2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group H

Group H was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 25 to 29 August 2023 and consisted of Canada, Latvia, Lebanon, and France.[1][2] Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at the Indonesia Arena, Jakarta, Indonesia. The top two teams advanced to the second round and the bottom two teams qualified for the classification rounds.[3]

France national team.

Teams

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Team Qualification Appearance Best performance WR[4]
As Date Last Total Streak
  Canada Americas Group E top three 10 November 2022 2019 15 2 6th place (1978, 1982) 15
  Latvia European Group I top three 11 November 2022 1 1 Debut 29
  Lebanon Asian Group E top three 29 August 2022 2010 4 1 16th place (2002) 42
  France European Group K top three 14 November 2022 2019 9 5 3rd place (2014, 2019) 5

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 3 3 0 324 213 +111 6 Second round
2   Latvia 3 2 1 272 257 +15 5
3   France 3 1 2 236 262 −26 4 17th–32nd classification
4   Lebanon 3 0 3 222 322 −100 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Games

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All times are local (UTC+7).[5]

Latvia vs. Lebanon

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This was the first competitive game between Latvia and Lebanon.

25 August 2023
16:15
Latvia   109–70   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 28–13, 27–18, 27–22
Pts: Dai. Bertāns 20
Rebs: Gražulis, Šmits 7
Asts: Žagars 11
Pts: El Darwich 19
Rebs: El Darwich 5
Asts: Arakji 8
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 5,834
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Scott Beker (AUS), Jenna Reneau (USA)

Canada vs. France

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This was the third game between Canada and France in the World Cup. The French won the first meeting in 2010 and won in the final of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila.

25 August 2023
20:30
Canada   95–65   France
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 29–22, 25–8, 27–17
Pts: Gilgeous-Alexander 27
Rebs: Gilgeous-Alexander 13
Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 6
Pts: Fournier 21
Rebs: Gobert 9
Asts: Okobo 4
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 12,091
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Johnny Batista (PUR), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)

Lebanon vs. Canada

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This was the second game between Lebanon and Canada in the World Cup. The Lebanese won the first meeting in 2010, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.

27 August 2023
16:45
Lebanon   73–128   Canada
Scoring by quarter: 13–29, 17–37, 18–34, 25–28
Pts: Spellman 16
Rebs: three players 3
Asts: Arakji 5
Pts: Barrett 17
Rebs: Olynyk 8
Asts: Bell-Haynes 8
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 10,180
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Jenna Reneau (USA), Daigo Urushima (JPN)

France vs. Latvia

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This was the first game between France and Latvia in the World Cup. The French won in the quarter-finals of EuroBasket 2015, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.

27 August 2023
20:30
France   86–88   Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 33–26, 20–23, 21–13, 12–26
Pts: Fournier 27
Rebs: Gobert 7
Asts: De Colo 8
Pts: Žagars 22
Rebs: R. Kurucs 5
Asts: Žagars 5
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 9,628
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Juan Fernández (ARG), Andrés Bartel (URU)

Lebanon vs. France

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This was the third game between Lebanon and France in the World Cup. The Lebanese won the first meeting in 2006 while the French won their second encounter in 2010.

29 August 2023
16:45
Lebanon   79–85   France
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 17–19, 22–20, 20–27
Pts: Arakji 29
Rebs: Haidar, Zeinoun 6
Asts: Arakji, El Darwich 4
Pts: Fournier 17
Rebs: Cordinier 5
Asts: Okobo 5
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 6,549
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Daigo Urushima (JPN)

Canada vs. Latvia

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This was the first competitive game between Canada and Latvia.

29 August 2023
20:30
Canada   101–75   Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 30–19, 24–15, 34–18
Pts: Gilgeous-Alexander 27
Rebs: Ejim 7
Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 6
Pts: Gražulis 16
Rebs: R. Kurucs 10
Asts: Šķēle 6
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 11,186
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Jenna Reneau (USA), Johnny Batista (PUR)

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw completed in Manila". FIBA. 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Canada allocated to Group H for 2023 men's FIBA World Cup". sportsnet.ca. 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Basketball, FIBA World Cup 2023: Full schedule and how to watch". olympics.com. 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ "FIBA World Ranking". FIBA. 27 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games available". FIBA. 17 May 2023.
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