 80 Puerto Rico 75 | |
| Semi | Brazil 137 Mexico 116 | |
| 9th | Argentina 101 Virgin Islands 90 | |
| 7th | Uruguay 87 Venezuela 73 | |
| 5th | Canada 120 Panama 118 | |
| Bronze | Puerto Rico 102 Mexico 100 | |
| Final | Brazil 120 United States 115 |
Canada opened with an 88-73 win over Uruguay on the powerful inside play of 6-9 Barry Mungar and timely buckets by forward Dwight Walton. Canada trailed only once, at 47-46 early in the second half as the Uruguayans refused to quit, rallying from 10- and 11-point deficits. But Walton came off the bench and shut down Uruguay star Hubert Nunez, who’d been toying with John Hatch. Walton put the body on Nunez and slowed him down, while added 7 of his 11 points down the stretch. “I put Dwight in to rebound,” said coach Jack Donohue. “He can jump out of this building. Also, I put him in because he’s the only guy on the team uglier than I am.” After the Uruguayans rallied to within 65-63 with 5:35 to play, Canada took command with its transition offence. Canada had taken an early 9-2 lead, forcing the Uruguayans to play catch up all the way, while dealing with the muscular Mungar, who dominated in the paint, forcing the Uruguayans to squabble over how to defend him. “They couldn’t deny me the ball,” Mungar said. “I had no trouble getting it. Unfortunately, I was missing a lot of easy shots. But we were getting the offensive rebounds, so it didn’t really matter.” Most of that offensive boardwork was done by Walton, who nabbed 6 his 11 boards on the offensive glass. “The international game suits me,” said Walton. “My game is to get physical and rebound, and they let you get away with a lot out there.” Indeed, there were several dust-ups, including a shoving match between Walton and Uruguayan forward Adolfo Medrick. Donohue said his troops didn’t know what to expect. “We went in with as little preparation as we’ve ever had for a game. We scouted Uruguay last winter but they’ve had drastic roster changes since then.” Mungar and Jay Triano each scored 21 to pace Canada. John Hatch added 19 and 9 boards. Medrick led Uruguay with 19. Nunez added 16, mostly by slipping away from Hatch for quick back-door layups or alley-oops.”
In their second game, Puerto Rico nipped Canada 86-85 in overtime as Angel Cruz, who’d forced the extra session with a running one-hander with three seconds left to play in regulation, scoring the winning hoop with 29 seconds on the clock. Canada missed a long bomb that would have broken the 74-74 tie and won it in regulation. There were 10 lead changes in overtime. Canada had taken an 85-84 lead with 39 seconds on the clock on a trey by Karl Tilleman. After Cruz hit the winner, Canada had a chance to escape but Jay Triano missed a jumper and Norman Clarke grabbed the rebound and bounced it off the backboard. Jay Triano scored 28 for Canada. John Hatch added 19. Ortiz paced Puerto Rico with 30. Jerome Mincy added 20.
Canada defeated Brazil 91-88 as John Hatch scored 20, Jay Triano 17 and Tony Simms 16. Souza paced Brazil with 30. Schmidt added 22.
Canada advances to quarterfinals and got clocked 110-101 by Mexico in a stunning upset. The Mexicans were (1-3) in round-robin play but took it to the overconfident Canadians. Forward John Hatch said the squad played as if they’d had it won. “As much as we drilled it into our heads that Mexico is a tough team, we were looking past them to our next game.” Sanchez paced Mexico with 25. Arroyos added 23. Jay Triano led Canada with 24.
In the 5-8th semis, Canada defeated Venezuela 90-86 as Tony Simms scored 25. John Hatch added 18. Herrera paced Venezuela with 20.
In fifth place match, Canada prevails over Puerto Rico 120-118 in double-overtime as Jay Triano scores 26 and Karl Tilleman 24. Galvez leads Puerto Rico with 26. Malcolm adds 26.