2002 FIBA World Championship
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was the 14th edition of the competition now known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the international world championship for men's basketball teams. The tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States from August 29 to September 8, 2002.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
City | Indianapolis |
Dates | August 29 – September 8 |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | FR Yugoslavia (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Argentina |
Third place | Germany |
Fourth place | New Zealand |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 62 |
MVP | Dirk Nowitzki |
Top scorer | Dirk Nowitzki (24.0 points per game) |
Venues
Indianapolis | United States | ||
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RCA Dome Capacity: 57,980 |
Conseco Fieldhouse Capacity: 18,345 |
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Squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.
Competing nations
The following nations' teams competed:
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Preliminary round
Qualified for the second round | |
Qualified for the 13th–16th classification round |
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
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 244 | 178 | +66 | 6 |
FR Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 269 | 205 | +64 | 5 |
Angola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 275 | −73 | 4 |
Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 199 | 256 | −57 | 3 |
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
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 245 | +35 | 6 |
Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 263 | 242 | +21 | 5 |
Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 268 | 246 | +22 | 4 |
Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 308 | −78 | 3 |
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
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 298 | 212 | +86 | 6 |
Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 277 | 250 | +27 | 5 |
China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 237 | 254 | −17 | 4 |
Algeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 308 | −96 | 3 |
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
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 319 | 238 | +81 | 6 |
New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 273 | 278 | −5 | 5 |
Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 248 | 259 | −11 | 4 |
Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 291 | −65 | 3 |
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 |
Second round
Qualified for the final round | |
Qualified for the 9th–12th classification |
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
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
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Puerto Rico | 6 | 5 | 1 | 510 | 488 | +22 | 11 | 1–0 |
Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 480 | 391 | +89 | 11 | 0–1 |
FR Yugoslavia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 562 | 437 | +125 | 10 | 1–0 |
Brazil | 6 | 4 | 2 | 502 | 502 | 0 | 10 | 0–1 |
Turkey | 6 | 2 | 4 | 496 | 509 | −13 | 8 | |
Angola | 6 | 1 | 5 | 438 | 536 | −98 | 7 |
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
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Argentina | 6 | 6 | 0 | 587 | 466 | +121 | 12 |
United States | 6 | 5 | 1 | 605 | 443 | +162 | 11 |
Germany | 6 | 4 | 2 | 541 | 485 | +56 | 10 |
New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 3 | 493 | 560 | −67 | 9 |
Russia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 520 | 536 | −16 | 8 |
China | 6 | 1 | 5 | 464 | 538 | −74 | 7 |
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 |
Classification round
13th–16th classification
Thirteenth to sixteenth | Thirteenth place | |||||
September 2 | ||||||
Canada | 91 | |||||
September 3, 2002 | ||||||
Lebanon | 67 | |||||
Canada | 98 | |||||
September 2, 2002 | ||||||
Venezuela | 97 | |||||
Algeria | 83 | |||||
Venezuela | 98 | |||||
Fifteenth place | ||||||
September 3 | ||||||
Lebanon | 70 | |||||
Algeria | 100 |
Semifinals
15th place playoff
13th place playoff
9th–12th classification
Ninth to twelfth | Ninth place | |||||
September 6, 2002 | ||||||
Turkey | 94 | |||||
September 7, 2002 | ||||||
China | 86 | |||||
Turkey | 91 | |||||
September 6, 2002 | ||||||
Russia | 86 | |||||
Angola | 66 | |||||
Russia | 77 | |||||
Eleventh place | ||||||
September 7, 2002 | ||||||
China | 84 | |||||
Angola | 96 |
Semifinals
11th place playoff
9th place playoff
5th–8th classification
Fifth to eighth | Fifth place | |||||
September 6 | ||||||
Puerto Rico | 74 | |||||
September 7 | ||||||
United States | 84 | |||||
United States | 75 | |||||
September 6 | ||||||
Spain | 81 | |||||
Spain | 105 | |||||
Brazil | 89 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
September 7 | ||||||
Puerto Rico | 91 | |||||
Brazil | 84 |
Semifinals
7th place playoff
5th place playoff
Final round
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
September 5 | ||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 63 | |||||||||
September 7 | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 65 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 78 | |||||||||
September 5 | ||||||||||
FR Yugoslavia | 89 | |||||||||
FR Yugoslavia | 81 | |||||||||
September 8 | ||||||||||
United States | 78 | |||||||||
FR Yugoslavia (OT) | 84 | |||||||||
September 5 | ||||||||||
Argentina | 77 | |||||||||
Spain | 62 | |||||||||
September 7 | ||||||||||
Germany | 70 | |||||||||
Germany | 80 | |||||||||
September 5 | ||||||||||
Argentina | 86 | Third place | ||||||||
Brazil | 67 | |||||||||
September 8 | ||||||||||
Argentina | 78 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 94 | |||||||||
Germany | 117 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
5 September 17:30 |
Spain | 62–70 | Germany |
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 16–20, 21–6, 10–24 | ||
Pts: Navarro 21 Rebs: Jiménez 9 Asts: Rodríguez 5 |
Pts: Nowitzki 20 Rebs: Okulaja 8 Asts: Demirel 4 |
5 September 17:30 |
Argentina | 78–67 | Brazil |
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 11–13, 22–13, 27–25 | ||
Pts: Oberto 19 Rebs: Oberto 8 Asts: Ginóbili 5 |
Pts: Mazzuchini 20 Rebs: Varejão 7 Asts: Klafke 3 |
5 September 20:00 |
Puerto Rico | 63–65 | New Zealand |
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 18–17, 15–17, 19–18 | ||
Pts: Ayuso 24 Rebs: Ortiz 10 Asts: Arroyo 7 |
Pts: Jones 21 Rebs: Boucher 8 Asts: Dickel 8 |
5 September 20:00 |
United States | 78–81 | FR Yugoslavia |
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 16–20, 22–12, 20–29 | ||
Pts: Miller 19 Rebs: O'Neal 8 Asts: Miller 7 |
Pts: Stojaković 20 Rebs: Divac 11 Asts: Stojaković 4 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 5,362 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Carlos Renato dos Santos (BRA) |
Semifinals
7 September 13:15 |
Germany | 80–86 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 30–20, 21–23, 18–27 | ||
Pts: Nowitzki 24 Rebs: Nowitzki 11 Asts: Demirel 5 |
Pts: Sconochini 18 Rebs: Wolkowyski 7 Asts: Sánchez 6 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Iztok Rems (SVN), Carlos Renato dos Santos (BRA) |
7 September 15:30 |
New Zealand | 78–89 | FR Yugoslavia |
Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 18–20, 10–27, 20–23 | ||
Pts: Penney 24 Rebs: Cameron 8 Asts: Dickel 5 |
Pts: Koturović 18 Rebs: Jarić 8 Asts: Jarić 6 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Eduardo Sancha (ESP), Yosuke Miyatake (JPN) |
3rd place playoff
8 September 12:30 |
New Zealand | 94–117 | Germany |
Scoring by quarter: 27–35, 21–39, 13–22, 33–21 | ||
Pts: Jones 26 Rebs: Boucher 7 Asts: Cameron 8 |
Pts: Nowitzki 29 Rebs: Nowitzki 8 Asts: Demirel 7 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Pablo Alberto Estevez (ARG) |
Final
8 September 15:00 |
FR Yugoslavia | 84–77 (OT) | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 17–20, 11–18, 23–18, Overtime: 9–2 | ||
Pts: Bodiroga 27 Rebs: Koturović 9 Asts: Bodiroga 3 |
Pts: Oberto 28 Rebs: Oberto 10 Asts: Sánchez 6 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 17,079 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM) |
Final rankings
Rank | Team | Record |
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1 | FR Yugoslavia | 7–2 |
2 | Argentina | 8–1 |
3 | Germany | 6–3 |
4 | New Zealand | 4–5 |
5 | Spain | 7–2 |
6 | United States | 6–3 |
7 | Puerto Rico | 6–3 |
8 | Brazil | 4–5 |
9 | Turkey | 4–4 |
10 | Russia | 3–5 |
11 | Angola | 2–6 |
12 | China | 1–7 |
13 | Canada | 2–3 |
14 | Venezuela | 1–4 |
15 | Algeria | 1–4 |
16 | Lebanon | 0–5 |
All tournament team
Guard | Center | Forward |
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Top scorers (ppg)
- Dirk Nowitzki - 24.0
- Victor Díaz - 22.0
- Yao Ming - 21.0
- Marcelo Machado - 20.8
- Paul Pierce - 19.7
- Pau Gasol - 19.1
- Larry Ayuso - 18.7
- Peja Stojaković - 18.7
- Phill Jones - 18.2
- Fadi El Khatib - 17.6