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2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group K

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Group K 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 E and F.[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 Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City, Japan.[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]

Qualified teams

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Group Winner Runner-up
E  Germany  Australia
F  Slovenia  Georgia

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 5 5 0 467 364 +103 10 Quarter-finals
2  Slovenia 5 4 1 442 409 +33 9
3  Australia 5 3 2 469 421 +48 8
4  Georgia 5 2 3 379 407 −28 7
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Games

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All times are local (UTC+9).[4]

Germany vs. Georgia

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This was the first game between Germany and Georgia at the World Cup. The Germans won in the group stage of EuroBasket 2017, which was the first and only competitive game between the two teams.

1 September 2023
17:30
Germany  100–73  Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 21–25, 27–16, 30–16
Pts: 18
Rebs: M. Wagner 6
Asts: Schröder 7
Pts: Mamukelashvili 19
Rebs: Bitadze 6
Asts: McFadden 7
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City
Attendance: 5,852
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Martin Horozov (BUL)

Slovenia vs. Australia

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This was the third game between Slovenia and Australia in the World Cup. The Slovenians won the first two meetings in 2010 and 2014. The Australians won the bronze medal game of the 2020 Olympic tournament, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

1 September 2023
21:10
Slovenia  91–80  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 21–22, 17–22, 25–18
Pts: Dončić 20
Rebs: Tobey 12
Asts: Dončić 6
Pts: Giddey 25
Rebs: Giddey, Mills 8
Asts: Giddey 4
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City
Attendance: 6,307
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Blanca Burns (USA)

Australia vs. Georgia

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This was the first competitive game between Australia and Georgia.

3 September 2023
16:30
Australia  100–84  Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 31–20, 25–30, 21–17
Pts: Mills 19
Rebs: Kay 9
Asts: Ingles 6
Pts: Bitadze 20
Rebs: Mamukelashvili 9
Asts: McFadden 9
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City
Attendance: 6,126
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Blanca Burns (USA), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

Germany vs. Slovenia

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This was the first game between Germany and Slovenia at the World Cup. Both teams had a 1–1 split in their head-to-head matchups in the second round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifiers.

3 September 2023
20:10
Germany  100–71  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 27–9, 30–18, 32–19
Pts: Schröder 24
Rebs: M. Wagner 8
Asts: Schröder 10
Pts: Dončić 23
Rebs: Dončić 6
Asts: Dončić 6
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City
Attendance: 6,634
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Omar Bermúdez (MEX)

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw completed in Manila". FIBA. 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Basketball, FIBA World Cup 2023: Full schedule and how to watch". olympics.com. 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Competition System". fiba.basketball. 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games available". FIBA. 17 May 2023.
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