# 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the Philippines, Senegal, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Greece and Croatia. Each team played each other once, for a total of five games per team, with all games played at Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville. After all of the games were played, the four teams with the best records qualified for the final round.

## Teams

| Team | Qualification | Qualification | Appearance | Appearance | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking |
| Team | As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking |
| Philippines | 2013 FIBA Asia Championship runner-up | August 10, 2013 | 1978 | 5 | 1 | 3rd place (1954) / Final round | 34 |
| Senegal | 2013 FIBA Africa Championship 3rd place | August 31, 2013 | 2006 | 4 | 1 | 14th place (1978) / Preliminary round | 41 |
| Puerto Rico | 2013 FIBA Americas Championship runner-up | September 7, 2013 | 2010 | 12 | 8 | 4th place (1990) / Third place playoff | 17 |
| Argentina | 2013 FIBA Americas Championship 3rd place | September 8, 2013 | 2010 | 13 | 8 | Champions (1950) / Final round | 3 |
| Greece | Wild card selection | February 1, 2014 | 2010 | 6 | 3 | 2nd place (2006) / Final | 5 |
| Croatia | FIBA EuroBasket 2013 4th place | September 19, 2013 | 2010 | 3 | 2 | 3rd place (1994) / Third place playoff | 16 |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | 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
All times are local UTC+2.

## 30 August
### Croatia vs. Philippines

This was the first competitive game between Croatia and the Philippines.
* 30 August 2014 12:30
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 81–78 (OT) | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–9, 14–22, 20–18, 14–22, Overtime: 10–7 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 26 Rebs: Tomić 11 Asts: Tomić, Šarić 4 | | Pts: Blatche 28 Rebs: Blatche 12 Asts: Alapag 6 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 3,500 Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Fernando Rocha (POR)

### Puerto Rico vs. Argentina

This was the second meeting between Puerto Rico and Argentina in the World Cup. Puerto Rico won the first meeting in the 1990 FIBA World Championship. In their last competitive game against each other, Puerto Rico defeated Argentina in the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.
* 30 August 2014 17:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 75–98 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 19–18, 11–24, 26–29 |||
| Pts: Barea 24 Rebs: Clemente 6 Asts: Barea 4 | | Pts: Scola 20 Rebs: Nocioni 11 Asts: Prigioni 10 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 5,300 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Ilija Belošević (SRB)

### Greece vs. Senegal

This was the second meeting between Greece and Senegal in the World Cup. Greece won the first meeting in the 1998 FIBA World Championship.
* 30 August 2014 20:00
* Boxscore
| Greece | 87–64 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–9, 27–8, 19–19, 23–28 |||
| Pts: Kaimakoglou 20 Rebs: Kaimakoglou 8 Asts: Sloukas 4 | | Pts: Dieng 21 Rebs: Dieng 14 Asts: three players 2 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 3,100 Referees: Juan González (ESP), Carlos Julio (ANG), Stephen Seibel (CAN)

## 31 August
### Argentina vs. Croatia

This was the first meeting between Argentina and the Croatia in the World Cup. The two teams previously met in the Summer Olympics, Argentina won in the 2008 Olympics, while Croatia won in 1996.
* 31 August 2014 13:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 85–90 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 24–18, 19–29, 22–15 |||
| Pts: Scola 30 Rebs: Scola 9 Asts: Campazzo 6 | | Pts: Simon 18 Rebs: Šarić 9 Asts: Lafayette 9 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 6,109 Referees: Juan González (ESP), José Reyes (MEX), Fernando Rocha (POR)

### Senegal vs. Puerto Rico

This was the third meeting between Senegal and Puerto Rico in the World Cup. Puerto Rico won the first two games, including their last match-up in the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
* 31 August 2014 17:30
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 82–75 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 21–11, 22–18, 19–17 |||
| Pts: Faye 20 Rebs: Dieng 13 Asts: D'Almeida, Diop 3 | | Pts: Balkman 21 Rebs: Balkman, Santiago 7 Asts: Rivera 5 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 5,554 Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Carlos Julio (ANG)

### Philippines vs. Greece

This was the first competitive game between the Philippines and Greece.
* 31 August 2014 20:00
* Boxscore
| Philippines | 70–82 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 17–17, 18–21, 25–24 |||
| Pts: Blatche 21 Rebs: Blatche 14 Asts: Alapag 3 | | Pts: Printezis 25 Rebs: Bourousis 10 Asts: Papanikolaou 4 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 5,554 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Stephen Seibel (CAN)

## 1 September
### Croatia vs. Senegal

This was the first meeting between Croatia and Senegal.
* 1 September 2014 12:30
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 75–77 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 16–23, 20–18, 23–18 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović, Šarić 15 Rebs: Tomić 9 Asts: Šarić 4 | | Pts: Dieng 27 Rebs: Dieng 8 Asts: D'Almeida 5 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 4,380 Referees: Michael Aylen (AUS), Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Stephen Seibel (CAN)

