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Olympic Medal Games August 7th-8th

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Bronze Medal Game:

August 7, 2021

The Bronze Medal game was played on Saturday with the teams having quick turnarounds after losses.  Yvonne Anderson and Serbia had the better start, but France had balance on their way to a 91-76 revenge win as core players for Serbia suited up for the last time.

Serbia vs. France 76-91 SRB Anderson 24 Brooks 14/6r Vasic 9/8r Jovanovic 9 Krajisnik 7 Dabovic 7 Crvendakic 2 Stankovic 2 Dugalic 2 Skoric 0 Cado 0 Butulija 0 FRA Williams 17/8r Miyem 16 Gruda 14 Fauthoux 12 Johannes 10 Chartereau 10 Duchet 10 Michel 2 Vukosavljevic 0 Rupert 0 Ciak DNP Tchatchouang 0

Gold Medal Game:

August 8, 2021

The last game of the tournament was on Sunday and the United States had an early lead and kept pushing their advantage in the paint with Brittney Griner to prevent Japan from being able to get closer on their way to a 90-75 win.

United States vs. Japan 90-75 USA Griner 30 Wilson 19/7r Stewart 14/14r Taurasi 7/6r/8a Bird 7 Gray 6 Loyd 3 Fowles 2 Atkins 2 Charles 0 Collier 0 Diggins 0 JPN Takada 17 Motohashi 16 Machida 8/6a Mawuli 8 Miyoshi 5 Okoye 4/8r Hayashi 4 Akaho 3/6r Miyazawa 3 Miyazaki 3 Nagaoka 2 Todo 2

Olympic Semifinals August 6th

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August 6, 2021

Both semifinals were played on Friday and the first game was not competitive as Serbia never found a rhythm and the United States won 79-59.  France had the better start in the other game, but Japan controlled the rest of the game to win 87-71 behind another fantastic passing effort from Rui Machida to set the single-game assists record.

United States vs. Serbia 79-59 USA Griner 15/12r Gray 14 Stewart 12/10r Wilson 9 Bird 8 Charles 6 Collier 5 Loyd 4 Atkins 4 Fowles 2 Taurasi 0 Diggins 0 SRB Anderson 15 Skoric 9 Butulija 8 Krajisnik 6 Cado 6 Brooks 5 Dugalic 4/10r Vasic 4 Crvendakic 2 Jovanovic 0 Dabovic 0 Stankovic 0

Japan vs. France 87-71 JPN Akaho 17/7r Miyazawa 14/7r Machida 9/18a Mawuli 9 Takada 8 Hayashi 8 Okoye 7 Nagaoka 5 Miyoshi 4 Todo 2 Miyazaki 2 Motohashi 2 FRA Gruda 18 Fauthoux 13 Johannes 9 Chartereau 9 Duchet 8 Rupert 6 Williams 4/8r/7a Miyem 4 Vukosavljevic 0 Michel 0 Tchatchouang 0 Ciak DNP

Olympic Quarterfinals August 4th

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August 4, 2021

All four quarterfinals were on Wednesday.  The first game featured a close first half, but China had a strong third quarter only to be answered by Serbia dominating the final period to win 77-70.  Breanna Stewart and the United States used a strong start to roll past Australia 79-55.  A game that was expected to be fantastic lived up to the hype as Emma Meesseman and Kim Mestdagh led Belgium, but Yuki Miyazawa and Japan persisted and completed a comeback to win 86-85.  The last game of the day saw Spain’s hopes of staying on the global stage next year fade as their late efforts fell short against France 67-64.

China vs. Serbia 70-77 CHN Shao 17/6r Han 15/7r Li YR 12/6r Sun 9 Li M 6 Pan 4 Li Y 4/6a Wang 3 Yang 0 Huang 0 Wu 0 Zhang 0 SRB Brooks 18 Vasic 16/10r Dabovic 13/6a Stankovic 8 Jovanovic 6 Anderson 6 Krajisnik 4/8r Crvendakic 3 Skoric 3 Butulija 0 Cado DNP Dugalic DNP

Australia vs. United States 55-79 AUS Mitchell 14/6a George 11/7r Tolo 6 Magbegor 5 Talbot 4 Allen 3/7r Lavey 3 Blicavs 2 Ebzery 2 O’Hea 2 Madgen 2 Smith 1 USA Stewart 23 Griner 15/8r Wilson 10 Bird 9 Gray 7/8a Fowles 4/7r Taurasi 4 Diggins 4 Atkins 3 Charles 0/6r Loyd 0 Collier 0

