Classification Round (Group O, 17th-32nd place), 2023 FIBA World Cup
August 31, 2023 · Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City, Japan
Classification Round (Group O, 17th-32nd place), 2023 FIBA World Cup: Japan 86–77 Venezuela, at Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City, Japan on August 31, 2023.
Classification Round (17th-32nd place): bottom-2 finishers from two paired preliminary groups combined into a fresh group, carrying forward each team's result against its former group-mate rather than replaying it. Places 17-32 were then assigned by these standings, with no further games played.
Starting lineups
| Japan — starting five | |
|---|---|
| Player | Pos |
| Yuta Watanabe | PF |
| Makoto Hiejima | PG |
| Yuki Kawamura | SF |
| Josh Hawkinson | C |
| Yudai Baba | SG |
| Venezuela — starting five | |
|---|---|
| Player | Pos |
| Nestor Colmenares | PF |
| Garly Sojo | SF |
| Heissler Guillent | SG |
| David Cubillan | PG |
| Windi Graterol | C |
Full box score
| Japan — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Yuta Watanabe | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| Makoto Hiejima | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Yuki Kawamura | 19 | 4 | 11 |
| Josh Hawkinson | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Yudai Baba | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Keisei Tominaga | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Hirotaka Yoshii | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Yuki Togashi | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yudai Nishida | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shuta Hara | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koy Kawamata | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venezuela — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Nestor Colmenares | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| Garly Sojo | 20 | 6 | 2 |
| Heissler Guillent | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| David Cubillan | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Windi Graterol | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jhornan Zamora | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| Miguel Ruiz | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Pedro Chourio | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Yohanner Sifontes | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Materan | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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