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{{Short description|2002 edition of the FIBA World Championship}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox international basketball competition
| tourney_name   = 2002 FIBA World Championship
| year           = 
| other_titles   = 
| image          = 2002 FIBA World Championship logo.png
| size           = 200px
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| city           = [[Indianapolis]]
| country        = United States
| dates          = August 29 – September 8
| opened         = [[George W. Bush]]
| num_teams      = 16
| confederations = 5
| venues         = [[RCA Dome]]<br />[[Gainbridge Fieldhouse|Conseco Fieldhouse]]
| cities         = 
| champion       = FR Yugoslavia
| count          = 2
| second         = Argentina
| third          = Germany
| fourth         = New Zealand
| games          = 62
| attendance     = 
| mvp            = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Dirk Nowitzki]]
| top_scorer     = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Dirk Nowitzki]]<br /> (24.0 [[points per game]])
| prevseason     = [[1998 FIBA World Championship|1998]]
| nextseason     = [[2006 FIBA World Championship|2006]]
| updated        =
}}
The '''2002 FIBA World Championship''' was the 14th edition of the [[FIBA Basketball World Cup|FIBA World Championship]], the international [[basketball]] world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was held by the [[FIBA|International Basketball Federation]] in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]], United States, from August 29 to September 8, 2002.

== Venues ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=3| [[Indianapolis]]
|-
| [[RCA Dome]]<br />Capacity: 57,980
|rowspan=2|{{Location map+ |USA Indianapolis central|width=240px |float=center |caption= |places=
{{Location map~ |USA Indianapolis central|lat=39.763889 |long=-86.155556 |label=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]] |position=right |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |USA Indianapolis central|lat=39.763658 |long=-86.163319 |label=[[RCA Dome]] |position=left |marksize=8 }}
}}
| [[Conseco Fieldhouse]]<br />Capacity: 18,345
|-
| [[File:Final 4 Semis 2.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Conseco fieldhouse seating bowl.JPG|150px]]
|-
! colspan="3" |[[United States]]
|-
| colspan="3" |{{Location map+ |USA|width=480px |float=center |caption= |places=
{{Location map~ |USA|lat=39.763889 |long=-86.155556 |label=[[Indianapolis]] |position=left |marksize=8 }}
}}
|}

== Qualification ==
There were 16 teams taking part in the 2002 World Cup of Basketball. Since the 2000 Olympic champions United States had direct access to the World Championship as the host nation, the Olympic berth was replaced by an extra qualifying spot assigned to FIBA Americas below.

* '''Host nation''': 1 berth
* '''[[2001 ABC Championship|FIBA Asia]]:''' 14 teams competing for 2 berths
* '''[[2001 FIBA Africa Championship|FIBA Africa]]:''' 12 teams competing for 2 berths
* '''[[2001 Tournament of the Americas|FIBA Americas]]:''' 10 teams competing for 5 berths
* '''[[EuroBasket 2001|FIBA Europe]]:''' 16 teams competing for 5 berths
* '''[[2001 FIBA Oceania Championship|FIBA Oceania]]:''' 2 teams competing for 1 berth

===Qualified teams===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Event
!Date
!Location
!Berths
!Qualified
|-
|Host nation
|
|
|align=center|1
|{{bk|USA}}
|-
|[[2001 ABC Championship]]
|July 20–28, 2001
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai]]
|align=center|2
|{{bk|CHN}}<br>{{bk|LBN}}
|-
|[[FIBA Africa Championship 2001]]
|August 4–12, 2001
|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Rabat]] and [[Casablanca]]
|align=center|2
|{{bk|ANG}}<br>{{bk|ALG}}
|-
|[[FIBA Americas Championship 2001]]
|August 16–26, 2001
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Neuquén]]
|align=center|5
|{{bk|ARG}}<br>{{bk|BRA}}<br>{{bk|CAN}}<br>{{bk|PUR}}<br>{{bk|VEN}}
|-
|[[EuroBasket 2001]]
|August 31–September 9, 2001
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Ankara]], [[Antalya]] and [[Istanbul]]
|align=center|5
|{{bk|FRY}}<br>{{bk|TUR}}<br>{{bk|ESP}}<br>{{bk|GER}}<br>{{bk|RUS}}
|-
|[[FIBA Oceania Championship 2001]] 
|September 21–23, 2001
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland]], [[Wellington]] and [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]
|align=center|1
|{{bk|NZL}}
|-
! TOTAL !! colspan="2"| !! 16 !!
|}