Japan vs. Belgium 86-85 JPN Miyazawa 21 Takada 19 Akaho 12/7r Machida 10/14a Motohashi 10 Hayashi 9 Nagaoka 4 Mawuli 1 Todo 0 Okoye 0 Miyoshi DNP Miyazaki DNP BEL Meesseman 25/11r/6a K. Mestdagh 24/7r Allemand 11/8a Delaere 10 Raman 8/7r H. Mestdagh 3 Vanloo 2 Linskens 2 Massey 0 Nauwelaers 0 Carpreaux DNP Wauters DNP

Spain vs. France 64-67 ESP Ndour 16/11r Cazorla 12 Ouvina 11 Torrens 10 Dominguez 7 Gil 4/9r Casas 2 Carrera 2 Palau 0 Conde 0 Rodriguez DNP Abalde DNP FRA Johannes 18 Williams 11 Miyem 9 Duchet 8 Gruda 6 Chartereau 4 Rupert 4 Vukosavljevic 4 Michel 2 Ciak 1 Fauthoux 0 Tchatchouang DNP

Bracket:
United States vs. Serbia
Japan vs. France

Olympic Group Stage Game 2 July 29th-30th

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Group A:

This group started play again, this time on Thursday.  The two winless teams played first and South Korea did keep it close at several points, but Canada bounced back with a strong 74-53 win.  Spain was looking for revenge against Serbia in the other game, but it was not looking like it was going to happen early.  Their star combo of Alba Torrens and Astou Ndour came to life and a strong second half with a dominant fourth quarter gave them an 85-70 win and then results on Friday meant that they also sealed a spot in the quarterfinals.

July 29, 2021

Canada vs. South Korea 74-53 CAN Carleton 18/7r Achonwa 14/10r Alexander 10 Colley 9/7r Nurse 9 Fields 6 Raincock-Ekunwe 4 Ayim 2/6r Amihere 2 Gaucher 0 Pellington 0 Edwards 0 KOR Park J-S 15/11r Kim D-B 11 Kang 11 Park J-H 6 Jin 4 Yoon 2 Park H-J 2 Shin 2 Bae 0 An 0 Han DNP Kim J-E DNP

Spain vs. Serbia 85-70 ESP Torrens 25 Ndour 20/9r Cazorla 17 Ouvina 10/8r/8a Dominguez 7 Carrera 4 Gil 2 Palau 0 Conde 0 Rodriguez DNP Abalde DNP Casas DNP SRB Brooks 16 Anderson 15/8r Vasic 11/6r Krajisnik 11 Stankovic 6 Dabovic 5/6r Jovanovic 4 Crvendakic 2 Skoric 0 Butulija 0 Cado DNP Dugalic DNP

Group B:

The first game in this group had fireworks early, but settled down as A’ja Wilson and the United States beat Japan 86-69, a result that meant that they advanced to the quarterfinals after the rest of the day’s games.

July 30, 2021

United States vs. Japan 86-69 USA Wilson 20/10r Stewart 15/13r/6a Griner 15 Loyd 12 Taurasi 11 Gray 6 Fowles 4 Bird 3/6a Charles 0 Atkins 0 Diggins DNP Collier DNP JPN Takada 15 Hayashi 12 Okoye 11 Miyazawa 9/6r Machida 9/11a Miyazaki 5 Akaho 4/8r Mawuli 3 Todo 1 Nagaoka 0 Miyoshi 0 Motohashi 0

France vs. Nigeria 87-62 FRA Gruda 14/9r Williams 13/9r Miyem 13 Johannes 13 Duchet 13 Chartereau 7 Fauthoux 4 Michel 3 Vukosavljevic 3 Rupert 2 Tchatchouang 2 Ciak 0 NGR Amukamara 11 Kalu 10 Nyingifa 8 Macaulay 8 Elonu 6 Ibekwe 5 Chidom 4 Okonkwo 4 Mohammed 3 Balogun 3 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 0 Ogwumike 0

Group C:

This group started and ended play on Friday.  Emma Meesseman and Belgium rolled past Jazmon Gwathmey and Puerto Rico 87-52.  The other game was more dramatic as Wang Siyu and China just edged Australia 76-74.  The result sends both Belgium and China through to the quarterfinals with the teams playing each other for the top spot in the group and seeding.

