2002 FIBA World Championship final

The 2002 FIBA World Championship final was the concluding basketball game which determined the winner of the 2002 FIBA World Championship. The game was played on 8 September 2002 in the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.

2002 FIBA World Championship final
The Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis hosted the final
Event2002 FIBA World Championship
FR Yugoslavia Argentina
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Argentina
84 77
(after overtime)
Date8 September 2002
VenueConseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, United States
RefereesNikolaos Pitsilkas (Greece)
Reynaldo Mercedes (Dominican Republic)
Attendance17,079
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Route to the finals

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Yugoslavia Round Argentina
Opponent Result Season Opponent Result
2nd in Group A (2–1) Group phase 1st in Group D (3–0)
3rd in Group E (4–2) Second round 1st in Group F (6–0)
Opponent Result Knockout phase Opponent Result
  United States 81–78 Quarter-finals   Brazil 78–67
  New Zealand 89–78 Semi-finals   Germany 86–80

Match details

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8 September 2002 Yugoslavia   84–770(OT)   Argentina Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 17–20, 11–18, 23–18, Overtime: 9–2
Pts: Bodiroga 27
Rebs: Koturović 9
Asts: Bodiroga 3
Boxscore Pts: Oberto 28
Rebs: Oberto 10
Asts: Sánchez 6
Attendance: 17,079
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G 13 Miloš Vujanić 7 0 0
F 15 Milan Gurović 3 3 1
F 8 Peja Stojaković 26 6 0
C 12 Vlade Divac 3 8 1
C 5 Dejan Koturović 3 9 1
Reserves:
G 4 Dejan Bodiroga 27 6 3
G 7 Igor Rakočević 0 1 2
G 10 Marko Jarić 9 3 2
C 14 Dejan Tomašević 6 2 1
C 6 Žarko Čabarkapa DNP
G 9 Aleksandar Smiljanić DNP
C 11 Predrag Drobnjak DNP
Head coach:
  Svetislav Pešić
 
 
 
 
Yugoslavia
 
 
 
 
Argentina

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Yugoslavia Statistics[1] Argentina
19/39 (48.7%) 2-pt field goals 24/46 (52.2%)
6/27 (22.2%) 3-pt field goals 5/22 (22.7%)
28/40 (70%) Free throws 14/23 (60.9%)
11 Offensive rebounds 8
27 Defensive rebounds 28
38 Total rebounds 36
11 Assists 17
9 Turnovers 8
9 Steals 5
4 Blocks 2
26 Fouls 29
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 4 Juan Ignacio Sánchez 3 6 6
SF 10 Hugo Sconochini 3 4 2
SF 13 Andrés Nocioni 5 1 10
C 15 Rubén Wolkowyski 11 6 2
C 7 Fabricio Oberto 28 10 1
Reserves:
SG 5 Manu Ginóbili 0 1 0
PG 6 Alejandro Montecchia 4 2 1
SG 8 Lucas Victoriano 0 0 0
C 9 Gabriel Fernández 2 0 0
PF 11 Luis Scola 11 4 2
SF 14 Leandro Palladino 10 2 2
PF 12 Leonardo Gutiérrez DNP
Head coach:
  Rubén Magnano

References

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  1. ^ "2002 World Championship for Men". FIBA Archive. 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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