The final round was the knockout stage of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 5 to 10 September 2023 and consisted of the top-two teams from Groups I, J, K and L.[1] The round was played in a single-elimination tournament, with all games played at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines.[2] The quarterfinal losers were relegated to the classification stage for places 5 to 8.[3]
Qualified teams
edit| Group | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| I | ||
| J | ||
| K | ||
| L |
Bracket
edit| Fifth place | 5th–8th classification | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 5 September | ||||||||||||||||||
| 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 September | 100 | 8 September | ||||||||||||||||
| 82 | 111 | |||||||||||||||||
| 87 | 6 September | 113 | ||||||||||||||||
| 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 September | 79 | 10 September | ||||||||||||||||
| 98 | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 63 | 5 September | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 September | 87 | 8 September | ||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | 100 | 95 | Third place game | |||||||||||||||
| 9 September | 84 | 6 September | 86 | 10 September | ||||||||||||||
| 85 | 100 | 118 | ||||||||||||||||
| 89 | 89 | 127 | ||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
editLithuania vs. Serbia
editThis was the second game between Lithuania and Serbia in the World Cup. The Lithuanians won the first meeting in 2010. The Lithuanians also won in the semi-finals of EuroBasket 2015, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
5 September 2023
16:45 |
| Lithuania |
68–87 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 13–25, 17–24, 13–14 | ||
| Pts: Sedekerskis 14 Rebs: Sedekerskis 9 Asts: Jokubaitis 9 |
Pts: Bogdanović 21 Rebs: Petrušev 6 Asts: Gudurić 6 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 6,223 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR) |
Italy vs. United States
editThis was the ninth game between Italy and the United States in the World Cup. The Americans won six of eight World Cup matches including one in 2006, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.
5 September 2023
20:40 |
| Italy |
63–100 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 10–22, 20–37, 19–17 | ||
| Pts: Fontecchio 18 Rebs: Melli 9 Asts: Tonut 5 |
Pts: Bridges 24 Rebs: Bridges, Portis 7 Asts: Haliburton 5 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 9,764 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Juan Fernández (ARG) |
Germany vs. Latvia
editThis was the first game between Germany and Latvia at the World Cup. The Germans won in the first round of EuroBasket 2011, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
6 September 2023
16:45 |
| Germany |
81–79 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 23–18, 26–25, 19–20 | ||
| Pts: F. Wagner 16 Rebs: Theis, F. Wagner 8 Asts: Schröder 4 |
Pts: Žagars 24 Rebs: R. Kurucs 10 Asts: Žagars 8 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 7,584 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Martin Vulić (CRO) |
Canada vs. Slovenia
editThis was the first game between Canada and Slovenia in the World Cup. The Slovenians won in the group stage of the 2008 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which was the first and only competitive game between the two teams.
6 September 2023
20:30 |
| Canada |
100–89 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 24–26, 30–21, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: Gilgeous-Alexander 31 Rebs: Gilgeous-Alexander 10 Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander, Olynyk 4 |
Pts: Dončić 26 Rebs: Tobey 6 Asts: Dončić 5 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 11,710 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) |
Classification semi-finals
editItaly vs. Latvia
editThis was the first game between Italy and Latvia at the World Cup. The Italians won in the first round of EuroBasket 2011, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
7 September 2023
16:45 |
| Italy |
82–87 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 16–28, 18–21, 22–20 | ||
| Pts: Datome 20 Rebs: Melli 9 Asts: Spissu 7 |
Pts: Gražulis 28 Rebs: Gražulis 6 Asts: Šķēle 9 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 4,579 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Takaki Kato (JPN), Blanca Burns (USA) |
Lithuania vs. Slovenia
editThis was the second game between Lithuania and Slovenia in the World Cup. The Lithuanians won the first meeting in 2014. The Slovenians won in the group stage of EuroBasket 2022, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
7 September 2023
20:30 |
| Lithuania |
100–84 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–21, 20–22, 22–20, 25–21 | ||
| Pts: Valančiūnas 24 Rebs: Valančiūnas 12 Asts: Kariniauskas 10 |
Pts: Dončić 29 Rebs: Tobey 9 Asts: Dragić 3 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 11,003 Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Johnny Batista (PUR) |
Semi-finals
editSerbia vs. Canada
editThis was the first competitive game between Serbia and Canada.
8 September 2023
16:45 |
| Serbia |
95–86 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 29–24, 23–24, 20–23 | ||
| Pts: Bogdanović 23 Rebs: Milutinov 10 Asts: S. Jović 5 |
Pts: Barrett 23 Rebs: five players 3 Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 9 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 8,630 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA) |
United States vs. Germany
editThis was the fourth game between the United States and Germany in the World Cup. The Americans won the first three meetings in 1986, 2002, and 2006. The Americans also won in the preliminary round of the 2008 Olympic tournament, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
8 September 2023
20:40 |
| United States |
111–113 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–33, 29–26, 24–35, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: Edwards 23 Rebs: Edwards 8 Asts: Haliburton 8 |
Pts: Obst 24 Rebs: Theis, Voigtmann 7 Asts: Schröder 9 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 11,011 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Boris Krejič (SLO), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) |
Seventh place game
editThis was the second game between Italy and Slovenia in the World Cup. The Italians won the first meeting in 2006. The Slovenians won in the second round of EuroBasket 2013, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
9 September 2023
16:45 |
| Italy |
85–89 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 23–27, 19–28, 25–19 | ||
| Pts: Spissu 22 Rebs: Polonara 7 Asts: Melli 5 |
Pts: Dončić 29 Rebs: Dončić 10 Asts: Dončić 8 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 10,775 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO) |
Fifth place game
editThis was the first game between Latvia and Lithuania at the World Cup. The Lithuanians won in the group stage of EuroBasket 2015, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
9 September 2023
20:30 |
| Latvia |
98–63 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–20, 21–18, 28–9, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: A. Kurucs 20 Rebs: four players 6 Asts: Žagars 17 |
Pts: Jokubaitis 16 Rebs: Sedekerskis 10 Asts: Brazdeikis 3 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 9,440 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Blanca Burns (USA), Johnny Batista (PUR) |
Third place game
editThis was the eighth game between the United States and Canada in the World Cup. The Americans won all of the first seven meetings between the two teams, the last one being in 1986. The Americans also won in the third place game of the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
10 September 2023
16:30 |
| United States |
118–127 (OT) | |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–34, 31–24, 26–33, 29–20, Overtime: 7–16 | ||
| Pts: Edwards 24 Rebs: Bridges 9 Asts: Haliburton 7 |
Pts: Brooks 39 Rebs: Barrett, Powell 7 Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 12 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 10,666 Referees: Antonio Conde (SPA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Takaki Kato (JPN) |
Final
editThis was the second game between Germany and Serbia in the World Cup. The Germans won the first meeting in 2010. The Germans also went 2–0 in their head-to-head matchups in the first round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifiers.
10 September 2023
20:40 |
| Germany |
83–77 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 24–21, 22–10, 14–20 | ||
| Pts: Schröder 28 Rebs: Voigtmann 8 Asts: Voigtmann 3 |
Pts: Avramović 21 Rebs: N. Jović 8 Asts: Bogdanović 5 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 12,022 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Gatis Saliņš (LAT) |
References
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- ^ "Exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games available". FIBA. 17 May 2023.