==Squads==
{{main|2002 FIBA World Championship squads}}
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.

==Competing nations==
The following nations' teams competed:

{| class=wikitable width=60%
!width=25%|Group A
!width=25%|Group B
!width=25%|Group C
!width=25%|Group D
|-
|
{{bk|Angola}} <br />
{{bk|Canada}} <br/>
{{bk|Spain}} <br/>
{{bk|FR Yugoslavia}} <br/>
|
{{bk|Brazil}} <br/>
{{bk|Lebanon}} <br/>
{{bk|Puerto Rico}} <br/>
{{bk|Turkey}} <br/>
|
{{bk|Algeria}} <br/>
{{bk|China}} <br/>
{{bk|Germany}} <br/>
{{bk|United States}} <br/>
|
{{bk|Argentina}} <br/>
{{bk|New Zealand}} <br/>
{{bk|Russia}} <br/>
{{bk|Venezuela|1954}} <br/>
|}

==Preliminary round==
[[Image:FIBA WC 2002 Teams.png|thumb|right|Competing teams]]

The top three teams in each group advance to the [[#Second round|second round]], into either Group E or F. The fourth place team in each group moves onto the [[#13th–16th classification|13th–16th classification]].

===Group A===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100827143929/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/group-standing.html FIBA archive]
|for_against_style=points

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|team_order=A, B, C, D

|name_A={{bk|ESP}} |win_A=3 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=244 |ga_A=178
|name_B={{bk|FRY}} |win_B=2 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=269 |ga_B=205
|name_C={{bk|ANG}} |win_C=1 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=202 |ga_C=275
|name_D={{bk|CAN}} |win_D=0 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=199 |ga_D=256

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=RD2 |result2=RD2 |result3=RD2 |result4=CR

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

|res_col_header=Q
|col_RD2=green1 |text_RD2=[[2002 FIBA World Championship#Second round|Second round]]
|col_CR=red1    |text_CR=[[2002 FIBA World Championship#13th–16th classification|13th–16th classification round]]
}}

August 29, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}'''
| || '''113'''–63 ||
|align=left|{{bk|Angola}}
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|-
|align=right|{{bk-rt|Canada}}
| || 54–'''85'''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Spain}}'''
|}

August 30, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Angola}}'''
| ||''' 84'''–74||
|align=left|{{bk|Canada}}
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Spain}}'''
| || '''71'''–69 ||
|align=left|{{bk|FR Yugoslavia}}
|}

August 31, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|{{bk-rt|Angola}}
| || 55–'''88'''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Spain}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|{{bk-rt|Canada}}
| || 71–'''87'''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|FR Yugoslavia}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|}

===Group B===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100827143929/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/group-standing.html FIBA archive]
|for_against_style=points

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|team_order=A, B, C, D

|name_A={{bk|BRA}} |win_A=3 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=280 |ga_A=245
|name_B={{bk|PUR}} |win_B=2 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=263 |ga_B=242
|name_C={{bk|TUR}} |win_C=1 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=268 |ga_C=246
|name_D={{bk|LBN}} |win_D=0 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=230 |ga_D=308

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=RD2 |result2=RD2 |result3=RD2 |result4=CR

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

|res_col_header=Q
|col_RD2=green1 |text_RD2=[[2002 FIBA World Championship#Second round|Second round]]
|col_CR=red1    |text_CR=[[2002 FIBA World Championship#13th–16th classification|13th–16th classification round]]
}}

