2025 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup
| 3rd FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Solomon Islands |
| City | Honiara |
| Dates | 13−18 October |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Papua New Guinea (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Fiji |
| Third place | Solomon Islands |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2025 FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup was the third edition of the FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup, an international men's basketball tournament contested by national teams of Melanesian sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. It was played in Honiara, Solomon Islands, from 13 to 18 October 2025.[1] This tournament also served as the sub-regional qualification for the men's basketball event of the 2027 Pacific Games in Tahiti. Papua New Guinea became Melanesian basketball champions for the second time, after defeating Fiji in the final, 68–61.
Participating teams
Format
In the group phase, the all five participating teams played round-robin in one group. The top two teams from this group advanced to the final; the third and fourth teams advanced to the third place match.
All times are local (Solomon Islands Time; UTC+11).
Group phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 317 | 225 | +92 | 8 | Final |
| 2 | Fiji | 4 | 2 | 2 | 309 | 247 | +62 | 6 | |
| 3 | New Caledonia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 265 | 238 | +27 | 6 | Third place match |
| 4 | Solomon Islands (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 276 | 261 | +15 | 6 | |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 4 | 0 | 4 | 207 | 403 | −196 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
13 October 2025
13:30 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99–39 | Vanuatu |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 27–11, 27–7, 24–11 | ||
The Friendship Hall, Honiara
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13 October 2025
18:30 |
| Solomon Islands | 70–67 | Fiji |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 18–10, 16–14, 14–18 | ||
The Friendship Hall, Honiara
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14 October 2025
11:00 |
| Fiji | 56–63 | Papua New Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 20–13, 7–18, 12–21 | ||
The Friendship Hall, Honiara
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14 October 2025
16:00 |
| New Caledonia | 58–49 | Solomon Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 9–9, 14–13, 12–12 | ||
The Friendship Hall, Honiara
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15 October 2025
11:00 |
| Vanuatu | 61–123 | Fiji |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–38, 19–24, 16–25, 15–36 | ||
The Friendship Hall, Honiara
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15 October 2025
13:30 |
| Papua New Guinea | 77–74 | New Caledonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 13–12, 21–29, 23–11 | ||
The Friendship Hall, Honiara
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16 October 2025
11:00 |
| New Caledonia | 80–49 | Vanuatu |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 14–5, 24–17, 20–14 | ||
The Friendship Hall, Honiara
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16 October 2025
18:30 |
| Solomon Islands | 56–78 | Papua New Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 10–20, 19–28, 14–16 | ||
The Friendship Hall, Honiara
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17 October 2025
13:30 |
| Fiji | 63–53 | New Caledonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–7, 6–14, 20–12, 18–20 | ||
The Friendship Hall, Honiara
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17 October 2025
16:00 |
| Vanuatu | 58–101 | Solomon Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 17–19, 24–31, 6–25 | ||
The Friendship Hall, Honiara
|
Third place match
Note: The New Caledonia Basketball Federation has withdrawn from the bronze medal matches against the Solomon Islands in both the men's and women's divisions. The decision comes as a result of travel arrangements and flight changes beyond their control. As a result, both bronze medal matches have been forfeited in favour of the Solomon Islands.
Final
18 October 2025
18:30 |
| Papua New Guinea | 68–61 | Fiji |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 18–24, 16–10, 18–14 | ||
The Friendship Hall, Honiara
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Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5–0 | |
| Fiji | 2–3 | |
| Solomon Islands | 3–2 | |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 2–3 |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 0–4 |
| Qualified for the 2027 Pacific Games |
See also
References
- ^ "Solomon Islands to Host FIBA Melanesian Cup and FIBA Women's Melanesian Cup". www.fiba.basketball.