Group E of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the Czech Republic, Turkey, United States and Japan. Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai.[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]
Teams edit
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
 Turkey |
European Second Round Group I Top 3 | 2 December 2018 | 2014 | 5 | 5 | Runners-up (2010) | 17 |
 Czech Republic |
European Second Round Group K Top 3 | 16 September 2018 | N/A | 1 | 1 | Debut | 24 |
 United States |
Americas Second Round Group E Top 3 | 2 December 2018 | 2014 | 18 | 18 | Champions (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010, 2014) | 1 |
 Japan |
Asian Second Round Group F Top 4 | 24 February 2019 | 2006 | 5 | 1 | 11th place (1967) | 48 |
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 204 | +75 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Czech Republic
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 240 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 | Turkey
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 254 | 251 | +3 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Japan
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 273 | −85 | 3 |
Games edit
All times are local (UTC+8).
Turkey vs. Japan edit
This was the first competitive game between Turkey and Japan.
1 September 2019
16:30 |
| Turkey |
86–67 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 19–23, 20–14, 19–18 | ||
| Pts: Mahmutoğlu 17 Rebs: İlyasova 9 Asts: Balbay 8 |
Pts: Fazekas, Hachimura 15 Rebs: Hachimura 7 Asts: Baba 4 | |
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 16,000 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT) |
Czech Republic vs. United States edit
This was the first competitive game between the Czech Republic and the United States.
1 September 2019
20:30 |
| Czech Republic |
67–88 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 15–26, 19–23, 19–22 | ||
| Pts: Satoranský 17 Rebs: Bohačík 9 Asts: Satoranský 5 |
Pts: Mitchell 16 Rebs: Turner 7 Asts: Walker 4 | |
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 17,800 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Duan Zhu (CHN) |
Japan vs. Czech Republic edit
This was the first competitive game between Japan and the Czech Republic.
3 September 2019
16:30 |
| Japan |
76–89 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 22–27, 15–19, 21–25 | ||
| Pts: Hachimura 21 Rebs: Fazekas 10 Asts: Hachimura, Shinoyama 4 |
Pts: Bohačík, Schilb 22 Rebs: Balvín 8 Asts: Satoransky 7 | |
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 12,200 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR) |
United States vs. Turkey edit
This was the third game between the United States and Turkey, with the Americans winning the prior two games, including in 2014, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
3 September 2019
20:30 |
| United States |
93–92 (OT) | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 21–21, 18–19, 16–20, Overtime: 12–11 | ||
| Pts: Middleton 15 Rebs: Tatum 11 Asts: Walker 7 |
Pts: İlyasova 23 Rebs: İlyasova 14 Asts: Osman 4 | |
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Attendance: 18,000 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Wojciech Liszka (POL) |
Turkey vs. Czech Republic edit
This was the first game between Turkey and the Czech Republic in the World Cup. The Turks won in EuroBasket 2007, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
5 September 2019
16:30 |
| Turkey |
76–91 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 19–21, 25–23, 16–25 | ||
| Pts: Osman 24 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: four players 3 |
Pts: Hruban 18 Rebs: Balvín 11 Asts: Schilb 8 | |
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Wojciech Liszka (POL) |
United States vs. Japan edit
This was the first game between the United States and Japan in the World Cup. The Americans won in the 1972 Olympics, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
References edit
- ^ "Procedure for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Draw". 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.