August 29, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Brazil}}'''
| || '''102–73''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Lebanon}}'''
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Puerto Rico}}'''
| || '''78–75''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Turkey}}'''
|}

August 30, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Lebanon}}'''
| ||''' 77–99 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Puerto Rico}}'''
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Turkey}}'''
| || '''86–88''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Brazil}}'''
|}

August 31, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Lebanon}}'''
| ||''' 80–107 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Turkey}}'''
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Puerto Rico}}'''
| ||''' 86–90 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Brazil}}'''
|}

===Group C===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100827143929/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/group-standing.html FIBA archive]
|for_against_style=points

<!--Update team results and team positions here. Do not forget to update the date (update parameter)-->
|team_order=A, B, C, D

|name_A={{bk|USA}} |win_A=3 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=298 |ga_A=212 |status_A=H
|name_B={{bk|GER}} |win_B=2 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=277 |ga_B=250
|name_C={{bk|CHN}} |win_C=1 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=237 |ga_C=254
|name_D={{bk|ALG}} |win_D=0 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=212 |ga_D=308

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=RD2 |result2=RD2 |result3=RD2 |result4=CR

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

|res_col_header=Q
|col_RD2=green1 |text_RD2=[[2002 FIBA World Championship#Second round|Second round]]
|col_CR=red1    |text_CR=[[2002 FIBA World Championship#13th–16th classification|13th–16th classification round]]
}}
August 29, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|China}}'''
| || '''76–88''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Germany}}'''
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|United States}}'''
| || '''110–60''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Algeria}}'''
|}

August 30, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Germany}}'''
| || '''87–104''' ||
|align=left|'''{{Bk|United States}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Algeria}}'''
| ||''' 82–96 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|China}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|}

August 31, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Algeria}}'''
| ||''' 70–102 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Germany}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|China}}'''
| ||''' 65–84 '''||
|align=left|'''{{Bk|United States}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|}

===Group D===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100827143929/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/group-standing.html FIBA archive]
|for_against_style=points

<!--Update team results and team positions here. Do not forget to update the date (update parameter)-->
|team_order=A, B, C, D

|name_A={{bk|ARG}} |win_A=3 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=319 |ga_A=238
|name_B={{bk|NZL}} |win_B=2 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=273 |ga_B=278
|name_C={{bk|RUS}} |win_C=1 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=248 |ga_C=259
|name_D={{bk|VEN|1954}} |win_D=0 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=226 |ga_D=291

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=RD2 |result2=RD2 |result3=RD2 |result4=CR

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

|res_col_header=Q
|col_RD2=green1 |text_RD2=[[2002 FIBA World Championship#Second round|Second round]]
|col_CR=red1    |text_CR=[[2002 FIBA World Championship#13th–16th classification|13th–16th classification round]]
}}August 29, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|New Zealand}}'''
| ||''' 90–81 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Russia}}'''
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Argentina}}'''
| ||''' 107–72 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Venezuela|1954}}'''
|}

August 30, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Venezuela|1954}}'''
| || '''85–98''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|New Zealand}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Russia}}'''
| ||''' 81–100 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Argentina}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|}

August 31, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Venezuela|1954}}'''
| ||''' 69–86 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Russia}}'''
|align=left rowspan=2|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|New Zealand}}'''
| ||''' 85–112 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Argentina}}'''
|}

==Second round==
In this stage, the results in the preliminary rounds are combined and the teams who met previously do not play each other a second time. The teams that advanced from Group A and Group B are combined into Group E and teams that advanced from Group C and Group D are combined into Group F.

The top four from each group advance to the [[#Knockout stages|knockout stages]]; the bottom two advance to the [[#Ninth-to-twelfth-place playoffs|Ninth-to-twelfth-place playoffs]].

