2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

2014 edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup

For the women's tournament, see 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women.

International basketball competition

2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Copa Mundial de la FIBA España 2014

Tournament details
Host country| Spain
Dates| 30 August – 14 September
Officially opened by| Felipe VI
Teams| 24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)| 6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  United States (5th title)
Runners-up|  Serbia
Third place|  France
Fourth place|  Lithuania
Tournament statistics
Games played| 76
Attendance| 645,135 (8,489 per match)
MVP|  Kyrie Irving
Top scorer|  J. J. Barea
(22.0 points per game)

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The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship.[1] The tournament was held from 30 August to 14 September 2014. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle. The next FIBA World Cup was held five years later, in 2019, to reset the four-year-cycle on a different year than the FIFA World Cup.[2]

Countdown clock outside the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland as of June 2013.

The United States won their fifth world championship, after beating silver medal-winning Serbia in the Final. France claimed the third place, while Lithuania finished fourth in the tournament.

## Host selection[edit]

Main article: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup bids

FIBA opened the bidding process on 10 January 2008 and all the letters of intent were submitted on 30 April 2008.[3] Nine countries showed interest in hosting the event, as in order, they were Spain,[4] France,[5] Denmark,[6] Russia,[7] Saudi Arabia,[8] Qatar,[9] Italy,[10] Greece,[11] and China.[12]

Among the nine, only three were shortlisted by FIBA: China which would have hosted the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship later that year, Italy which last hosted a FIBA tournament in EuroBasket Women 2007, and FIBA EuroBasket 2007 host Spain.

On 23 May 2009, after voting by the FIBA Central Board in Geneva in which the Chinese and Spanish representatives abstained, China was the first to be eliminated in the first round of voting. In the final round, Arvydas Sabonis and Saša Djordjević announced that Spain won the hosting rights with eleven votes as opposed to Italy's eight.[13]

2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup bidding results
(final round)  Nation  | Votes

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Spain | 11
Italy | 8
China | Eliminated

## Venues[edit]

The Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid was the main venue, hosting the final and half of the matches in the final round. While no arenas from the 1986 FIBA World Championship were reused, the current Madrid arena was built on the site of the original venue that was destroyed by fire in 2001, which was a venue used in 1986. Amongst venues used in FIBA EuroBasket 2007, the arenas in Granada, Seville and Madrid were reused. One arena, the Gran Canaria Arena, was the only new venue, being built after the tournament was awarded to Spain. The other cities hosted a group.

On 17 April 2010, Barcelona was added to the list of cities to hold games, bringing the total venues to six.[14] This was Barcelona's first time being part of a major international event in basketball since the 1997 EuroBasket, in which the Palau Sant Jordi hosted the final stages.[14] Barcelona will host half of the games in the knockout stage, including a semifinal.

Below is a list of the confirmed venues which were used to host games during the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Connor Floor was the official supplier of the basketball courts for each of the six sites.[15][16]

Iberian Peninsula | Madrid | Barcelona | Granada

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Madrid

Barcelona

Bilbao

Seville

Granada

| Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
Capacity: 13,700  | Palau Sant Jordi
Capacity: 15,700  | Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada
Capacity: 9,507
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Bilbao | Seville | Las Palmas
Bizkaia Arena
Capacity: 16,200  | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo
Capacity: 7,200  | Gran Canaria Arena
Capacity: 9,700
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Las Palmas

## Qualification[edit]

Main article: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

Status of teams with the intent of participating in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Qualified

Eliminated

Did not enter

Disqualified and suspended by FIBA

Not a member of FIBA

There were 24 teams taking part in the 2014 World Cup of Basketball. After the 2012 Olympics, the continental allocation for FIBA Americas was reduced by one when the United States won the Olympic tournament, automatically qualifying them for the 2014 World Cup.[17]

* Host nation: 1 berth
* 2012 Summer Olympics: 12 teams competing for 1 berth, removed from that country's FIBA zone
* FIBA Asia: 15 teams competing for 3 berths
* FIBA Oceania: 2 teams competing for 2 berths
* FIBA Africa: 16 teams competing for 3 berths
* FIBA Americas: 10 teams competing for 4 berths
* FIBA Europe: 24 teams competing for 6 berths
* Wild card: 4 berths

### Qualified teams[edit]

As of 21 September 2013, twenty teams had already qualified for the final tournament in 2014. To complete the 24-team tournament, FIBA would announce the four wild cards after a meeting in Barcelona on 1–2 February 2014; they could have announced an initial list of teams that would be considered after a Buenos Aires meeting on 23–24 November 2013.[18] But later the FIBA Central Board decided not to trim the list of wild card applicants on their Buenos Aires meeting, making all 15 teams eligible to be selected on the February meeting at Barcelona.[19]

On 1 February 2014, FIBA announced that it had allocated the wild cards to Brazil, Finland, Greece and Turkey.[20]

Event  | Date  | Location  | Berths  | Qualified

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Host nation  | 23 May 2009  |  Geneva | 1  |  Spain
2012 Olympics | 29 July–12 August 2012  |  London | 1  |  United States
2013 FIBA Africa Championship | 20–31 August 2013  |  Abidjan | 3  |  Angola
Egypt
Senegal
2013 FIBA Americas Championship | 30 August–11 September 2013  |  Caracas | 4  |  Mexico
Puerto Rico
Argentina
Dominican Republic
2013 FIBA Asia Championship | 1–11 August 2013  |  Manila | 3  |  Iran
Philippines
South Korea
FIBA EuroBasket 2013 | 4–22 September 2013  |  Slovenia | 6  |  France
Lithuania
Croatia
Slovenia
Ukraine
Serbia
2013 FIBA Oceania Championship | 14–18 August 2013  |  Auckland
Canberra | 2  |  Australia
New Zealand
Wild cards | 1 February 2014  |  Barcelona | 4  |  Brazil
Finland
Greece
Turkey
TOTAL |  | 24 |

