TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Quarter-final FIBA World Cup 2023 ended on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Four teams will compete in the semifinals, which will take place at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines, on Friday, September 8.
Serbia became the first team to manage to secure a ticket to the semi-finals. They beat Lithuania 87-68 last Tuesday. NBA Atlanta Hawk player Bogdan Bogdanovic became a star after scoring 21 points.
In another match, United States national basketball team who was powerful enough to get rid of Italy by a score of 100-63. In the first quarter, America led 24-14. In the second quarter, the team coached by Steve Kerr managed to add 22 points while Italy could only get 10 more points. The score was 46-24 to close the second quarter.
In the third quarter, America again took a large lead with a score of 83-44. In the fourth quarter, Jalen Brunson and his friends actually lost on points against Italy. Where they were only able to score 17 points, while Italy managed to add 19 more points. But overall, the United States won by a score of 100-63.
The team that managed to surprise in the group stage, Latvia, saw its progress stopped on Wednesday. They had to recognize German superiority with a close score, 81-79.
In the first quarter, Latvia managed to lead 16-13. But Germany managed to recover in the second quarter, bringing the score to 36-34.
The race for points continued in the third and fourth quarters. Germany regained the advantage 49-43 in the third quarter. Latvia failed to catch up in the fourth quarter. Until Germany managed to add 19 more points and closed the match with 81-79.
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There is also Canada which must also fight to get rid of Slovenia. In fact, on half time that is, the second quarter, the match ended with a score of 50-50. However, in the last two quarters, Canada managed to dominate and close the match with a score of 100-89.
In the semi-finals, the United States was challenged by Germany. Meanwhile, Serbia met Canada.
All semi-final matches will be played at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay on September 8. Meanwhile, the final match will take place at the same venue on September 10, 2023.
FIBA World Cup 2023 Semi-Finals Schedule
Friday September 8, 2023
3:45 p.m. Serbia – Canada
7:40 p.m. America vs. Germany.
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