July 30, 2021

Belgium vs. Puerto Rico 87-52 BEL Meesseman 26/15r/6a H. Mestdagh 18 K. Mestdagh 15/6r Allemand 10/6r/7a Delaere 8 Raman 4 Vanloo 2 Linskens 2 Wauters 2 Massey 0 Nauwelaers 0 Carpreaux 0 PUR Gwathmey 20 O’Neill 9 Pagan 6 Rosado 5 Gibson 4 Quinones 3 Salaman 3 Gonzalez 2 Melendez 0 Lozada 0 Benitez 0 Stinson 0

China vs. Australia 76-74 CHI Wang 20 Li YR 12/7r Li M 11/7a Yang 10 Shao 8/8r Han 6 Huang 3 Sun 3 Li Y 3 Pan 0 Wu DNP Zhang DNP AUS Magbegor 15 O’Hea 11 George 10 Ebzery 9 Mitchell 9 Tolo 7 Allen 5 Madgen 5 Blicavs 3 Talbot 0 Smith 0 Lavey DNP

Olympic Group Stage Game 1 July 26th-27th

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Group A:

The tournament started in this group on Monday.  Spain was expected to look more like they had in the past with their full roster after European disappointment, but they ended up getting everything they could handle from Kang Lee-Seul and South Korea before building a lead in the fourth quarter and then hanging on for a 73-69 win behind Astou Ndour.  The other game ended up being a good one as well with Canada using a strong third quarter to tie the game before the final frame only for Serbia to recover and win 72-68.

July 26, 2021

South Korea vs. Spain 69-73 KOR Kang 26/7r Park J-S 17 Park H-J 14 Kim D-B 6 Shin 3 Park J-H 2 Yoon 1 Bae 0 Jin 0 Kim J-E 0 Han DNP An DNP ESP Ndour 28/10r Gil 16/14r Ouvina 10/7r/8a Dominguez 8 Palau 4/6a Torrens 2 Carrera 2 Casas 2 Cazorla 0 Conde 0 Rodriguez 0 Abalde DNP

Serbia vs. Canada 72-68 SRB Vasic 16 Anderson 12 Dabovic 11/6r Krajisnik 10 Crvendakic 10 Brooks 9 Stankovic 4 Jovanovic 0 Skoric 0 Butulija 0 Cado DNP Dugalic DNP CAN Fields 19 Nurse 16/6r Colley 12 Raincock-Ekunwe 8 Carleton 7 Amihere 2 Ayim 2 Pellington 2 Achonwa 0 Alexander 0 Edwards 0 Gaucher DNP

Group B:

Tuesday’s games started in this group with France looking to try to establish post position against the hosts and their unusual style.  Japan was able to prevail 74-70 in what was expected to be the toughest group before the tournament.  Nigeria showed that they were ready for their latest foray onto the global stage, but the United States imposed their will at the right times and won 81-72.

July 27, 2021

Japan vs. France 74-70 JPN Hayashi 12 Nagaoka 11 Takada 10/6r Akaho 8/9r Mawuli 8 Machida 7/11a Todo 5 Miyazaki 4 Miyazawa 3 Motohashi 3 Miyoshi 3 Okoye 0 FRA Gruda 18/9r Miyem 12/6r Williams 9 Michel 8 Duchet 7 Ciak 6/6r Johannes 6 Chartereau 2 Fauthoux 1 Vukosavljevic 1 Tchatchouang 0 Rupert DNP

Nigeria vs. United States 72-81 NGR Kalu 16/6r Macaulay 11 Amukamara 10 Elonu 10 Ibekwe 9 Chidom 7 Nyingifa 5 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 2/9r Okonkwo 2 Ogwumike 0 Mohammed 0 Balogun 0 USA Wilson 19/13r Griner 13/10r Taurasi 10 Stewart 9/11r Fowles 9 Loyd 8 Charles 6/6r Gray 6 Diggins 1 Bird 0/13a Collier 0 Atkins 0

Group C:

The first game in this group was expected to be a good one.  Ezi Magbegor helped Australia take a lead into halftime, but Emma Meesseman and Belgium dominated the fourth quarter to win 85-70.  Puerto Rico had a magical run to secure qualification here, but Li Yueru and China started what will be a difficult campaign for them with a crushing 97-55 win.