### Suspension of Senegal[edit]

On the FIBA Central Board meeting in Buenos Aires, FIBA suspended the basketball federations of Guatemala, Morocco and Senegal indefinitely "due to their inability to properly function as the governing body for basketball in their respective countries."[21] The Senegalese federation was suspended reportedly due to age fabrication in the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Men and for Women; the Senegalese federation was dissolved as a result.[22] On 2 February, FIBA lifted the suspension on the Senegalese federation after they complied with all of the requirements imposed by the FIBA, clearing the way for the participation of its national team in the tournament.[20]

## Rule and format changes[edit]

This was the first time the NBA-style 4.90m rectangular free throw lane, the 1.25m restricted arc, and extended three point line (6.6 m [21' 8"] from the basket at the corners; 6.75 m [22' 1.75"] elsewhere) took effect in the tournament.

The final round was held in two arenas: in the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid and Palau Sant Jordi, as opposed to a singular arena in 2010. Also, the arrangement of the round of 16 match-ups in the bracket were changed. In 2010, a team from Group A or B can meet a team from Group C or D as early in the quarterfinals, and cannot meet their groupmates until the semifinals. In 2014, teams from Groups A and B were in one half of the bracket played in Madrid, while teams from Groups C and D were in the other half and played in Barcelona; teams from Groups A and B could not meet teams from Group C or D until the final or third-place playoff, and could meet their groupmates as early as the quarterfinals.

In 2010, the round of 16 games were held in a span of four days, or two matches per day; in 2014, there would be four games per day, and the round of 16 will be done in two days. From the semifinals onward, unlike in 2010 where the semifinals were held in one day, and the third-place playoff and the final on the next day, the semifinals in 2014 were held on two days, followed by the third-place playoff the next day, and the final on the day after, or one game per day. Finally, the classification round for 5th place was also eliminated.

## Draw[edit]

Main article: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup seeding

The draw was held on 3 February 2014 at 19:00 CET at the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona.[23] On 2 February, FIBA released the pots on how the teams would be drawn. "Pot 1" included the top 4 teams in the FIBA World Rankings, while the other pots were grouped on geographical and sporting criteria.

Former Spanish international Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Croatia's Dino Rađa, José Ortiz of Puerto Rico and Angolan Jean-Jacques Conceição assisted in the draw.[24]

Group A, which included European champions France, hosts Spain, and traditional powerhouse Serbia has been labeled as the "group of death".[25] The Americans, meanwhile, avoided the "bracket of death" of Groups A and B by landing in Group C, setting up a rematch of the 2010 final against Turkey, which were selected as wild cards, and a possible late knockout match-up against European runners-up Lithuania.[26]

### Seeding[edit]

Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4  | Pot 5  | Pot 6

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United States (1)
Spain (2)
Argentina (3)
Lithuania (4)

Angola (15)
Finland (39)
Senegal (41)
Egypt (46)

New Zealand (19)
Iran (20)
South Korea (31)
Philippines (34)

Serbia (11)
Slovenia (13)
Croatia (16)
Ukraine (45)

Brazil (10)
Puerto Rico (17)
Mexico (24)
Dominican Republic (26)

Greece (5)
Turkey (7)
France (8)
Australia (9)

## Squads[edit]

Main article: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup squads

Each team had a roster of 12 players; a team could opt to have one naturalized player from its roster. The final rosters had to be finalized at the team managers' meeting at the night prior to the first game. The final roster of 12 players per team must have been taken from a list of at most 24 players submitted to FIBA two months before the beginning of the championship.

## Preparation matches[edit]

### 2014 South American Basketball Championship[edit]

Main article: 2014 South American Basketball Championship

The 2014 South American Basketball Championship in Isla Margarita, Venezuela was a qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship and for the 2015 Pan-American Games. Venezuela defeated World Cup participants Argentina (who played with its "B" team) to win the title; the other team in the World Cup, Brazil (who also played with its "B" team), finished in third place defeating Uruguay. All four teams qualified to the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship while only the top three teams qualified to the 2015 Pan-American Games.

### 2014 FIBA Asia Cup[edit]

Main article: 2014 FIBA Asia Cup

The 2014 FIBA Asia Cup in Wuhan, China was a qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in China. Iran defeated Chinese Taipei to win the title and qualify outright; the other team in the World Cup, the Philippines, defeated China in the third place playoff.

### 2014 Centrobasket[edit]

Main article: 2014 Centrobasket

The 2014 Centrobasket in Tepic, Mexico is a qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship and for the 2015 Pan-American Games. The three teams in the World Cup occupied the top three places. Mexico defeated Puerto Rico in the final, while Dominican Republic finished third place defeating Cuba. All four teams qualified to the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship while only the top three teams qualified to the 2015 Pan-American Games.

### 2014 William Jones Cup[edit]

Main article: 2014 William Jones Cup

The 2014 William Jones Cup was a friendly tournament in New Taipei, Taiwan. Egypt is the only World Cup team participated; they finished third. Iran sent their "B-team", while South Korea sent in a Korean Basketball League team.

### 2014 Antibes International Basketball tournament[edit]

Main article: 2014 Antibes International Basketball Tournament

Australia won this friendly tournament in Antibes, France organized by Fédération Française de Basket-Ball. The Philippines, France, and Ukraine were the other teams that participated.

