Basketball at the 1987 Pan American Games
Venue	Market Square Arena
Dates	August 9–23, 1987
Teams	10
Medalists
Brazil     United States     Puerto Rico
« 1983 1991»

Basketball at the 1987 Pan American Games was held from August 9 to August 23, 1987 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, United States. ^[1] In men's basketball, Brazil defeated the U.S. 120–115 in the final to win the gold medal. ^[2] The Brazilian team was led by their star player Oscar, who scored 46 points in the final. ^{[3] [4]}

Likewise, the women's basketball tournament was held from August 9 to August 23, 1987 at the same venue.

Men's competition

Participating nations

Group A	Group B
Argentina   Mexico   Panama   United States   Venezuela	Brazil   Canada   Puerto Rico   Uruguay   Virgin Islands

Matches

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Gold medal match

Final ranking

Rank	Team
1.	Brazil
2.	United States
3.	Puerto Rico
4.	Mexico
5.	Canada
6.	Panama
7.	Uruguay
8.	Venezuela
9.	Argentina
10.	Virgin Islands

Awards

1987 Pan American Games winners
Brazil Second title

Women's competition

Participating nations

Group A	Group B
Brazil   Peru   United States	Canada   Colombia   Cuba   Mexico

Final ranking

Rank	Team
1.	United States
2.	Brazil
3.	Canada
4.	Cuba
5.	Mexico
6.	Peru
7.	Colombia

Awards

1987 Pan American Games winners
United States Sixth title

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