With preliminary round play concluding Sunday night, Argentina (4-0), Uruguay (3-1), Puerto Rico (1-3), Mexico (1-3) and Panama (1-3) finished first through fifth in Group A, while in Group B it was USA (4-0), Brazil (3-1), Canada (2-2), Venezuela (1-3) and the U.S. Virgin Islands (0-4) placing one through five.

Advancing into the second round were Argentina, Uruguay, Puerto Rico and Mexico from Group A, while the USA, Brazil, Canada and Venezuela advanced from Group B. Eliminated from the tournament were Panama and the U.S. Virgin Islands who finished fifth in their respective preliminary round groups.

The eight advancing teams from Group A and Group B will form a single second round group, carrying with them only the results obtained against teams advancing from the first round (meaning results for each team advancing from Group A against Panama and results for each team advancing team from Group B against the U.S. Virgin Islands will not count in second round standings).

In the second round, each team will play the four advancing teams from the other preliminary round group. In accordance with the standings after conclusion of the second round, the semifinals will be held on Sept. 1 and feature the No. 1 ranked team playing the No. 4 team, while the No. 2-ranked team will face the No. 3-ranked team. The finals will be played Sept. 2, with the losers in the semifinals playing in the bronze medal game for third and fourth places, and the semifinals winners playing in the gold medal game for first and second places.

The host USA team will open second round play Aug. 27 against Mexico 8:00 p.m. (all times are Las Vegas local times-PDT), then will meet Puerto Rico at 8:00 p.m. on Aug. 28, Uruguay at 8:00 p.m. on Aug. 29, and conclude second round play against 2004 Olympic champion Argentina on Aug. 30 at 9:00 p.m. Each of the USA's second round games will be televised live by ESPN2 and ESPN Classic, and shown tape delayed on NBA-TV.
One of FIBA's five zone Olympic qualifying tournaments, the FIBA Americas Championship 2007 will determine the two men's teams from the Americas zone who will earn qualifying berths for the 2008 Olympic Games scheduled for Aug. 8-24 in Beijing, China. The third, fourth and fifth place finishers will qualify for the 12-team 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament (July 7-13, 2008, at a site TBD) that will qualify the final three teams for the 2008 Olympics.

Single day session ticket packages for the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, which will allow fans to attend every game on a specific day, are priced $15 to $750 for second round days; $30 to $1500 for the Sept. 1 semifinals; and $50 to $3,000 for the Sept. 2 gold and bronze medal games. Tickets are available by logging onto UNLVtickets.com, by calling 702-739-FANS (locally) or 1-866-388-FANS (outside Las Vegas), or by visiting the Galleria Mall, and all Station Casinos and Fiestas properties.

FIBA Americas Championship 2007 Schedule/Results

Final Preliminary Round Pool Standings

GROUP A W-L GROUP B W-L
1. Argentina 4-0 1. USA 4-0
2. Uruguay 3-1 2. Brazil 3-1
3. *Puerto Rico 1-3 3. Canada 2-2
4. *Mexico 1-3 4. Venezuela 1-3
5. *Panama 1-3 5. U.S. Virgin Islands 0-4

*Final standings for tied teams was determined through FIBA's tie breaking formula (point differential among the three tied teams)


Preliminary Round

Wednesday, August 22
Group A Group B
Uruguay 88, Panama 84 (OT) Brazil 75, Canada 67
Mexico 100, Puerto Rico 89 USA 112, Venezuela 69

Thursday, August 23
Group A Group B
Argentina 90, Uruguay 69 Canada 80, Venezuela 73
Puerto Rico 108, Panama 67 USA 123, Virgin Islands 59

Friday, August 24
Group A Group B
Panama 95, Mexico 90 Canada 93, Virgin Islands 83
Argentina 87, Puerto Rico 75 Brazil 101, Venezuela 75

Saturday, August 25
Group A Group B
Uruguay 82, Puerto Rico 79 USA 113, Canada 63
Argentina 104, Mexico 83 Brazil 93, Virgin Islands 89

Sunday, August 26
Group A Group B
Uruguay 91, Mexico 82 Venezuela 100, Virgin Isl. 90
Argentina 109, Panama 92(OT) USA 113, Brazil 76

Second Round
The top four finishing teams from preliminary round groups A and B advanced to second round Group E. The fifth place finishers in each preliminary pool were eliminated.

Group E W-L
1. Argentina (A1) 3-0
USA (B1) 3-0
3. Brazil (B2) 2-1
Uruguay (A2) 2-1
5. Canada (B3) 1-2
Mexico (A4) 1-2
7. Puerto Rico (A3) 0-3
Venezuela (B4) 0-3

Monday, August 27
12:30 p.m. Uruguay - Canada
3:00 p.m. Argentina - Venezuela
5:30 p.m. Brazil - Puerto Rico
8:00 p.m. USA - Mexico

Tuesday, August 28
12:30 p.m. Venezuela - Uruguay
3:00 p.m. Canada - Argentina
5:30 p.m. Mexico - Brazil
8:00 p.m. Puerto Rico - USA

Wednesday, August 29
12:30 p.m. Canada - Mexico
3:00 p.m. Venezuela - Puerto Rico
5:30 p.m. Argentina - Brazil
8:00 p.m. Uruguay - USA

Thursday, August 30
1:30 p.m. Mexico - Venezuela
4:00 p.m. Brazil - Uruguay
6:30 p.m. Puerto Rico - Canada
9:00 p.m. USA - Argentina

Semifinals

Saturday, September 1
TBD Game S1: Second Round No. 1 finisher vs.
Second Round No. 4 finisher
TBD Game S2: Second Round No. 2 finisher vs.
Second Round No. 3 finisher

(Semifinal game times are 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. and the game order will be determined after completion of the second round games)

Finals
Sunday, September 2
TBD Bronze Medal Game: Loser S1 - Loser S2
TBD Gold Medal Game: Winner S1 - Winner S2

NOTES:
• Game times for the semifinal games will be determined after the last day of the second round.
• All game times are Las Vegas local times which is Pacific Daylight Time (-3 hours from EDT).