September 23, 2018
Group A:
Two teams relied on their young stars as Kia Nurse and Canada used a strong first half to beat Park Ji-Su and South Korea 82-63. Greece refused to go quietly after a poor start as Evanthia Maltsi turned the clock back again to deliver a brilliant performance, but Endy Miyem and France escaped with a 75-71 win. That makes the group situation simple in the last games on Tuesday. Canada and France will face off for the top spot in the group and the bye for one round. South Korea and Greece will play for the last spot in the knockout rounds.
Canada vs. South Korea 82-63 CAN Nurse 29 Ayim 13/6r Langlois 8/6r/6a Fields 8 Raincock-Ekunwe 6/6r Plouffe 5/6r Achonwa 5 Scott 4 Gaucher 2 Hamblin 2 Colley 0 Carleton 0 KOR Park JS 23/9r Kang 17 Park HJ 7/6/9a Park HN 7 Kim HB 6 Lim 2 Kim EJ 1 Kim DB 0 Park JH 0 Sim DNP Choi DNP Baek DNP
France vs. Greece 75-71 FRA Miyem 20 Gruda 9/7r Tchatchouang 9/6r Johannes 8/6a Epoupa 7 Chartereau 6 Duchet 5 Ciak 5 Michel 2 Ayayi 2 Bernies 2 Badiane DNP GRE Maltsi 28 Kaltsidou 9 Spanou 8 Pavlopoulou 8 Lymoura 6 Spyridopoulou 5 Fasoula 4 Christinaki 3 Kosma 0 Stamati 0 Sotiriou DNP
Group B:
This group started and ended Sunday’s games. Liz Cambage and Australia made quick work of Argentina 84-43. Turkey started better, but Sarah Ogoke and Nigeria seized the lead in the second half and won 74-68.
Argentina vs. Australia 43-84 ARG Rosset 13 Burani 8 Llorente 6 Boquete 6 Santana 4 Gonzalez 3 Marchizotti 2 D’Urso 1 Gretter 3 Fiorotto 0 Leiva 0 Perez 0 AUS Cambage 24/6r Whitcomb 16 Magbegor 14/8r Smith 10 Bunton 6/6r Allen 5/6r George 3 Madgen 2 Ebzery 2 Talbot 2 Lavey 0 O’Hea DNP
Nigeria vs. Turkey 74-68 NGR Ogoke 22 Akhator 13/10r Mohammed 9/7r Nyingifa 9/7r Kalu 7 Elonu 6 Amukamara 5 Edeferioka 3 Imovbioh 0 Okoye 0 Akashili DNP Akaraiwe DNP TUR Alben 15 Hollingworth 11/6r Cakir 11 Caglar 10 Senyurek 5/6r Koksal 5 Canitez 4 Ural 4 Yalcin 2 Guner 1 Cora 0 Aydin DNP
Group C:
A thriller was played in this group as Kim Mestdagh’s caught fire from outside to keep Belgium in it, but Japan’s duo of Maki Takada and Yuki Miyazawa helped them get the 77-75 win in overtime. Puerto Rico started better against hosts Spain, but could not keep pace with Astou Ndour and company as they still lost 78-53. Belgium-Spain will help determine the top spot and the placement for the rest of the teams.
Belgium vs. Japan 75-77(OT) BEL K. Mestdagh 23/7r Meesseman 13/18r Allemand 13/7a Wauters 10 Linskens 7 Carpreaux 4 Vanloo 3 Raman 2 Delaere 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Nawezhi DNP Nauwelaers DNP JPN Takada 26/6r Miyazawa 21/6r Mawuli 12 Fujioka 6/8r Fujitaka 6 Okoye 3 Motohashi 2/7a Akaho 1 Nagoka 0 Mizushima 0 Machida 0 Nemoto 0
Spain vs. Puerto Rico 78-53 ESP Ndour 22 Cruz 9/6r Xargay 8 Gil 6/7r Torrens 6/6r Ouvina 6 Nicholls 5/6r Dominguez 5 Casas 5 Palau 4 Sanchez 2 Arrojo 0 PUR O’Neill 17 Melendez 11/8r Gwathmey 9 Rosado 8 Jones 4/6r Salaman 2 Gonzalez 2 Gibson 0 Perez 0 Quinones 0 Maldonado 0 Placido 0
Group D:
Senegal got their win, fighting their way back against Latvia and prevailing 70-69. Young players were active in the other game as Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson led the United States in taking care of business against Han Xu and China, winning 100-88.
Senegal vs. Latvia 70-69 SEN Traore 19 Diarra 14/11r Diop 13/7r Sarr 11 Sy-Diop 9 Dieme 4 Diouf 0 Sidibe 0 Thiam 0 Dieng DNP Fall DNP Ndiaye DNP LAT Vitola 14/6r Dikailoulaku 13 Steinberga 12/15r Laksa 12 Brumermane 8/6r Putnina 6 Pulvere 4 Rozenberga 0 Strautmane 0 Kreslina 0 Basko 0 Eglite DNP
China vs United States 88-100 CHN Han 20 Sun 16/6r Li M 12 Shao 10 Wang XM 9 Wang SY 7 Huang 6 Yang 4 Li YR 2 Liu 2 Li Y 0 Ma DNP USA Stewart 23/6r Wilson 20/6r Charles 16/6r Taurasi 13 Tuck 8 Plum 6 Ogwumike 6 Clarendon 4 Loyd 2 Delle Donne 2 Bird 0 Griner DNP
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