2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group J
Group J was one of four groups of the second round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 6 to 8 September 2019, and consisted of the top-two teams from Groups C and D. The results from the preliminary round were carried over. The teams from Group C played the teams from Group D, for a total of two games per team, with all matches played at Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan. After all of the games were played, the top two teams advanced to the quarter-finals, the third placed team was classified 9 to 12, and the fourth placed team 13 to 16.[1][2]
Qualified teams
| Group | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| C |  Spain |
 Puerto Rico
|
| D |  Serbia |
 Italy
|
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 395 | 319 | +76 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Serbia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 482 | 331 | +151 | 9 | |
| 3 | Italy
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 431 | 371 | +60 | 8 | |
| 4 | Puerto Rico
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 349 | 402 | −53 | 7 |
Games
All times are local UTC+8.
Serbia vs. Puerto Rico
This was the first game between Puerto Rico and Serbia in the World Cup. Serbia won in its last competitive game against Puerto Rico, in the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
6 September 2019
16:30 |
| Serbia |
90–47 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 26–12, 22–13, 19–8 | ||
| Pts: Bjelica 18 Rebs: Jokić 10 Asts: Jović 9 |
Pts: Huertas 20 Rebs: Collier, Rodríguez 5 Asts: Rodríguez 4 | |
Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan
Attendance: 4,605 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK) |
Spain vs. Italy
6 September 2019
20:30 |
| Spain |
67–60 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 12–13, 20–17, 17–12 | ||
| Pts: J. Hernangómez 16 Rebs: Claver 9 Asts: Fernández 5 |
Pts: Gallinari 15 Rebs: Hackett 8 Asts: Belinelli 4 | |
Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan
Attendance: 3,749 Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Omar Bermúdez (MEX) |
Puerto Rico vs. Italy
8 September 2019
16:30 |
| Puerto Rico |
89–94 (OT) | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 22–13, 18–24, 19–33, Overtime: 6–11 | ||
| Pts: Balkman 14 Rebs: Clemente 9 Asts: Rodríguez 5 |
Pts: Belinelli 27 Rebs: Abass 8 Asts: Gallinari 5 | |
Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan
Attendance: 5,162 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) |
Spain vs. Serbia
This was the third match between Spain and Serbia in the World Cup, with both teams winning once in previous matches. Serbia won in its last competitive game against Spain, in the EuroBasket 2015 group stage.
8 September 2019
20:30 |
| Spain |
81–69 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 32–17, 22–19, 14–13 | ||
| Pts: Rubio 19 Rebs: Claver 7 Asts: Gasol 6 |
Pts: Bogdanović 26 Rebs: Bogdanović 10 Asts: Bogdanović 6 | |
Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan
Attendance: 7,737 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Steven Anderson (USA), Omar Bermúdez (MEX) |
See also
References
- ^ "Competition System". FIBA. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Star-studded FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Draw completed in Shenzhen". fiba.basketball. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.