The men's basketball tournament at the 1971 Pan American Games was held from July 31 to August 12, 1971 in Cali, Colombia.
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â Brazil, Cuba and the United States all finished the preliminary stage with identical 2âÂÂ1 records. The United States was eliminated, however, on the basis of margins of victory in head-to-head games among the teams tied for first.
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