===Group E===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20190914235027/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/rid/3448/sid/3118/tid/0/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/group-standing.html FIBA archive]
|for_against_style=points

<!--Update team results and team positions here. Do not forget to update the date (update parameter)-->
|team_order=A, B, C, D, E, F

|name_A={{bk|PUR}} |win_A=5 |loss_A=1 |gf_A=510 |ga_A=488 |hth_A=Head-to-head record: Puerto Rico 1–0 Spain
|name_B={{bk|ESP}} |win_B=5 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=480 |ga_B=391 |hth_B=A
|name_C={{bk|FRY}} |win_C=4 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=562 |ga_C=437 |hth_C=Head-to-head record: FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Brazil
|name_D={{bk|BRA}} |win_D=4 |loss_D=2 |gf_D=502 |ga_D=502 |hth_D=C
|name_E={{bk|TUR}} |win_E=2 |loss_E=4 |gf_E=496 |ga_E=509
|name_F={{bk|ANG}} |win_F=1 |loss_F=5 |gf_F=438 |ga_F=536

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=QF |result2=QF |result3=QF |result4=QF |result5=CR |result6=CR

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

|res_col_header=Q
|col_QF=green1  |text_QF=[[2002 FIBA World Championship#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]]
|col_CR=red1    |text_CR=[[2002 FIBA World Championship#9th–12th classification|9th–12th classification round]]
}}

September 2, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Puerto Rico}}'''
| || '''85–83''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|FR Yugoslavia}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Turkey}}'''
| || '''64–87''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Spain}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Brazil}}'''
| || '''86–83''' || '''OT'''
|align=left|'''{{bk|Angola}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|}

September 3, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Angola}}'''
| ||''' 66–86 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Turkey}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Spain}}'''
| || '''65–73''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Puerto Rico}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}'''
| || '''90–69''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Brazil}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|}

September 4, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Puerto Rico}}'''
| ||''' 89–87 '''||'''2OT'''
|align=left|'''{{bk|Angola}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Turkey}}'''
| || '''78–110''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|FR Yugoslavia}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Brazil}}'''
| ||''' 67–84 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Spain}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|}

===Group F===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20190914235027/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/rid/3448/sid/3118/tid/0/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/group-standing.html FIBA archive]
|for_against_style=points

<!--Update team results and team positions here. Do not forget to update the date (update parameter)-->
|team_order=A, B, C, D, E, F

|name_A={{bk|ARG}} |win_A=6 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=587 |ga_A=466
|name_B={{bk|USA}} |win_B=5 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=605 |ga_B=443 |status_B=H
|name_C={{bk|GER}} |win_C=4 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=541 |ga_C=485
|name_D={{bk|NZL}} |win_D=3 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=493 |ga_D=560
|name_E={{bk|RUS}} |win_E=2 |loss_E=4 |gf_E=520 |ga_E=536
|name_F={{bk|CHN}} |win_F=1 |loss_F=5 |gf_F=464 |ga_F=538

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=QF |result2=QF |result3=QF |result4=QF |result5=CR |result6=CR

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

|res_col_header=Q
|col_QF=green1  |text_QF=[[2002 FIBA World Championship#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]]
|col_CR=red1    |text_CR=[[2002 FIBA World Championship#9th–12th classification|9th–12th classification round]]
}}
September 2, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|New Zealand}}'''
| || '''64–84''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Germany}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Russia}}'''
| ||''' 82–106 '''||
|align=left|'''{{Bk|United States}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Argentina}}'''
| || '''95–71''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|China}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|}

September 3, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|China}}'''
| || '''68–95''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Russia}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|United States}}'''
| || '''110–62''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|New Zealand}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Germany}}'''
| || '''77–86''' ||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Argentina}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|}

September 4, 2002
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=30|
!width=70|
!width=30|
!width=200|
!
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|New Zealand}}'''
| ||''' 94–88 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|China}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Russia}}'''
| ||''' 85–103 '''||
|align=left|'''{{bk|Germany}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[RCA Dome]]</small>
|-
|align=right|'''{{bk-rt|Argentina}}'''
| ||''' 87–80 '''||
|align=left|'''{{Bk|United States}}'''
|align=left|<small>[[Conseco Fieldhouse]]</small>
|}

