Group M was one of four groups of the classification round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 31 August to 2 September 2023 and consisted of the bottom-two teams from Groups A and B.[1] The results from the preliminary round were carried over. The teams played against the teams from the other group, with all games played at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines.[2] The first placed team was classified 17 to 20, the second placed team 21 to 24, the third placed team 25 to 28 and the fourth placed team 29 to 32.[3]

Qualified teams

Group Third place Fourth place
A  Angola  Philippines
B  South Sudan  China

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  South Sudan 5 3 2 456 431 +25 8
2  Philippines (H) 5 1 4 398 419 −21 6[a]
3  Angola 5 1 4 368 410 −42 6[a]
4  China 5 1 4 379 473 −94 6[a]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Philippines 3 Pts, +11 PD; Angola 3 Pts, +3 PD; China 3 Pts, −14 PD

Games

All times are local (UTC+8).[4]

Angola vs. China

This was the third game between Angola and China in the World Cup. The Angolans won the first two meetings in 1990 and 2002. The Chinese won in the group stage of the 2008 Olympic tournament, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

31 August 2023
16:00
Angola  76–83  China
Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 18–21, 14–24, 17–14
Pts: Dundão 17
Rebs: De Sousa 9
Asts: Dundão 8		 Pts: Hu 20
Rebs: Li 7
Asts: Zhao R. 6
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 3,179
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO)

South Sudan vs. Philippines

This was the first competitive game between South Sudan and the Philippines.

31 August 2023
20:00
South Sudan  87–68  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 34–17, 17–16, 9–17, 27–18
Pts: Jones 17
Rebs: Gabriel 11
Asts: Jones 14		 Pts: Clarkson 24
Rebs: Edu 14
Asts: Ravena 5
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 9,250
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE)

Angola vs. South Sudan

This was the first competitive game between Angola and South Sudan.

2 September 2023
16:00
Angola  78–101  South Sudan
Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 23–23, 18–20, 21–28
Pts: Dundão 21
Rebs: Bango 13
Asts: Domingos 8		 Pts: Jones 26
Rebs: Gabriel 10
Asts: Jones 15
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 4,136
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Luis Castillo (ESP), Carlos Peralta (ECU)

Philippines vs. China

The Philippines and China last played against each other in the 2018 Asian Games with the latter team winning.[5] This was also the Philippines' first win in the FIBA World Cup since 2014 and first ever win as host; Philippines finished winless in 1978 as host.[6][7]

2 September 2023
20:00
Philippines  96–75  China
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 23–24, 34–11, 23–24
Pts: Clarkson 34
Rebs: Edu 10
Asts: Ramos, Thompson 4		 Pts: Li 17
Rebs: Li 9
Asts: Li 5
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,080
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Kerem Baki (TUR), Martin Vulić (CRO)

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw completed in Manila". FIBA. 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Basketball, FIBA World Cup 2023: Full schedule and how to watch". olympics.com. 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Competition System". fiba.basketball. 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games available". FIBA. 17 May 2023.
  5. ^ Dioquino, Delfin (31 August 2023). "One last push: Gilas Pilipinas fights for pride vs China to end FIBA World Cup". Rappler. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ^ Dioquino, Delfin (2 September 2023). "Clarkson on fire as Gilas Pilipinas trips China for first FIBA World Cup win in nearly a decade". Rappler. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. ^ Ventura, Sid (2 September 2023). "Jordan Clarkson finishes on a high as Gilas Pilipinas sign off from FIBA World Cup with China triumph". ESPN. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

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