Qualified teams
| Group | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Dominican Republic |  Italy |
| B |  Serbia |  Puerto Rico |
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]
| Group | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| A | Dominican Republic | Italy |
| B | Serbia | Puerto Rico |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 404 | 370 | +34 | 9 [lower-alpha 1] | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 502 | 380 | +122 | 9 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 444 | 449 | −5 | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 425 | 444 | −19 | 8 [lower-alpha 2] |
All times are local (UTC+8). [4]
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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