2002 FIBA World Championship Final
# 2002 FIBA World Championship Final

The 2002 FIBA World Championship Final was the concluding basketball game which determined the winner of the 2002 FIBA World Championship. The game was played on 8 September 2002 in the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

## Route to the finals

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | Round | Argentina | Argentina |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Season | Opponent | Result |
| 2nd in Group A (2–1) | 2nd in Group A (2–1) | Group phase | 1st in Group D (3–0) | 1st in Group D (3–0) |
| 3rd in Group E (4–2) | 3rd in Group E (4–2) | Second round | 1st in Group F (6–0) | 1st in Group F (6–0) |
| Opponent | Result | Knockout phase | Opponent | Result |
| United States | 81–78 | Quarter-finals | Brazil | 78–67 |
| New Zealand | 89–78 | Semi-finals | Germany | 86–80 |

## Match details

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | 13 | Miloš Vujanić | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 15 | Milan Gurović | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 8 | Peja Stojaković | 26 | 6 | 0 |
| C | 12 | Vlade Divac | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| C | 5 | Dejan Koturović | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 4 | Dejan Bodiroga | 27 | 6 | 3 |
| G | 7 | Igor Rakočević | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| G | 10 | Marko Jarić | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| C | 14 | Dejan Tomašević | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| C | 6 | Žarko Čabarkapa | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| G | 9 | Vladimir Radmanović | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 11 | Predrag Drobnjak | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Svetislav Pešić ||||||
| Yugoslavia | Argentina |
| Yugoslavia | Statistics | Argentina |
| 19/39 (48.7%) | 2-pt field goals | 24/46 (52.2%) |
| 6/27 (22.2%) | 3-pt field goals | 5/22 (22.7%) |
| 28/40 (70%) | Free throws | 14/23 (60.9%) |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive rebounds | 28 |
| 38 | Total rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 26 | Fouls | 29 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 4 | Juan Ignacio Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| SF | 10 | Hugo Sconochini | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| SF | 13 | Andrés Nocioni | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| C | 15 | Rubén Wolkowyski | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| C | 7 | Fabricio Oberto | 28 | 10 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 5 | Manu Ginóbili | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PG | 6 | Alejandro Montecchia | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| SG | 8 | Lucas Victoriano | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 9 | Gabriel Fernández | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 11 | Luis Scola | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| SF | 14 | Leandro Palladino | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| PF | 12 | Leonardo Gutiérrez | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Rubén Magnano ||||||
