# 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C

Group C of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the Dominican Republic, Turkey, the United States, Finland, New Zealand and Ukraine. Each team played each other once, for a total of five games per team, with all of the games played at Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo (at Greater Bilbao). 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 |
| Dominican Republic | 2013 FIBA Americas Championship 4th place | September 8, 2013 | 1978 | 2 | 1 | 12th place (1978) / Preliminary round | 26 |
| Turkey | Wild card selection | February 1, 2014 | 2010 | 4 | 4 | 2nd place (2010) / Final | 7 |
| United States | Gold medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics | August 12, 2012 | 2010 | 17 | 17 | Champions (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010) / Final round (1954), Final (1986, 1994, 2010) | 1 |
| Finland | Wild card selection | February 1, 2014 | — | 1 | 1 | Debut | 39 |
| New Zealand | 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship runner-up | August 18, 2013 | 2010 | 5 | 4 | 4th place (2002) / Third place playoff | 19 |
| Ukraine | FIBA EuroBasket 2013 6th place | September 20, 2013 | — | 1 | 1 | Debut | 45 |

## Standings

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

## 30 August
### Ukraine vs. Dominican Republic

This was the first competitive game between Ukraine and the Dominican Republic.
* 30 August 2014 12:30
* Boxscore
| Ukraine | 72–62 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 15–14, 21–13, 24–22 |||
| Pts: Jeter 16 Rebs: Korniyenko, Kravtsov 7 Asts: Gladyr 3 | | Pts: García 18 Rebs: Vargas, Báez 9 Asts: García 4 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Alejandro Chiti (ARG)

### New Zealand vs. Turkey

This was the first competitive game between New Zealand and Turkey.
* 30 August 2014 16:00
* Boxscore
| New Zealand | 73–76 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 21–20, 18–24, 17–24 |||
| Pts: C. Webster 22 Rebs: Vukona 8 Asts: Tait 3 | | Pts: Savaş 16 Rebs: Preldžić 6 Asts: Hersek, Preldžič 3 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 6,800 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

### United States vs. Finland

This was the first competitive game between the USA and Finland in the World Cup. The Americans defeated the Finns in their only other match-up at the 1964 Olympics.
* 30 August 2014 21:30 vte
* Boxscore
| United States | 114–55 | Finland |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–16, 29–2, 29–21, 25–16 |||
| Pts: Thompson 18 Rebs: Cousins 10 Asts: Curry 5 | | Pts: Huff, Koponen 12 Rebs: Murphy 7 Asts: Koponen 4 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 11,300 Referees: Miguel Pérez (ESP), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)

## 31 August
### Dominican Republic vs. New Zealand

This was the first competitive game between the Dominican Republic and the New Zealand.
* 31 August 2014 12:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 76–63 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 20–11, 17–23, 25–13 |||
| Pts: García 29 Rebs: Báez 9 Asts: Coronado, Feldeine 4 | | Pts: Abercrombie 22 Rebs: Penney 5 Asts: four players 3 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,427 Referees: Miguel Pérez (ESP), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR)

### Finland vs. Ukraine

This was the first competitive game between Finland and Ukraine in the World Cup. The two teams previously met twice in qualifying for the 1995 EuroBasket, with Finland winning both match-ups.
* 31 August 2014 16:00
* Boxscore
| Finland | 81–76 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 15–15, 22–15, 24–24 |||
| Pts: Huff 23 Rebs: Murphy, Huff 8 Asts: Koponen 9 | | Pts: Jeter 24 Rebs: Kravtsov 8 Asts: Jeter 9 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,427 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

### Turkey vs. United States

This was the second meeting between Turkey and the United States. The Americans won the last match-up at the 2010 FIBA World Championship Final.
* 31 August 2014 21:30 vte
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 77–98 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 24–19, 20–31, 17–32 |||
| Pts: Akyol 12 Rebs: Aşık 8 Asts: Preldžić 5 | | Pts: Faried 22 Rebs: Faried 8 Asts: Harden 7 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,637 Referees: Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)

