September 25, 2018
The last day of the group stage was on Tuesday as teams were still competing for the last spots in the next round and for byes to the quarterfinals.
Group A:
The last team to advance from this group was decided first as Greece seized control to start the second half in a 58-48 win over South Korea. The other games closed the day with the last direct spot in the quarterfinals up for grabs. France started fast, but upstarts Canada dominated the rest of the game, completing the comeback in the second half and winning 71-60.
South Korea vs. Greece 48-58 KOR Kang 10 Park JS 9/9r Roberson 7/8r Kim DB 6 Kim JE 6 Park HJ 5 Baek 3 Sim 2 Lim 0 Park HN 0 Choi 0 Park JH 0 GRE Spanou 13/12r Kaltsidou 8 Pavlopoulou 7 Fasoula 6/6r Christinaki 6 Stamati 5 Sotiriou 4 Maltsi 3 Spyridopoulou 2 Lymoura 2 Nikolopoulou 2 Kosma DNP
Canada vs. France 71-60 CAN Nurse 18/6a Raincock-Ekunwe 13/10r Colley 12 Achonwa 9/10r Ayim 7 Langlois 7 Fields 5 Gaucher 0 Hamblin 0 Plouffe 0 Carleton DNP Scott DNP FRA Gruda 14/8r Epoupa 13/7r Ayayi 8 Johannes 7 Michel 7 Miyem 5 Ciak 4 Chartereau 2 Tchatchouang 0 Bernies 0 Duchet 0 Badiane DNP
Standings: 3-0, 2-1, Greece 1-2, South Korea 0-3
Group B:
Liz Cambage and Australia wrapped up the top spot in the group with a 90-64 win over Turkey. Nigeria finished behind them as Melisa Gretter tried to help Argentina avoid elimination, but they lost 75-70.
Australia vs. Turkey 90-64 AUS Cambage 25/7r Allen 13 George 12 Whitcomb 11 Talbot 8 Smith 6 Magbegor 4 Bunton 3/7r Lavey 3 Madgen 3 Ebzery 2 O’Hea DNP TUR Hollingsworth 11/7r Senyurek 9/6r Alben 9/9a Yalcin 9 Cakir 6 Aydin 6 Cora 6 Guner 5 Canitez 3 Koksal 0 Caglar DNP Ural DNP
Argentina vs. Nigeria 70-75 ARG Gretter 21/7r Llorente 19 Burani 9 Rosset 7/6r Santana 5 Marchizotti 3 D’Urso 3 Gonzalez 3 Boquete 0 Fiorotto 0 Perez 0 Leiva DNP NGR Amukamara 16 Mohammed 12/9r Kalu 12 Akhator 10/13r Elonu 10 Nyingifa 7/7r Ogoke 5 Edeferioka 2 Imovbioh 1 Okoye 0 Akashili DNP Akaraiwe DNP
Standings: Australia 3-0, Nigeria 2-1, Turkey 1-2, Argentina 0-3
Group C:
The day started with Japan taking care of business and beating Puerto Rico 69-61 even though Jazmon Gwathmey and Jennifer O’Neill both played well. Kim Mestdagh led Belgium again, helping them beat hosts Spain 72-63 to create a three-way tie at the top of the standings. Belgium’s win and their narrow defeat in the last game left them in the top spot, earning them a bye to the quarterfinals. Spain was second and Japan was third.
Japan vs. Puerto Rico 69-61 JPN Miyazawa 15/14r Takada 14/7r Mawuli 11 Motohashi 8 Okoye 7 Akaho 5 Mizushima 3 Fujitaka 3 Nagaoka 2 Fujioka 1 Machida 0/7a Nemoto 0 PUR Gwathmey 23 O’Neill 20/9r Perez 8/7r Rosado 4 Jones 4 Quinones 2 Melendez 0/8r Maldonado 0 Gonzalez 0 Salaman 0 Gibson 0 Placido 0
Belgium vs. Spain 72-63 BEL K. Mestdagh 21 Meesseman 19/8r Delaere 7 Vanloo 6 Allemand 5/6a Linskens 5 Carpreaux 4 Raman 2/8r Wauters 2 H. Mestdagh 1 Nawezhi DNP Nauwelaers DNP ESP Torrens 16 Xargay 13/6r Nicholls 12/13r Cruz 8/6r Ouvina 5 Ndour 5 Gil 2 Palau 2 Dominguez 0 Casas 0 Sanchez 0 Arrojo 0
Standings: Belgium 2-1, Spain 2-1, Japan 2-1, Puerto Rico 0-3
Group D:
Both teams had already advanced, but bracket placement mattered as Astou Traore and Senegal faced China, losing 75-66 as both teams continue to try to make history. Anete Steinberga were just playing for pride against the United States as they lost 102-76 with the return of Brittney Griner being the big news for the group winners.
Senegal vs. China 66-75 SEN Traore 21/6r Diop 13/7r Sy-Diop 12 Diouf 5 Diarra 5 Dieme 4/7a Thiam 4 Sarr 2 Sidibe 0 Dieng DNP Fall DNP Ndiaye DNP CHN Li M 15 Shao 10 Sun 9 Li YR 8/11r Han 8 Ma 6/6r Wang XM 5 Huang 4 Wang SY 4 Li Y 3/7a Yang 3 Liu 0
Latvia vs. United States 76-102 LAT Steinberga 30/9r Vitola 12/10r/6a Laksa 12 Putnina 9 Dikaioulaku 5 Brumermane 3 Pulvere 3 Rozenberga 2 Basko 0 Strautmane 0 Kreslina 0 Eglite 0 USA Charles 18/6r Taurasi 16 Griner 15/6r Wilson 12/8r Stewart 12/8r Loyd 11/7r Ogwumike 10 Clarendon 5/7a Plum 3 Tuck 0 Bird DNP Delle Donne DNP
Standings: United States 3-0, China 2-1, Senegal 1-2, Latvia 0-3
Bracket:
Canada vs. winner of Spain vs. Senegal
Australia vs. winner of China vs. Japan
Belgium vs. winner of France vs. Turkey
United States vs. winner of Nigeria vs. Greece