## Preliminary round[edit]

2014 FIBA World Championship final rankings.

How teams are ranked:

1. Highest number of points earned, with each game result having a corresponding point:
* Win: 2 points
* Loss: 1 point
* Loss by default: 1 point, with a final score of 2–0 for the opponents of the defaulting team if the latter team is not trailing or if the score is tied, or the score at the time of stoppage if they are trailing.
* Loss by forfeit: 0 points, with a final score of 20–0 for the opponents of the forfeiting team.
2. Head-to-head record via points system above
3. Goal average on games among tied teams
4. Goal average on all group games
5. Drawing of lots

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### Group A[edit]

Main article: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A

Venue: Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada

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1  |  Spain (H) | 5  | 5  | 0  | 440  | 314  | +126  | 10  | Round of 16
2  |  Brazil | 5  | 4  | 1  | 416  | 333  | +83  | 9
3  |  France | 5  | 3  | 2  | 376  | 357  | +19  | 8
4  |  Serbia | 5  | 2  | 3  | 387  | 378  | +9  | 7
5  |  Iran | 5  | 1  | 4  | 344  | 406  | −62  | 6  |
6  |  Egypt | 5  | 0  | 5  | 311  | 486  | −175  | 5

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts

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30 August 2014
Egypt |  | 64–85 |  |  Serbia |
France |  | 63–65 |  |  Brazil
Iran |  | 60–90 |  |  Spain
31 August 2014
Serbia |  | 73–74 |  |  France
Brazil |  | 79–50 |  |  Iran
Spain |  | 91–54 |  |  Egypt
1 September 2014
Iran |  | 70–83 |  |  Serbia
France |  | 94–55 |  |  Egypt
Brazil |  | 63–82 |  |  Spain
3 September 2014
Egypt |  | 73–88 |  |  Iran
Serbia |  | 73–81 |  |  Brazil
Spain |  | 88–64 |  |  France
4 September 2014
Brazil |  | 128–65 |  |  Egypt
Iran |  | 76–81 |  |  France
Serbia |  | 73–89 |  |  Spain

### Group B[edit]

Croatia against Philippines

Main article: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group B

Venue: Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville

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1  |  Greece | 5  | 5  | 0  | 414  | 349  | +65  | 10  | Round of 16
2  |  Croatia | 5  | 3  | 2  | 414  | 398  | +16  | 8[a]
3  |  Argentina | 5  | 3  | 2  | 420  | 371  | +49  | 8[a]
4  |  Senegal | 5  | 2  | 3  | 348  | 399  | −51  | 7
5  |  Puerto Rico | 5  | 1  | 4  | 388  | 446  | −58  | 6[b] |
6  |  Philippines | 5  | 1  | 4  | 383  | 404  | −21  | 6[b]

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Croatia 1–0 Argentina
2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Puerto Rico 1–0 Philippines

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30 August 2014
Croatia |  | 81–78 | OT |  Philippines |
Puerto Rico |  | 75–98 |  |  Argentina
Greece |  | 87–64 |  |  Senegal
31 August 2014
Argentina |  | 85–90 |  |  Croatia
Senegal |  | 82–75 |  |  Puerto Rico
Philippines |  | 70–82 |  |  Greece
1 September 2014
Croatia |  | 75–77 |  |  Senegal
Argentina |  | 85–81 |  |  Philippines
Puerto Rico |  | 79–90 |  |  Greece
3 September 2014
Philippines |  | 73–77 |  |  Puerto Rico
Senegal |  | 46–81 |  |  Argentina
Greece |  | 76–65 |  |  Croatia
4 September 2014
Senegal |  | 79–81 | OT |  Philippines
Croatia |  | 103–82 |  |  Puerto Rico
Argentina |  | 71–79 |  |  Greece

### Group C[edit]

Main article: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C

Venue: Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo

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1  |  United States | 5  | 5  | 0  | 511  | 345  | +166  | 10  | Round of 16
2  |  Turkey | 5  | 3  | 2  | 365  | 372  | −7  | 8
3  |  Dominican Republic | 5  | 2  | 3  | 347  | 386  | −39  | 7[a]
4  |  New Zealand | 5  | 2  | 3  | 347  | 376  | −29  | 7[a]
5  |  Ukraine | 5  | 2  | 3  | 344  | 369  | −25  | 7[a] |
6  |  Finland | 5  | 1  | 4  | 342  | 408  | −66  | 6

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Dominican Republic 1–1 (1.022 GAvg), New Zealand 1–1 (0.993 GAvg), Ukraine 1–1 (0.985 GAvg),

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30 August 2014
Ukraine |  | 72–62 |  |  Dominican Republic |
New Zealand |  | 73–76 |  |  Turkey
United States |  | 114–55 |  |  Finland
31 August 2014
Dominican Republic |  | 76–63 |  |  New Zealand
Finland |  | 81–76 |  |  Ukraine
Turkey |  | 77–98 |  |  United States
2 September 2014
Ukraine |  | 64–58 |  |  Turkey
United States |  | 98–71 |  |  New Zealand
Finland |  | 68–74 |  |  Dominican Republic
3 September 2014
New Zealand |  | 73–61 |  |  Ukraine
Turkey |  | 77–73 | OT |  Finland
Dominican Republic |  | 71–106 |  |  United States
4 September 2014
Finland |  | 65–67 |  |  New Zealand
Ukraine |  | 71–95 |  |  United States
Turkey |  | 77–64 |  |  Dominican Republic

### Group D[edit]

Main article: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group D

Venue: Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas

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1  |  Lithuania | 5  | 4  | 1  | 383  | 331  | +52  | 9[a] | Round of 16
2  |  Slovenia | 5  | 4  | 1  | 425  | 374  | +51  | 9[a]
3  |  Australia | 5  | 3  | 2  | 404  | 373  | +31  | 8
4  |  Mexico | 5  | 2  | 3  | 370  | 372  | −2  | 7[b]
5  |  Angola | 5  | 2  | 3  | 375  | 399  | −24  | 7[b] |
6  |  South Korea | 5  | 0  | 5  | 316  | 424  | −108  | 5

Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Slovenia
2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Mexico 1–0 Angola

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30 August 2014
Angola |  | 80–69 |  |  South Korea |
Australia |  | 80–90 |  |  Slovenia
Mexico |  | 74–87 |  |  Lithuania
31 August 2014
South Korea |  | 55–89 |  |  Australia
Slovenia |  | 89–68 |  |  Mexico
Lithuania |  | 75–62 |  |  Angola
2 September 2014
Angola |  | 55–79 |  |  Mexico
Australia |  | 82–75 |  |  Lithuania
South Korea |  | 72–89 |  |  Slovenia
3 September 2014
Mexico |  | 62–70 |  |  Australia
Slovenia |  | 93–87 |  |  Angola
Lithuania |  | 79–49 |  |  South Korea
4 September 2014
Australia |  | 83–91 |  |  Angola
South Korea |  | 71–87 |  |  Mexico
Lithuania |  | 67–64 |  |  Slovenia

## Final round[edit]

Main article: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup final round

| Round of 16| | Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  Spain| 89

| 10 September – Madrid

|  Senegal| 56 |

|  Spain| 52

| 6 September – Madrid

| |  France| 65 |

|  Croatia| 64

| | 12 September – Madrid

|  France| 69 |

|  France| 85

| 7 September – Madrid

| |  Serbia| 90 |

|  Greece| 72

| 10 September – Madrid|

|  Serbia| 90 |

|  Serbia| 84

| 7 September – Madrid

| |  Brazil| 56 |

|  Brazil| 85

| | 14 September – Madrid

|  Argentina| 65 |

|  Serbia| 92

| 6 September – Barcelona

| |  United States| 129

|  United States| 86

| 9 September – Barcelona|

|  Mexico| 63 |

|  United States| 119

| 6 September – Barcelona

| |  Slovenia| 76 |

|  Slovenia| 71

| | 11 September – Barcelona

|  Dominican Republic| 61 |

|  United States| 96

| 7 September – Barcelona

| |  Lithuania| 68 | | Third place

|  Lithuania| 76

| 9 September – Barcelona| | 13 September – Madrid

|  New Zealand| 71 |

|  Lithuania| 73|  France| 95

| 7 September – Barcelona

| |  Turkey| 61 | |  Lithuania| 93

|  Turkey| 65

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### Round of 16[edit]

6 September 2014
16:00

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United States | 86-63 |  Mexico

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Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 19–14, 24–11, 20–25
Pts: Curry 20
Rebs: Faried 8
Asts: Curry, Rose 4 |  | Pts: Ayón 25
Rebs: Ayón 8
Asts: Gutiérrez 3

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 14,200
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Carlos Julio (ANG), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

6 September 2014
18:00

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France | 69-64 |  Croatia

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Scoring by quarter: 7–15, 16–7, 23–12, 23–30
Pts: Batum 14
Rebs: Gelabale 6
Asts: Diaw 5 |  | Pts: Bogdanović 27
Rebs: Šarić 7
Asts: Lafayette 6

Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 12,600
Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR)

6 September 2014
20:00

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Dominican Republic | 61-71 |  Slovenia

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Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 13–23, 20–16, 13–17
Pts: Feldeine 18
Rebs: Martínez 11
Asts: Feldeine 3 |  | Pts: Z. Dragić 18
Rebs: Slokar 6
Asts: G. Dragić 6

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 10,324
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Juan González (ESP)

6 September 2014
22:00

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Spain | 89-56 |  Senegal

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Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 18–11, 21–15, 27–13
Pts: P. Gasol 17
Rebs: M. Gasol, Ibaka 6
Asts: Rubio 6 |  | Pts: Faye, Badji 12
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: D'Almeida 4

Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,400
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

7 September 2014
16:00

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New Zealand | 71-76 |  Lithuania

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Scoring by quarter: 9–23, 17–13, 24–22, 21–18
Pts: C. Webster 26
Rebs: Vukona 10
Asts: Penney 3 |  | Pts: Valančiūnas 22
Rebs: Valančiūnas 13
Asts: Seibutis 5

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 7,783
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

7 September 2014
18:00

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Serbia | 90-72 |  Greece

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Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 23–22, 18–13, 26–17
Pts: Bogdanović 21
Rebs: Bjelica 10
Asts: Teodosić 5 |  | Pts: Calathes 14
Rebs: Kaimakoglou 6
Asts: Printezis 5

Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,100
Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Stephen Seibel (CAN)

7 September 2014
20:00

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Turkey | 65-64 |  Australia

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Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 19–17, 12–15, 19–14
Pts: Güler, Preldžić 16
Rebs: Preldžić 7
Asts: Tunçeri 3 |  | Pts: Baynes 15
Rebs: Baynes 7
Asts: Dellavedova 5

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 6,339
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Steven Anderson (USA), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

7 September 2014
22:00

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Brazil | 85-65 |  Argentina

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Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 20–15, 24–13, 28–16
Pts: Neto 21
Rebs: Varejão 9
Asts: Varejão, Nenê 4 |  | Pts: Prigioni 18
Rebs: Scola 7
Asts: Scola, Prigioni 3

Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,450
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Sreten Radović (CRO), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)

### Quarterfinals[edit]

9 September 2014
17:00

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Boxscore

Lithuania | 73-61 |  Turkey

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Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 20–10, 14–16, 26–17
Pts: Seibutis 19
Rebs: Valančiūnas 13
Asts: Seibutis, Pocius 3 |  | Pts: Gönlüm 13
Rebs: Aşık 10
Asts: Preldžić 5

