Xi’an
A busy Sunday started in this group, where there was nothing at stake. Gabby Williams and France ended a very successful preparation with a 94-39 win over a New Zealand team ready to just move on to the next tournament. Li Meng and Li Yueru sent the fans home happy with a 105-69 win over Arella Guirantes and Puerto Rico.
https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/china/2024/game/1102/New-Zealand-France#|tab=boxscore
New Zealand [39]: McGoldrick 10/6r Dalton 9 West 6 Beck 5 Whittaker 4 Tamilo 2 Hippolite 2 Robati 1 Hokianga 0 Richards 0 Reed DNP Dale DNP
France [94]: Williams 21 Malonga 13 Rupert 10 Ayayi 9 Salaun 8/8r/6a Badiane 8 Johannes 8 Michel 5/9a Bernies 5 Chery 4 Duchet 3 Fauthoux DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/china/2024/game/1102/Puerto-Rico-China#|tab=boxscore
Puerto Rico [69]: Guirantes 27 Jones 11 Smith 6 Quinones 5 Hollingshed 5 Rosado 4 Melendez 4 Roma 2 Vargas 2 Pagan 2 Gibson 1 Benitez 0
China [105]: Li M 23 Li YR 22/23r Han 11/8r Huang 10/7r Li Y 7/10a Luo 7 Wang 6 Ru 5/7r Yang LW 5 Yang SY 5 Pan 4 Wu DNP
Standings: France 3-0, China 2-1, Puerto Rico 1-2, New Zealand 0-3
Sopron
All the teams in this group still had the chance to advance on the final day. Evelyn Mawuli and Mai Yamamoto helped Japan secure the first spot 86-82 and leave Canada nervously watching the last game. That result made Spain the second team to advance and it looked like they might just coast and let Hungary advance too early in the game, but the hosts collapsed in the final quarter and the visitors escaped with a 73-72 win, putting Canada through too.
https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/hungary/2024/game/1102/Canada-Japan#|tab=boxscore
Canada [82]: Carleton 19/8r Fields 17/7r Alexander 16/14r Achonwa 12/9r Amihere 8 Hill 7 Colley 3 Pellington 0 Swords 0 Ejim 0 Konig 0 Potter DNP
Japan [86]: E. Mawuli 21 Yamamoto 21 Miyazaki 16 S. Mawuli 8 Akaho 6 Takada 6 Hayashi 4 Hirashita 2 Kawai 2 Yoshida 0 Motohashi 0 Noguchi 0
Spain v Hungary boxscore – FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Hungary 2024 – 11 February – FIBA.basketball
Spain [73]: Conde 16 Cazorla 15 Gustafson 12 Carrera 10 Torrens 7 Gil 5/6r Casas 4/7s Ortiz 4 Vilaro 0 Rodriguez 0 Etxarri 0 Ouvina DNP
Hungary [72]: Studer 17/10r/7a Hatar 15 Kiss 12 Juhasz 11/9r Aho 7 Lelik 6 Dombai 4 Dubei 0 Goree 0 Kanyasi 0 Horvath 0 Varga DNP
Standings: Japan 2-1, Spain 2-1, Canada 1-2, Hungary 1-2
Antwerp
This group was already settled, but Belgium did play in front of one more big crowd at home in a 78-61 win over Nigeria. Rhyne Howard and Napheesa Collier helped the United States end their preparation with a 101-39 win over Senegal.
https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/belgium/2024/game/1102/Belgium-Nigeria#|tab=boxscore
Belgium [78]: Delaere 15 Meesseman 14/8r/8a/6s Vanloo 11/7a Allemand 9/6a Joris 8 Mununga 8 Lisowa Mbaka 6 Ramette 4 Massey 2 Claessens 1 Geldof 0
Nigeria [61]: Balogun 17 Okonkwo 16/6r Kunaiyi-Akpanah 12/9r Amukamara 5 Ebo 3 Ejiofor 3 Musa 2 Adeyeye 2 Okoro 1 Enabosi 0 Taiwo 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/belgium/2024/game/1102/Senegal-USA#|tab=boxscore
Senegal [39]: Y. Diop 14 Dillard 7 Sarr 5 Pouye 5 M. Diop 4 Diagne 2/6r Sylla 2 Diarra 0 Traore 0 Dieng 0 Ndao 0
United States [101]: Howard 25 Collier 22 Loyd 9 Boston 8/8r Ionescu 7 Stewart 7 Plum 5 Taurasi 5 Thomas 4 Copper 4 Young 3 Atkins 2
Standings: United 3-0, Belgium 2-1, Nigeria 1-2, Senegal 0-3
Belem
The last group of the day would also see the first game determine the scenarios for the final game. It looked like Serbia would take advantage of Australia not having as much at stake having already qualified, but even another good game for Yvonne Anderson was not enough in a 75-73 loss, leaving the last game determining two spots. Damiris Dantas and Brazil knew that they would need a decisive win to qualify. Germany had their full lineup available with Satou Sabally and Leonie Fiebich as their stars and while the game was close throughout, they kept it in a manageable position to advance and did enough late to secure a 73-71 win, eliminating the hosts and completing the field alongside Serbia.
https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/brazil/2024/game/1102/Serbia-Australia#|tab=boxscore
Serbia [73]: Anderson 20 Stankovic 16 Nogic 9/6a Krajisnik 6/7r Dugalic 6/6r Djordjevic 4 Rosic 4 Cajo 3 Raca 3 Jankovic 2 Katanic 0 Jovanovic 0
Australia [75]: Tolo 13/7r Borlase 12 Magbegor 11 George 10/6r Melbourne 10 Allen 10 Whitcomb 7 Blicavs 2 Smith 0 Reid 0 Madgen DNP Jackson DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/brazil/2024/game/1102/Brazil-Germany#|tab=boxscore
Brazil [71]: Dantas 20 Cardoso 19/13r Paixao 19 Martins 6 Costa 3 Soares 2 Macedo 2 Goncalves 0 De Souza 0 Marcelino 0 Zabani 0 Bispo DNP
Germany [73]: Fiebich 22/11r S. Sabally 20/11r N. Sabally 10 Gulich 7/6r Geiselsoder 6 Brunckhorst 5 Wilke 3 Greinacher 0 Simon DNP Crowder DNP Hartmann DNP Sontag DNP
Standings: Australia 3-0, Germany 2-1, Serbia 1-2, Brazil 0-3
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