July 27, 2021

Australia vs. Belgium 70-85 AUS Magbegor 20/8r George 12/10r Ebzery 11/9r/6a Allen 10 O’Hea 6 Tolo 6 Madgen 3 Mitchell 2/7a Lavey 0 Talbot DNP Blicavs DNP Smith DNP BEL Meesseman 32/9r Delaere 17 Allemand 16/11a K. Mestdagh 8/6r Vanloo 4 Linskens 3/6r H. Mestdagh 3 Raman 2 Massey 0 Carpreaux DNP Wauters DNP Nauwelaers DNP

Puerto Rico vs. China 55-97 PUR Rosado 14 O’Neill 13 Quinones 10 Gwathmey 8 Melendez 4 Lozada-Cabbage 3 Salaman 2 Gibson 1 Gonzalez 0 Pagan 0 Benitez 0 Stinson 0 CHN Li YR 21/12r Li M 15 Han 11/14r Pan 11/7r Yang 9 Li Y 9 Wang 8 Shao 7/6r/6a Sun 3 Huang 3/7a Wu 0 Zhang 0

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Day 3 February 9th

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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

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Day 2 February 8th

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February 8, 2020

Foshan:

The rescheduled games started Saturday in Belgrade with the first team to join the automatic qualifiers being decided.  China built a big lead going into halftime and then managed to withstand a late rally to clinch with a 64-62 win.  South Korea faced elimination in their game and as a result, rode their starters as much as they could.  Great Britain countered with their stars Temi Fagbenle and Johannah Leedham, but their comeback attempt also fell short as Kang Lee-Seul caught fire from distance.  On Sunday, South Korea can clinch with a win while if they lose they will qualify with a Spain win.  South Korea has a strong disadvantage in any tiebreaker so Great Britain should be safe with a win in any case.

Spain vs. China 62-64 ESP Torrens 17 Nicholls 12/12r Ouvina 8 Xargay 6 Lo 6 Dominguez 5 Conde 5 Gil 3 Palau 0/8a Rodriguez 0 Abalde DNP Casas DNP CHN Li YR 13/15r Li M 13 Shao 9/7r Yang 9 Han 8/6r Sun 6 Huang 2/7r Li Y 2 Wang 2 Gao 0 Wu DNP Zhang DNP

Great Britain vs. South Korea 79-82 GBR Fagbenle 28/6r Leedham 21/6r/10a Samuelson 14/9r Green 10/6r Anigwe 3 Handy 3 Vanderwal 0 Monakana 0 Jones 0 Charles DNP Fong Lyew Quee DNP Shaw DNP KOR Kang L-S 26 Park H-J 17/6a Kim D-B 16/6r/6a Park J-S 15/9r/6b Bae 8 Roberson 0 Go DNP Kang A-J DNP Kim M-J DNP Sim DNP Kim J-E DNP Ku DNP

Belgrade:

The hosts got on the board in the next game as Sonja Vasic led them past Ezinne Kalu and Nigeria 70-64.  Nneka Ogumumike led the way for the United States in their 124-49 win over Mozambique, leaving their opponents needing a miracle against Serbia to stay alive.  That leaves the second game tomorrow not having much meaning although Nigeria will likely field this squad in the summer as well and will want the chance to test themselves.

Serbia vs. Nigeria 70-64 SRB Vasic 21/7r Brooks 17 Dabovic 11 Krajisnik 9/6r Milic 4 Jovanovic 3/7r Cado 3 Bojovic 2 Miljkovic 0 Stankovic 0 Skoric 0 Butulija DNP NGR Kalu 20 Amukamara 15 Elonu 9/6r Macaulay 9 Nyingifa 7 Ibekwe 4 Akhator 0 Balarabe 0 Ogoke 0 Balogun 0 Imovbioh 0 Edeferioka 0

Mozambique vs. United States 49-124 MOZ Dongue 10/9r Mafanela 9 Cossa 9 Gimo 8 Zita 4 Mucauro 3 Pereira 3 Chiziane 2 Lhavanguane 1 Mabjaia 0 Seda 0 Mutombene 0 USA Ogwumike 24/9r Wilson 16/7r Griner 14/9r Loyd 11/7r Stewart 11 Samuelson 10 Mitchell 9 Gray 9/12a Fowles 8 Atkins 8 Diggins 4/6a Bird DNP

Bourges:

Australia got their first win 100-74 over Jazmon Gwathmey and Puerto Rico behind Liz Cambage.  Sandrine Gruda and France controlled most of the game to qualify with an 89-72 win over Brazil.  Brazil now needs a win in the first game on Sunday to stay alive.  Puerto Rico will then know if they need to beat France or if they already advanced.

