Sopron
Depending on location, the second games were on Friday or Saturday and this group opened Friday’s play. The margins were supposed to be close in Sopron and it showed with Spain getting a 60-55 win over Canada after giving up their halftime lead. The standings got even closer after the second game when Hungary defeated Japan 81-75. Sunday’s games will decide everything with the winners of Canada-Japan and Spain-Hungary qualifying while the third spot will be determined by the head-to-head result of the teams that lose.
https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/hungary/2024/game/0902/Canada-Spain#|tab=boxscore
Canada [55]: Alexander 17/14r Fields 9 Amihere 8 Achonwa 7/11r Colley 7 Carleton 5 Swords 2 Pellington 0 Ejim 0 Konig 0 Hill 0 Potter DNP
Spain [60]: Gustafson 16 Casas 13/6s Cazorla 9 Conde 6/6r Carrera 6 Ouvina 6 Gil 2/9r Vilaro 2 Torrens 0 Ortiz DNP Etxarri DNP Rodriguez DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/hungary/2024/game/1002/Japan-Hungary#|tab=boxscore
Japan [75]: Yamamoto 15/6r/6a Miyazaki 15/6a Takada 14 Hayashi 11 Akaho 10 S. Mawuli 7 Kawai 2 E. Mawuli 1 Yoshida 0 Hirashita 0 Motohashi DNP Noguchi DNP
Hungary [81]: Hatar 17/8r Dubei 16 Juhasz 11/7r Dombai 10 Lelik 8/6a Horvath 6 Kiss 4 Varga 3 Studer 2 Goree 2 Aho 2 Kanyasi DNP
Standings: Canada 1-1, Japan 1-1, Hungary 1-1, Spain 1-1
Antwerp
In sharp contrast, this group was expected to be settled after the second set of games and that is what happened. The United States had an easier time than their first game, rolling past Nigeria 100-46. Emma Meesseman and Belgium bounced back from disappointment with a 97-66 win over Yacine Diop and Senegal, sending themselves through along with Nigeria. Sunday’s games will have no bearing on qualification.
https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/belgium/2024/game/0902/Nigeria-USA#|tab=boxscore
Nigeria [46]: Musa 13 Okonkwo 9 Amukamara 6 Balogun 6 Ogoke 5 Ebo 4 Okoro 2 Taiwo 1 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 0/6r Ejiofor 0 Enabosi 0 Adeyeye 0
United States [100]: Loyd 18 Howard 14 Collier 12/6r Young 11 Stewart 9/7r Ionescu 9/6r/8a Thomas 9 Copper 9 Plum 5/9a Atkins 2 Boston 2 Taurasi DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/belgium/2024/game/0902/Belgium-Senegal#|tab=boxscore
Belgium [97]: Meesseman 32/7r Vanloo 11/6a Mununga 10 Ramette 9 Delaere 7 Allemand 7/14a Joris 6 Geldof 4 Massey 4 Claessens 4 Resimont 3 Lisowa Mbaka 0
Senegal [66]: Y. Diop 22 Kane 16/6a Dillard 8/6r M. Diop 8 Diagne 5 Sarr 4 Traore 2 Diarra 1 Sylla 0 Pouye 0 Ndao 0 Dieng DNP
Standings: United States 2-0, Belgium 1-1, Nigeria 1-1, Senegal 0-2
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