2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A

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Dominican Republic v Philippines

Group A was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 25 to 29 August 2023 and consisted of Angola, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, and Italy. [1] [2] Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all but two games to be played at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines. The top two teams advanced to the second round and the bottom two teams qualified for the classification rounds. [3]

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Following the venue change for the final phase to the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, FIBA announced that the first two games of Group A would take place at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, the original venue for the final phase. [4] [5]

Teams

TeamQualificationAppearanceBest performance WR [6]
AsDateLastTotalStreak
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola African Group E top two 25 February 2023 2019 969th place (2006)41
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Host nation9 December 2017733rd place (1954)40
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Americas Group E top three 26 February 20234312th place (1978)23
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy European Group L top three 14 November 20221024th place (1970, 1978)10

Standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 330249230+196 Second round
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 321253237+165
3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 312214226−124 17th–32nd classification
4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (H)303234257−233
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Games

All times are local (UTC+8). [7]

Angola vs. Italy

This was the third game between Angola and Italy in the World Cup and their second consecutive matchup. The Italians won the first two meetings in 1990 and 2019.

25 August 2023
16:00
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg67–81Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 23–20, 17–18, 10–20
Pts: Dundão 19
Rebs:five players 5
Asts: Gonçalves 4		Pts: Fontecchio 19
Rebs: Polonara 7
Asts: Spissu 7
Philippine Arena, Bocaue
Attendance: 21,214
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Kerem Baki (TUR), Martin Vulić (CRO)

Dominican Republic vs. Philippines

This was the first game between the Dominican Republic and the Philippines in the World Cup. The Dominicans won in the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

The match broke the record for the most attended FIBA World Cup match with 38,115 coming to the venue. This surpassed the 1994 FIBA World Championship final in Toronto between the United States and Russia which was witnessed by an audience of 32,616 people. [8]

25 August 2023
20:00
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg87–81Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Scoring by quarter:22–18, 20–24, 24–22, 21–17
Pts: Towns 26
Rebs: Towns 10
Asts: Feliz 8		Pts: Clarkson 28
Rebs: Clarkson, Fajardo 7
Asts: Clarkson 7
Philippine Arena, Bocaue
Attendance: 38,115
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)

Italy vs. Dominican Republic

This was the first game between Italy and the Dominican Republic in the World Cup. The Italians won in the semi-finals of the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

27 August 2023
16:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg82–87Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter:19–13, 20–25, 17–31, 26–18
Pts: Spissu 17
Rebs: Melli 7
Asts: Spissu 4		Pts: Feliz, Towns 24
Rebs: Towns 11
Asts: Montero 9
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 6,298
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Luis Castillo (ESP), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE)

Philippines vs. Angola

This was the second game between the Philippines and Angola in the World Cup. The Angolans won the first meeting in 2019, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

27 August 2023
20:00
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg70–80Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter:19–12, 14–24, 19–20, 18–24
Pts: Clarkson 21
Rebs: Fajardo 7
Asts: Clarkson 7		Pts: Gonçalves 17
Rebs: Bango, Fernando 7
Asts: Domingos 7
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,784
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO)

Angola vs. Dominican Republic

This was the first competitive game between Angola and the Dominican Republic.

29 August 2023
16:00
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg67–75Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 21–17, 18–12, 17–26
Pts: De Sousa 19
Rebs: De Sousa 9
Asts: Dundão 7		Pts: Feliz 17
Rebs: Liz 8
Asts: Solano 4
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 4,769
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Luis Castillo (ESP), Martin Vulić (CRO)

Philippines vs. Italy

This was be the third game between the Philippines and Italy in the World Cup and their second consecutive matchup. The Italians won the first two meetings in 1978 and 2019.

29 August 2023
20:00
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg83–90Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by quarter:23–20, 16–28, 21–25, 23–17
Pts: Clarkson 23
Rebs: Edu 8
Asts: Clarkson 6		Pts: Fontecchio 18
Rebs:three players 6
Asts: Spissu 9
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,821
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

Statistical leaders

Player tournament average

Efficiency

#PlayerPldMPGPPGEffEffPG
1 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Víctor Liz 329.617.771.023.7
2 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Karl-Anthony Towns 327.219.356.018.7
3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jordan Clarkson 336.824.055.018.3
4 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Spissu 327.411.750.016.7
5 Flag of Italy.svg Nicolò Melli 327.37.748.016.0

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