# 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup

The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from 30 August to 14 September 2014. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle. The next FIBA World Cup was held five years later, in 2019, to reset the four-year-cycle on a different year than the FIFA World Cup.
The United States won their fifth world championship, after beating silver medal-winning Serbia in the Final. France claimed the third place, while Lithuania finished fourth in the tournament.

## Host selection

FIBA opened the bidding process on 10 January 2008 and all the letters of intent were submitted on 30 April 2008. Nine countries showed interest in hosting the event, as in order, they were Spain, France, Denmark, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Italy, Greece, and China.
Among the nine, only three were shortlisted by FIBA: China which would have hosted the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship later that year, Italy which last hosted a FIBA tournament in EuroBasket Women 2007, and FIBA EuroBasket 2007 host Spain.
On 23 May 2009, after voting by the FIBA Central Board in Geneva in which the Chinese and Spanish representatives abstained, China was the first to be eliminated in the first round of voting. In the final round, Arvydas Sabonis and Saša Djordjević announced that Spain won the hosting rights with eleven votes as opposed to Italy's eight.
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup bidding results (final round) :
| Nation | Votes |
| Spain | 11 |
| Italy | 8 |
| China | Eliminated |

## Venues

The Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid was the main venue, hosting the final and half of the matches in the final round. While no arenas from the 1986 FIBA World Championship were reused, the current Madrid arena was built on the site of the original venue that was destroyed by fire in 2001, which was a venue used in 1986. Amongst venues used in FIBA EuroBasket 2007, the arenas in Granada, Seville and Madrid were reused. One arena, the Gran Canaria Arena, was the only new venue, being built after the tournament was awarded to Spain. The other cities hosted a group.
On 17 April 2010, Barcelona was added to the list of cities to hold games, bringing the total venues to six. This was Barcelona's first time being part of a major international event in basketball since the 1997 EuroBasket, in which the Palau Sant Jordi hosted the final stages. Barcelona will host half of the games in the knockout stage, including a semifinal.
Below is a list of the confirmed venues which were used to host games during the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Connor Floor was the official supplier of the basketball courts for each of the six sites.
| Iberian Peninsula | Iberian Peninsula | Madrid | Barcelona | Granada |
| MadridBarcelonaBilbaoSevilleGranada | MadridBarcelonaBilbaoSevilleGranada | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid Capacity: 13,700 | Palau Sant Jordi Capacity: 15,700 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada Capacity: 9,507 |
| MadridBarcelonaBilbaoSevilleGranada | MadridBarcelonaBilbaoSevilleGranada | Bilbao | Seville | Las Palmas |
| MadridBarcelonaBilbaoSevilleGranada | MadridBarcelonaBilbaoSevilleGranada | Bizkaia Arena Capacity: 16,200 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo Capacity: 7,200 | Gran Canaria Arena Capacity: 9,700 |
| Canary Islands | Canary Islands | | | |
| | Las Palmas | | | |

## Qualification

There were 24 teams taking part in the 2014 World Cup of Basketball. After the 2012 Olympics, the continental allocation for FIBA Americas was reduced by one when the United States won the Olympic tournament, automatically qualifying them for the 2014 World Cup.
* Host nation: 1 berth
* 2012 Summer Olympics: 12 teams competing for 1 berth, removed from that country's FIBA zone
* FIBA Asia: 15 teams competing for 3 berths
* FIBA Oceania: 2 teams competing for 2 berths
* FIBA Africa: 16 teams competing for 3 berths
* FIBA Americas: 10 teams competing for 4 berths
* FIBA Europe: 24 teams competing for 6 berths
* Wild card: 4 berths

### Qualified teams

As of 21 September 2013, twenty teams had already qualified for the final tournament in 2014. To complete the 24-team tournament, FIBA would announce the four wild cards after a meeting in Barcelona on 1–2 February 2014; they could have announced an initial list of teams that would be considered after a Buenos Aires meeting on 23–24 November 2013. But later the FIBA Central Board decided not to trim the list of wild card applicants on their Buenos Aires meeting, making all 15 teams eligible to be selected on the February meeting at Barcelona.
On 1 February 2014, FIBA announced that it had allocated the wild cards to Brazil, Finland, Greece and Turkey.
| Event | Date | Location | Berths | Qualified |
| Host nation | 23 May 2009 | Geneva | 1 | Spain |
| 2012 Olympics | 29 July–12 August 2012 | London | 1 | United States |
| 2013 FIBA Africa Championship | 20–31 August 2013 | Abidjan | 3 | Angola Egypt Senegal |
| 2013 FIBA Americas Championship | 30 August–11 September 2013 | Caracas | 4 | Mexico Puerto Rico Argentina Dominican Republic |
| 2013 FIBA Asia Championship | 1–11 August 2013 | Manila | 3 | Iran Philippines South Korea |
| FIBA EuroBasket 2013 | 4–22 September 2013 | Slovenia | 6 | France Lithuania Croatia Slovenia Ukraine Serbia |
| 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship | 14–18 August 2013 | Auckland Canberra | 2 | Australia New Zealand |
| Wild cards | 1 February 2014 | Barcelona | 4 | Brazil Finland Greece Turkey |
| TOTAL | | | 24 | |