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 9,752
Referees: Juan González (ESP), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Eddie Viator (FRA)

9 September 2014
21:00

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Boxscore

Slovenia | 76-119 |  United States

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Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 20–20, 22–37, 12–33
Pts: G. Dragić 13
Rebs: Balažič, Lorbek 6
Asts: G. Dragić 4 |  | Pts: Thompson 20
Rebs: Davis 11
Asts: Rose 5

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 13,674
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

10 September 2014
18:00

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Boxscore

Serbia | 84-56 |  Brazil

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Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 16–15, 29–12, 18–12
Pts: Teodosić 23
Rebs: Bjelica 8
Asts: Bjelica 5 |  | Pts: Varejão 12
Rebs: Varejão 9
Asts: Huertas 9

Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 12,550
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR)

10 September 2014
22:00

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Boxscore

France | 65-52 |  Spain

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Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 20–13, 7–15, 23–9
Pts: Diaw 15
Rebs: Gobert 13
Asts: Heurtel, Diot 4 |  | Pts: P. Gasol 17
Rebs: P. Gasol 8
Asts: Fernández 3

Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,673
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)

### Semifinals[edit]

11 September 2014
21:00

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Boxscore

United States | 96-68 |  Lithuania

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Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 22–19, 33–14, 20–19
Pts: Irving 18
Rebs: Gay 7
Asts: Irving 4 |  | Pts: Valančiūnas, Kuzminskas 15
Rebs: Kuzminskas 9
Asts: Juškevičius, Seibutis 2

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 15,070
Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Sreten Radović (CRO)

12 September 2014
22:00

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France | 85-90 |  Serbia

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Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 17–25, 14–15, 39–29
Pts: Batum 35
Rebs: Diaw 10
Asts: Heurtel 6 |  | Pts: Teodosić 24
Rebs: Bjelica 7
Asts: Bjelica, Marković 5

Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,470
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Christos Christodoulou (GRE)

### Third place playoff[edit]

13 September 2014
18:00

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Boxscore

Lithuania | 93-95 |  France

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Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 23–21, 29–21, 22–31
Pts: Valančiūnas 25
Rebs: Valančiūnas 9
Asts: Seibutis 4 |  | Pts: Batum 27
Rebs: Lauvergne 9
Asts: Diaw 4

Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 11,800
Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Juan González (ESP)

### Final[edit]

Main article: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final

14 September 2014
21:00

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Boxscore

United States | 129-92 |  Serbia

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Scoring by quarter: 35–21, 32–20, 38–26, 24–25
Pts: Irving 26
Rebs: Cousins 9
Asts: Rose 6 |  | Pts: Bjelica, Kalinić 18
Rebs: Marković 6
Asts: Teodosić 7

Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Attendance: 13,673
Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Eddie Viator (FRA)

## Statistics[edit]

### Player tournament averages[edit]

Points  | # | Player | Pld | Pts | PPG

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1 |  J. J. Barea | 5 | 110 | 22.0
2 |  Andray Blatche | 5 | 106 | 21.2
Bojan Bogdanović | 6 | 127 | 21.2
3 |  Pau Gasol | 7 | 140 | 20.0
4 |  Luis Scola | 6 | 117 | 19.5
5 |  Hamed Haddadi | 5 | 94 | 18.8
6 |  Yanick Moreira | 5 | 89 | 17.8
7 |  Gustavo Ayón | 5 | 88 | 17.6
Francisco García | 5 | 88 | 17.6
8 |  Aron Baynes | 5 | 84 | 16.8
Rebounds  | # | Player | Pld | Rebs | RPG

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1 |  Andray Blatche | 5 | 69 | 13.8
2 |  Hamed Haddadi | 5 | 57 | 11.4
3 |  Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 64 | 10.7
4 |  Ioannis Bourousis | 6 | 55 | 9.2
5 |  Luis Scola | 6 | 51 | 8.5
6 |  Jonas Valančiūnas | 9 | 76 | 8.4
7 |  Ömer Aşık | 7 | 59 | 8.4
8 |  Yanick Moreira | 5 | 41 | 8.2
9 |  Anderson Varejão | 7 | 56 | 8.0
10 |  Kenneth Faried | 9 | 70 | 7.8

Assists  | # | Player | Pld | Asts | APG

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1 |  Petteri Koponen | 5 | 29 | 5.8
2 |  Xane D'Almeida | 6 | 32 | 5.3
3 |  Ricky Rubio | 7 | 36 | 5.1
4 |  Eugene Jeter | 5 | 25 | 5.0
5 |  Miloš Teodosić | 9 | 40 | 4.4
6 |  Samad Nikkhah Bahrami | 5 | 22 | 4.4
7 |  Facundo Campazzo | 6 | 26 | 4.3
Nikos Zisis | 6 | 26 | 4.3
9 |  Goran Dragić | 7 | 30 | 4.3
10 |  Pablo Prigioni | 6 | 25 | 4.2

Blocks  | # | Player | Pld | Blks | BPG

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1 |  Lee Jong-hyun | 5 | 13 | 2.6
2 |  Pau Gasol | 7 | 16 | 2.3
3 |  Anthony Davis | 9 | 19 | 2.1
4 |  Kim Jong-kyu | 5 | 10 | 2.0
5 |  Hamady N'Diaye | 6 | 11 | 1.8
6 |  Ömer Aşık | 7 | 11 | 1.6
7 |  Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 9 | 1.5
Eloy Vargas | 6 | 9 | 1.5
9 |  Marc Gasol | 7 | 10 | 1.4
10 |  Serge Ibaka | 6 | 8 | 1.3
Steals  | # | Player | Pld | Stls | SPG

