In the FIBA basketball World Cup, two quarterfinals were played at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. In the first game, helped by Renaldas Seibutis’ 11 points in the last quarter, Lithuania beat Turkey 73-61 to claim the semifinal berth. This means that the passage of the Lithuanians to a place in the final rests on their victory over USA in the semifinal on Thursday, September 12. In the other quarterfinal at the same venue, defending champions USA crushed Slovenia 119-76 to inch one step closer to retaining their leadership status in world basketball. However, it will be the first time that the new champion would be called the World Cup winner after FIBA rechristened the International Basketball Championship as FIBA World Cup from this year.