Australia vs. Puerto Rico 100-74 AUS Cambage 31/6r Magbegor 15 Allen 12/6r George 11/8r Tolo 9 Mitchell 9/7a Ebzery 8 Blicavs 4/6r Talbot 1 Nicholson 0 Lavey 0 Smith DNP PUR Gwathmey 30 O’Neill 14 Rosado 12 Gibson 7 Salaman 5 Jones 4 Quinones 2 Roma 0 Melendez 0 Kuzmanic 0 Crespo 0 Canales 0

Brazil vs. France 72-89 BRA Pacheco 15 Dias 8 De Souza 8 Dantas 7 Teixeira 6 Ramona 6 Paixao 6 Goncalo 6 Costa 5 Monteiro 3 Da Silva 2 Oliveira 0 FRA Gruda 26/8r Johannes 17 Ciak 10 Miyem 9 Epoupa 8 Chartereau 6 Hartley 4 Tchatchouang 4 Vukosavljevic 4 Michel 1 Rupert 0 Fauthoux 0

Oostende:

It was a slow start for Belgium again, but this time their rally behind Emma Meesseman got them a 92-84 win over Saki Hayashi and Japan.  Canada broke the game open in the second half against Sweden to qualify with an 80-50 win.  Sweden now needs a big win over Belgium in the first game tomorrow to keep control of qualification and not have to rely on Japan beating Canada.

Belgium vs. Japan 92-84 BEL Meesseman 23/7r Raman 16/6r Allemand 16/7a Linskens 14 K. Mestdagh 10 H. Mestdagh 8 Delaere 5/6a Carpreaux 0 Wauters 0 Nauwelaers 0 Resimont DNP Massey DNP JPN Hayashi 24 Nagaoka 13 Tokashiki 11 Motokawa 9 Motohashi 8/6a Akaho 8 Osaki 7 Mawuli 2 Machida 2/6a Yoshida 0/7a Miyashita 0 Takada DNP

Sweden vs. Canada 50-80 SWE F. Eldebrink 14 Loyd 12 E. Eldebrink 11 Drammeh 7 Zahui B 4 Halvarsson 2/6r Magarity 0 Hersler 0 Nystrom 0 Abdi 0 Fontaine 0 Lundquist DNP CAN Achonwa 16/8r Pellington 11 Ayim 10 Nurse 10 Carleton 8 Amihere 8 Alexander 6 Scott 4 Raincock-Ekunwe 3 Gaucher 2 Hill 2 Langlois 0

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments Day 1 February 6th

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February 6, 2020

Foshan:

All of the qualifying tournament began on Thursday with health concerns causing the Foshan tournament to be moved to Belgrade.  China lost their homecourt advantage, but used a strong second half to beat Temi Fagbenle and Great Britain 86-76.  South Korea managed to hang with presumed group favorites Spain for a quarter before losing 83-46 as they knew that their performances this weekend would have the biggest effect on qualification.

China vs. Great Britain 86-76 CHN Han 16 Li M 16 Shao 16 Wang 14 Li Y 13 Yang 4 Huang 3 Li YR 2 Sun 2 Gao 0 Wu DNP Zhang DNP GBR Fagbenle 26 Leedham 19/6a Handy 11 Green 7 Monakana 5 Samuelson 4 Vanderwal 2 Shaw 2 Jones 0 Fong Lyew Quee 0 Charles DNP Anigwe DNP

South Korea vs. Spain 46-83 KOR Park H-J 17 Park J-S 10 Kang A-J 7 Bae 4 Roberson 3/6r Kang L-S 3 Sim 2 Go 0 Kim D-B 0 Ku 0 Kim M-J 0 Kim J-S DNP ESP Rodriguez 14 Palau 10 Xargay 9 Torrens 9 Gil 9 Dominguez 7/6a Conde 6 Casas 6 Nicholls 4/6r Lo 4 Ouvina 3/7r Abalde 2

Belgrade:

After the moved game, the regularly scheduled games were played in Belgrade.  Both teams in the first game knew that this one was critical and Mozambique played well early in their quest to be Africa’s representative, but Nigeria controlled the rest of the game to win 85-51.  The United States and hosts Serbia did not have much to play for in their game, but both got the chance to test themselves out against tough opposition and the Americans won 88-69.