### Suspension of Senegal

On the FIBA Central Board meeting in Buenos Aires, FIBA suspended the basketball federations of Guatemala, Morocco and Senegal indefinitely "due to their inability to properly function as the governing body for basketball in their respective countries." The Senegalese federation was suspended reportedly due to age fabrication in the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Men and for Women; the Senegalese federation was dissolved as a result. On 2 February, FIBA lifted the suspension on the Senegalese federation after they complied with all of the requirements imposed by the FIBA, clearing the way for the participation of its national team in the tournament.

## Rule and format changes

This was the first time the NBA-style 4.90m rectangular free throw lane, the 1.25m restricted arc, and extended three point line (6.6 m [21' 8"] from the basket at the corners; 6.75 m [22' 1.75"] elsewhere) took effect in the tournament.
The final round was held in two arenas: in the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid and Palau Sant Jordi, as opposed to a singular arena in 2010. Also, the arrangement of the round of 16 match-ups in the bracket were changed. In 2010, a team from Group A or B can meet a team from Group C or D as early in the quarterfinals, and cannot meet their groupmates until the semifinals. In 2014, teams from Groups A and B were in one half of the bracket played in Madrid, while teams from Groups C and D were in the other half and played in Barcelona; teams from Groups A and B could not meet teams from Group C or D until the final or third-place playoff, and could meet their groupmates as early as the quarterfinals.
In 2010, the round of 16 games were held in a span of four days, or two matches per day; in 2014, there would be four games per day, and the round of 16 will be done in two days. From the semifinals onward, unlike in 2010 where the semifinals were held in one day, and the third-place playoff and the final on the next day, the semifinals in 2014 were held on two days, followed by the third-place playoff the next day, and the final on the day after, or one game per day. Finally, the classification round for 5th place was also eliminated.

## Draw

The draw was held on 3 February 2014 at 19:00 CET at the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona. On 2 February, FIBA released the pots on how the teams would be drawn. "Pot 1" included the top 4 teams in the FIBA World Rankings, while the other pots were grouped on geographical and sporting criteria.
Former Spanish international Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Croatia's Dino Rađa, José Ortiz of Puerto Rico and Angolan Jean-Jacques Conceição assisted in the draw.
Group A, which included European champions France, hosts Spain, and traditional powerhouse Serbia has been labeled as the "group of death". The Americans, meanwhile, avoided the "bracket of death" of Groups A and B by landing in Group C, setting up a rematch of the 2010 final against Turkey, which were selected as wild cards, and a possible late knockout match-up against European runners-up Lithuania.

### Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
| United States (1)  Spain (2)  Argentina (3)  Lithuania (4) | Angola (15)  Finland (39)  Senegal (41)  Egypt (46) | New Zealand (19)  Iran (20)  South Korea (31)  Philippines (34) | Serbia (11)  Slovenia (13)  Croatia (16)  Ukraine (45) | Brazil (10)  Puerto Rico (17)  Mexico (24)  Dominican Republic (26) | Greece (5)  Turkey (7)  France (8)  Australia (9) |

## Squads

Each team had a roster of 12 players; a team could opt to have one naturalized player from its roster. The final rosters had to be finalized at the team managers' meeting at the night prior to the first game. The final roster of 12 players per team must have been taken from a list of at most 24 players submitted to FIBA two months before the beginning of the championship.

## Preparation matches
### 2014 South American Basketball Championship

The 2014 South American Basketball Championship in Isla Margarita, Venezuela was a qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship and for the 2015 Pan-American Games. Venezuela defeated World Cup participants Argentina (who played with its "B" team) to win the title; the other team in the World Cup, Brazil (who also played with its "B" team), finished in third place defeating Uruguay. All four teams qualified to the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship while only the top three teams qualified to the 2015 Pan-American Games.

### 2014 FIBA Asia Cup

The 2014 FIBA Asia Cup in Wuhan, China was a qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in China. Iran defeated Chinese Taipei to win the title and qualify outright; the other team in the World Cup, the Philippines, defeated China in the third place playoff.

### 2014 Centrobasket

The 2014 Centrobasket in Tepic, Mexico is a qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship and for the 2015 Pan-American Games. The three teams in the World Cup occupied the top three places. Mexico defeated Puerto Rico in the final, while Dominican Republic finished third place defeating Cuba. All four teams qualified to the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship while only the top three teams qualified to the 2015 Pan-American Games.

### 2014 William Jones Cup

The 2014 William Jones Cup was a friendly tournament in New Taipei, Taiwan. Egypt is the only World Cup team participated; they finished third. Iran sent their "B-team", while South Korea sent in a Korean Basketball League team.