## 2 September
### Ukraine vs. Turkey

This was the first competitive game between Ukraine and Turkey in the World Cup. The two teams have previously met seven times in the EuroBasket, with Turkey winning five games, including the last match-up at EuroBasket Division A 2009.
* 2 September 2014 15:00
* Boxscore
| Ukraine | 64–58 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 12–13, 16–13, 23–19 |||
| Pts: Mishula 19 Rebs: Kravtsov 7 Asts: Jeter 6 | | Pts: Aşık 16 Rebs: Aşık 20 Asts: Hersek, Preldžić 3 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,399 Referees: Miguel Pérez (ESP), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)

### United States vs. New Zealand

This was the second meeting between the USA and the New Zealand in the World Cup. The Americans won the first match-up, at the 2002 FIBA World Championship.
* 2 September 2014 17:30 vte
* Boxscore
| United States | 98–71 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 30–15, 18–19, 23–17 |||
| Pts: Davis 21 Rebs: Faried 11 Asts: Harden 4 | | Pts: Anthony 11 Rebs: Vukona, Abercrombie 5 Asts: Tait 3 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,399 Referees: Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

### Finland vs. Dominican Republic

This was the first competitive game between Finland and the Dominican Republic.
* 2 September 2014 21:30
* Boxscore
| Finland | 68–74 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 17–25, 18–19, 18–14 |||
| Pts: Koponen 23 Rebs: Lee 6 Asts: Koponen 9 | | Pts: Vargas 18 Rebs: Vargas 13 Asts: Feldeine 6 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,446 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR)

## 3 September
### New Zealand vs. Ukraine

This was the first competitive game between New Zealand and Ukraine.
* 3 September 2014 15:00
* Boxscore
| New Zealand | 73–61 | Ukraine |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 18–11, 17–15, 20–16 |||
| Pts: Penney 17 Rebs: Fotu 10 Asts: Frank 4 | | Pts: Korniyenko 15 Rebs: Natyazhko 6 Asts: Jeter 6 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 7,290 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Miguel Pérez (ESP)

### Turkey vs. Finland

This was the first competitive game between Turkey and Finland in the World Cup. The two teams have previously met six times in EuroBasket with Turkey winning four of them. Last meeting in EuroBasket 2013 went to Finland.
* 3 September 2014 17:30
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 77–73 (OT) | Finland |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–15, 17–26, 26–18, 15–9, Overtime: 9–5 |||
| Pts: Aşık 22 Rebs: three players 8 Asts: Güler, Preldžić 5 | | Pts: Koponen 17 Rebs: Murphy 6 Asts: Koponen 5 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 7,290 Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

### Dominican Republic vs. United States

This was the second meeting between the Dominican Republic and the USA in the World Cup. The Americans won the first match-up at the 1978 FIBA World Championship. The Americans won in their last competitive game against the Dominicans at the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship.
* 3 September 2014 21:30 vte
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 71–106 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 19–31, 11–25, 19–25 |||
| Pts: Liz 15 Rebs: Feldeine 8 Asts: Feldeine, Sosa 4 | | Pts: Faried 16 Rebs: Davis 8 Asts: Curry 7 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 14,104 Referees: Joseph Bissang (FRA), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)

## 4 September
### Finland vs. New Zealand

This was the first competitive game between Finland and New Zealand.
* 4 September 2014 15:00
* Boxscore
| Finland | 65–67 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 20–26, 13–13, 20–10 |||
| Pts: Lee 17 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Rannikko 7 | | Pts: Fotu 18 Rebs: Vukona 12 Asts: Tait 5 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 15,483 Referees: Miguel Pérez (ESP), Alejandro Chiti (ARG), Alejandro Sánchez (URU)

### Ukraine vs. United States

This was the first competitive game between Ukraine and the USA.
* 4 September 2014 17:30 vte
* Boxscore
| Ukraine | 71–95 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 13–30, 22–25, 17–26 |||
| Pts: Kravtsov 15 Rebs: Korniyenko 6 Asts: Mishula 4 | | Pts: Harden 17 Rebs: Faried 8 Asts: Irving 6 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 15,483 Referees: Matej Boltauzer (SLO), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

### Turkey vs. Dominican Republic

This was the first competitive game between Turkey and the Dominican Republic.
* 4 September 2014 21:30
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 75–61 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 27–10, 19–18, 17–23 |||
| Pts: Savaş 15 Rebs: Aşık 10 Asts: Preldžić, Tunçeri 5 | | Pts: García 18 Rebs: Martínez 9 Asts: Coronado 6 |
* Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo Attendance: 10,303 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Joseph Bissang (FRA), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB)