The last day of group play in the 2014 FIBA World Cup iv over and the matchups are set for the next round.
Day 5 featured lots of great action and Day 6 promises even more. The Philippines beat Senegal early, although Gilas, Egypt, and Korea cannot advance to the next round after losing their first four games.
Angola also upset Australia, in the other early game. Later, New Zealand defeated Finland, Brazil destroyed Egypt, the United States beat Ukraine, and Mexico topped Korea. That last win means Mexico will face the United States and Angola is out.
Other results came in later–France beat Iran, Croatia beat Puerto Rico, Lithuiania beat Slovenia, Turkey beat the Dominican republic, Spain beat Serbia, and Greece beat Argentina
Check out the updated standings and bracket below.
Top Half of Bracket
First we’ll take a look at the top half of the bracket, which will have the top four teams from Group C and the top four teams from Group D.
Group C is composed of the United States, Ukraine, the Dominican Republic, Turkey, Finland, and New Zealand.
Group D is composed of Slovenia, Australia, Lithuania, Mexico, Angola, and Korea.
Here are the final standings; see the games below [format: team, win/loss, points].
Group C
1. USA, 5/0, 10
2. Turkey, 3/2, 8
3. Dominican Republic, 2/3, 7
4. New Zealand, 2/3, 7
5. Ukraine, 2/3, 7
6. Finland, 2/3, 6
Group D
1. Lithuania, 4/1, 9
2. Slovenia, 4/1, 9
3. Australia, 3/2, 8
4. Mexico, 2/3, 7
5. Angola, 2/3, 7
6. Korea, 0/5, 5
Games
Dominican Republic vs Slovenia
USA vs Mexico
New Zealand vs Lithuania
Turkey vs Australia
Bottom Half of the Bracket
Now lets look at the bottom half of the bracket, which will have the top four teams from Group A and the top four teams from Group B.
Group A is composed of Spain, France, Serbia, Brazil, Iran, and Egypt.
Group B is composed of Greece, Argentina, Croatia, Senegal, Philippines, and Puerto Rico.
Here are the final standings; see the games below [format: team, win/loss, points].
Group A
1. Spain, 5/0, 10
2. Brazil, 4/1, 9
3. France, 3/2, 8
4. Serbia, 2/3, 7
5. Iran, 1/4, 6
6. Egypt, 0/5, 5
Group B
1. Greece, 5/0, 10
2. Croatia, 3/2, 8
3. Argentina, 3/2, 8
4. Senegal, 2/3, 7
5. Philippines, 1/4, 6
6. Puerto Rico, 1/4, 6
Games
France vs Croatia
Spain vs Senegal
Serbia vs Greece
Brazil vs Argentina
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