### 2014 Antibes International Basketball tournament

Australia won this friendly tournament in Antibes, France organized by Fédération Française de Basket-Ball. The Philippines, France, and Ukraine were the other teams that participated.

## Preliminary round

How teams are ranked:
* Highest number of points earned, with each game result having a corresponding point:
** Win: 2 points
** Loss: 1 point
** Loss by default: 1 point, with a final score of 2–0 for the opponents of the defaulting team if the latter team is not trailing or if the score is tied, or the score at the time of stoppage if they are trailing.
** Loss by forfeit: 0 points, with a final score of 20–0 for the opponents of the forfeiting team.
* Head-to-head record via points system above
* Goal average on games among tied teams
* Goal average on all group games
* Drawing of lots
* Qualified to the final round

### Group A

Venue: Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 440 | 314 | +126 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 416 | 333 | +83 | 9 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 376 | 357 | +19 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 387 | 378 | +9 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 5 | Iran | 5 | 1 | 4 | 344 | 406 | −62 | 6 | |
| 6 | Egypt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 311 | 486 | −175 | 5 | |
| 30 August 2014 |
| Egypt | 64–85 | Serbia |
| France | 63–65 | Brazil |
| Iran | 60–90 | Spain |
| 31 August 2014 |
| Serbia | 73–74 | France |
| Brazil | 79–50 | Iran |
| Spain | 91–54 | Egypt |
| 1 September 2014 |
| Iran | 70–83 | Serbia |
| France | 94–55 | Egypt |
| Brazil | 63–82 | Spain |
| 3 September 2014 |
| Egypt | 73–88 | Iran |
| Serbia | 73–81 | Brazil |
| Spain | 88–64 | France |
| 4 September 2014 |
| Brazil | 128–65 | Egypt |
| Iran | 76–81 | France |
| Serbia | 73–89 | Spain |

### Group B

Venue: Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece | 5 | 5 | 0 | 414 | 349 | +65 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 414 | 398 | +16 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 420 | 371 | +49 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | Senegal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 348 | 399 | −51 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 388 | 446 | −58 | 6 | |
| 6 | Philippines | 5 | 1 | 4 | 383 | 404 | −21 | 6 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Croatia 1–0 Argentina
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Puerto Rico 1–0 Philippines
| 30 August 2014 |
| Croatia | 81–78 | OT | Philippines |
| Puerto Rico | 75–98 | | Argentina |
| Greece | 87–64 | | Senegal |
| 31 August 2014 |
| Argentina | 85–90 | | Croatia |
| Senegal | 82–75 | | Puerto Rico |
| Philippines | 70–82 | | Greece |
| 1 September 2014 |
| Croatia | 75–77 | | Senegal |
| Argentina | 85–81 | | Philippines |
| Puerto Rico | 79–90 | | Greece |
| 3 September 2014 |
| Philippines | 73–77 | | Puerto Rico |
| Senegal | 46–81 | | Argentina |
| Greece | 76–65 | | Croatia |
| 4 September 2014 |
| Senegal | 79–81 | OT | Philippines |
| Croatia | 103–82 | | Puerto Rico |
| Argentina | 71–79 | | Greece |

### Group C

Venue: Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 511 | 345 | +166 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 365 | 372 | −7 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 386 | −39 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 376 | −29 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 344 | 369 | −25 | 7 | |
| 6 | Finland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 342 | 408 | −66 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Dominican Republic 1–1 (1.022 GAvg), New Zealand 1–1 (0.993 GAvg), Ukraine 1–1 (0.985 GAvg),
| 30 August 2014 |
| Ukraine | 72–62 | | Dominican Republic |
| New Zealand | 73–76 | | Turkey |
| United States | 114–55 | | Finland |
| 31 August 2014 |
| Dominican Republic | 76–63 | | New Zealand |
| Finland | 81–76 | | Ukraine |
| Turkey | 77–98 | | United States |
| 2 September 2014 |
| Ukraine | 64–58 | | Turkey |
| United States | 98–71 | | New Zealand |
| Finland | 68–74 | | Dominican Republic |
| 3 September 2014 |
| New Zealand | 73–61 | | Ukraine |
| Turkey | 77–73 | OT | Finland |
| Dominican Republic | 71–106 | | United States |
| 4 September 2014 |
| Finland | 65–67 | | New Zealand |
| Ukraine | 71–95 | | United States |
| Turkey | 77–64 | | Dominican Republic |

