 Greece eventually won their first two games in spite of the suspensions, while Serbia won two of their first three games.The top four finishers in each of the four preliminary round groups advanced to the sixteen team, single-elimination knockout stage, where Group A teams would meet Group B teams and Group C would meet Group D. European teams proved the most successful in the first round, as nine of the ten teams advanced to the knockout stage (only Germany did not progress).Both Oceanian teams qualified for the next round, as did three of the five FIBA Americas teams.