On September 27, Beijing time, the group stage of the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup was all over. China won 81-55 against Belgium to finish second in Group A, and the United States beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 121-59 to advance to the quarterfinals with a five-game victory, and they were the only teams among the 12 teams to maintain a full victory. South Korea lost 73-92 to Puerto Rico in a life-and-death battle that involved the group's qualification, and unfortunately missed the quarter-finals.
A组
United States 121-59 Bosnia and Herzegovina
In the first quarter, the U.S. team scored consecutive layups to lead 6-0. After Bosnia and Herzegovina broke the deadlock with three points, the United States set off a scoring spree, quickly widening the gap to more than 10 points and ending the first quarter with a 33-15 lead. In the second quarter, the U.S. team opened with a 10-0 surge to widen the score to 43-15. Bosnia and Herzegovina shot for six consecutive points, which instead aroused the momentum of the American team, and the tidal wave of offensive layups made Bosnia and Herzegovina tired of coping, and the difference between the two teams quickly widened to more than 30 points, and the United States took a 63-31 lead to end the first half.
In the third quarter, the U.S. team did not mean to give up, continuing to maintain a 30-point lead. At 73-44, the U.S. blasted a 19-0 scoring climax to end the third quarter with a 92-44 lead. In the fourth quarter, the American team continued to "brush points" and finally beat Bosnia and Herzegovina by 62 points 121-59. Team USA ranked first in all five games in the group, and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked at the bottom of the five-game losing match.
Team Plame's Plame had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Gray had 16 points and 7 assists, Austin had 15 points, Stuart had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Wilson had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, B. Jones had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Cooper had 11 points and 6 rebounds; Bosnia and Herzegovina's Erez had 19 points and four rebounds, Knezevic had 11 points, three rebounds and three assists, J. Jones had seven points and 10 rebounds, Tavić had six points and Dzombetta had six points and four assists.
Puerto Rico 92-73 Korea
In the first quarter, the South Korean team felt cold shots and continued to brush out of the basket, and Puerto Rico opened the game to score 18-0 and lead the way. After Kim Dan-fei's layup hit broke the deadlock for South Korea, Puerto Rico continued to pound South Korea's basket and ended the first quarter with a 28-10 lead. In the second quarter, the South Korean team came up and played a 7-2 small climax inside and outside, and Puerto Rico immediately responded with a 9-3 and gradually opened the point difference. In the first half, Puerto Rico led South Korea by 21 points 51-30.
In the third quarter, Puerto Rico began with a 12-5 attack to take a 63-35 lead, the South Korean team was repeatedly blocked on the offensive end, and Puerto Rico blossomed more points to end the third quarter with a 72-47 lead. In the fourth quarter, the South Korean team began to exert its strength, hitting consecutive three-point shots, but unfortunately the state came too late. In the end, Puerto Rico defeated South Korea 92-73, with a record of 2 wins and 3 losses, the fourth place in the group to catch the last train of the quarterfinals, and the South Korean team ranked fifth in the group with 1 win and 4 losses.
Puerto Rico's Gilantez had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Hollinshid had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, Melendez had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Kinones had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Rosado had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, O'Neill had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists; South Korea's Kang Yeon-seol had 22 points and 2 rebounds, Kim Dan-fei had 2 points, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Park Ji-hyun had 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Shin Ji-hyun had 3 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Qin An had 6 points and 4 rebounds.
Group A final ranking: 1.American team (5 wins 0 losses) 2.China team (4 wins and 1 loss) 3.Belgium team (3 wins and 2 losses) 4.Puerto Rico team (2 wins and 3 losses) 5.South Korea team (1 win, 4 losses) 6.Bosnia and Herzegovina team (0 wins and 5 losses)
Group B
Serbia 68-62 France
In the first quarter, the two teams quickly entered the state and started the game into a 6-draw. Serbia took the lead and played a 14-2 scoring climax to turn the score into 20-8. After France recovered two points, Serbia continued to maintain a fiery hand, ending the first quarter with a 24-17 lead. In the second quarter, France started with a 7-0 attack to chase a 24-draw. After the Serbian team shot to stop the bleeding, the two sides fell into a tug-of-war. France continued to score layups, and a wave of 8-2 small climaxes brought the score back 32-26. Serbia then responded with an 11-0 scoring climax to end the first half with a 37-32 lead.
