2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A

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Group A was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 25 to 29 August 2023 and consisted of Angola, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, and Italy.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/news/fiba-basketball-world-cup-2023-draw-completed-in-manila|title=FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw completed in Manila|date=29 April 2023|publisher=FIBA}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/868502/philippines-joined-by-italy-in-group-a-in-fiba-world-cup-draw/story/|title=Philippines joined by Italy, Dominican Republic, Angola in Group A after FIBA World Cup Draw|date=29 April 2023|publisher=gmanetwork.com}} Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all but two games to be played at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines. The top two teams advanced to the second round and the bottom two teams qualified for the classification rounds.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/basketball-fiba-world-cup-2023-full-schedule-how-to-watch|title=Basketball, FIBA World Cup 2023: Full schedule and how to watch|date=29 April 2023|publisher=olympics.com}}

Following the venue change for the final phase to the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, FIBA announced that the first two games of Group A would take place at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, the original venue for the final phase.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/fiba-statement-on-venue-change-at-the-fiba-basketball-world-cup-2023|title=FIBA Statement on venue change at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023|date=28 April 2023|publisher=FIBA}}{{Cite web |title=FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 final phase to be played at MOA Arena, Gilas to open campaign at Philippine Arena {{!}} SBP |url=http://sbp.ph/articles/fiba-basketball-world-cup-2023-final-phase-to-be-played-at-moa-arena-gilas-to-open-campaign-at-philippine-arena |access-date=28 April 2023 |website=sbp.ph}}

Teams

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!rowspan=2|Team

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=3|Appearance

!rowspan=2|Best performance

!rowspan=2|WR{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/rankingmen|title=FIBA World Ranking|date=27 February 2023|publisher=FIBA}}

As

!Date

!Last

!Total

!Streak

align=left|{{bk|ANG}}align=left|African Group E top two25 February 2023rowspan=4|2019align=center|9align=center|6align=left|9th place (2006)align=center|41
align=left|{{bk|PHI}}align=left|Host nation9 December 2017align=center|7align=center|3align=left|3rd place (1954)align=center|40
align=left|{{bk|DOM}}align=left|Americas Group E top three26 February 2023align=center|4align=center|3align=left|12th place (1978)align=center|23
align=left|{{bk|ITA}}align=left|European Group L top three14 November 2022align=center|10align=center|2align=left|4th place (1970, 1978)align=center|10

Standings

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|win_ANG=1 |loss_ANG=2 |gf_ANG=214|ga_ANG=226

|win_DOM=3 |loss_DOM=0 |gf_DOM=249|ga_DOM=230

|win_PHI=0 |loss_PHI=3 |gf_PHI=234|ga_PHI=257|status_PHI=H

|win_ITA=2 |loss_ITA=1 |gf_ITA=253|ga_ITA=237

|team_order=DOM, ITA, ANG, PHI

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|name_PHI={{bk|PHI}}

|name_ITA={{bk|ITA}}

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|result1=SR |result2=SR |result3=QT |result4=QT

|col_SR=green1 |text_SR=Second round

|col_QT=red1 |text_QT=17th–32nd classification

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Games

All times are local (UTC+8).{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/news/exact-timing-of-all-fiba-basketball-world-cup-2023-games-available|title=Exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games available|date=17 May 2023|publisher=FIBA}}

= Angola vs. Italy =

This was the third game between Angola and Italy in the World Cup and their second consecutive matchup. The Italians won the first two meetings in 1990 and 2019.

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|date=25 August 2023

|time=16:00

|teamA={{bk-rt|ANG}}

|scoreA=67

|teamB={{bk|ITA}}

|scoreB=81

|Q1=17–23

|Q2=23–20

|Q3=17–18

|Q4=10–20

|report=[https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/game/2508/Angola-Italy Boxscore]

|points1=Dundão 19

|rebounds1=five players 5

|assist1=Gonçalves 4

|points2=Fontecchio 19

|rebounds2=Polonara 7

|assist2=Spissu 7

|place=Philippine Arena, Bocaue

|attendance=21,214

|referee=Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Kerem Baki (TUR), Martin Vulić (CRO)

