2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup final round
The final round of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup is the knockout stage of the competition. The top four teams from the preliminary round groups shall qualify in the single-elimination tournament. The losers in the semifinals will play for the bronze medal. Teams from Groups A and B shall play at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid in Madrid, while those from Groups C and D shall play at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. The third place game and the final shall be held at the Madrid arena.
The order of games for the round of 16 and quarterfinals shall be determined after the teams are known.
Qualified teams
| Group | Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Spain |
 Brazil |
 France |
 Serbia
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| B |  Greece |
 Croatia |
 Argentina |
 Senegal
|
| C |  United States |
 Turkey |
 Dominican Republic |
 New Zealand
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| D |  Lithuania |
 Slovenia |
 Australia |
 Mexico
|
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 6 September – Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | 89 | |||||||||||||
| 10 September – Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| Senegal | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 52 | |||||||||||||
| 6 September – Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| France | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia | 64 | |||||||||||||
| 12 September – Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| France | 69 | |||||||||||||
| France | 85 | |||||||||||||
| 7 September – Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Greece | 72 | |||||||||||||
| 10 September – Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Serbia | 84 | |||||||||||||
| 7 September – Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 85 | |||||||||||||
| 14 September – Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Serbia | 92 | |||||||||||||
| 6 September – Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 129 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 86 | |||||||||||||
| 9 September – Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 63 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 119 | |||||||||||||
| 6 September – Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 71 | |||||||||||||
| 11 September – Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 61 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 96 | |||||||||||||
| 7 September – Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 68 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 76 | |||||||||||||
| 9 September – Barcelona | 13 September – Madrid | |||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 73 | France | 95 | |||||||||||
| 7 September – Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 61 | Lithuania | 93 | |||||||||||
| Turkey | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Australia | 64 | |||||||||||||
All times are local UTC+2.
Round of 16
United States vs. Mexico
This would be the third game between the United States and Mexico in the World Cup; the United States won the first two games in 1963 and 1967. The most recent competitive game between the two was an American victory at the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship.
Team USA rolled past Mexico in the first game of the final round. Stephen Curry scored 20 points, including 6 three point field goals, for the United States. Gustavo Ayón recorded 25 points and 8 rebounds for Mexico.
6 September 2014 16:00 |
| United States |
86–63 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 19–14, 24–11, 20–25 | ||
| Pts: Curry 20 Rebs: Faried 8 Asts: Curry, Rose 4 |
Pts: Ayón 25 Rebs: Ayón 8 Asts: Gutiérrez 3 | |
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 14,200 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Carlos Julio (ANG), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT) |
France vs. Croatia
This would be France's and Croatia's first World Cup game against each other. The French had previously won their last competitive match at FIBA EuroBasket 2009.
6 September 2014 18:00 |
France  |
69–64 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–15, 16–7, 23–12, 23–30 | ||
| Pts: Batum 14 Rebs: Gelabale 6 Asts: Diaw 5 |
Pts: Bogdanović 27 Rebs: Šarić 7 Asts: Lafayette 6 | |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid Attendance: 12,600 Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR) |
Dominican Republic vs. Slovenia
This would be the first competitive game between the Dominican Republic and Slovenia.
6 September 2014 20:00 |
| Dominican Republic |
61–71 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 13–23, 20–16, 13–17 | ||
| Pts: Feldeine 18 Rebs: Martínez 11 Asts: Feldeine 3 |
Pts: Z. Dragić 18 Rebs: Slokar 6 Asts: G. Dragić 6 | |
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 10,324 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Juan González (ESP) |
Spain vs. Senegal
This would be Spain's and Senegal's first World Cup game against each other. Spain had previously defeated Senegal at the 1980 Olympics, their last competitive game between the two of them.
6 September 2014 22:00 |
| Spain |
89–56 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 18–11, 21–15, 27–13 | ||
| Pts: P. Gasol 17 Rebs: M. Gasol, Ibaka 6 Asts: Rubio 6 |
Pts: Faye, Badji 12 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: D'Almeida 4 | |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid Attendance: 13,400 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Robert Lottermoser (GER) |
New Zealand vs. Lithuania
This would be the second competitive game between New Zealand and Lithuania at the World Cup; the Lithuanians had won the first meeting at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
7 September 2014 16:00 |
| New Zealand |
71–76 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–23, 17–13, 24–22, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: C. Webster 26 Rebs: Vukona 10 Asts: Penney 3 |
Pts: Valančiūnas 22 Rebs: Valančiūnas 13 Asts: Seibutis 5 | |
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 7,783 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI) |
Serbia vs. Greece
This would be Serbia's and Greece's first World Cup game against each other. Greece had previously won their last competitive match at FIBA EuroBasket 2011.
7 September 2014 18:00 |
| Serbia |
90–72 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 23–22, 18–13, 26–17 | ||
| Pts: Bogdanović 21 Rebs: Bjelica 10 Asts: Teodosić 5 |
Pts: Calathes 14 Rebs: Kaimakoglou 6 Asts: Printezis 5 | |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid Attendance: 13,100 Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Stephen Seibel (CAN) |
Turkey vs. Australia
This would be the second competitive game between Turkey and Australia at the World Cup; Turkey had won the first meeting at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
7 September 2014 20:00 |
| Turkey |
65–64 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 19–17, 12–15, 19–14 | ||
| Pts: Güler, Preldžić 16 Rebs: Preldžić 7 Asts: Tunçeri 3 |
Pts: Baynes 15 Rebs: Baynes 7 Asts: Dellavedova 5 | |
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 6,339 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Steven Anderson (USA), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT) |
Brazil vs. Argentina
This would be the second consecutive time that these two teams will meet in a World Cup round of 16; Argentina won in 2010. Argentina won in the last competitive game at the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship.
