2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group H
Group H of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup for Canada, Senegal, Lithuania and Australia. Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan.[1] After all of the games were played, the top two teams with the best records qualified for the Second round and the bottom two teams played in the Classification Round.[2]
Teams
[edit]| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
 Canada |
Americas Second Round Group F Top 3 | 3 December 2018 | 2010 | 14 | 1 | 6th place (1978, 1982) | 23 |
 Senegal |
African Second Round Group F Top 2 | 22 February 2019 | 2014 | 5 | 2 | 14th place (1978) | 37 |
 Lithuania |
European Second Round Group J Top 3 | 17 September 2018 | 2014 | 5 | 4 | 3rd place (2010) | 6 |
 Australia |
Asian Second Round Group F Top 3 | 30 November 2018 | 2014 | 12 | 4 | 5th place (1982, 1994) | 11 |
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 276 | 242 | +34 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Lithuania
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 275 | 203 | +72 | 5 | |
| 3 | Canada
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 243 | 260 | −17 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Senegal
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 264 | −89 | 3 |
Games
[edit]All times are local (UTC+8).
Canada vs. Australia
[edit]This was sixth game between Canada and Australia in the World Cup. The Australians won the last match-up in 1998. The Canadians won in the 2000 Olympics, the last competitive game between the two teams.
1 September 2019
15:30 |
| Canada |
92–108 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 20–23, 37–24, 15–32 | ||
| Pts: Birch 18 Rebs: Ejim 6 Asts: Pangos 8 |
Pts: Dellavedova 24 Rebs: Bogut 9 Asts: Ingles 10 | |
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
Attendance: 9,930 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Gentian Cici (ALB) |
Senegal vs. Lithuania
[edit]This was the first competitive game between Senegal and Lithuania.
1 September 2019
19:30 |
| Senegal |
47–101 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–27, 11–21, 12–29, 14–24 | ||
| Pts: three players 8 Rebs: M. Faye 5 Asts: M. Faye 4 |
Pts: three players 13 Rebs: Valančiūnas 11 Asts: Kalnietis 8 | |
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
Attendance: 7,008 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Martin Horozov (BUL) |
Australia vs. Senegal
[edit]This was the first game between Australia and Senegal in the World Cup. The Australians won in the 1980 Olympics, the last competitive game between the two teams.
3 September 2019
15:30 |
| Australia |
81–68 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 18–17, 24–17, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Mills 22 Rebs: Ingles 10 Asts: Ingles 9 |
Pts: Dalmeida 14 Rebs: Ndoye 10 Asts: Dalmeida 4 | |
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
Attendance: 3,700 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
Lithuania vs. Canada
[edit]This was the second game between Lithuania and Canada in the World Cup. The Lithuanians won the first match-up in 2010, the last competitive game between the two teams.
3 September 2019
19:30 |
| Lithuania |
92–69 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 22–22, 24–18, 22–15 | ||
| Pts: Ulanovas 15 Rebs: Sabonis, Valančiūnas 8 Asts: Kalnietis 6 |
Pts: Wiltjer 24 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Pangos 8 | |
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
Attendance: 6,801 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Gentian Cici (ALB), Martin Horozov (BUL) |
Canada vs. Senegal
[edit]This was the third game between Canada and Senegal in the World Cup. The Canadians won the last match-up in 1998. The Canadians also won in the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the last competitive game between the two teams.
5 September 2019
15:30 |
| Canada |
82–60 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 22–10, 26–14, 23–14 | ||
| Pts: Joseph 24 Rebs: Birch 10 Asts: Pangos 5 |
Pts: M. Faye 14 Rebs: Ndour 12 Asts: Dalmeida 7 | |
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Martin Horozov (BUL), Carlos Peralta (ECU) |
Lithuania vs. Australia
[edit]This was the fourth game between Lithuania and Australia in the World Cup. The Australians won the last match-up in 2014. The Australians also won in the 2016 Olympics, the last competitive game between the two teams.
5 September 2019
19:30 |
| Lithuania |
82–87 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 22–25, 19–16, 22–19 | ||
| Pts: Grigonis 19 Rebs: Valančiūnas 7 Asts: Sabonis 4 |
Pts: Mills 23 Rebs: Baynes 13 Asts: Ingles 8 | |
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Alexis Mercado (PUR) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Procedure for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Draw". FIBA. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Star-studded FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Draw completed in Shenzhen". fiba.basketball. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.