2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C
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Group C of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the Dominican Republic, Turkey, the United States, Finland, New Zealand and Ukraine. Each team played each other once, for a total of five games per team, with all of the games played at Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo (at Greater Bilbao). After all of the games were played, the four teams with the best records qualified for the final round.
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
 Dominican Republic | 2013 FIBA Americas Championship 4th place | September 8, 2013 | 1978 | 2 | 1 | 12th place (1978) / Preliminary round | 26 |
 Turkey | Wild card selection | February 1, 2014 | 2010 | 4 | 4 | 2nd place (2010) / Final | 7 |
 United States | Gold medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics | August 12, 2012 | 2010 | 17 | 17 | Champions (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010) / Final round (1954), Final (1986, 1994, 2010) | 1 |
 Finland | Wild card selection | February 1, 2014 | N/a | 1 | 1 | Debut | 39 |
 New Zealand | 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship runner-up | August 18, 2013 | 2010 | 5 | 4 | 4th place (2002) / Third place playoff | 19 |
 Ukraine | FIBA EuroBasket 2013 6th place | September 20, 2013 | N/a | 1 | 1 | Debut | 45 |
Standings
30 August
Ukraine vs. Dominican Republic
This was the first competitive game between Ukraine and the Dominican Republic.
30 August 2014 12:30 |
| Ukraine |
72–62 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 15–14, 21–13, 24–22 | ||
| Pts: Jeter 16 Rebs: Korniyenko, Kravtsov 7 Asts: Gladyr 3 |
Pts: García 18 Rebs: Vargas, Báez 9 Asts: García 4 | |
Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Alejandro Chiti (ARG) |
New Zealand vs. Turkey
This was the first competitive game between New Zealand and Turkey.
30 August 2014 16:00 |
| New Zealand |
73–76 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 21–20, 18–24, 17–24 | ||
| Pts: C. Webster 22 Rebs: Vukona 8 Asts: Tait 3 |
Pts: Savaş 16 Rebs: Preldžić 6 Asts: Hersek, Preldžič 3 | |
Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI) |
United States vs. Finland
This was the first competitive game between the US and Finland in the World Cup. The Americans defeated the Finns in their only other match-up at the 1964 Olympics.
30 August 2014 21:30 |
| United States |
114–55 | Finland |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–16, 29–2, 29–21, 25–16 | ||
| Pts: Thompson 18 Rebs: Cousins 10 Asts: Curry 5 |
Pts: Huff, Koponen 12 Rebs: Murphy 7 Asts: Koponen 4 | |
Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 11,300 Referees: Miguel Pérez (ESP), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Alejandro Sánchez (URU) |
31 August
Dominican Republic vs. New Zealand
This was the first competitive game between the Dominican Republic and the New Zealand.
31 August 2014 12:30 |
| Dominican Republic |
76–63 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 20–11, 17–23, 25–13 | ||
| Pts: García 29 Rebs: Báez 9 Asts: Coronado, Feldeine 4 |
Pts: Abercrombie 22 Rebs: Penney 5 Asts: four players 3 | |
Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,427 Referees: Miguel Pérez (ESP), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR) |
Finland vs. Ukraine
This was the first competitive game between Finland and Ukraine in the World Cup. The two teams previously met twice in qualifying for the 1995 EuroBasket, with Finland winning both match-ups.
31 August 2014 16:00 |
| Finland |
81–76 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 15–15, 22–15, 24–24 | ||
| Pts: Huff 23 Rebs: Murphy, Huff 8 Asts: Koponen 9 |
Pts: Jeter 24 Rebs: Kravtsov 8 Asts: Jeter 9 | |
Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,427 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI) |
Turkey vs. United States
This was the second meeting between Turkey and the United States. The Americans won the last match-up at the 2010 FIBA World Championship Final.
31 August 2014 21:30 |
| Turkey |
77–98 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 24–19, 20–31, 17–32 | ||
| Pts: Akyol 12 Rebs: Aşık 8 Asts: Preldžić 5 |
Pts: Faried 22 Rebs: Faried 8 Asts: Harden 7 | |
Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,637 Referees: Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Alejandro Sánchez (URU) |
2 September
Ukraine vs. Turkey
This was the first competitive game between Ukraine and Turkey in the World Cup. The two teams have previously met seven times in the EuroBasket, with Turkey winning five games, including the last match-up at EuroBasket Division A 2009.
2 September 2014 15:00 |
| Ukraine |
64–58 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 12–13, 16–13, 23–19 | ||
| Pts: Mishula 19 Rebs: Kravtsov 7 Asts: Jeter 6 |
Pts: Aşık 16 Rebs: Aşık 20 Asts: Hersek, Preldžić 3 | |
Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,399 Referees: Miguel Pérez (ESP), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Alejandro Sánchez (URU) |
United States vs. New Zealand
This was the second meeting between the US and the New Zealand in the World Cup. The Americans won the first match-up, at the 2002 FIBA World Championship.
2 September 2014 17:30 |
| United States |
98–71 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 30–15, 18–19, 23–17 | ||
| Pts: Davis 21 Rebs: Faried 11 Asts: Harden 4 |
Pts: Anthony 11 Rebs: Vukona, Abercrombie 5 Asts: Tait 3 | |
Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,399 Referees: Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI) |
Finland vs. Dominican Republic
This was the first competitive game between Finland and the Dominican Republic.
2 September 2014 21:30 |
| Finland |
68–74 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 17–25, 18–19, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: Koponen 23 Rebs: Lee 6 Asts: Koponen 9 |
Pts: Vargas 18 Rebs: Vargas 13 Asts: Feldeine 6 | |
Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,446 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR) |