7 September 2014 22:00 |
| Brazil |
85–65 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 20–15, 24–13, 28–16 | ||
| Pts: Neto 21 Rebs: Varejão 9 Asts: Varejão, Nenê 4 |
Pts: Prigioni 18 Rebs: Scola 7 Asts: Scola, Prigioni 3 | |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid Attendance: 13,450 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Sreten Radović (CRO), Jorge Vázquez (PUR) |
Quarterfinals
Lithuania vs. Turkey
This would be the third time Lithuania and Turkey played against each other at the World Cup. Turkey won their first two games, both at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
9 September 2014 17:00 |
| Lithuania |
73–61 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 20–10, 14–16, 26–17 | ||
| Pts: Seibutis 19 Rebs: Valančiūnas 13 Asts: Seibutis, Pocius 3 |
Pts: Gönlüm 13 Rebs: Aşık 10 Asts: Preldžić 5 | |
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 9,752 Referees: Juan González (ESP), Stephen Seibel (CAN), Eddie Viator (FRA) |
United States vs. Slovenia
This would be the third competitive game between the United States and Slovenia. The Americans have won both previous meetings, at the 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Championship.
9 September 2014 21:00 |
| Slovenia |
76–119 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 20–20, 22–37, 12–33 | ||
| Pts: G. Dragić 13 Rebs: Balažič, Lorbek 6 Asts: G. Dragić 4 |
Pts: Thompson 20 Rebs: Davis 11 Asts: Rose 5 | |
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 13,674 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI) |
Serbia vs. Brazil
This would be the second time in this tournament that these two teams met. Brazil earlier defeated Serbia in the preliminary round.
10 September 2014 18:00 |
| Serbia |
84–56 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 16–15, 29–12, 18–12 | ||
| Pts: Teodosić 23 Rebs: Bjelica 8 Asts: Bjelica 5 |
Pts: Varejão 12 Rebs: Varejão 9 Asts: Huertas 9 | |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid Attendance: 12,550 Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), José Reyes (MEX), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR) |
Spain vs. France
This would be the second time in this tournament that these two teams met. Spain earlier defeated France in the preliminary round.
10 September 2014 22:00 |
| France |
65–52 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 20–13, 7–15, 23–9 | ||
| Pts: Diaw 15 Rebs: Gobert 13 Asts: Heurtel, Diot 4 |
Pts: P. Gasol 17 Rebs: P. Gasol 8 Asts: Fernández 3 | |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid Attendance: 13,673 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT) |
Semifinals
Lithuania vs. United States
This would be the second consecutive time that both teams would meet in a World Cup semifinal; in 2010, the Americans won en route to the championship. The last time the two teams met was a USA victory in the 2012 Olympics.
11 September 2014 21:00 |
| United States |
96–68 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 22–19, 33–14, 20–19 | ||
| Pts: Irving 18 Rebs: Gay 7 Asts: Irving 4 |
Pts: Valančiūnas, Kuzminskas 15 Rebs: Kuzminskas 9 Asts: Juškevičius, Seibutis 2 | |
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 15,070 Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Sreten Radović (CRO) |
France vs. Serbia
This would be the second time in this tournament that these two teams met. France earlier defeated Serbia in the preliminary round.
12 September 2014 22:00 |
| France |
85–90 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 17–25, 14–15, 39–29 | ||
| Pts: Batum 35 Rebs: Diaw 10 Asts: Heurtel 6 |
Pts: Teodosić 24 Rebs: Bjelica 7 Asts: Bjelica, Marković 5 | |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid Attendance: 13,470 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Christos Christodoulou (GRE) |
Third place playoff
13 September 2014 18:00 |
| Lithuania |
93–95 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 23–21, 29–21, 22–31 | ||
| Pts: Valančiūnas 25 Rebs: Valančiūnas 9 Asts: Seibutis 4 |
Pts: Batum 27 Rebs: Lauvergne 9 Asts: Diaw 4 | |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid Attendance: 11,800 Referees: Steven Anderson (USA), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Juan González (ESP) |
Final
In the final Serbia hit their first seven shots from the field and jumped out to a quick 15-7 lead. The advantage was short lived as the U.S went on a 14-0 run with all the points scored by Kyrie Irving and James Harden. Irving finished the first half with 18 points on 7 of 9 shooting from the field. He made all four of his three point attempts in the first half. DeMarcus Cousins, subbing for Anthony Davis who picked up two quick fouls, dominated the boards. As a team, the Americans made 12 of their first 16 treys.
14 September 2014 21:00 |
| United States |
129–92 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–21, 32–20, 38–26, 24–25 | ||
| Pts: Irving 26 Rebs: Cousins 9 Asts: Rose 6 |
Pts: Bjelica, Kalinić 18 Rebs: Marković 6 Asts: Teodosić 7 | |
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid Attendance: 13,673 Referees: Stephen Seibel (CAN), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Eddie Viator (FRA) |
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