Group O was one of four groups of the classification round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 31 August to 2 September 2023 and consisted of the bottom-two teams from Groups E and F.[1] The results from the preliminary round were carried over. The teams played against the teams from the other group, with all games played at the Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City, Japan.[2] The first placed team was classified 17 to 20, the second placed team 21 to 24, the third placed team 25 to 28 and the fourth placed team 29 to 32.[3]

Qualified teams

GroupThird placeFourth place
E Japan Finland
F Cape Verde Venezuela

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Japan (H) 5 3 2 416 426 −10 8
2  Finland 5 2 3 425 449 −24 7
3  Cape Verde 5 1 4 366 432 −66 6
4  Venezuela 5 0 5 371 427 −56 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Games

All times are local (UTC+9).[4]

Cape Verde vs. Finland

This was the first competitive game between Cape Verde and Finland.

31 August 2023
16:30
Cape Verde  77–100  Finland
Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 23–26, 17–23, 21–23
Pts: I. Almeida 17
Rebs: E. Tavares 12
Asts: Mendes 5		 Pts: Markkanen 34
Rebs: Markkanen 9
Asts: Jantunen, Salin 6
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City
Attendance: 5,960
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)

Japan vs. Venezuela

This was the first competitive game between Japan and Venezuela.

31 August 2023
20:10
Japan  86–77  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 21–22, 17–21, 33–15
Pts: Hiejima 23
Rebs: Hawkinson 11
Asts: Kawamura 11		 Pts: Sojo 20
Rebs: Ruiz 9
Asts: Guillent 10
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City
Attendance: 7,374
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Blanca Burns (USA), Wael Mostafa (EGY)

Finland vs. Venezuela

This was the first competitive game between Finland and Venezuela.

2 September 2023
16:30
Finland  90–75  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 35–18, 19–27, 23–13
Pts: Markkanen 32
Rebs: Markkanen 9
Asts: Little 9		 Pts: Chourio 17
Rebs: Graterol 6
Asts: Guillent 7
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City
Attendance: 6,216
Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)

Japan vs. Cape Verde

This was the first competitive game between Japan and Cape Verde.

2 September 2023
20:10
Japan  80–71  Cape Verde
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 33–18, 23–18, 7–16
Pts: Hawkinson 29
Rebs: Watanabe 10
Asts: Kawamura 8		 Pts: Da Rosa, E. Tavares 11
Rebs: E. Tavares 14
Asts: I. Almeida 6
Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City
Attendance: 7,374
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Amy Bonner (USA), Waseem Husainy (CAN)

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw completed in Manila". FIBA. 29 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Basketball, FIBA World Cup 2023: Full schedule and how to watch". olympics.com. 29 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Competition System". fiba.basketball. 29 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games available". FIBA. 17 May 2023.
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