In the third quarter, France continued to chase points, trailing 37-44 to make a 9-2 small climax to chase a 46 draw. Serbia scored seven consecutive points to end the third quarter with a 53-46 lead. In the fourth quarter, the game was still playing very tightly, and France was only 2 points behind 62-64 after falling behind by 9 points. At the crucial moment, Kadu hit a key three-pointer to give Serbia a 68-62 win over France.
Serbia's Nokić had 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Ratsa 8 points and 6 rebounds, Anderson 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Kraishnik 12 points, 12 rebounds, and Kadu 5 points; France's Chatterlo had 16 points, Foto 11 points and four assists, Michelle had eight points and four assists, Williams had 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals, and Chery had eight points.
Canada 88-65 Mali
In the first quarter, Canada started off with a smooth 8-2 lead. After Mali's three-point shot, Canada played a 10-2 small climax to widen the gap to 11 points. After Mali struggled to score two points, Canada blasted another 12-2 scoring climax to take a 30-11 lead and ended the first quarter with a 33-16 lead. In the second quarter, Canada hit two consecutive three-pointers on a layup and quickly extended its lead to more than 20 points. Canada played 20-13 in the single quarter and ended the first half with a 53-29 lead.
In the third quarter, the Mali team finally let go of its hands and feet in the case of a big score behind, frequently using counterattacks to hit the Canadian team, the two teams in this quarter 17-17 tie, Canada 70-46 lead into the last quarter. In the fourth quarter, Mali even suppressed Canada on the offensive end, but fell too far behind in front of them, and eventually lost to Canada 65-88.
Canada's Carlton had 27 points and 8 basketballs, Alexander had 19 points and 14 rebounds, Koenig had 11 points and Nas had 11 points; Mali's Daimbele had 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Cohen 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Ndiaye 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
Australia 71-54 Japan
In the first quarter, the two teams came and went back and forth to lead alternately. The Japanese team had a clear advantage in the outside line, and at one point took a 12-9 lead. Australia scored four consecutive points to fight back, and Japan then blasted a 6-0 attack wave to end the first quarter with an 18-16 lead. In the second quarter, Japan's Maki Takada took the lead in hitting a three-pointer, and Australia's internal and external blossoms scored consecutive points to 29-26 again. After that, the game fell into a tug-of-war, the two teams soared by three points, the score alternated to rise, and Australia took a 36-34 lead to end the first half.
In the third quarter, Australia started with an 11-3 attack on Bora to 47-39, and Galbin's three-point shot directly stopped the Japanese team. The timeout returned, and Australia's scoring momentum continued unabated, leading 56-43 to end the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, both teams' offensive success rates dropped badly, playing about 7 minutes, and Australia and Japan scored only 6 and 5 points, respectively. With Whitcomb hitting a three-pointer, Australia led 65-48 to 17 points. In the end, Australia beat Japan 71-54.
Australia's Margberg had 10 points and 3 rebounds, Talbot had 7 points and 6 rebounds, Tolo had 14 points and 6 rebounds, Whitcomb had 15 points, Kayla George had 9 points and 9 rebounds, and Galbin had 5 points; Japan's Maki Takada had 6 points, Watanashiki had 6 points and 7 rebounds, Momohito had 14 points and 3 rebounds, and Stephana had 8 points.
Group B final standings: 1.Australia 4 wins, 1 loss, 2. Canada 4 wins, 1 loss, 3 Serbia, 2 losses, 4 losses, 4 France, 3 wins, 2 losses, 5 losses, Japan, 1 win, 4 losses, 6 Mali, 0 wins, 5 losses