### Group D

Venue: Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 383 | 331 | +52 | 9 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 374 | +51 | 9 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 404 | 373 | +31 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 370 | 372 | −2 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 5 | Angola | 5 | 2 | 3 | 375 | 399 | −24 | 7 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 316 | 424 | −108 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Slovenia
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Mexico 1–0 Angola
| 30 August 2014 |
| Angola | 80–69 | South Korea |
| Australia | 80–90 | Slovenia |
| Mexico | 74–87 | Lithuania |
| 31 August 2014 |
| South Korea | 55–89 | Australia |
| Slovenia | 89–68 | Mexico |
| Lithuania | 75–62 | Angola |
| 2 September 2014 |
| Angola | 55–79 | Mexico |
| Australia | 82–75 | Lithuania |
| South Korea | 72–89 | Slovenia |
| 3 September 2014 |
| Mexico | 62–70 | Australia |
| Slovenia | 93–87 | Angola |
| Lithuania | 79–49 | South Korea |
| 4 September 2014 |
| Australia | 83–91 | Angola |
| South Korea | 71–87 | Mexico |
| Lithuania | 67–64 | Slovenia |

## Final round

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 September – Madrid | 6 September – Madrid | | | | | | |
| Spain | 89 | | | | | | |
| Spain | 89 | 10 September – Madrid | 10 September – Madrid | | | | | |
| Senegal | 56 | 10 September – Madrid | 10 September – Madrid | | | | |
| Senegal | 56 | Spain | 52 | | | | |
| 6 September – Madrid | 6 September – Madrid | | Spain | 52 | | | | |
| 6 September – Madrid | 6 September – Madrid | France | 65 | | | | |
| Croatia | 64 | France | 65 | | | | |
| Croatia | 64 | | | | 12 September – Madrid | 12 September – Madrid | | |
| France | 69 | | | | 12 September – Madrid | 12 September – Madrid | |
| France | 69 | | | | France | 85 | |
| 7 September – Madrid | 7 September – Madrid | | | | | France | 85 | |
| 7 September – Madrid | 7 September – Madrid | | | | Serbia | 90 | |
| Greece | 72 | | | | Serbia | 90 | |
| Greece | 72 | 10 September – Madrid | 10 September – Madrid | | | | | |
| Serbia | 90 | 10 September – Madrid | 10 September – Madrid | | | | |
| Serbia | 90 | Serbia | 84 | | | | |
| 7 September – Madrid | 7 September – Madrid | | Serbia | 84 | | | | |
| 7 September – Madrid | 7 September – Madrid | Brazil | 56 | | | | |
| Brazil | 85 | Brazil | 56 | | | | |
| Brazil | 85 | | | | | | | 14 September – Madrid | 14 September – Madrid |
| Argentina | 65 | | | | | | | 14 September – Madrid | 14 September – Madrid |
| Argentina | 65 | | | | | | | Serbia | 92 |
| 6 September – Barcelona | 6 September – Barcelona | | | | | | | | Serbia | 92 |
| 6 September – Barcelona | 6 September – Barcelona | | | | | | | United States | 129 |
| United States | 86 | | | | | | | United States | 129 |
| United States | 86 | 9 September – Barcelona | 9 September – Barcelona | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 63 | 9 September – Barcelona | 9 September – Barcelona | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 63 | United States | 119 | | | | | | |
| 6 September – Barcelona | 6 September – Barcelona | | United States | 119 | | | | | | |
| 6 September – Barcelona | 6 September – Barcelona | Slovenia | 76 | | | | | | |
| Slovenia | 71 | Slovenia | 76 | | | | | | |
| Slovenia | 71 | | | | 11 September – Barcelona | 11 September – Barcelona | | | | |
| Dominican Republic | 61 | | | | 11 September – Barcelona | 11 September – Barcelona | | | |
| Dominican Republic | 61 | | | | United States | 96 | | | |
| 7 September – Barcelona | 7 September – Barcelona | | | | | United States | 96 | | | |
| 7 September – Barcelona | 7 September – Barcelona | | | | Lithuania | 68 | | Third place | Third place |
| Lithuania | 76 | | | | Lithuania | 68 | | Third place | Third place |
| Lithuania | 76 | 9 September – Barcelona | 9 September – Barcelona | | | | | 13 September – Madrid | 13 September – Madrid |
| New Zealand | 71 | 9 September – Barcelona | 9 September – Barcelona | | | | | 13 September – Madrid | 13 September – Madrid |
| New Zealand | 71 | Lithuania | 73 | | | | | France | 95 |
| 7 September – Barcelona | 7 September – Barcelona | | Lithuania | 73 | | | | | France | 95 |
| 7 September – Barcelona | 7 September – Barcelona | Turkey | 61 | | | | | Lithuania | 93 |
| Turkey | 65 | Turkey | 61 | | | | | Lithuania | 93 |
| Australia | 64 | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

* 6 September 2014 16:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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)
* 6 September 2014 18:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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)
* 6 September 2014 20:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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)
* 6 September 2014 22:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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)
* 7 September 2014 16:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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)
* 7 September 2014 18:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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)
* 7 September 2014 20:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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)
* 7 September 2014 22:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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

* 9 September 2014 17:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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)
* 9 September 2014 21:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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)
* 10 September 2014 18:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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)
* 10 September 2014 22:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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

* 11 September 2014 21:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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)
* 12 September 2014 22:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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 vte
* Boxscore
| 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

