Group F was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 26 to 30 August 2023 and consisted of Slovenia, Cape Verde, Georgia, and Venezuela. [1] Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at the Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City, Japan. The top two teams advanced to the second round and the bottom two teams qualified for the classification rounds. [2]
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | WR [3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
 Slovenia | European Group J top three | 14 November 2022 | 2014 | 4 | 1 | 7th place (2014) | 7 |
 Cape Verde | African best third placed team | 26 February 2023 | — | 1 | 1 | Debut | 66 |
 Georgia | European Group L top three | — | 1 | 1 | Debut | 32 | |
 Venezuela | Americas Group E top three | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 11th place (1990) | 17 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 229 | +51 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 207 | +15 | 5 | |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 3 | 1 | 2 | 218 | 252 | −34 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 251 | −32 | 3 |
All times are local (UTC+9). [4]
This was the first competitive game between Cape Verde and Georgia.
26 August 2023 17:00 |
| Cape Verde | 60–85 | Georgia |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 11–28, 15–22, 23–15 | ||
| Pts: Mendes 11 Rebs: E. Tavares 12 Asts: Da Rosa 6 | Pts: Shengelia 16 Rebs: Bitadze 11 Asts: Andronikashvili 6 | |
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City Attendance: 5,669 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Martin Horozov (BUL), Wael Mostafa (EGY) |
This was the first game between Slovenia and Venezuela in the World Cup. The Slovenians won in the semi-finals of the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kaunas, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
26 August 2023 20:30 |
| Slovenia | 100–85 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–33, 25–18, 22–12, 22–22 | ||
| Pts: Dončić 37 Rebs: Dončić 7 Asts: Dončić 6 | Pts: Sojo 16 Rebs: Carrera, Colmenares 4 Asts: Guillent 6 | |
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City Attendance: 6,389 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Matthew Kallio (CAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL) |
This was the first competitive game between Venezuela and Cape Verde.
28 August 2023 17:00 |
| Venezuela | 75–81 | Cape Verde |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 23–9, 20–26, 9–22 | ||
| Pts: Cubillán 15 Rebs: Sojo 7 Asts: Cubillán 4 | Pts: Betinho 22 Rebs: E. Tavares 14 Asts: E. Tavares, W. Tavares 3 | |
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City Attendance: 5,841 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ) |
This was the first game between Georgia and Slovenia in the World Cup. The Slovenians won the last two meetings in EuroBasket 2013 and EuroBasket 2015, respectively.
28 August 2023 20:30 |
| Georgia | 67–88 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter:17–16, 16–29, 17–18, 17–25 | ||
| Pts: Mamukelashvili 21 Rebs: Mamukelashvili 7 Asts: Tsintsadze 7 | Pts: Dončić 34 Rebs: Dončić 10 Asts: Dončić 6 | |
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City Attendance: 6,042 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Blanca Burns (USA) |
This was the first competitive game between Georgia and Venezuela.
30 August 2023 17:00 |
| Georgia | 70–59 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter:24–19, 18–4, 17–21, 11–15 | ||
| Pts: Shengelia 25 Rebs: Bitadze 11 Asts: Sanadze, Shengelia 3 | Pts: Colmenares 16 Rebs: Colmenares 12 Asts: Guillent 7 | |
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City Attendance: 5,807 Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Amy Bonner (USA), Wojciech Liszka (POL) |
This was the first competitive game between Slovenia and Cape Verde.
30 August 2023 20:30 |
| Slovenia | 92–77 | Cape Verde |
| Scoring by quarter:24–21, 21–17, 24–17, 23–22 | ||
| Pts: Dončić 19 Rebs: Dončić 7 Asts: Dončić 9 | Pts: Betinho 17 Rebs: E. Tavares 10 Asts: E. Tavares 5 | |
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City Attendance: 5,145 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Waseem Husainy (CAN) |
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