2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup final round

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Serbia v. Canada

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]

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Qualified teams

GroupWinnerRunner-up
I Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
J Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Flag of the United States.svg United States
K Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
L Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia

Bracket

Fifth place 5th–8th classification Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
5 September
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 63
7 SeptemberFlag of the United States.svg United States 1008 September
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 82Flag of the United States.svg United States 111
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 876 SeptemberFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 113
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 81
9 SeptemberFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 7910 September
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 98Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 83
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 635 SeptemberFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia 77
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 68
7 SeptemberFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia 878 September
Seventh place Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 100Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 95 Third place game
9 SeptemberFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 846 SeptemberFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8610 September
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 85Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 100Flag of the United States.svg United States 118
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 89Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 89Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (OT)127

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

Quarterfinals

Lithuania vs. Serbia

This 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  Flag of Lithuania.svg6887Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
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

This 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  Flag of Italy.svg63100Flag of the United States.svg United States
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

This 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  Flag of Germany.svg8179Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
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

This 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  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg10089Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
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

Italy vs. Latvia

This 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  Flag of Italy.svg8287Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
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

This 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  Flag of Lithuania.svg10084Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
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

Serbia vs. Canada

This was the first competitive game between Serbia and Canada.

8 September 2023
16:45
Serbia Flag of Serbia.svg9586Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
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

This 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 Flag of the United States.svg111113Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
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

This 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  Flag of Italy.svg8589Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
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

This 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  Flag of Latvia.svg9863Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
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

This 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 Flag of the United States.svg118127 (OT)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
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

This 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  Flag of Germany.svg8377Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
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)

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