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1 |  Ricky Rubio | 7 | 25 | 3.6
2 |  Mehdi Kamrani | 5 | 13 | 2.6
3 |  James Harden | 9 | 19 | 2.1
4 |  Renaldo Balkman | 5 | 10 | 2.0
5 |  Kyrie Irving | 9 | 17 | 1.9
6 |  Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 11 | 1.8
Pablo Prigioni | 6 | 11 | 1.8
8 |  Joe Ingles | 5 | 9 | 1.8
9 |  Maleye N'Doye | 6 | 10 | 1.7
Dario Šarić | 6 | 10 | 1.7
Minutes  | # | Player | Pld | Mins | MPG

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1 |  Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 218 | 36.3
2 |  Andray Blatche | 5 | 169 | 33.8
3 |  Bojan Bogdanović | 6 | 201 | 33.5
4 |  Luis Scola | 6 | 195 | 32.5
5 |  Samad Nikkhah Bahrami | 5 | 162 | 32.4
6 |  Gustavo Ayón | 5 | 161 | 32.2
7 |  Gabe Norwood | 5 | 159 | 31.8
8 |  Armando Costa | 5 | 157 | 31.4
Petteri Koponen | 5 | 157 | 31.4
10 |  Eugene Jeter | 5 | 156 | 31.2

Free throws  | # | Player | FTA | FTM | FT%

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1 |  David Huertas | 15 | 14 | 93.3
2 |  J.J. Barea | 32 | 28 | 87.5
3 |  Jimmy Alapag | 15 | 13 | 86.7
4 |  Domen Lorbek | 21 | 18 | 85.7
5 |  Teemu Rannikko | 17 | 14 | 82.4
6 |  Marc Gasol | 22 | 18 | 81.8
7 |  Nemanja Bjelica | 38 | 31 | 81.6
8 |  James Harden | 42 | 34 | 81.0
Jonas Valančiūnas | 42 | 32 | 81.0
10 |  Andray Blatche | 30 | 24 | 80.0
Eugene Jeter | 25 | 20 | 80.0
Field goal shooting  | # | Player | FGA | FGM | FG%

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1 |  Pau Gasol | 85 | 54 | 63.5
2 |  Kenneth Faried | 79 | 50 | 63.3
3 |  Francisco García | 54 | 33 | 61.1
4 |  Gustavo Ayón | 59 | 36 | 61.0
5 |  Renaldo Balkman | 40 | 24 | 60.0
6 |  Yanick Moreira | 64 | 38 | 59.4
7 |  Kyrie Irving | 80 | 45 | 56.3
8 |  Goran Dragić | 83 | 46 | 55.4
9 |  Miloš Teodosić | 75 | 41 | 55.4
10 |  Anthony Davis | 82 | 45 | 54.9
Miroslav Raduljica | 82 | 45 | 54.9
Double-doubles  | # | Player | Pld | DblDbl | DD%

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1 |  Andray Blatche | 5 | 5 | 100
2 |  Hamed Haddadi | 5 | 3 | 60.0
3 |  Ioannis Bourousis | 6 | 3 | 50.0
Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 3 | 50.0
5 |  Jonas Valančiūnas | 9 | 3 | 33.3
6 |  Yanick Moreira | 5 | 2 | 40.0
7 |  Ömer Aşık | 6 | 2 | 33.3
8 |  Kenneth Faried | 9 | 2 | 22.2
Nemanja Bjelica | 9 | 2 | 22.2
10 |  Gustavo Ayon | 5 | 1 | 20.0
Aron Baynes | 5 | 1 | 20.0

Efficiency  # | Player | Pld | MPG | PPG | RPG | Eff | EffPG

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1 |  Andray Blatche | 5 | 33.8 | 24.2 | 13.8 | 112 | 22.4
2 |  Pau Gasol | 7 | 26.5 | 20.0 | 5.9 | 152 | 21.7
3 |  Hamed Haddadi | 5 | 29.4 | 18.8 | 11.4 | 101 | 20.2
Yanick Moreira | 5 | 20.4 | 17.8 | 8.2 | 101 | 20.2
5 |  Jonas Valančiūnas | 9 | 24.8 | 14.4 | 8.4 | 178 | 19.8
6 |  Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 36.3 | 16.0 | 10.7 | 117 | 19.5
7 |  Gustavo Ayón | 5 | 32.2 | 17.6 | 7.6 | 96 | 19.2
Luis Scola | 6 | 32.4 | 19.5 | 8.5 | 115 | 19.2
9 |  Ioannis Bourousis | 6 | 26.5 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 114 | 19.0
10 |  Francisco García | 5 | 28.2 | 17.6 | 3.2 | 91 | 18.2

### Team tournament averages[edit]

Offensive points  | # | Team | Pld | Pts | PPG

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1 |  United States | 9 | 941 | 104.6
2 |  Spain | 7 | 581 | 83.0
3 |  Serbia | 9 | 743 | 82.6
4 |  Slovenia | 7 | 572 | 81.7
5 |  Greece | 6 | 486 | 81.0

Defensive points  | # | Team | Pld | Pts | PPG

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1 |  Spain | 7 | 435 | 62.2
2 |  Brazil | 7 | 482 | 68.9
3 |  United States | 9 | 644 | 71.6
4 |  Lithuania | 9 | 654 | 72.7
5 |  Turkey | 7 | 509 | 72.7

Rebounds  | # | Team | Pld | Rebs | RPG

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1 |  United States | 9 | 403 | 44.8
2 |  Angola | 5 | 202 | 40.4
3 |  Dominican Republic | 6 | 238 | 39.7
New Zealand | 6 | 238 | 39.7
5 |  Philippines | 5 | 195 | 39.0