* 14 September 2014 21:00 vte
* Boxscore
| 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)

## Statistics
### Player tournament averages

Points :
| # | Player | Pld | Pts | PPG |
| 1 | J. J. Barea | 5 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 2 | Andray Blatche | 5 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 2 | Bojan Bogdanović | 6 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 3 | Pau Gasol | 7 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Luis Scola | 6 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 5 | Hamed Haddadi | 5 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 6 | Yanick Moreira | 5 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 7 | Gustavo Ayón | 5 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 7 | Francisco García | 5 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 8 | Aron Baynes | 5 | 84 | 16.8 |
Rebounds :
| # | Player | Pld | Rebs | RPG |
| 1 | Andray Blatche | 5 | 69 | 13.8 |
| 2 | Hamed Haddadi | 5 | 57 | 11.4 |
| 3 | Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 64 | 10.7 |
| 4 | Ioannis Bourousis | 6 | 55 | 9.2 |
| 5 | Luis Scola | 6 | 51 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Jonas Valančiūnas | 9 | 76 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Ömer Aşık | 7 | 59 | 8.4 |
| 8 | Yanick Moreira | 5 | 41 | 8.2 |
| 9 | Anderson Varejão | 7 | 56 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Kenneth Faried | 9 | 70 | 7.8 |
Assists :
| # | Player | Pld | Asts | APG |
| 1 | Petteri Koponen | 5 | 29 | 5.8 |
| 2 | Xane D'Almeida | 6 | 32 | 5.3 |
| 3 | Ricky Rubio | 7 | 36 | 5.1 |
| 4 | Eugene Jeter | 5 | 25 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Miloš Teodosić | 9 | 40 | 4.4 |
| 6 | Samad Nikkhah Bahrami | 5 | 22 | 4.4 |
| 7 | Facundo Campazzo | 6 | 26 | 4.3 |
| 7 | Nikos Zisis | 6 | 26 | 4.3 |
| 9 | Goran Dragić | 7 | 30 | 4.3 |
| 10 | Pablo Prigioni | 6 | 25 | 4.2 |
Blocks :
| # | Player | Pld | Blks | BPG |
| 1 | Lee Jong-hyun | 5 | 13 | 2.6 |
| 2 | Pau Gasol | 7 | 16 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Anthony Davis | 9 | 19 | 2.1 |
| 4 | Kim Jong-kyu | 5 | 10 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Hamady N'Diaye | 6 | 11 | 1.8 |
| 6 | Ömer Aşık | 7 | 11 | 1.6 |
| 7 | Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 9 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Eloy Vargas | 6 | 9 | 1.5 |
| 9 | Marc Gasol | 7 | 10 | 1.4 |
| 10 | Serge Ibaka | 6 | 8 | 1.3 |
Steals :
| # | Player | Pld | Stls | SPG |
| 1 | Ricky Rubio | 7 | 25 | 3.6 |
| 2 | Mehdi Kamrani | 5 | 13 | 2.6 |
| 3 | James Harden | 9 | 19 | 2.1 |
| 4 | Renaldo Balkman | 5 | 10 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Kyrie Irving | 9 | 17 | 1.9 |
| 6 | Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 11 | 1.8 |
| 6 | Pablo Prigioni | 6 | 11 | 1.8 |
| 8 | Joe Ingles | 5 | 9 | 1.8 |
| 9 | Maleye N'Doye | 6 | 10 | 1.7 |
| 9 | Dario Šarić | 6 | 10 | 1.7 |
Minutes :
| # | Player | Pld | Mins | MPG |
| 1 | Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 218 | 36.3 |
| 2 | Andray Blatche | 5 | 169 | 33.8 |
| 3 | Bojan Bogdanović | 6 | 201 | 33.5 |
| 4 | Luis Scola | 6 | 195 | 32.5 |
| 5 | Samad Nikkhah Bahrami | 5 | 162 | 32.4 |
| 6 | Gustavo Ayón | 5 | 161 | 32.2 |
| 7 | Gabe Norwood | 5 | 159 | 31.8 |
| 8 | Armando Costa | 5 | 157 | 31.4 |
| 8 | Petteri Koponen | 5 | 157 | 31.4 |
| 10 | Eugene Jeter | 5 | 156 | 31.2 |
Free throws :
| # | Player | FTA | FTM | FT% |
| 1 | David Huertas | 15 | 14 | 93.3 |
| 2 | J.J. Barea | 32 | 28 | 87.5 |
| 3 | Jimmy Alapag | 15 | 13 | 86.7 |
| 4 | Domen Lorbek | 21 | 18 | 85.7 |
| 5 | Teemu Rannikko | 17 | 14 | 82.4 |
| 6 | Marc Gasol | 22 | 18 | 81.8 |
| 7 | Nemanja Bjelica | 38 | 31 | 81.6 |
| 8 | James Harden | 42 | 34 | 81.0 |
| 8 | Jonas Valančiūnas | 42 | 32 | 81.0 |
| 10 | Andray Blatche | 30 | 24 | 80.0 |
| 10 | Eugene Jeter | 25 | 20 | 80.0 |
Field goal shooting :
| # | Player | FGA | FGM | FG% |
| 1 | Pau Gasol | 85 | 54 | 63.5 |
| 2 | Kenneth Faried | 79 | 50 | 63.3 |
| 3 | Francisco García | 54 | 33 | 61.1 |
| 4 | Gustavo Ayón | 59 | 36 | 61.0 |
| 5 | Renaldo Balkman | 40 | 24 | 60.0 |
| 6 | Yanick Moreira | 64 | 38 | 59.4 |
| 7 | Kyrie Irving | 80 | 45 | 56.3 |
| 8 | Goran Dragić | 83 | 46 | 55.4 |
| 9 | Miloš Teodosić | 75 | 41 | 55.4 |
| 10 | Anthony Davis | 82 | 45 | 54.9 |
| 10 | Miroslav Raduljica | 82 | 45 | 54.9 |
Double-doubles :
| # | Player | Pld | DblDbl | DD% |
| 1 | Andray Blatche | 5 | 5 | 100 |
| 2 | Hamed Haddadi | 5 | 3 | 60.0 |
| 3 | Ioannis Bourousis | 6 | 3 | 50.0 |
| 3 | Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 3 | 50.0 |
| 5 | Jonas Valančiūnas | 9 | 3 | 33.3 |
| 6 | Yanick Moreira | 5 | 2 | 40.0 |
| 7 | Ömer Aşık | 6 | 2 | 33.3 |
| 8 | Kenneth Faried | 9 | 2 | 22.2 |
| 8 | Nemanja Bjelica | 9 | 2 | 22.2 |
| 10 | Gustavo Ayon | 5 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 10 | Aron Baynes | 5 | 1 | 20.0 |
Efficiency :
| # | Player | Pld | MPG | PPG | RPG | Eff | EffPG |
| 1 | Andray Blatche | 5 | 33.8 | 24.2 | 13.8 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 2 | Pau Gasol | 7 | 26.5 | 20.0 | 5.9 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 3 | Hamed Haddadi | 5 | 29.4 | 18.8 | 11.4 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 3 | Yanick Moreira | 5 | 20.4 | 17.8 | 8.2 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 5 | Jonas Valančiūnas | 9 | 24.8 | 14.4 | 8.4 | 178 | 19.8 |
| 6 | Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 36.3 | 16.0 | 10.7 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 7 | Gustavo Ayón | 5 | 32.2 | 17.6 | 7.6 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 7 | Luis Scola | 6 | 32.4 | 19.5 | 8.5 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 9 | Ioannis Bourousis | 6 | 26.5 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 10 | Francisco García | 5 | 28.2 | 17.6 | 3.2 | 91 | 18.2 |