Nigeria vs. Mozambique 85-51 NGR Amukamara 14 Kalu 11 Elonu 10 Akhator 9/7r Balogun 9 Balarabe 9 Nyingifa 5 Imovbioh 5 Macaulay 4 Ogoke 4 Ibekwe 3 Edeferioka 2 MOZ Dongue 16 Zita 9 Cossa 6 Pereira 6 Seda 4 Mafanela 3 Lhavanguane 3 Mucauro 2 Gimo 2 Mabjaia 0 Mutombene 0 Chiziane 0

United States vs. Serbia 88-69 USA Wilson 16/7r Diggins 15 Griner 14/6r Fowles 10/6r Stewart 9 Gray 8 Atkins 8 Ogwumike 6 Mitchell 2 Bird 0/8a Loyd 0/8a Samuelson 0 SRB Dabovic 13 Brooks 13 Cado 12 Krajisnik 11 Skoric 7 Milic 4 Miljkovic 4 Stankovic 3 Vasic 2/6r Bojovic 0/6a Jovanovic 0 Butulija 0

Bourges:

Both teams playing in the opener in Bourges knew that they would be heavy underdogs in their remaining games and played like it.  Damiris Dantas and Brazil led for most of the game, but Jennifer O’Neill and Ali Gibson helped Puerto Rico stay close, fighting back late as both teams missed chances to win in regulation.  Puerto Rico started overtime well, but then had to hang on to prevail 91-89.  Australia and hosts France were both looking to get an early win to take care of qualification as soon as possible.  Rebecca Allen had a good game for the visitors alongside Liz Cambage, but France was in control for most of the game in a 72-63 win.

Puerto Rico vs. Brazil 91-89(OT) PUR O’Neill 30/6r Gibson 20/7r Gwathmey 15/8r Rosado 10 Quinones 9 Salaman 5 Melendez 2 Jones 0 Kuzmanic 0 Crespo 0 Roma DNP Canales DNP BRA Dantas 26/15r Texeira 19 De Souza 15/8r Costa 10/9a Paixao 10/6a Ramona 4 Dias 4 Goncalo 1 Monteiro 0 Pacheco 0 Oliveira 0 Da Silva 0

France vs. Australia 72-63 FRA Gruda 16/11r Hartley 13/7r/8a Johannes 12 Miyem 8 Epoupa 7 Vukosavljevic 6 Tchatchouang 3 Michel 3 Chartereau 2/7r Ciak 2 Fauthoux 0 Rupert 0 AUS Allen 20 Cambage 19/20r Ebzery 8 George 6 Mitchell 6 Talbot 2 Tolo 2 Magbegor 0 Blicavs 0 Nicholson 0 Smith DNP Lavey DNP

Oostende:

Japan has already qualified as hosts, but their opportunity to prepare with these games will give them the chance to play spoiler in Oostende.  That started with Ramu Tokashiki leading them past Sweden 75-54.  Belgium came out flat in front of their home fans and could not fully recover in a 61-56 loss to Canada to end the first day.

Japan vs. Sweden 75-54 JPN Tokashiki 21/12r Motohashi 18/6a Motokawa 16 Mawuli 7 Nagaoka 5/7r Machida 5 Akaho 3 Yoshida 0 Osaki 0 Miyashita 0 Hayashi 0 Takada DNP SWE Loyd 18 Zahui B 12/8r Drammeh 9/6r F. Eldebrink 5 Halvarsson 4 E. Eldebrink 4 Magarity 2/8r Fontaine 0 Lundquist 0 Nystrom 0 Abdi 0 Hersler DNP

Canada vs. Belgium 61-56 CAN Nurse 19 Alexander 12 Raincock-Ekunwe 7/6r Pellington 7 Achonwa 6 Langlois 3 Gaucher 3 Carleton 2/6r Ayim 2 Scott 0 Hill 0 Amihere DNP BEL Meesseman 14/6r K. Mestdagh 12/7r H. Mestdagh 9 Delaere 8 Raman 7 Allemand 4 Linskens 2/6r Wauters 0 Carpreaux 0 Resimont DNP Nauwelaers DNP Massey DNP

American Olympic Qualification Day 3 November 17th

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November 17, 2019

Group A:

The big game on Sunday ended up being the first one with the winner advancing from this group.  Puerto Rico was the favorite entering the game, but Suchitel Avila, Anisleidy Galindo, and Yamara Amargo kept Cuba in it until the end, losing 83-81.  Canada gave the home fans in Edmonton one last game to cheer about as they beat Cheisy Hernandez and the Dominican Republic 110-60.