Assists  | # | Team | Pld | Asts | APG

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1 |  United States | 9 | 184 | 20.4
2 |  Spain | 7 | 126 | 18.0
3 |  Greece | 6 | 106 | 17.7
4 |  Australia | 6 | 102 | 17.0
5 |  Serbia | 9 | 151 | 16.8
Blocks  | # | Team | Pld | Blks | BPG

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1 |  South Korea | 5 | 33 | 6.6
2 |  Spain | 7 | 41 | 5.9
3 |  United States | 9 | 50 | 5.6
4 |  Senegal | 6 | 28 | 4.7
5 |  Greece | 6 | 25 | 4.2
Steals  | # | Team | Pld | Stls | SPG

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1 |  United States | 9 | 109 | 12.1
2 |  Iran | 5 | 48 | 9.6
3 |  Senegal | 6 | 53 | 8.8
4 |  Spain | 7 | 60 | 8.6
5 |  Angola | 5 | 40 | 8.0

Minutes  | # | Team | Pld | Mins | MPG

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1 |  Philippines | 5 | 1051 | 210.2
2 |  Finland | 5 | 1025 | 205.0
3 |  Senegal | 6 | 1226 | 204.3
4 |  Croatia | 6 | 1225 | 204.2
5 |  Turkey | 7 | 1428 | 204.0
Free throws  | # | Team | Pld | FTM/A | FT%

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1 |  Philippines | 5 | 74/93 | 79.6
2 |  Lithuania | 9 | 144/187 | 77.0
3 |  Spain | 7 | 115/151 | 76.2
4 |  Greece | 6 | 87/115 | 75.7
5 |  Puerto Rico | 5 | 84/112 | 75.0
Field goal  | # | Team | Pld | FGM/A | FG%

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1 |  United States | 9 | 361/690 | 52.3
2 |  Serbia | 9 | 270/542 | 49.8
3 |  Brazil | 7 | 216/438 | 49.3
4 |  France | 9 | 254/519 | 48.9
5 |  Slovenia | 7 | 214/438 | 48.9

Tournament game highs  Statistic | Player | Total | Opponent (Date) | Team | Total | Opponent (Date)

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Points |  Yanick Moreira | 38 |  Australia (4 Sep) |  United States | 129 |  Serbia (14 Sep)
Offensive
Rebounds |  Yanick Moreira | 10 |  Australia (4 Sep) |  Angola
United States | 24
24 |  Mexico (2 Sep)
Slovenia (9 Sep)
Defensive
Rebounds |  Andray Blatche | 14 |  Greece (31 Aug) |  Brazil
France | 36
36 |  Egypt (4 Sep)
Egypt (1 Sep)
Rebounds |  Ömer Aşık | 20 |  Ukraine (2 Sep) |  United States | 54 |  Slovenia (9 Sep)
Assists |  Xane D'Almeida
Raulzinho Neto
Pablo Prigioni
Nikos Zisis | 14 (OT)

10 |  Philippines (4 Sep)
Egypt (4 Sep)
Puerto Rico (30 Aug)
Croatia (3 Sep) |  Brazil | 35 |  Egypt (4 Sep)
Steals |  Ricky Rubio | 7 |  Serbia (4 Sep) |  United States | 18 |  Finland (30 Aug)
Blocks |  Anthony Davis | 5 |  Dominican Republic (3 Sep) |  Spain | 13 |  Senegal (6 Sep)

## Final standings[edit]

Final rankings of teams.

Method of breaking ties:[27]

* Ranked 17th–24th:
1. Place in preliminary round group (5th placed teams ranked 17th–20th; 6th placed teams ranked 21st–24th)
2. Win–loss record in preliminary round group
3. Goal average in preliminary round group
* Ranked 5th–16th:
1. Furthest round eliminated
2. Win–loss record in preliminary round group
3. Place in preliminary round group
4. Goal average in preliminary round group
* Ranked 1st–4th:
1. Result of final and third-place playoff

# | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Preliminary round | FIBA World Ranking

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Grp | Rank | W–L | GA | Old | New | +/−
|  United States | 9 | 9 | 0 | 941 | 644 | +297 | C | — | 1 | 1 | 0
|  Serbia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 743 | 720 | +23 | A | 11 | 7 | +4
Eliminated at the semifinals
|  France | 9 | 6 | 3 | 690 | 656 | +34 | A | — | 8 | 5 | +3
4th  |  Lithuania | 9 | 6 | 3 | 693 | 654 | +39 | D | 4 | 4 | 0
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th  |  Spain | 7 | 6 | 1 | 581 | 435 | +146 | A | 1st | 5–0 | 1.4013 | 2 | 2 | 0
6th  |  Brazil | 7 | 5 | 2 | 557 | 482 | +75 | A | 2nd | 4–1 | 1.2492 | 10 | 9 | +1
7th  |  Slovenia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 572 | 554 | +18 | D | 4–1 | 1.1364 | 13 | 13 | 0
8th  |  Turkey | 7 | 4 | 3 | 491 | 509 | −18 | C | 3–2 | 0.9812 | 7 | 8 | −1
Eliminated at the round of 16
9th  |  Greece | 6 | 5 | 1 | 486 | 439 | +47 | B | 1st | 5–0 | 1.1862 | 5 | 10 | −5
10th  |  Croatia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 478 | 467 | +11 | B | 2nd | 3–2 | 1.0402 | 16 | 12 | +4
11th  |  Argentina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 485 | 456 | +29 | B | 3rd | 3–2 | 1.1321 | 3 | 3 | 0
12th  |  Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 468 | 438 | +30 | D | 3–2 | 1.0831 | 9 | 11 | −2
13th  |  Dominican Republic | 6 | 2 | 4 | 408 | 457 | −49 | C | 2–3 | 0.8990 | 26 | 20 | +6
14th  |  Mexico | 6 | 2 | 4 | 433 | 458 | −25 | D | 4th | 2–3 | 0.9946 | 24 | 19 | +5
15th  |  New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 418 | 452 | −34 | C | 2–3 | 0.9229 | 19 | 21 | −2
16th  |  Senegal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 404 | 488 | −84 | B | 2–3 | 0.8722 | 41 | 30 | +11
5th place in preliminary round groups
17th  |  Angola | 5 | 2 | 3 | 375 | 399 | −24 | D | 5th | 2–3 | 0.9398 | 15 | 16 | −1
18th  |  Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 344 | 369 | −25 | C | 2–3 | 0.9322 | 45 | 40 | +5
19th  |  Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 388 | 446 | −58 | B | 1–4 | 0.8700 | 17 | 15 | +2
20th  |  Iran | 5 | 1 | 4 | 344 | 406 | −62 | A | 1–4 | 0.8473 | 20 | 17 | +3
6th place in preliminary round groups
21st  |  Philippines | 5 | 1 | 4 | 383 | 404 | −21 | B | 6th | 1–4 | 0.9480 | 34 | 31 | +3
22nd  |  Finland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 342 | 408 | −66 | C | 1–4 | 0.8382 | 39 | 35 | +4
23rd  |  South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 316 | 424 | −108 | D | 0–5 | 0.7453 | 31 | 27 | +4
24th  |  Egypt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 311 | 486 | −175 | A | 0–5 | 0.6399 | 46 | 41 | +5
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## Awards[edit]

