Preliminary Round (Group C) / Second Round, 2002 FIBA World Cup
August 31, 2002 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Preliminary Round (Group C) / Second Round, 2002 FIBA World Cup: USA 84–65 China, at Indianapolis, Indiana, USA on August 31, 2002.
This preliminary-round result was carried forward into the Second Round standings rather than replayed, since both teams advanced together into the same six-team Second Round group — the carry-forward mechanic used at 1974, 1978, 1986, and 1998 continued here.
Top performers
| China — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Menke Batere | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| Yao Ming | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Fangyu Zhu | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| Weidong Hu | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Nan Li | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Shiqiang Guo | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Ke Chen | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Wei Liu | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Xiaobin Gong | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Feng Du | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yudong Liu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Paul Pierce | 19 | 5 | 4 |
| Michael Finley | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| Shawn Marion | 15 | 4 | 3 |
| Andre Miller | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Ben Wallace | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Baron Davis | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Elton Brand | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Antonio Davis | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jay Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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