}}

= Dominican Republic vs. Philippines =

This was the first game between the Dominican Republic and the Philippines in the World Cup. The Dominicans won in the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

The match broke the record for the most attended FIBA World Cup match with 38,115 coming to the venue. This surpassed the 1994 FIBA World Championship final in Toronto between the United States and Russia which was witnessed by an audience of 32,616 people.{{cite news |last1=Agcaoili |first1=Lance |title=Philippines sets new Fiba World Cup attendance record with 38,115 |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/525078/philippines-sets-new-fiba-world-cup-record-attendance-with-38115 |access-date=26 August 2023 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=25 August 2023 |language=en}}

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|date=25 August 2023

|time=20:00

|teamA={{bk-rt|DOM}}

|scoreA=87

|teamB={{bk|PHI}}

|scoreB=81

|Q1=22–18

|Q2=20–24

|Q3=24–22

|Q4=21–17

|report=[https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/game/2508/Dominican-Republic-Philippines Boxscore]

|points1=Towns 26

|rebounds1=Towns 10

|assist1=Feliz 8

|points2=Clarkson 28

|rebounds2=Clarkson, Fajardo 7

|assist2=Clarkson 7

|place=Philippine Arena, Bocaue

|attendance=38,115

|referee=Yohan Rosso (FRA), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)

}}

= Italy vs. Dominican Republic =

This was the first game between Italy and the Dominican Republic in the World Cup. The Italians won in the semi-finals of the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

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|date=27 August 2023

|time=16:00

|teamA={{bk-rt|ITA}}

|scoreA=82

|teamB={{bk|DOM}}

|scoreB=87

|Q1= 19–13

|Q2=20–25

|Q3=17–31

|Q4=26–18

|report=[https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/game/2708/Italy-Dominican-Republic Boxscore]

|points1=Spissu 17

|rebounds1=Melli 7

|assist1=Spissu 4

|points2=Feliz, Towns 24

|rebounds2=Towns 11

|assist2=Montero 9

|place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|attendance=6,298

|referee=Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Luis Castillo (ESP), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE)

}}

= Philippines vs. Angola =

This was the second game between the Philippines and Angola in the World Cup. The Angolans won the first meeting in 2019, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

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|date=27 August 2023

|time=20:00

|teamA={{bk-rt|PHI}}

|scoreA=70

|teamB={{bk|ANG}}

|scoreB=80

|Q1=19–12

|Q2=14–24

|Q3=19–20

|Q4=18–24

|report=[https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/game/2708/Philippines-Angola Boxscore]

|points1=Clarkson 21

|rebounds1=Fajardo 7

|assist1=Clarkson 7

|points2=Gonçalves 17

|rebounds2=Bango, Fernando 7

|assist2=Domingos 7

|place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|attendance=12,784

|referee=Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO)

}}

= Angola vs. Dominican Republic =

This was the first competitive game between Angola and the Dominican Republic.

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|date=29 August 2023

|time=16:00

|teamA={{bk-rt|ANG}}

|scoreA=67

|teamB={{bk|DOM}}

|scoreB=75

|Q1=11–20

|Q2=21–17

|Q3=18–12

|Q4=17–26

|report=[https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/game/2908/Angola-Dominican-Republic Boxscore]

|points1=De Sousa 19

|rebounds1=De Sousa 9

|assist1=Dundão 7

|points2=Feliz 17

|rebounds2=Liz 8

|assist2=Solano 4

|place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|attendance=4,769

|referee=Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Luis Castillo (ESP), Martin Vulić (CRO)

}}

= Philippines vs. Italy =

This was the third game between the Philippines and Italy in the World Cup and their second consecutive matchup. The Italians won the first two meetings in 1978 and 2019.

