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2002 FIBA World Championship

The 2002 FIBA World Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from August 29 to September 8, 2002.

2002 FIBA World Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityIndianapolis
DatesAugust 29 – September 8
Officially opened byGeorge W. Bush
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)RCA Dome
Conseco Fieldhouse
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (2nd title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Germany
Fourth place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Games played62
MVPGermany Dirk Nowitzki
Top scorerGermany Dirk Nowitzki
(24.0 points per game)
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Venues

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Indianapolis
RCA Dome
Capacity: 57,980
Conseco Fieldhouse
Capacity: 18,345
   
United States

Qualification

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There were 16 teams taking part in the 2002 World Cup of Basketball. Since the 2000 Olympic champions United States had direct access to the World Championship as the host nation, the Olympic berth was replaced by an extra qualifying spot assigned to FIBA Americas below.

Qualified teams

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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   Yugoslavia
  Turkey
  Spain
  Germany
  Russia
FIBA Oceania Championship 2001 September 21–23, 2001   Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton 1   New Zealand
TOTAL 16

Squads

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Main article: 2002 FIBA World Championship squads

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

Competing nations

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The following nations' teams competed:

Group A Group B Group C Group D

  Angola
  Canada
  Spain
  Yugoslavia

  Brazil
  Lebanon
  Puerto Rico
  Turkey

  Algeria
  China
  Germany
  United States

  Argentina
  New Zealand
  Russia
  Venezuela

Preliminary round

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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

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 244 178 +66 6 Second round
2   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

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

August 30, 2002

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

August 31, 2002

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

Group B

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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

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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

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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

Second round

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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

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Puerto Rico 6 5 1 510 488 +22 11[a] Quarterfinals
2   Spain 6 5 1 480 391 +89 11[a]
3   Yugoslavia 6 4 2 562 437 +125 10[b]
4   Brazil 6 4 2 502 502 0 10[b]
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. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Puerto Rico 1–0 Spain
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Brazil

September 2, 2002

Puerto Rico   85–83   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
Yugoslavia   90–69   Brazil RCA Dome

September 4, 2002

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

Group F

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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 6 4 2 541 485 +56 10
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

Classification round

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13th–16th classification

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Thirteenth to sixteenthThirteenth place
 
      
 
September 2, 2002
 
 
  Canada91
 
September 3, 2002
 
  Lebanon67
 
  Canada98
 
September 2, 2002
 
  Venezuela97
 
  Algeria83
 
 
  Venezuela98
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
September 3, 2002
 
 
  Lebanon70
 
 
  Algeria100

Semifinals

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September 2
Canada   91–67   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 22-16, 22-15, 23-22, 24-14
September 2
Algeria   83–98   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 24-29, 16-22, 19-27

Fifteenth place playoff

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September 3
Lebanon   70–100   Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 26-23, 17-19, 15-34, 12-24

Thirteenth place playoff

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September 3
Canada   98–97   Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 25-23, 26-26, 27-28, 20-20

9th–12th classification

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Ninth to twelfthNinth place
 
      
 
September 6, 2002
 
 
  Turkey94
 
September 7, 2002
 
  China86
 
  Turkey91
 
September 6, 2002
 
  Russia86
 
  Angola66
 
 
  Russia77
 
Eleventh place
 
 
September 7, 2002
 
 
  China84
 
 
  Angola96

Semifinals

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September 6
Turkey   94–86   China
Scoring by quarter: 30-24, 18-16, 19-22, 27-24
September 6
Russia   77–66   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 28-18, 13-24, 16-8, 20-16

Eleventh place playoff

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September 7
China   84–96   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 18-27, 31-24, 9-29, 26-16

Ninth place playoff

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September 7
Turkey   91–86   Russia
Scoring by quarter: 22-28, 25-25, 15-18, 29-15

5th–8th classification

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Fifth to eighthFifth place
 
      
 
September 6, 2002
 
 
  Puerto Rico74
 
September 7, 2002
 
  United States84
 
  United States75
 
September 6, 2002
 
  Spain81
 
  Spain105
 
 
  Brazil89
 
Seventh place
 
 
September 7, 2002
 
 
  Puerto Rico91
 
 
  Brazil84

Semifinals

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September 6
Puerto Rico   74–84   United States
Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 11-31, 21-17, 17-17
September 6
Spain   105–89   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 29-21, 25-26, 34-17, 17-25

Seventh place playoff

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September 7
Puerto Rico   91–84   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 26-20, 20-27, 17-14, 28-23

Fifth place playoff

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September 7
United States   75–81   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 27-18, 23-22, 15-16, 10-25

Final round

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
September 5, 2002
 
 
  Puerto Rico63
 
September 7, 2002
 
  New Zealand65
 
  New Zealand78
 
September 5, 2002
 
  Yugoslavia89
 
  Yugoslavia 81
 
September 8, 2002
 
  United States78
 
  Yugoslavia (OT)84
 
September 5, 2002
 
  Argentina77
 
  Spain62
 
September 7, 2002
 
  Germany70
 
  Germany80
 
September 5, 2002
 
  Argentina86 Third place
 
  Brazil67
 
September 8, 2002
 
  Argentina78
 
  New Zealand94
 
 
  Germany117
 

Quarterfinals

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September 5
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
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Iztok Rems (SVN), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA)
September 5
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
RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Memduh Öget (TUR)
September 5
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
RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Attendance: 4,378
Referees: Romuladas Brazauskas (LTU), Efim Resser (BRA)
September 5
20:00
United States   78–81   Yugoslavia
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 16–20, 22–12, 20–29
Pts: Miller, Pierce 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

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September 7
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)
September 7
15:30
New Zealand   78–89   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)

Third place playoff

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September 8
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

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Main article: 2002 FIBA World Championship Final
September 8
15:00
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)

Awards

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 2002 World Championship winner 
 
Yugoslavia
Second title
Tournament MVP
  Dirk Nowitzki

Final standings

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2002 FIBA World Championship final rankings.
Rank Team Record
1   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

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Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team
Guard Center Forward

  Manu Ginóbili
  Peja Stojaković

  Yao Ming

  Dirk Nowitzki
— MVP

  Pero Cameron

Top scorers (ppg)

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  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

References

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