On September 26, Beijing time, the fourth round of the group stage of the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup ended the competition. The U.S. team beat South Korea 145-69 by 76 points, and 145 points also broke the dusty 32-year-old women's basketball World Cup single-game scoring record. Previously, the record was set by Brazil at the 1990 Women's Basketball World Championship (143 points). In other matches, the Chinese team defeated Puerto Rico 95-60 to advance to the quarterfinals; Japan lost 53-67 to France 1-3 and finished fifth in the group, eliminating them in the early round.
In the first four rounds of the group stage, the United States (4 wins and 0 losses), China (3 wins and 1 loss) and Belgium (3 wins and 1 loss) in Group A have advanced to the quarterfinals; France (3-1), Australia (3-1), Canada (3-1) and Serbia (2-2) also advanced to the quarter-finals in Group B (3-1), Canada (3-1 loss) and Serbia (2-2).
The United States 145-69 Korea
In the first quarter, after the game began, the American team did not exert its strength, and the scores of the two teams alternately rose, and the South Korean team was only 1 point behind at one point. With the U.S. team leading 19-15, South Korea hit two consecutive three-pointers to make a 6-2 small climax to chase a 21 draw. As Stewart hit a three-pointer, Cooper and Atkins scored consecutive layups, and the U.S. team scored 11-0 to end the first quarter with an 32-21 lead. In the second quarter, the U.S. team began to strike in full swing, once again blasting a 12-3 attack wave to extend the lead to more than 20 points. In the face of the strong defense of the United States, South Korea scored very difficult, and the United States blossomed a 68-40 lead to end the first half.
In the third quarter, South Korea scored only two points in the first five minutes, and the United States took the opportunity to score wildly to make a 19-2 and reach 45 points with an 87-42 lead. Soon, the U.S. team scored more than 100 points and ended the third quarter with a 106-52 lead. In the fourth quarter, the United States team seemed to continue to put pressure on South Korea on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, resulting in a 39-17 net victory over its opponent by 22 points in a single quarter. In the end, the U.S. team beat South Korea 145-69.
U.S. Team Stewart has 18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Thomas 10 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Wilson 20 points and 8 rebounds, Plumm 19 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, Jones 24 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Leni 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Austin 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Cooper 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals; South Korea's Kang Yeon-seol had 13 points and 3 rebounds, Kim Dan-fei had 2 points and 3 rebounds, Park Ji-hyun had 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Park Hye-jin had 17 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Yoo In-young had 6 points and Lee Hyo-hee had 9 points.
France 67-53 Japan
In the first quarter, France quickly entered form, opening with an 8-1 lead. After Japan hit two points in the middle team, France played an 8-2 small climax and ended the first quarter with a 16-5 lead. In the second quarter, the Japanese team began to chase points, and a wave of 15-4 scoring climax chased 20 draws. France improved their center-shot consistency to pull the score apart again and ended the first half with a 29-26 lead.
In the third quarter, the Japanese team chased closely, and the French team always maintained a two-point lead. In the second half of the game, the scores of the two teams alternated to rise, and France led 48-44 to end the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, France suddenly exerted its strength, playing a 15-2 scoring climax to widen the score to 63-46, and the game also lost suspense early. In the end, France defeated Japan 67-53.
France's Fotu had 10 points and eight assists, Mitchell had 2 points, 6 assists and 3 breaks, Gaby Williams had 16 points and 3 rebounds, Rupert had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Toure had 13 points; Ako Sunflower had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Hayaki Miyazaki had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Maki Takada had 8 points and 9 rebounds, and Aika Heishi had 9 points.
Serbia 81-68 Mali
In the first quarter, the game was a bit sticky, and after the battle reached 11 draws, Serbia took the lead to extend the score to 19-13. Mali's in-and-out shots scored consecutive points to pay tribute to a 7-1 attack wave, again chasing 20-20. After Serbia played 2+1, Mali scored five consecutive points to reverse the score, and with Stankovic scoring on a layup, the two teams drew 25 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the score between the two teams still did not pull off. Mali followed the score and at one point rebounded 39-37. However, Servetus ended the first half with a 43-39 lead with tacit cooperation.
In the third quarter, Serbia shot two consecutive three-pointers, and they also widened the gap to 12 points with a 12-4 small climax. In the quarter, Serbia played 19-11 in a single quarter, ending the third quarter with a 62-50 lead. In the fourth quarter, Mali tried to close the point gap, but Servette continued to defend and eventually won 81-68 against Mali.
Serbia's Anderson had 12 points, 9 assists, Kadu 20 points, Kraishnik 17 points and 12 rebounds, Norwich 13 points and 5 rebounds, Ratsa 5 points, and Topzovic 7 points. Mali's Hydala had 12 points, eight rebounds, Cohen 13 points, 11 rebounds, Kuruma eight points and six rebounds, Ndiaye 10 points, Koulibaly 12 points and Daimbelle eight points.
Belgium 85-55 Bosnia-Herzegovina
In the first quarter, both teams were a bit slow and hot, and after the opening game was 8 draws, Belgium took the lead in playing a 9-2 small climax to 17-10, and ended the first quarter with a 17-12 lead. In the second quarter, Belgium blossomed on the offensive end, quickly extending its lead to more than 10 points, and with a wave of 11-2 scoring climax, Belgium ended the first half with a 37-22 lead.
In the third quarter, Belgium continued to play steadily, blasting 25-17 in the single quarter, and Belgium led 62-39 to end the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Belgium's scoring momentum did not decrease, and the difference between the two teams widened, and finally Belgium won 85-55 against Bosnia and Herzegovina by 30 points.
Belgium's Alemande had 7 points, 8 assists and 3 steals, Delislais had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Linskenses had 13 points and 7 rebounds, Mbaka had 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, Messman had 4 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Van Low had 13 points and 2 assists, and Abu Delkadel had 18 points and 3 steals; Bosnia and Herzegovina's Erez had 13 points, 2 rebounds, J-Jones had 8 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals, Knezevic had 12 points and 2 rebounds, and Tavic had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.
Australia 75-72 Canada
In the first quarter, Australia combined inside and outside to start with a 9-3 lead, and Canada then played an 11-0 attack wave to reverse the score to 14-9. Australia chased points with steady mid-range shots, and Canada withstood pressure on the defensive end to end the first quarter with a 23-14 lead. In the second quarter, the offensive speed advantage of the two teams slowed down, and Canada maintained a 10-point or so lead. With 19-33 behind, Canada attacked with a dumb shot and a streak of missed shots as Australia played a 19-0 super scoring climax to end the first half with a 38-33 lead.
In the third quarter, Carlton scored a layup and Canada finally ended its scoring drought. After that, Canada blasted a 7-0 attack wave to overtake the Australian team 46-43. After the timeout returned, Australia once chased the score to a 51 draw, and Canada's Wallace and Nas joined forces to score six consecutive points to pull the score apart again and end the third quarter with a 57-51 lead.
In the fourth quarter, the Australian team chased a 9-3 small climax to a 60 draw to stop the Canadian team. After the timeout, Australia continued to score momentum, especially with consecutive three-pointers, which resulted in a 75-72 narrow victory over Canada.