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|date=29 August 2023

|time=20:00

|teamA={{bk-rt|PHI}}

|scoreA=83

|teamB={{bk|ITA}}

|scoreB=90

|Q1=23–20

|Q2=16–28

|Q3=21–25

|Q4=23–17

|report=[https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/game/2908/Philippines-Italy Boxscore]

|points1=Clarkson 23

|rebounds1=Edu 8

|assist1=Clarkson 6

|points2=Fontecchio 18

|rebounds2=three players 6

|assist2=Spissu 9

|place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|attendance=11,821

|referee=Yohan Rosso (FRA), Leandro Zalazar (ARG), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

}}

Statistical leaders

= Player tournament average =

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Points

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!# !!Player !! Pld !! Pts !! PPG

1{{bkicon|PHI}} Jordan Clarkson37224.0
2{{bkicon|DOM}} Karl-Anthony Towns35819.3
3{{bkicon|DOM}} Andrés Feliz35317.7
4{{bkicon|ITA}} Simone Fontecchio35016.7
5{{bkicon|ANG}} Bruno Fernando34013.3

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Rebounds

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!# !!Player !! Pld !! Rebs !! RPG

1{{bkicon|DOM}} Karl-Anthony Towns32324.0
rowspan=3|2{{bkicon|ANG}} Silvio De Sousa3196.3
{{bkicon|PHI}} A. J. Edu3196.3
{{bkicon|ITA}} Nicolò Melli3196.3
5{{bkicon|PHI}} June Mar Fajardo3186.0

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Assists

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!# !!Player !! Pld !! Asts !! APG

rowspan=2|1{{bkicon|PHI}} Jordan Clarkson3206.7
{{bkicon|ITA}} Marco Spissu3206.7
rowspan=2|3{{bkicon|DOM}} Andrés Feliz3155.0
{{bkicon|DOM}} Jean Montero3155.0
rowspan=2|5{{bkicon|ANG}} Gerson Domingos3144.7
{{bkicon|ANG}} Childe Dundão3144.7

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Blocks

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!# !!Player !! Pld !! Blks !! BPG

1{{bkicon|ITA}} Nicolò Melli351.7
rowspan=2|2{{bkicon|PHI}} A. J. Edu341.3
{{bkicon|ANG}} Bruno Fernando341.3
rowspan=2|4{{bkicon|ANG}} Gerson Gonçalves331.0
{{bkicon|DOM}} Jean Montero331.0

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Steals

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!# !!Player !! Pld !! Stls !! SPG

1{{bkicon|DOM}} Víctor Liz393.0
2{{bkicon|ANG}} Childe Dundão362.0
rowspan=3|3{{bkicon|ANG}} Bruno Fernando351.7
{{bkicon|ANG}} Gerson Gonçalves351.7
{{bkicon|DOM}} Jean Montero351.7

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Minutes

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!# !!Player !! Pld !! Mins !! MPG

1{{bkicon|PHI}} Jordan Clarkson311237.6
2{{bkicon|PHI}} Dwight Ramos38929.9
3{{bkicon|PHI}} A. J. Edu38929.7
4{{bkicon|DOM}} Andrés Feliz38829.6
5{{bkicon|ITA}} Simone Fontecchio38829.3

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Free throws

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!# !!Player !! FTM !! FTA !! FT%

1{{bkicon|ITA}} Achille Polonara313/1492.9
2{{bkicon|PHI}} Jordan Clarkson321/2391.3
3{{bkicon|DOM}} Karl-Anthony Towns324/2788.9
4{{bkicon|ITA}} Simone Fontecchio311/1384.6
5{{bkicon|DOM}} Víctor Liz37/977.8

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Field goal shooting

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!# !!Player !! FGM !! FGA !! FG%

1{{bkicon|DOM}} Andrés Feliz193063.3
2{{bkicon|ANG}} Bruno Fernando153148.4
3{{bkicon|DOM}} Víctor Liz142948.3
4{{bkicon|DOM}} Karl-Anthony Towns143540.0
5{{bkicon|PHI}} Dwight Ramos112839.3

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Efficiency

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!# !!Player !! Pld !! MPG !! PPG !! Eff !! EffPG

1{{bkicon|DOM}} Víctor Liz329.617.771.023.7
2{{bkicon|DOM}} Karl-Anthony Towns327.219.356.018.7
3{{bkicon|PHI}} Jordan Clarkson336.824.055.018.3
4{{bkicon|ITA}} Marco Spissu327.411.750.016.7
5{{bkicon|ITA}} Nicolò Melli327.37.748.016.0

References

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