Kyrie Irving was named MVP 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup champion

United States
5th title
Most Valuable Player

Kyrie Irving

### All-Tournament Team[edit]

Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

* Kyrie Irving – MVP
* Miloš Teodosić
* Nicolas Batum
* Kenneth Faried
* Pau Gasol

### Special Awards[edit]

* Philippines – MVF Best Country (on Fan support throughout the tournament)[28]

## Controversies[edit]

### Australia's alleged tanking[edit]

At their final group matches between Australia and Angola, Australia rested their key players towards the end of the game, allowing for Angola to win 91–83, after the Boomers led at the half by double digits. Australia fell to third place, thereby allowing them to face the United States at the semifinals instead of the quarterfinals if they finished second. This so-called "tanking" was blasted by Goran Dragić, whose Slovenian team were defeated by Lithuania in the final group match, dropping them to second place, causing them to face the Americans instead in the quarterfinals if they reach that far. Dragic implored on FIBA "to do something about" it.[29]

Right after Australia's elimination by Turkey in the first round, FIBA announced that the Boomers were under investigation for tanking. Australia coach Andrej Lemanis rejected the accusation that they tanked, saying he rested his players for the next stage due to the heavy tournament schedule, adding that: "We always, as Australians, compete the right way".[30]

On 26 November 2014, Australia was cleared of tanking by FIBA.[31][32][33][34]

## Marketing[edit]

### Road show and trophy tour[edit]

A tour of the Naismith Trophy was held to promote the event. The trophy was on display at the 2014 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans in February 2014, then the tour visited several countries in Latin America, Europe and the Philippines from April to mid-July.[35] It also visited South Africa during the finals of the South African Premier Basketball League in August.[36]

Prior to this, FIBA and the Spanish Basketball Federation held a road show that ran from 2012 to 2014 visiting key Spanish cities, with some of the final stops being the host cities, and at Ljubljana, Slovenia during FIBA EuroBasket 2013.[37]

### Ball[edit]

On 30 January, FIBA revealed the official ball that would be used in the World Cup. Designed by Molten, it "will be the first time ever a custom designed basketball has been developed exclusively for an individual event".[38]

### Mascots[edit]

Olé and Hop (official mascots)

On 31 January, FIBA revealed the mascots of the World Cup: Olé and Hop. Olé and Hop's name came from the word "alley-oop"; they are directly inspired from the 2014 World Cup logo, and will have a tour of host cities leading up to the championship.[39]

### Theme song[edit]

"Sube la Copa" by Huecco was named the official theme song of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The song, starting from 27 August, can be downloaded on iTunes, Spotify and Deezer, with all of the proceeds going to the FEB's Casa Espana, Huecco's Fundacion Dame Vida, and FIBA's International Basketball Foundation.[40]

## Referees[edit]

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[41]

* Carlos Julio
* Alejandro Chiti
* Michael Aylen
* Vaughan Mayberry
* Marcos Benito
* Cristiano Maranho
* Arnaud Kom Njilo
* Stephen Seibel
* Michael Weiland
* Sreten Radović
* Reynaldo Mercedes
* Joseph Bissang
* Eddie Viator
* Robert Lottermoser
* Christos Christodoulou
* Elias Koromilas
* Guerrino Cerebuch
* Luigi Lamonica
* Yuji Hirahara
* Yevgeniy Mikheyev
* Mohammad Al-Amiri
* Oļegs Latiševs
* José Reyes
* Kingsley Ojeaburu
* Ferdinand Pascual
* Fernando Rocha
* Jorge Vázquez
* Luis Vázquez
* Ilija Belošević
* Milivoje Jovčić
* Matej Boltauzer
* Juan Arteaga
* Juan González
* Benjamin Jiménez
* Miguel Pérez
* Rüştü Nuran
* Borys Ryzhyk
* Steven Anderson
* Anthony Jordan
* Alejandro Sánchez

## See also[edit]

* Sports portal
* Basketball portal
* Spain portal

* 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women

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United States squad – 2014 FIBA World Cup – Gold medal

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France squad – 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup – Bronze medal

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* United States

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* Serbia

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* France

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* Brazil
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* Puerto Rico
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