### Argentina vs. Philippines

This was the second meeting between Argentina and the Philippines in the World Cup. Argentina won the first meeting in the 1974 FIBA World Championship.
* 1 September 2014 17:30
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 85–81 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 21–13, 28–23, 14–20 |||
| Pts: Scola 19 Rebs: Mata 9 Asts: Scola, Campazzo 4 | | Pts: de Ocampo 18 Rebs: Blatche 15 Asts: Castro, Alapag 2 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 6,071 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Juan González (ESP), Carlos Julio (ANG)

### Puerto Rico vs. Greece

This was the second meeting between Puerto Rico and Greece in the World Cup. Greece won the two games, including their latest match-up in the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
* 1 September 2014 20:00
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 79–90 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 14–21, 19–27, 27–22 |||
| Pts: Balkman 23 Rebs: Franklin 6 Asts: Barea 5 | | Pts: Zisis 19 Rebs: Kaimakoglou 11 Asts: Bourousis 6 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 6,071 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), José Reyes (MEX), Fernando Rocha (POR)

## 3 September
### Philippines vs. Puerto Rico

This was the fourth meeting between the Philippines and Puerto Rico in the World Cup. Puerto Rico won the first meeting in the 1959 FIBA World Championship. In their last competitive game, the Puerto Ricans defeated the Filipinos at the 1972 Olympics.
* 3 September 2014 13:30
* Boxscore
| Philippines | 73–77 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 19–26, 13–22, 16–16 |||
| Pts: Blatche 25 Rebs: Blatche 14 Asts: de Ocampo 3 | | Pts: Barea 30 Rebs: Franklin 9 Asts: Rivera 3 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 4,998 Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Juan González (ESP), Carlos Julio (ANG)

### Senegal vs. Argentina

This was the first competitive game between Senegal and Argentina.
* 3 September 2014 17:30
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 46–81 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 9–21, 14–12, 8–28 |||
| Pts: Dieng 11 Rebs: Dieng 8 Asts: D'Almeida 4 | | Pts: Scola 22 Rebs: Scola 14 Asts: Laprovíttola 6 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 5,725 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Stephen Seibel (CAN)

### Greece vs. Croatia

This was the third meeting between Greece and Croatia in the World Cup. Croatia won the first two meetings, all in the 1994 FIBA World Championship. Croatia won in the FIBA EuroBasket 2013 in their last competitive game against each other.
* 3 September 2014 20:00
* Boxscore
| Greece | 76–65 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 20–9, 15–16, 25–26 |||
| Pts: Papanikolaou, Kaimakoglou 14 Rebs: Bourousis 10 Asts: Zisis 10 | | Pts: Bogdanović 20 Rebs: Tomić 9 Asts: Lafayette 3 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 5,725 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Fernando Rocha (POR)

## 4 September
### Senegal vs. Philippines

This was the first meeting between Senegal and the Philippines in the World Cup. The Philippines has previously met Senegal twice in the Olympics, winning both games, including their last match-up at the 1972 Olympics.
* 4 September 2014 14:00
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 79–81 (OT) | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 5–24, 20–12, 20–15, Overtime: 15–17 |||
| Pts: Faye 20 Rebs: Dieng 14 Asts: D'Almeida 13 | | Pts: Blatche, Alapag 18 Rebs: Blatche 14 Asts: Alapag 4 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 5,132 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Fernando Rocha (POR), Carlos Julio (ANG)

### Croatia vs. Puerto Rico

This was the first meeting between Croatia and Puerto Rico in the World Cup. The two countries previously played at the 2008 Summer Olympic Qualifying Tournament won by Croatia.
* 4 September 2014 18:00
* Boxscore
| Croatia | 103–82 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 25–20, 31–21, 19–25 |||
| Pts: Bogdanović 23 Rebs: Markota, Simon 7 Asts: Ukić 6 | | Pts: Barea 20 Rebs: Huertas 4 Asts: Rivera 6 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 7,047 Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Stephen Seibel (CAN)

### Argentina vs. Greece

This was the third meeting between Argentina and Greece in the World Cup. Greece won the first two meetings, including their last match-up at the 1990 FIBA World Championship. Argentina won the last competitive game against Greece at the 2008 Olympics.
* 4 September 2014 22:00
* Boxscore
| Argentina | 71–79 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 17–16, 17–20, 21–15 |||
| Pts: Scola 17 Rebs: Scola, Campazzo 5 Asts: Campazzo 5 | | Pts: Calathes 18 Rebs: Bourousis 15 Asts: Zisis 5 |
* Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 7,047 Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Michael Aylen (AUS), Juan González (ESP)