2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group I

Group I 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 A and B.[1] The results from the preliminary round were carried over. The teams were playing against the teams from the other group, with all games played at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, 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

Group Winner Runner-up
A  Dominican Republic  Italy
B  Serbia  Puerto Rico

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 5 4 1 404 370 +34 9[a] Quarter-finals
2  Serbia 5 4 1 502 380 +122 9[a]
3  Puerto Rico 5 3 2 444 449 −5 8[b]
4  Dominican Republic 5 3 2 425 444 −19 8[b]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Italy 1–0 Serbia
  2. ^ a b Puerto Rico 1–0 Dominican Republic

Games

All times are local (UTC+8).[4]

Serbia vs. Italy

This will be the second game between Italy and Serbia, as an independent country, in the World Cup. Serbia won the first meeting in 2019. Italy, meanwhile, won their last competitive game at the 2022 FIBA EuroBasket.

1 September 2023
16:00
Serbia  76–78  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 23–17, 20–19, 14–19
Pts: Bogdanović 18
Rebs: Milutinov 12
Asts: Bogdanović 4		 Pts: Fontecchio 30
Rebs: Fontecchio 7
Asts: Pajola 6
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 3,117
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Luis Castillo (ESP), Martin Vulić (CRO)

Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico

This will be the second game between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico in the World Cup. Puerto Rico won the first meeting in 1978. Dominican Republic, meanwhile, won their last competitive game at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.

1 September 2023
20:00
Dominican Republic  97–102  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 33–28, 29–24, 23–33
Pts: Towns 39
Rebs: Towns 10
Asts: Feliz 8		 Pts: Waters 37
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Waters 11
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 3,465
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

Italy vs. Puerto Rico

This will be the seventh game between Italy and Puerto Rico in the World Cup. Italy has won all but one of the seven meetings, including their last World Cup matchup (1967, 1978, 1986, 1998, 2006, and 2019); Puerto Rico, meanwhile, won their first meeting in 1963. Italy also won their last competitive game at the 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

3 September 2023
16:00
Italy  73–57  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 14–21, 12–11, 22–10
Pts: Ricci, Tonut 15
Rebs: Fontecchio, Melli 12
Asts: Pajola 9		 Pts: Waters 13
Rebs: Piñeiro 7
Asts: Waters 9
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 4,379
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO)

Dominican Republic vs. Serbia

This will be the first competitive matchup between the Dominican Republic and Serbia.

3 September 2023
20:00
Dominican Republic  79–112  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 20–27, 18–31, 26–25
Pts: Towns 25
Rebs: Towns 7
Asts: Montero 4		 Pts: Bogdanović 20
Rebs: S. Jović 6
Asts: S. Jović 7
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 6,616
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Luis Castillo (ESP), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw completed in Manila". FIBA. 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Basketball, FIBA World Cup 2023: Full schedule and how to watch". olympics.com. 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Competition System". fiba.basketball. 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games available". FIBA. 17 May 2023.