2002 FIBA World Championship

There were 16 teams taking part in the 2002 World Cup of Basketball. Since the 2000 Olympics champions United States has direct access to the World Championship as host nation, the Olympic berth is left unused and one extra qualifying spot is assigned to FIBA Americas below.

• Host nation: 1 berth
• FIBA Asia: 14 teams competing for 2 berths
• FIBA Africa: 12 teams competing for 2 berths
• FIBA Americas: 10 teams competing for 5 berths
• FIBA Europe: 16 teams competing for 5 berths
• FIBA Oceania: 2 teams competing for 1 berth

Qualified teams

Event	Date	Location	Berths	Qualified
Host nation			1	United States
2001 ABC Championship	July 20–28, 2001	Shanghai	2	China  Lebanon
FIBA Africa Championship 2001	August 4–12, 2001	Rabat and Casablanca	2	Angola  Algeria
FIBA Americas Championship 2001	August 16–26, 2001	Neuquén	5	Argentina  Brazil  Canada  Puerto Rico  Venezuela
EuroBasket 2001	August 31–September 9, 2001	Ankara, Antalya and Istanbul	5	FR Yugoslavia  Turkey  Spain  Germany  Russia
FIBA Oceania Championship 2001	September 21–23, 2001	Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton	1	New Zealand
TOTAL			16

At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.

The following nations' teams competed:

Competing teams

The top three teams in each group advance to the second round, into either Group E or F. The fourth place team in each group moves onto the 13th–16th classification.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	244	178	+66	6	Second round
2	FR Yugoslavia	3	2	1	269	205	+64	5
3	Angola	3	1	2	202	275	−73	4
4	Canada	3	0	3	199	256	−57	3	13th–16th classification round

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.

August 29, 2002

FR Yugoslavia		113–63		Angola	Conseco Fieldhouse
Canada		54–85		Spain

August 30, 2002

Angola		84–74		Canada	RCA Dome
Spain		71–69		FR Yugoslavia

August 31, 2002

Angola		55–88		Spain	RCA Dome
Canada		71–87		FR Yugoslavia	Conseco Fieldhouse

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	280	245	+35	6	Second round
2	Puerto Rico	3	2	1	263	242	+21	5
3	Turkey	3	1	2	268	246	+22	4
4	Lebanon	3	0	3	230	308	−78	3	13th–16th classification round

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.

August 29, 2002

Brazil		102–73		Lebanon	RCA Dome
Puerto Rico		78–75		Turkey

August 30, 2002

Lebanon		77–99		Puerto Rico	Conseco Fieldhouse
Turkey		86–88		Brazil

August 31, 2002

Lebanon		80–107		Turkey	Conseco Fieldhouse
Puerto Rico		86–90		Brazil

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	3	3	0	298	212	+86	6	Second round
2	Germany	3	2	1	277	250	+27	5
3	China	3	1	2	237	254	−17	4
4	Algeria	3	0	3	212	308	−96	3	13th–16th classification round

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

August 29, 2002

China		76–88		Germany	RCA Dome
United States		110–60		Algeria

August 30, 2002

Germany		87–104		United States	RCA Dome
Algeria		82–96		China	Conseco Fieldhouse

August 31, 2002

Algeria		70–102		Germany	Conseco Fieldhouse
China		65–84		United States	RCA Dome

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	319	238	+81	6	Second round
2	New Zealand	3	2	1	273	278	−5	5
3	Russia	3	1	2	248	259	−11	4
4	Venezuela	3	0	3	226	291	−65	3	13th–16th classification round

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.

August 29, 2002

New Zealand		90–81		Russia	Conseco Fieldhouse
Argentina		107–72		Venezuela

August 30, 2002

Venezuela		85–98		New Zealand	RCA Dome
Russia		81–100		Argentina	Conseco Fieldhouse

August 31, 2002

Venezuela		69–86		Russia	RCA Dome
New Zealand		85–112		Argentina

In this stage, the results in the preliminary rounds are combined and the teams who met previously do not play each other a second time. The teams that advanced from Group A and Group B are combined into Group E and teams that advanced from Group C and Group D are combined into Group F.

The top four from each group advance to the knockout stages; the bottom two advance to the Ninth-to-twelfth-place playoffs.

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Puerto Rico	6	5	1	510	488	+22	11[lower-alpha 1]	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	6	5	1	480	391	+89	11[lower-alpha 1]
3	FR Yugoslavia	6	4	2	562	437	+125	10[lower-alpha 2]
4	Brazil	6	4	2	502	502	0	10[lower-alpha 2]
5	Turkey	6	2	4	496	509	−13	8	9th–12th classification round
6	Angola	6	1	5	438	536	−98	7

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. Head-to-head record: Puerto Rico 1–0 Spain
2. Head-to-head record: FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Brazil

September 2, 2002

Puerto Rico		85–83		FR Yugoslavia	Conseco Fieldhouse
Turkey		64–87		Spain	RCA Dome
Brazil		86–83	OT	Angola	Conseco Fieldhouse

September 3, 2002

Angola		66–86		Turkey	Conseco Fieldhouse
Spain		65–73		Puerto Rico	RCA Dome
FR Yugoslavia		90–69		Brazil	RCA Dome

September 4, 2002

Puerto Rico		89–87	2OT	Angola	RCA Dome
Turkey		78–110		FR Yugoslavia	Conseco Fieldhouse
Brazil		67–84		Spain	RCA Dome

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	5	5	0	587	466	+121	10	Quarterfinals
2	United States (H)	5	4	1	605	443	+162	9
3	Germany	5	3	2	541	485	+56	8
4	New Zealand	5	2	3	493	560	−67	7
5	Russia	5	1	4	520	536	−16	6	9th–12th classification round
6	China	5	0	5	464	538	−74	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

September 2, 2002

New Zealand		64–84		Germany	RCA Dome
Russia		82–106		United States	Conseco Fieldhouse
Argentina		95–71		China	RCA Dome

September 3, 2002

China		68–95		Russia	RCA Dome
United States		110–62		New Zealand	Conseco Fieldhouse
Germany		77–86		Argentina	Conseco Fieldhouse

September 4, 2002

New Zealand		94–88		China	Conseco Fieldhouse
Russia		85–103		Germany	RCA Dome
Argentina		87–80		United States	Conseco Fieldhouse

1. Dirk Nowitzki - 24.0
2. Victor Díaz - 22.0
3. Yao Ming - 21.0
4. Marcelo Machado - 20.8
5. Paul Pierce - 19.7
6. Pau Gasol - 19.1
7. Larry Ayuso - 18.7
8. Peja Stojaković - 18.7
9. Phill Jones - 18.2
10. Fadi El Khatib - 17.6

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