==Classification round==
===13th–16th classification===
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!-- semi finals -->
|September 2, 2002|'''{{bk|CAN}}'''|'''91'''|{{bk|LBN}}|67
|September 2, 2002|{{bk|ALG}}|83|'''{{bk|VEN|1954}}'''|'''98'''
<!--final -->
|September 3, 2002|'''{{bk|CAN}}'''|'''98'''|{{bk|VEN|1954}}|97
<!--third place -->
|September 3, 2002|{{bk|LBN}}|70|'''{{bk|ALG}}'''|'''100'''
|RD1=Thirteenth to sixteenth|RD2=Thirteenth place|Consol=Fifteenth place}}

====Semifinals====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 2 |place=[[RCA Dome]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|CAN}}''' |scoreA='''91'''
|teamB={{bk|LBN}} |scoreB=67
|Q1=22-16|Q2=22-15|Q3=23-22|Q4=24-14}}
{{basketballbox|date=September 2 |place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|ALG}} |scoreA=83
|teamB='''{{bk|VEN|1954}} '''|scoreB='''98'''
|Q1=24-20|Q2=24-29|Q3=16-22|Q4=19-27}}

====Fifteenth place playoff====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 3 |place=[[RCA Dome]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|LBN}} |scoreA=70
|teamB='''{{bk|ALG}} '''|scoreB='''100'''
|Q1=26-23|Q2=17-19|Q4=12-24|Q3=15-34}}

====Thirteenth place playoff====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 3 |place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|CAN}}''' |scoreA='''98'''
|teamB={{bk|VEN|1954}} |scoreB=97
|Q1=25-23|Q2=26-26|Q3=27-28|Q4=20-20}}

===9th–12th classification===
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!-- semi finals -->
|September 6, 2002|'''{{bk|TUR}}'''|'''94'''|{{bk|CHN}}|86
|September 6, 2002|{{bk|ANG}}|66|'''{{bk|RUS}}'''|'''77'''
<!--final -->
|September 7, 2002|'''{{bk|TUR}}'''|'''91'''|{{bk|RUS}}|86
<!--third place -->
|September 7, 2002|{{bk|CHN}}|84|'''{{bk|ANG}}'''|'''96'''
|RD1=Ninth to twelfth|RD2=Ninth place|Consol=Eleventh place
}}

====Semifinals====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 6 |place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|TUR}} '''|scoreA='''94'''
|teamB={{bk|CHN}} |scoreB=86
|Q1=30-24|Q2=18-16|Q3=19-22|Q4=27-24}}
{{basketballbox|date=September 6 |place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|RUS}}''' |scoreA='''77'''
|teamB={{bk|ANG}} |scoreB=66
|Q1=28-18|Q2=13-24|Q3=16-8|Q4=20-16}}

====Eleventh place playoff====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 7 |place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|CHN}} |scoreA=84
|teamB='''{{bk|ANG}}''' |scoreB='''96'''
|Q1=18-27|Q2=31-24|Q3=9-29|Q4=26-16}}

====Ninth place playoff====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 7 |place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|TUR}}''' |scoreA='''91'''
|teamB={{bk|RUS}} |scoreB=86
|Q1=22-28|Q2=25-25|Q3=15-18|Q4=29-15}}

===5th–8th classification===
{{Round4-with third|RD1=Fifth to eighth|RD2=Fifth place|Consol=Seventh place
<!-- semi finals -->
|September 6, 2002|{{bk|Puerto Rico}}|74|'''{{Bk|United States}}'''|'''84'''
|September 6, 2002|'''{{bk|Spain}}'''|'''105'''|{{bk|Brazil}}|89
<!--final -->
|September 7, 2002|{{Bk|United States}}|75|'''{{bk|Spain}}'''|'''81'''
<!--third place -->
|September 7, 2002|'''{{bk|Puerto Rico}}'''|'''91'''|{{bk|Brazil}}|84
}}

