February 9, 2020
Foshan:
China completed a perfect weekend in Belgrade in Sunday’s first game after Li Meng led them in a 100-60 win over South Korea. That left qualification to be decided by the last game and Temi Fagbenle and Great Britain knew that they needed a win, but Spain took care of business 79-69 to send themselves and South Korea through.
South Korea vs. China 60-100 KOR Kang A-J 17 Bae 9 Roberson 7/10r Kim D-B 7 Kim M-J 6 Sim 5 Park H-J 2 Go 2 Kang L-S 2 Ku 2 Park J-S 1 Kim J-E 0 CHN Li M 20 Han 16/8r Huang 15/6r Yang 9/6a Wang 9 Li YR 7 Wu 6 Li Y 6 Gao 6 Zhang 4 Shao 2 Sun 0
Great Britain vs. Spain 69-79 GBR Fagbenle 21/6r Leedham 15/12r/6a Handy 14 Samuelson 13 Vanderwal 3 Jones 2 Green 1 Fong Lyew Quee 0 Monakana 0 Charles DNP Shaw DNP Anigwe DNP ESP Conde 15 Gil 11/7r Nicholls 11 Xargay 10 Dominguez 9 Torrens 9 Ouvina 8 Palau 2/8a Casas 2 Rodriguez 2 Abalde 0 Lo 0
Standings: China 3-0, Spain 2-1, South Korea 1-2, Great Britain 0-3
Belgrade:
Serbia did not start well, but the hosts officially secured the last place with a 76-48 win over Anabela Cossa and Mozambique. The last game had no impact, but the United States got absolutely everything they could handle from Nigeria before escaping with a 76-71 win after a strong second half.
Serbia vs. Mozambique 76-48 SRB Dabovic 12/6a Vasic 11 Krajisnik 10 Stankovic 8 Jovanovic 8 Brooks 7/9r Miljkovic 6/6a Butulija 4 Cado 4 Milic 4 Skoric 2 Bojovic 0 MOZ Cossa 21 Seda 10/10r Dongue 4 Gimo 4 Pereira 3 Zita 2 Mafanela 2 Mucauro 2 Mabjaia 0 Lhavanguane 0 Chiziane 0 Mutombene DNP
Nigeria vs. United States 71-76 NGR Kalu 17/8a Macaulay 12/6r Akhator 10 Elonu 9 Nyingifa 8/7r Balogun 6 Balarabe 4/9r Amukamara 2 Edeferioka 2 Imovbioh 1 Ibekwe 0 Ogoke 0 USA Griner 18 Gray 12/7a Ogwumike 11 Samuelson 10 Fowles 9 Wilson 6/8r Diggins 5 Atkins 3 Loyd 2 Bird 0/6a Mitchell 0 Stewart DNP
Standings: United States 3-0, Serbia 2-1, Nigeria 1-2, Mozambique 0-3
Bourges:
Brazil was playing to keep their Olympic hopes alive and Damiris Dantas and Taina Paixao kept them in the picture. Liz Cambage and Australia did not want to leave their fate to be decided by the other game and pulled away in the fourth quarter to win 86-72. That left no implications for the second game, but Sandrine Gruda and France did entertain the home fans in an 89-51 win over Puerto Rico.
Brazil vs. Australia 72-86 BRA Dantas 21/6r Paixao 20 De Souza 17/9r Costa 7/6r/10a Teixeira 3 Dias 2 Ramona 2 Pacheco 0 Monteiro 0 Goncalo 0 Da Silva DNP Oliveira DNP AUS Cambage 29/7r Mitchell 19 Allen 16 Talbot 7 Magbegor 6/7r Ebzery 5 Blicavs 2 Tolo 2 George 0 Nicholson 0 Smith DNP Lavey DNP
France vs. Puerto Rico 89-51 FRA Gruda 20/10r Miyem 17 Johannes 16 Ciak 6 Michel 6/7a Hartley 6 Chartereau 5 Vukosavljevic 4 Epoupa 3 Fauthoux 2 Tchatchouang 2 Rupert 2 PUR Quinones 17 Gibson 10 Gwathmey 6 O’Neill 6 Melendez 4 Rosado 4 Canales 3 Jones 1 Roma 0 Kuzmanic 0 Crespo 0 Salaman DNP
Standings: France 3-0, Australia 2-1, Puerto Rico 1-2, Brazil 0-3
Oostende:
Sweden knew that they had an uphill battle against the home crowd in their bid to qualify, but weathered it well in the first half. Emma Meesseman and the hosts seized the lead coming out of halftime and held on to a 61-53. That left the other game having no impact, but Canada completed a perfect weekend with a 70-68 win over Saki Hayashi and Japan.
Sweden vs. Belgium 53-61 SWE F. Eldebrink 14 Zahui B 9/6r E. Eldebrink 9 Loyd 7 Magarity 5/12r Drammeh 5 Halvarsson 4 Nystrom 0 Hersler 0 Abdi DNP Fontaine DNP Lundquist DNP BEL Meesseman 24 Linskens 11 Allemand 10 K. Mestdagh 9 Delaere 7 Raman 0 H. Mestdagh 0 Carpreaux 0 Wauters 0 Nauwelaers 0 Resimont DNP Massey DNP
Canada vs. Japan 70-68 CAN Nurse 19 Achonwa 18/8r Raincock-Ekunwe 8 Ayim 6 Carleton 6 Langlois 4 Gaucher 3 Alexander 2 Pellington 2 Scott 2 Amihere 0 Hill 0 JPN Hayashi 21 Motohashi 10 Akaho 8/9r Machida 8 Yoshida 8 Osaki 7 Tokashiki 4/9r Nagaoka 2 Mawuli 0 Motokawa 0 Takada DNP Miyashita DNP
Standings: Canada 3-0, Belgium 2-1, Japan 1-2, Sweden 0-3