2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C

Group C was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 26 to 30 August 2023 and consisted of the United States, Jordan, Greece, and New Zealand.[1][2] Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines. The top two teams advanced to the second round, while the bottom two teams qualified for the classification rounds.[3]

Greece vs. New Zealand

Teams
Team Qualification Appearance Best performance WR[4]
As Date Last Total Streak
 United StatesAmericas Group F top three23 February 202320191919Champions (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010, 2014)2
 JordanAsian Group E top three24 February 20233223rd place (2010)33
 GreeceEuropean Group I top three14 November 202295Runners-up (2006)9
 New ZealandAsian Group E top three29 August 2022764th place (2002)26

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 United States 3 3 0 318 215 +103 6 Second round
2  Greece 3 2 1 256 254 +2 5
3  New Zealand 3 1 2 241 269 −28 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Jordan 3 0 3 220 297 −77 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Games

All times are local (UTC+8).[5]

Jordan vs. Greece

This was the first game between Jordan and Greece in the World Cup. The Greeks won in the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

26 August 2023
16:45
Jordan  71–92  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 19–27, 27–20, 11–26
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 24
Rebs: Al-Dwairi, Hollis-Jefferson 9
Asts: Ibrahim 6		 Pts: Larentzakis 19
Rebs: Rogkavopoulos 7
Asts: Walkup 7
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 5,795
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN), Manuel Attard (ITA)

United States vs. New Zealand

This was the third game between the United States and New Zealand in the World Cup. The Americans won the first two meetings in 2002 and 2014.

26 August 2023
20:40
United States 99–72  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 26–18, 31–22, 23–14
Pts: Banchero 21
Rebs: Edwards 7
Asts: Reaves 6		 Pts: Te Rangi 15
Rebs: Delany, Fotu 5
Asts: Ili 5
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 10,978
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Boris Krejič (SLO), Park Kyoung-jin (KOR)

New Zealand vs. Jordan

This was the first game between New Zealand and Jordan in the World Cup. Both teams split their head-to-head matchups in the 2019 and 2023 World Cup Asian Qualifiers. New Zealand won in the third place game of the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup and in the quarter-finals of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.

28 August 2023
16:45
New Zealand  95–87 (OT)  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 25–19, 19–20, 20–28, Overtime: 10–2
Pts: Le'afa 23
Rebs: Delany 7
Asts: Ili 10		 Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 39
Rebs: Al-Dwairi 10
Asts: Ibrahim 9
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 7,331
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Boris Krejič (SLO), Péter Praksch (HUN)

Greece vs. United States

This was the fifth game between Greece and the United States in the World Cup. The Greeks won in the semi-final of the 2006 World Cup. The Americans won on 1994 and on 1998 and in their last meeting in 2019.

28 August 2023
20:40
Greece  81–109 United States
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 18–27, 19–29, 25–30
Pts: Papagiannis 17
Rebs: Antetokounmpo, Rogkavopoulos 4
Asts: Walkup 7		 Pts: Reaves 15
Rebs: Hart 11
Asts: Reaves 6
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 11,392
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Daniel García (VEN)

United States vs. Jordan

This was the first competitive game between the United States and Jordan.

30 August 2023
16:40
United States 110–62  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 31–12, 31–21, 25–16, 23–13
Pts: Edwards 22
Rebs: Hart 12
Asts: Haliburton 6		 Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 20
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 7
Asts: Kanaan 6
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 10,511
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Kristian Paez (ECU), Péter Praksch (HUN)

Greece vs. New Zealand

This was the second game between Greece and New Zealand in the World Cup. The Greeks won the first meeting in 2019 and won in the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men.

30 August 2023
20:40
Greece  83–74  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 17–23, 18–11, 33—20
Pts: Papapetrou 27
Rebs: Papagiannis 9
Asts: Walkup 9		 Pts: Ili 27
Rebs: Delany 14
Asts: Ili 8
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 5,625
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Carlos Vélez (COL)

Statistical leaders

Player tournament average

Efficiency

#PlayerPldMPGPPGEffEffPG
1Jordan Rondae Hollis-Jefferson337.627.778.026.0
2New Zealand Shea Ili328.918.058.019.3
3Jordan Ahmad Al-Dwairi332.614.051.017.0
Greece Georgios Papagiannis327.911.051.017.0
5United States Anthony Edwards320.916.350.016.7

References
  1. "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw completed in Manila". FIBA. 29 April 2023.
  2. "Team USA draws Greece in Group C for FIBA World Cup tournament 2023". nba.com. 29 April 2023.
  3. "Basketball, FIBA World Cup 2023: Full schedule and how to watch". olympics.com. 29 April 2023.
  4. "FIBA World Ranking". FIBA. 27 February 2023.
  5. "Exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games available". FIBA. 17 May 2023.
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