====Semifinals====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 6 |place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|PUR}} |scoreA=74
|teamB='''{{Bk|United States}}''' |scoreB='''84'''
|Q1=25-19|Q2=11-31|Q3=21-17|Q4=17-17}}
{{basketballbox|date=September 6 |place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|ESP}}''' |scoreA='''105'''
|teamB={{bk|BRA}} |scoreB=89
|Q1=29-21|Q2=25-26|Q3=34-17|Q4=17-25}}

====Seventh place playoff====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 7 |place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|PUR}}''' |scoreA='''91'''
|teamB={{bk|BRA}} |scoreB=84
|Q2=20-27|Q1=26-20|Q3=17-14|Q4=28-23}}

====Fifth place playoff====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 7 |place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|United States}} |scoreA=75
|teamB='''{{bk|ESP}} ''' |scoreB='''81'''
|Q1=27-18|Q2=23-22|Q3=15-16|Q4=10-25}}

==Final round==
{{Round8-with third
<!--Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals  -->
|RD3=[[2002 FIBA World Championship Final|Final]]
|September 5, 2002|{{bk|Puerto Rico}}|63|'''{{bk|New Zealand}}'''|'''65'''
|September 5, 2002|'''{{bk|FR Yugoslavia}}''' |'''81'''|{{bk|United States}}|78
|September 5, 2002|{{bk|Spain}}|62|'''{{bk|Germany}}'''|'''70'''
|September 5, 2002|{{bk|Brazil}}|67|'''{{bk|Argentina}}'''|'''78'''
<!-- semi finals -->
|September 7, 2002|{{bk|New Zealand}}|78|'''{{bk|FR Yugoslavia}}'''|'''89'''
|September 7, 2002|{{bk|Germany}}|80|'''{{bk|Argentina}}'''|'''86'''
<!--final -->
|September 8, 2002|'''{{bk|FR Yugoslavia}}''' ([[Overtime (sport)|OT]])|'''84'''|{{bk|Argentina}}|77
<!--third place -->
|September 8, 2002|{{bk|New Zealand}}|94|'''{{bk|Germany}}'''|'''117'''
}}

===Quarterfinals===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=September 5|time=17:30 
|place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|ESP}} |scoreA=62
|teamB='''{{bk|GER}} '''|scoreB='''70'''
|Q1=15–'''20''' |Q2=16–'''20''' |Q3='''21'''–6 |Q4=10–'''24'''
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100104081200/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/49/rid/3449/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
|points1=[[Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)|Navarro]] 21
|rebounds1=[[Carlos Jiménez|Jiménez]] 9
|assist1=[[Ignacio Rodríguez (basketball)|Rodríguez]] 5
|points2=[[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 20
|rebounds2=[[Ademola Okulaja|Okulaja]] 8
|assist2=[[Mithat Demirel|Demirel]] 4
|attendance=1,000 || referee = Iztok Rems (SVN), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA)
}}
{{basketballbox|date=September 5|time=17:30
|place=[[RCA Dome]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|ARG}} '''|scoreA='''78'''
|teamB={{bk|BRA}} |scoreB=67
|Q1='''18'''–16 |Q2=11–'''13''' |Q3='''22'''–13 |Q4='''27'''–25
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20091003074827/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/50/rid/3449/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
|points1=[[Fabricio Oberto|Oberto]] 19
|rebounds1=[[Fabricio Oberto|Oberto]] 8
|assist1=[[Manu Ginóbili|Ginóbili]] 5
|points2=[[Vanderlei Mazzuchini|Mazzuchini]] 20
|rebounds2=[[Sandro Varejão|Varejão]] 7
|assist2=[[Rogério Klafke|Klafke]] 3
|attendance=2,000 || referee = Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM), Memduh Öget (TUR)
}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=September 5|time=20:00
|place=[[RCA Dome]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|PUR}} |scoreA=63
|teamB='''{{bk|NZL}} '''|scoreB='''65'''
|Q1=11–'''14''' |Q2='''18'''–17 |Q3=15–'''17''' |Q4='''19'''–18
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20091002125519/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/47/rid/3449/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
|points1=[[Elías Larry Ayuso|Ayuso]] 24
|rebounds1=[[José Ortiz (basketball)|Ortiz]] 10
|assist1=[[Carlos Arroyo|Arroyo]] 7
|points2=[[Phill Jones|Jones]] 21
|rebounds2=[[Dillon Boucher|Boucher]] 8
|assist2=[[Mark Dickel|Dickel]] 8
|attendance=4,378 || referee = Romuladas Brazauskas (LTU), Efim Resser (BRA)
}}
{{basketballbox|date=September 5|time=20:00
|place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|United States}} |scoreA=78
|teamB='''{{bk|FR Yugoslavia}}''' |scoreB='''81'''
|Q1=20–20 |Q2=16–'''20''' |Q3='''22'''–12 |Q4=20–'''29'''
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090923101442/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/48/rid/3449/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
|points1=[[Andre Miller|Miller]], [[Paul Pierce|Pierce]] 19
|rebounds1=[[Jermaine O'Neal|O'Neal]] 8
|assist1=[[Andre Miller|Miller]] 7
|points2=[[Peja Stojaković|Stojaković]] 20
|rebounds2=[[Vlade Divac|Divac]] 11
|assist2=[[Peja Stojaković|Stojaković]] 4
|attendance=5,362 || referee = Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Carlos Renato dos Santos (BRA)
}}

