2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group J
Group J was one of four groups of the second round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 1 to 3 September 2023 and consisted of the top-two teams from Groups C and D.[1] The results from the preliminary round were carried over. The teams played against the teams from the other group, with all games played at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines.[2] The top two teams advanced to the quarterfinals, the third placed team was classified 9 to 12 and the fourth placed team 13 to 16.[3]
Qualified teams
[edit]| Group | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| C |  United States |
 Greece
|
| D |  Lithuania |
 Montenegro
|
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 482 | 375 | +107 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | United States
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 507 | 398 | +109 | 9 | |
| 3 | Montenegro
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 397 | 390 | +7 | 8 | |
| 4 | Greece
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 392 | 419 | −27 | 7 |
Games
[edit]All times are local (UTC+8).[4]
United States vs. Montenegro
[edit]This was the first competitive game between the United States and Montenegro.
1 September 2023
16:40 |
| United States |
85–73 | Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 18–20, 24–17, 24–18 | ||
| Pts: Edwards 17 Rebs: Ingram 5 Asts: Haliburton 6 |
Pts: Vučević 18 Rebs: Vučević 16 Asts: Perry 6 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 7,699 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Boris Krejič (SLO), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) |
Lithuania vs. Greece
[edit]This was the second game between Lithuania and Greece in the World Cup. The Greeks won the first meeting in 2006. The Greeks also won in the round of 16 of EuroBasket 2017, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
1 September 2023
20:40 |
| Lithuania |
92–67 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 19–23, 25–15, 28–9 | ||
| Pts: Jokubaitis 19 Rebs: Valančiūnas 9 Asts: Jokubaitis 6 |
Pts: Walkup 21 Rebs: Walkup 8 Asts: Walkup 7 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 5,986 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Kerem Baki (TUR) |
Greece vs. Montenegro
[edit]This was the second game between Greece and Montenegro in the World Cup. The Greeks won the first meeting in 2019, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.
3 September 2023
16:40 |
| Greece |
69–73 | Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 16–17, 12–14, 27–23 | ||
| Pts: Papapetrou 16 Rebs: Bochoridis 6 Asts: Walkup 6 |
Pts: Vučević 19 Rebs: Dubljević 9 Asts: Dubljević 9 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 6,193 Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Kristian Paez (ECU), Péter Praksch (HUN) |
United States vs. Lithuania
[edit]This was the fourth game between the United States and Lithuania in the World Cup. The Lithuanians won the first meeting in 1998 while the Americans won the last two games in 2010 and 2014. Also Lithuanian win replay of the 2004 Olympic Games.
3 September 2023
20:40 |
| United States |
104–110 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–31, 25–23, 28–17, 39–39 | ||
| Pts: Edwards 35 Rebs: Portis 5 Asts: Brunson, Haliburton 7 |
Pts: Kariniauskas 15 Rebs: Sedekerskis 11 Asts: Jokubaitis 6 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 11,349 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN), Boris Krejič (SLO) |
References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw completed in Manila". FIBA. 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Basketball, FIBA World Cup 2023: Full schedule and how to watch". olympics.com. 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Competition System". fiba.basketball. 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games available". FIBA. 17 May 2023.