2023 FIBA Basketball Round 1 Coverage Plans

MSC Sports announced today its first round coverage plans for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. MSC Sports Extra will air every game from the tournament, one game each matchday will be upgraded to linear television. 

Group H linear games will be called by Chuck Timsfield and Sara Nighthurst, while Group C linear games will be called by Ryan Rouco and Paul Pierce. Sara Lauding and Dave Pershfield will be featured on studio coverage from NYC, with the exception of the the final USMNT game, which will not have studio coverage. 

After every matchday, MSC+ or MSC+2 will air The Ultimate FIBA Basketball World Cup Show with Lauding and Pershfield. The show will allow US viewers to have a full recap of the days event and a preview of the matchday to come and current tournament standings. 

The schedule of live games is as follows:

Friday, August 25th:
Group A: Angola vs. Italy, 4:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group D: Mexico vs. Montenegro, 4:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group H: Latvia vs. Lebanon, 5:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group A: Dominican Rep. vs. Philippines, 8:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group D: Egypt vs. Lithuania, 8:30AM, MSC Sports Extra

Group H: Canada vs. France, 9:30AM, MSC+2

Saturday, August 26th:
Group B: South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico, 4:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group F: Cape Verde vs. Georgia, 4:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group C: Jordan vs. Greece, 4:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group G: Iran vs. Brazil, 5:30AM. MSC Sports Extra
Group F: Slovenia vs. Venezuela, 7:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group B: Serbia vs. China, 8:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group G: Spain vs. Ivory Coast, 9:30AM, MSC Sports Extra

Group C: United States vs. New Zealand, 8:30AM, MSC+

Sunday, August 27th:
Group A: Italy vs. Dominican Rep., 4:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group D: Montenegro vs. Egypt, 4:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group E: Australia vs. Germany, 4:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group H: Lebanon vs. Canada, 5:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group A: Philippines vs. Angola, 8:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group D: Lithuania vs. Mexico, 8:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group E: Japan vs. Finland, 8:30AM, MSC Sports Extra

Group H: France vs. Latvia, 9:30AM, MSC+2

Monday, August 28th:
Group B: China vs. South Sudan, 4:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group F: Venezuela vs. Cape Verde, 4:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group C: New Zealand vs. Jordan, 4:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group G: Ivory Coast vs. Iran, 5:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group F: Georgia vs. Slovenia, 7:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group B: Puerto Rico vs. Serbia, 8:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group G: Brazil vs. Spain, 9:30AM, MSC Sports Extra

Group C: Greece vs. United States, 8:30AM, MSC+

Tuesday, August 29th:
Group E: Germany vs. Finland, 3:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group A: Angola vs. Dominican Rep., 4:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group D: Egypt vs. Mexico, 4:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group H: Lebanon vs. France, 5:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group E: Australia vs. Japan, 7:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group A: Philippines vs. Italy, 8:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group D: Montenegro vs. Lithuania, 8:30AM, MSC Sports Extra

Group H: Canada vs. Latvia, 9:30AM, MSC+2

Wednesday, August 30th:
Group B: South Sudan vs. Serbia, 4:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group F: Georgia vs. Venezuela, 4:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group G: Ivory Coast vs. Brazil, 5:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group F: Slovenia vs. Cape Verde, 7:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group B: China vs. Puerto Rico, 8:00AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group C: Greece vs. New Zealand, 8:30AM, MSC Sports Extra
Group G: Iran vs. Spain, 9:30AM, MSC Sports Extra

Group C: United States vs. Jordan, 4:30AM, MSC+

The schedule of the The Ultimate FIBA Basketball World Cup Show airings as follows:

Thursday, August 24th (Preview):
10:30PM-11PM, MSC+

Friday, August 25th:
10PM-11PM, MSC+

Saturday, August 26th:
1PM-2PM, MSC+

Sunday, August 27th:
9PM-10PM, MSC+2

Monday, August 28th:
10PM-11PM, MSC+

Tuesday, August 29th:
7PM-8PM, MSC+2

Wednesday, August 30th:
10PM-11PM, MSC+




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