# 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C

Group C was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 26 to 30 August 2023 and consisted of the United States, Jordan, Greece, and New Zealand. Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines. The top two teams advanced to the second round, while the bottom two teams qualified for the classification rounds.

## Teams

| Team | Qualification | Qualification | Appearance | Appearance | Appearance | Best performance | WR |
| Team | As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | Best performance | WR |
| United States | Americas Group F top three | 23 February 2023 | 2019 | 19 | 19 | Champions (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010, 2014) | 2 |
| Jordan | Asian Group E top three | 24 February 2023 | 2019 | 3 | 2 | 23rd place (2010) | 33 |
| Greece | European Group I top three | 14 November 2022 | 2019 | 9 | 5 | Runners-up (2006) | 9 |
| New Zealand | Asian Group E top three | 29 August 2022 | 2019 | 7 | 6 | 4th place (2002) | 26 |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 318 | 215 | +103 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 256 | 254 | +2 | 5 | Second round |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 241 | 269 | −28 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 220 | 297 | −77 | 3 | 17th–32nd classification |

## Games

All times are local (UTC+8).

### Jordan vs. Greece

This was the first game between Jordan and Greece in the World Cup. The Greeks won in the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
* 26 August 2023 16:45
* Boxscore
| Jordan | 71–92 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 19–27, 27–20, 11–26 |||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 24 Rebs: Al-Dwairi, Hollis-Jefferson 9 Asts: Ibrahim 6 | | Pts: Larentzakis 19 Rebs: Rogkavopoulos 7 Asts: Walkup 7 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 5,795 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN), Manuel Attard (ITA)

### United States vs. New Zealand

This was the third game between the United States and New Zealand in the World Cup. The Americans won the first two meetings in 2002 and 2014.
* 26 August 2023 20:40
* Boxscore
| United States | 99–72 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 26–18, 31–22, 23–14 |||
| Pts: Banchero 21 Rebs: Edwards 7 Asts: Reaves 6 | | Pts: Te Rangi 15 Rebs: Delany, Fotu 5 Asts: Ili 5 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 10,978 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Boris Krejič (SLO), Park Kyoung-jin (KOR)

### New Zealand vs. Jordan

This was the first game between New Zealand and Jordan in the World Cup. Both teams split their head-to-head matchups in the 2019 and 2023 World Cup Asian Qualifiers. New Zealand won in the third place game of the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup and in the quarter-finals of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.
* 28 August 2023 16:45
* Boxscore
| New Zealand | 95–87 (OT) | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 25–19, 19–20, 20–28, Overtime: 10–2 |||
| Pts: Le'afa 23 Rebs: Delany 7 Asts: Ili 10 | | Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 39 Rebs: Al-Dwairi 10 Asts: Ibrahim 9 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 7,331 Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Boris Krejič (SLO), Péter Praksch (HUN)

### Greece vs. United States

This was the fifth game between Greece and the United States in the World Cup. The Greeks won in the semi-final of the 2006 World Cup. The Americans won on 1994 and on 1998 and in their last meeting in 2019.
* 28 August 2023 20:40
* Boxscore
| Greece | 81–109 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 18–27, 19–29, 25–30 |||
| Pts: Papagiannis 17 Rebs: Antetokounmpo, Rogkavopoulos 4 Asts: Walkup 7 | | Pts: Reaves 15 Rebs: Hart 11 Asts: Reaves 6 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 11,392 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Daniel García (VEN)

### United States vs. Jordan

This was the first competitive game between the United States and Jordan.
* 30 August 2023 16:40
* Boxscore
| United States | 110–62 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–12, 31–21, 25–16, 23–13 |||
| Pts: Edwards 22 Rebs: Hart 12 Asts: Haliburton 6 | | Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 20 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 7 Asts: Kanaan 6 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 10,511 Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Kristian Paez (ECU), Péter Praksch (HUN)

### Greece vs. New Zealand

This was the second game between Greece and New Zealand in the World Cup. The Greeks won the first meeting in 2019 and won in the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men.
* 30 August 2023 20:40
* Boxscore
| Greece | 83–74 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 17–23, 18–11, 33—20 |||
| Pts: Papapetrou 27 Rebs: Papagiannis 9 Asts: Walkup 9 | | Pts: Ili 27 Rebs: Delany 14 Asts: Ili 8 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 5,625 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Carlos Vélez (COL)

## Statistical leaders
### Player tournament average

| # | Player | Pld | Pts | PPG |
| 1 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 3 | 83 | 27.7 |
| 2 | Shea Ili | 3 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Anthony Edwards | 3 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 3 | Ioannis Papapetrou | 3 | 49 | 16.3 |
| 5 | Giannoulis Larentzakis | 3 | 46 | 15.3 |
| # | Player | Pld | Rebs | RPG |
| 1 | Josh Hart | 3 | 27 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Finn Delany | 3 | 26 | 8.7 |
| 3 | Ahmad Al-Dwairi | 3 | 25 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Anthony Edwards | 3 | 17 | 5.7 |
| # | Player | Pld | Asts | APG |
| 1 | Shea Ili | 3 | 23 | 7.7 |
| 1 | Thomas Walkup | 3 | 23 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Freddy Ibrahim | 3 | 19 | 6.3 |
| 4 | Austin Reaves | 3 | 13 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Tyrese Haliburton | 3 | 12 | 4.0 |
| # | Player | Pld | Blks | BPG |
| 1 | Georgios Papagiannis | 3 | 6 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | 3 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 2 | Walker Kessler | 3 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 4 | Paolo Banchero | 3 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 4 | Ahmad Al-Dwairi | 3 | 4 | 1.3 |
| 4 | Tyrese Haliburton | 3 | 4 | 1.3 |
| # | Player | Pld | Stls | SPG |
| 1 | Izayah Le'afa | 3 | 6 | 2.0 |
| 1 | Austin Reaves | 3 | 6 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Thanasis Antetokounmpo | 3 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 2 | Tyrese Haliburton | 3 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 2 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 2 | Freddy Ibrahim | 3 | 5 | 1.7 |
| 2 | Bobby Portis | 3 | 5 | 1.7 |
| # | Player | Pld | Mins | MPG |
| 1 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 3 | 112 | 37.6 |
| 2 | Freddy Ibrahim | 3 | 102 | 34.0 |
| 3 | Ahmad Al-Dwairi | 3 | 97 | 32.6 |
| 4 | Reuben Te Rangi | 3 | 96 | 32.1 |
| 5 | Finn Delany | 3 | 95 | 32.0 |
| # | Player | FTM | FTA | FT% |
| 1 | Shea Ili | 3 | 16/17 | 94.1 |
| 2 | Giannoulis Larentzakis | 3 | 10/12 | 83.3 |
| 3 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | 3 | 12/15 | 80.0 |
| 4 | Anthony Edwards | 3 | 11/14 | 78.6 |
| 5 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 3 | 31/40 | 77.5 |
| # | Player | FGM | FGA | FG% |
| 1 | Georgios Papagiannis | 15 | 26 | 57.7 |
| 2 | Ahmad Al-Dwairi | 18 | 32 | 56.3 |
| 3 | Ioannis Papapetrou | 17 | 31 | 54.8 |
| 4 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 25 | 51 | 49.0 |
| 5 | Anthony Edwards | 17 | 37 | 45.9 |
Efficiency
| # | Player | Pld | MPG | PPG | Eff | EffPG |
| 1 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 3 | 37.6 | 27.7 | 78.0 | 26.0 |
| 2 | Shea Ili | 3 | 28.9 | 18.0 | 58.0 | 19.3 |
| 3 | Ahmad Al-Dwairi | 3 | 32.6 | 14.0 | 51.0 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Georgios Papagiannis | 3 | 27.9 | 11.0 | 51.0 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Anthony Edwards | 3 | 20.9 | 16.3 | 50.0 | 16.7 |