### Team tournament averages

Offensive points :
| # | Team | Pld | Pts | PPG |
| 1 | United States | 9 | 941 | 104.6 |
| 2 | Spain | 7 | 581 | 83.0 |
| 3 | Serbia | 9 | 743 | 82.6 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 7 | 572 | 81.7 |
| 5 | Greece | 6 | 486 | 81.0 |
Defensive points :
| # | Team | Pld | Pts | PPG |
| 1 | Spain | 7 | 435 | 62.2 |
| 2 | Brazil | 7 | 482 | 68.9 |
| 3 | United States | 9 | 644 | 71.6 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 9 | 654 | 72.7 |
| 5 | Turkey | 7 | 509 | 72.7 |
Rebounds :
| # | Team | Pld | Rebs | RPG |
| 1 | United States | 9 | 403 | 44.8 |
| 2 | Angola | 5 | 202 | 40.4 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 6 | 238 | 39.7 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 6 | 238 | 39.7 |
| 5 | Philippines | 5 | 195 | 39.0 |
Assists :
| # | Team | Pld | Asts | APG |
| 1 | United States | 9 | 184 | 20.4 |
| 2 | Spain | 7 | 126 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Greece | 6 | 106 | 17.7 |
| 4 | Australia | 6 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Serbia | 9 | 151 | 16.8 |
Blocks :
| # | Team | Pld | Blks | BPG |
| 1 | South Korea | 5 | 33 | 6.6 |
| 2 | Spain | 7 | 41 | 5.9 |
| 3 | United States | 9 | 50 | 5.6 |
| 4 | Senegal | 6 | 28 | 4.7 |
| 5 | Greece | 6 | 25 | 4.2 |
Steals :
| # | Team | Pld | Stls | SPG |
| 1 | United States | 9 | 109 | 12.1 |
| 2 | Iran | 5 | 48 | 9.6 |
| 3 | Senegal | 6 | 53 | 8.8 |
| 4 | Spain | 7 | 60 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Angola | 5 | 40 | 8.0 |
Minutes :
| # | Team | Pld | Mins | MPG |
| 1 | Philippines | 5 | 1051 | 210.2 |
| 2 | Finland | 5 | 1025 | 205.0 |
| 3 | Senegal | 6 | 1226 | 204.3 |
| 4 | Croatia | 6 | 1225 | 204.2 |
| 5 | Turkey | 7 | 1428 | 204.0 |
Free throws :
| # | Team | Pld | FTM/A | FT% |
| 1 | Philippines | 5 | 74/93 | 79.6 |
| 2 | Lithuania | 9 | 144/187 | 77.0 |
| 3 | Spain | 7 | 115/151 | 76.2 |
| 4 | Greece | 6 | 87/115 | 75.7 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 84/112 | 75.0 |
Field goal :
| # | Team | Pld | FGM/A | FG% |
| 1 | United States | 9 | 361/690 | 52.3 |
| 2 | Serbia | 9 | 270/542 | 49.8 |
| 3 | Brazil | 7 | 216/438 | 49.3 |
| 4 | France | 9 | 254/519 | 48.9 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 7 | 214/438 | 48.9 |
Tournament game highs :
| Statistic | Player | Total | Opponent (Date) | Team | Total | Opponent (Date) |
| Points | Yanick Moreira | 38 | Australia (4 Sep) | United States | 129 | Serbia (14 Sep) |
| Offensive Rebounds | Yanick Moreira | 10 | Australia (4 Sep) | Angola United States | 24 24 | Mexico (2 Sep) Slovenia (9 Sep) |
| Defensive Rebounds | Andray Blatche | 14 | Greece (31 Aug) | Brazil France | 36 36 | Egypt (4 Sep) Egypt (1 Sep) |
| Rebounds | Ömer Aşık | 20 | Ukraine (2 Sep) | United States | 54 | Slovenia (9 Sep) |
| Assists | Xane D'Almeida Raulzinho Neto Pablo Prigioni Nikos Zisis | 14 (OT) 10 10 10 | Philippines (4 Sep) Egypt (4 Sep) Puerto Rico (30 Aug) Croatia (3 Sep) | Brazil | 35 | Egypt (4 Sep) |
| Steals | Ricky Rubio | 7 | Serbia (4 Sep) | United States | 18 | Finland (30 Aug) |
| Blocks | Anthony Davis | 5 | Dominican Republic (3 Sep) | Spain | 13 | Senegal (6 Sep) |

## Final standings

Method of breaking ties:
* Ranked 17th–24th:
** Place in preliminary round group (5th placed teams ranked 17th–20th; 6th placed teams ranked 21st–24th)
** Win–loss record in preliminary round group
** Goal average in preliminary round group
* Ranked 5th–16th:
