2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group B
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Group B was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 31 August to 4 September 2019, and consisted of Argentina, Nigeria, Russia, and South Korea. Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan.[1] After all of the games were played, the top two teams with the best records qualified for the Second round and the bottom two teams played in the Classification Round.[2]
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
 Russia | European Second Round Group K Top 3 | 24 February 2019 | 2010 | 5 | 1 | Runners-up (1994, 1998) | 10 |
 Argentina | Americas Second Round Group E Top 3 | 2 December 2018 | 2014 | 14 | 9 | Champions (1950) | 5 |
 South Korea | Asian Second Round Group E Top 3 | 2 December 2018 | 2014 | 8 | 2 | 11th place (1970) | 32 |
 Nigeria | African Second Round Group F Top 2 | 15 September 2018 | 2006 | 4 | 1 | 13th place (1998) | 33 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 211 | +47 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Russia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 230 | 219 | +11 | 5 | |
| 3 | Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 266 | 242 | +24 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | South Korea |
3 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 290 | −82 | 3 |