Olympic Qualifying Game 2 February 10th

Xi’an

Two groups continued play on Saturday, starting here with the two teams that won on opening day. France did not have qualification at stake, but certainly sent a message about where they stand in the hierarchy when they host the main event, crushing Li Meng and China 82-50. That set the stage for the most important game and Stella Beck and New Zealand had the early lead, but Mya Hollingshed and Puerto Rico built a lead by halftime and did just enough late for a 69-67 win. That result sent both Puerto Rico and China through to the Olympics and left nothing to fight for on Sunday.

https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/china/2024/game/1002/France-China#|tab=boxscore
France [82]: Williams 17/7r Johannes 17 Bernies 8/6a Badiane 7 Rupert 6 Malonga 6 Michel 6 Ayayi 4/6r Salaun 4 Duchet 3 Fauthoux 2 Chery 2
China [50]: Li M 21 Huang 9 Li YR 8/8r Han 4 Wang 3 Yang LW 2 Pan 2 Yang SY 1 Li Y 0 Ru 0 Wu DNP Luo DNP

https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/china/2024/game/1002/New-Zealand-Puerto-Rico#|tab=boxscore
New Zealand [67]: Beck 21/8r McGoldrick 11/10r Tamilo 10/6r Dale 9 Reed 7 Whittaker 7 Hippolite 2 Dalton 0 Richards 0 Hokianga DNP Robati DNP West DNP
Puerto Rico [69]: Hollingshed 20/14r Guirantes 13/7r/8a Benitez 13 Quinones 10/6r Gibson 6/7r Jones 3 Melendez 2 Rosado 2 Pagan 0 Roma 0 Smith 0 Vargas DNP

Standings: France 2-0, China 1-1, Puerto Rico 1-1, New Zealand 0-2

Belem

The winner of the first game in this group would be the first to secure qualification and it was Australia that looked strong from tipoff to defeat a shorthanded Germany 85-52. Hosts Brazil had a fast start, but Yvonne Anderson helped Serbia control the rest of the game for a 72-65 win. The result of the Serbia-Australia game will determine whether Brazil just needs an outright win against Germany or whether the margin will come into play.

https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/brazil/2024/game/1002/Australia-Germany#|tab=boxscore
Australia [85]: Madgen 15/6r Borlase 10 Allen 10 Jackson 9 Magbegor 9 Smith 8/8r George 7 Melbourne 6 Whitcomb 4 Reid 3 Tolo 2 Blicavs 2
Germany [52]: Fiebich 12 Geiselsoder 9/6r Hartmann 9 Gulich 5/6r Greinacher 5 Brunckhorst 5 Sontag 3 Wilke 2 Crowder 2 Simon 0 S. Sabally DNP N. Sabally DNP

https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/brazil/2024/game/1002/Serbia-Brazil#|tab=boxscore
Serbia [72]: Anderson 30/8r Stankovic 19/10r Nogic 10 Raca 6 Krajisnik 3 Dugalic 2/8r Cajo 2 Djordjevic 0 Jankovic 0 Rosic 0 Katanic 0 Jovanovic DNP
Brazil [65]: Dantas 17/8r Cardoso 16/14r Paixao 8 Costa 7/6a Zabani 6 Martins 5 Macedo 4 Soares 2 De Souza 0 Marcelino 0 Goncalves DNP Bispo DNP

Standings: Australia 2-0, Germany 1-1, Serbia 1-1, Brazil 0-2