Cuba vs. Puerto Rico 81-83 CUB Avila 23/12r Galindo 23 Amargo 21 Becquer 6/10r Tornell 4 Martinez 2 Neyra 2 Calvo 0 Montero 0 N. Vargas DNP Jourdain DNP L. Vargas DNP PUR Rosado 17 Gwathmey 15/7r Lozada-Cabbage 14/14r Gibson 12 O’Neill 9 Quinones 8 Salaman 8 Kuzmanic 0 Maldonado 0 Canales 0 Torres DNP Roma DNP

Dominican Republic vs. Canada 60-110 DOM Hernandez 23 Reynoso 13 Marte 6 Evangelista 5 Ramirez 5 Rodriguez 3 Jimenez 2 Monsac 2 De Los Angeles 1 Frias 0 Caceres 0 Zapata DNP CAN Hill 16 Pellington 14 Scott 13 Carleton 13 Achonwa 11/6r Hamblin 11 Ayim 9 Raincock-Ekunwe 9 Dornstauder 6 Edwards 4/7r Nurse 2 Gaucher 2

Standings: Canada 3-0, Puerto Rico 2-1, Cuba 1-2, Dominican Republic 0-3

Group B:

The other group started with A’ja Wilson and the United States beating Colombia 104-48.  Brazil entered the day with a solid cushion to take the last spot, but Argentina still held out hope in front of their home fans, but Damiris Dantas led the visitors in a 77-55 win.

United States vs. Colombia 104-48 USA Wilson 23/9r DeShields 17/9r Ogunbowale 17 Plum 10 Ogwumike 9/8r Fowles 9 Diggins 8/9a Augustus 4 Gray 4 Taurasi 3 Collier 0 Bird DNP COL Rios 15 Munoz 14 Paz 9/6r Vente 4 Martinez 3 Cortes 3 Gonzalez 0 Alonso 0 Olarte 0 Coy 0 Rodriguez 0 Morales DNP

Argentina vs. Brazil 55-77 ARG Boquete 13 De La Barba 10 Llorente 8 Burani 6 Rosset 6 Chagas 5 Fiorotto 4 Castro 2 Perez 1 Gonzalez 0 Santana 0 Aispurua 0 BRA Dantas 26/13r Paixao 16 Dos Santos 8/9r Ramona 7 Costa 5/6a Da Silva 5 Teixeira 4 De Souza 2/7r Pacheco 2 Monteiro 2 Soares 0 Dias 0

Standings: United States 3-0, Brazil 2-1, Colombia 1-2, Argentina 0-3

African Olympic Qualification Day 4 November 17th

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November 17, 2019

Sunday’s games would see the winners to the next round and the losers have their Olympic dreams dashed.  The first game went as expected with Nigeria beating Meiya Tirera and Mali 74-59.  Mozambique took a lead in the second game and then used the support of the home fans to surprise Senegal 56-49.

Nigeria vs. Mali 74-59 NGR Kalu 15/7r Ibekwe 14 Nyingifa 13 Macaulay 11 Elonu 10 Akhator 7 Atosu 2 Edeferioka 2 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 0 Amukamara 0 Balarabe 0 Imovbioh 0 MLI Tirera 20 K. Coulibaly 13 M. Coulibaly 11/12r N. Traore 7 N’Diaye 3 A. Traore 2 K. Maiga 2 A. Maiga 1 Gandega 0 Camara 0 Dakouo 0

Senegal vs. Mozambique 49-56 SEN Sarr 15 Dieme 10 Sy 5/6r Diarra 5 Ndiaye 5 Kamara 4 Ndao 3 Sene 2 Wane 0 Diop 0 Malou 0 Dieng DNP MOZ Mucauro 12/7r Dongue 11/6r Mafanela 9 Pereira 8 Henriques 7/7r Zita 4 Seda 4 Lhavanguane 1 Cossa 0 Ernesto DNP Sousa DNP Chiziane DNP