===Semifinals===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=September 7|time=13:15
|place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|GER}} |scoreA=80
|teamB='''{{bk|ARG}}''' |scoreB='''86'''
|Q1=11–'''16''' |Q2='''30'''–20 |Q3=21–'''23''' |Q4=18–'''27'''
|report=[https://archive.today/20140910184309/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/60/rid/3452/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
|points1=[[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 24
|rebounds1=[[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 11
|assist1=[[Mithat Demirel|Demirel]] 5
|points2=[[Hugo Sconochini|Sconochini]] 18
|rebounds2=[[Ruben Wolkowyski|Wolkowyski]] 7
|assist2=[[Juan Ignacio Sánchez|Sánchez]] 6
|attendance=2,000 || referee = Iztok Rems (SVN), Carlos Renato dos Santos (BRA)
}}
{{basketballbox|date=September 7|time=15:30
|place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|NZL}} |scoreA=78
|teamB='''{{bk|FR Yugoslavia}} '''|scoreB='''89'''
|Q1='''30'''–19 |Q2=18–'''20''' |Q3=10–'''27''' |Q4=20–'''23'''
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100605080427/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/59/rid/3452/sid/3118/tid/390/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
|points1=[[Kirk Penney|Penney]] 24
|rebounds1=[[Pero Cameron|Cameron]] 8
|assist1=[[Mark Dickel|Dickel]] 5
|points2=[[Dejan Koturović|Koturović]] 18
|rebounds2=[[Marko Jarić|Jarić]] 8
|assist2=[[Marko Jarić|Jarić]] 6
|attendance=7,000 || referee = Eduardo Sancha (ESP), Yosuke Miyatake (JPN)
}}

===Third place playoff===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=September 8|time=12:30
|place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|NZL}} |scoreA=94
|teamB='''{{bk|GER}}''' |scoreB='''117'''
|Q1=27–'''35''' |Q2=21–'''39''' |Q3=13–'''22''' |Q4='''33'''–21
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090707071546/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/61/rid/3453/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
|points1=[[Phill Jones|Jones]] 26
|rebounds1=[[Dillon Boucher|Boucher]] 7
|assist1=[[Pero Cameron|Cameron]] 8
|points2=[[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 29
|rebounds2=[[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 8
|assist2=[[Mithat Demirel|Demirel]] 7
|attendance=2,000 || referee = Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Pablo Alberto Estevez (ARG)
}}