** Furthest round eliminated
** Win–loss record in preliminary round group
** Place in preliminary round group
** Goal average in preliminary round group
* Ranked 1st–4th:
** Result of final and third-place playoff
| # | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | FIBA World Ranking | FIBA World Ranking | FIBA World Ranking |
| # | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Grp | Rank | W–L | GA | Old | New | +/− |
| | United States | 9 | 9 | 0 | 941 | 644 | +297 | C | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | Serbia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 743 | 720 | +23 | A | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| Eliminated at the semifinals |||||||||||||||
| | France | 9 | 6 | 3 | 690 | 656 | +34 | A | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| 4th | Lithuania | 9 | 6 | 3 | 693 | 654 | +39 | D | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals |||||||||||||||
| 5th | Spain | 7 | 6 | 1 | 581 | 435 | +146 | A | 1st | 5–0 | 1.4013 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6th | Brazil | 7 | 5 | 2 | 557 | 482 | +75 | A | 2nd | 4–1 | 1.2492 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| 7th | Slovenia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 572 | 554 | +18 | D | 2nd | 4–1 | 1.1364 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 8th | Turkey | 7 | 4 | 3 | 491 | 509 | −18 | C | 2nd | 3–2 | 0.9812 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
| Eliminated at the round of 16 |||||||||||||||
| 9th | Greece | 6 | 5 | 1 | 486 | 439 | +47 | B | 1st | 5–0 | 1.1862 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
| 10th | Croatia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 478 | 467 | +11 | B | 2nd | 3–2 | 1.0402 | 16 | 12 | +4 |
| 11th | Argentina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 485 | 456 | +29 | B | 3rd | 3–2 | 1.1321 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 12th | Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 468 | 438 | +30 | D | 3rd | 3–2 | 1.0831 | 9 | 11 | −2 |
| 13th | Dominican Republic | 6 | 2 | 4 | 408 | 457 | −49 | C | 3rd | 2–3 | 0.8990 | 26 | 20 | +6 |
| 14th | Mexico | 6 | 2 | 4 | 433 | 458 | −25 | D | 4th | 2–3 | 0.9946 | 24 | 19 | +5 |
| 15th | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 418 | 452 | −34 | C | 4th | 2–3 | 0.9229 | 19 | 21 | −2 |
| 16th | Senegal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 404 | 488 | −84 | B | 4th | 2–3 | 0.8722 | 41 | 30 | +11 |
| 5th place in preliminary round groups |||||||||||||||
| 17th | Angola | 5 | 2 | 3 | 375 | 399 | −24 | D | 5th | 2–3 | 0.9398 | 15 | 16 | −1 |
| 18th | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 344 | 369 | −25 | C | 5th | 2–3 | 0.9322 | 45 | 40 | +5 |
| 19th | Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 388 | 446 | −58 | B | 5th | 1–4 | 0.8700 | 17 | 15 | +2 |
| 20th | Iran | 5 | 1 | 4 | 344 | 406 | −62 | A | 5th | 1–4 | 0.8473 | 20 | 17 | +3 |
| 6th place in preliminary round groups |||||||||||||||
| 21st | Philippines | 5 | 1 | 4 | 383 | 404 | −21 | B | 6th | 1–4 | 0.9480 | 34 | 31 | +3 |
| 22nd | Finland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 342 | 408 | −66 | C | 6th | 1–4 | 0.8382 | 39 | 35 | +4 |
| 23rd | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 316 | 424 | −108 | D | 6th | 0–5 | 0.7453 | 31 | 27 | +4 |
| 24th | Egypt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 311 | 486 | −175 | A | 6th | 0–5 | 0.6399 | 46 | 41 | +5 |
* Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics

## Awards

* 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup champion
* United States 5th title
* Most Valuable Player
* Kyrie Irving

### All-Tournament Team

* Kyrie Irving – MVP
* Miloš Teodosić
* Nicolas Batum
* Kenneth Faried
* Pau Gasol

### Special Awards

* Philippines – MVF Best Country (on Fan support throughout the tournament)

## Controversies
### Australia's alleged tanking

At their final group matches between Australia and Angola, Australia rested their key players towards the end of the game, allowing for Angola to win 91–83, after the Boomers led at the half by double digits. Australia fell to third place, thereby allowing them to face the United States at the semifinals instead of the quarterfinals if they finished second. This so-called "tanking" was blasted by Goran Dragić, whose Slovenian team were defeated by Lithuania in the final group match, dropping them to second place, causing them to face the Americans instead in the quarterfinals if they reach that far. Dragic implored on FIBA "to do something about" it.
Right after Australia's elimination by Turkey in the first round, FIBA announced that the Boomers were under investigation for tanking. Australia coach Andrej Lemanis rejected the accusation that they tanked, saying he rested his players for the next stage due to the heavy tournament schedule, adding that: "We always, as Australians, compete the right way".
On 26 November 2014, Australia was cleared of tanking by FIBA.

## Marketing
### Road show and trophy tour

A tour of the Naismith Trophy was held to promote the event. The trophy was on display at the 2014 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans in February 2014, then the tour visited several countries in Latin America, Europe and the Philippines from April to mid-July. It also visited South Africa during the finals of the South African Premier Basketball League in August.
Prior to this, FIBA and the Spanish Basketball Federation held a road show that ran from 2012 to 2014 visiting key Spanish cities, with some of the final stops being the host cities, and at Ljubljana, Slovenia during FIBA EuroBasket 2013.

### Ball

On 30 January, FIBA revealed the official ball that would be used in the World Cup. Designed by Molten, it "will be the first time ever a custom designed basketball has been developed exclusively for an individual event".

### Mascots

On 31 January, FIBA revealed the mascots of the World Cup: Olé and Hop. Olé and Hop's name came from the word "alley-oop"; they are directly inspired from the 2014 World Cup logo, and will have a tour of host cities leading up to the championship.

### Theme song

"Sube la Copa" by Huecco was named the official theme song of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The song, starting from 27 August, can be downloaded on iTunes, Spotify and Deezer, with all of the proceeds going to the FEB's Casa Espana, Huecco's Fundacion Dame Vida, and FIBA's International Basketball Foundation.

## Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.
* Carlos Julio
* Alejandro Chiti
* Michael Aylen
* Vaughan Mayberry
* Marcos Benito
* Cristiano Maranho
* Arnaud Kom Njilo
* Stephen Seibel
* Michael Weiland
* Sreten Radović
* Reynaldo Mercedes
* Joseph Bissang
* Eddie Viator
* Robert Lottermoser
* Christos Christodoulou
* Elias Koromilas
* Guerrino Cerebuch
* Luigi Lamonica
* Yuji Hirahara
* Yevgeniy Mikheyev
* Mohammad Al-Amiri
* Oļegs Latiševs
* José Reyes
* Kingsley Ojeaburu
* Ferdinand Pascual
* Fernando Rocha
* Jorge Vázquez
* Luis Vázquez
* Ilija Belošević
* Milivoje Jovčić
* Matej Boltauzer
* Juan Arteaga
* Juan González
* Benjamin Jiménez
* Miguel Pérez
* Rüştü Nuran
* Borys Ryzhyk
* Steven Anderson
* Anthony Jordan
* Alejandro Sánchez