The tournament was a three-way contest between: It was held in Dunedin, New Zealand from 26 to 29 September.

The higher ranked team at the championship out of  New Zealand and  Fiji received direct entry to the Olympic tournament (Subject to approval from the nation's local Olympic committee).

The Pacific Games basketball tournament was held in Apia, Samoa from 29 August to 7 September.

The tournament was played as a single round robin with the top two teams finishing on top of the ladder play-off to determine who advanced to the FIBA Oceania Championship in Dunedin, New Zealand Since Australia are the defending world champions, they qualified outright to the Olympics.

The Oceanian runners'-up berth to the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women went to Fiji.