===Final===
{{Main|2002 FIBA World Championship Final}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#ffffd0|date=September 8|time=15:00
|place=[[Conseco Fieldhouse]], [[Indianapolis]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}''' |scoreA='''84'''
|teamB={{bk|ARG}} |scoreB=77
|Q1='''24'''–19 |Q2=17–'''20''' |Q3=11–'''18''' |Q4='''23'''–18 |OT='''9'''–2
|report=[https://archive.today/20130426004404/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/62/rid/3453/sid/3118/_/2002_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
|points1=[[Dejan Bodiroga|Bodiroga]] 27
|rebounds1=[[Dejan Koturović|Koturović]] 9
|assist1=[[Dejan Bodiroga|Bodiroga]] 3
|points2=[[Fabricio Oberto|Oberto]] 28
|rebounds2=[[Fabricio Oberto|Oberto]] 10
|assist2=[[Juan Ignacio Sánchez|Sánchez]] 6
|attendance=17,079
|referee = Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Reynaldo Mercedes (DOM)
}}

==Awards==
{{winners|bk|2002 World Championship winner|FR Yugoslavia|Second}}

{| class=wikitable style="margin:auto; text-align:center"
![[FIBA World Cup MVP|Tournament MVP]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Dirk Nowitzki]]
|}

==Final standings==
[[File:2002 FIBA World Championship final rankings.png|thumb|600px|2002 FIBA World Championship final rankings.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
!width=200px| Team
! Record
|-bgcolor=gold
! 1
| {{bk|FR Yugoslavia}}
| 7–2
|-bgcolor=silver
! 2
| {{bk|Argentina}}
| 8–1
|-bgcolor=#cc9966
! 3
| {{bk|Germany}}
| 6–3
|-
! 4
| {{bk|New Zealand}}
| 4–5
|-
! 5
| {{bk|Spain}}
| 7–2
|-
! 6
| {{Bk|United States}}
| 6–3
|-
! 7
| {{bk|Puerto Rico}}
| 6–3
|-
! 8
| {{bk|Brazil}}
| 4–5
|-
! 9
| {{bk|Turkey}}
| 4–4
|-
! 10
| {{bk|Russia}}
| 3–5
|-
! 11
| {{bk|Angola}}
| 2–6
|-
! 12
| {{bk|China}}
| 1–7
|-
! 13
| {{bk|Canada}}
| 2–3
|-
! 14
| {{bk|Venezuela|1954}}
| 1–4
|-
! 15
| {{bk|Algeria}}
| 1–4
|-
! 16
| {{bk|Lebanon}}
| 0–5
|}

==All tournament team==
{{main|FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team}}
{| class=wikitable style="margin:auto"
!Guard
!Center
!Forward
|-
|
{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Manu Ginóbili]] <br/>
{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Peja Stojaković]] <br/>
|valign=top|
{{flagicon|China}} [[Yao Ming]] <br/>
|
{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Dirk Nowitzki]] <br/> — [[FIBA World Cup MVP|MVP]]
 
{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Pero Cameron]]
|}

==Top scorers (ppg)==

# {{flagicon|GER}} [[Dirk Nowitzki]] - 24.0
# {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Víctor Díaz (basketball)|Victor Díaz]] - 22.0
# {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yao Ming]] - 21.0
# {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelo Machado]] - 20.8
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Pierce]] - 19.7
# {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pau Gasol]] - 19.1
# {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Larry Ayuso]] - 18.7
# {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Peja Stojaković]] - 18.7
# {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Phill Jones]] - 18.2
# {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Fadi El Khatib]] - 17.6

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.fiba.com|FIBA official website}}
* {{Official website|https://www.eurobasket.com/World-Cup/basketball_2002.aspx|EuroBasket.com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page}}
* [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/201-fiba-basketball-world-cup/2669 WC 2002 on FIBA.com]

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