Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament facts for kids
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | France |
| Dates | 28 July – 11 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | Stade Pierre-Mauroy Accor Arena (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (10th title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Third place |  Australia |
| Fourth place |  Belgium |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 26 |
| Attendance | 508,060 (19,541 per match) |
| MVP | A'ja Wilson |
| Top scorer | Emma Meesseman (23.3 ppg) |
The women's 5x5 basketball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 21st edition of the event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 28 July to 11 August 2024. Preliminary games occurred at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, with the final phase staged at the Accor Arena (referred to as the Bercy Arena due to IOC rules disallowing Olympic host venues to be named after corporate sponsors) in Paris.
The United States win the gold medal after defeated France in final. Australia captured the bronze medal with a win over Belgium. Diana Taurasi of the victorious American women's national team became the only basketball player with six Olympic gold medals, joining dressage equestrian Isabell Werth of Germany and Hungarian sabre fencer Aladar Gerevich as the only Olympians to win six gold medals in the same event.
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Format
The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams, and a single round-robin was held within each group. The first- and second-placed teams of each group advanced to the quarterfinals as well as the two best third-placed teams. After the preliminary round, the teams were grouped according to their results, and a draw paired teams between the groups for the quarterfinals. For the draw the teams were seeded in four pots, with the top two-ranked teams (Pot D), 3rd–4th ranked teams (Pot E), 5–6th ranked teams (Pot F) and 7–8th ranked teams (Pot G). Teams from Pot D faced a team from Pot G and teams from Pot E a team from Pot F. Teams from the same group could not face each other again. If both teams from Pot D qualify for the semifinals, they could not play against each other.
Schedule
The schedule of the tournament was as follows.
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
| Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | Sun 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 | |
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| G | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||
Qualified teams
| Qualification method | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified team |
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| Host nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | France |
| 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup | 22 September – 1 October 2022 | Sydney |
1 | United States |
| 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments | 8–11 February 2024 |  Xi'an |
2 | China |
 Puerto Rico |
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| Antwerp |
2 | Belgium |
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 Nigeria |
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 Belém |
3 | Australia |
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 Germany |
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 Serbia |
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 Sopron |
3 |  Japan |
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 Spain |
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 Canada |
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| Total | 12 | |||
Squads
Each roster consisted of 12 players.
Draw
The draw was held on 19 March 2024.
The 12 teams were divided into four pots of three teams based on their FIBA World Ranking. The three groups were formed by drawing one team from each pot. Two teams from the same continent could not be placed into the same group, with the exception of European teams, where up to two teams could be in the same group.
For broadcast purposes, defending champions the United States and hosts France were both to be drawn into either Group B or C.
Seeding
The seeding was announced on 15 March 2024.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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| United States China Australia |
Spain Canada Belgium |
France Japan Serbia |
Puerto Rico Nigeria Germany |
Referees
The following 30 referees were selected for the tournament.
Juan Fernández- James Boyer
Ademir Zurapović- Matthew Kallio
- Maripier Malo
Martin Vulić
Maj Forsberg
Carlos Peralta- Yohan Rosso
- Péter Praksch
- Takaki Kato
Yevgeniy Mikheyev
Mārtiņš Kozlovskis- Gatis Saliņš
Rabah Noujaim
Yann Davidson
Omar Bermúdez
Viola Györgyi
Julio Anaya
Wojciech Liszka- Johnny Batista
- Roberto Vázquez
Boris Krejić- Luis Castillo
- Ariadna Chueca
- Antonio Conde
Andrés Bartel- Amy Bonner
- Blanca Burns
- Jenna Reneau
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Source:
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
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28 July 2024
13:30 |
| Spain |
90–89 | China |
OT |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 20–15, 20–22, 23–17, OT: 14–13 | |||
| Pts: Gustafson 29 Rebs: Gustafson 8 Asts: Casas 8 |
Pts: Li Y. 31 Rebs: Li Y. 15 Asts: Li M. 11 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 27,021 Referees: Viola Györgyi (NOR), Maripier Malo (CAN), Péter Praksch (HUN) |
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28 July 2024
21:00 |
| Serbia |
58–55 | Puerto Rico |
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| Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 20–11, 12–10, 3–19 | |||
| Pts: Stanković 15 Rebs: Stanković 10 Asts: Anderson 8 |
Pts: San Antonio 11 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Rosado 7 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 15,324 Referees: Maj Forsberg (DEN), James Boyer (AUS), Yann Davidson (MAD) |
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31 July 2024
11:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
62–63 | Spain |
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| Scoring by quarter: 9–18, 16–21, 19–5, 18–19 | |||
| Pts: Guirantes 15 Rebs: Hollingshed 12 Asts: Guirantes 4 |
Pts: Gustafson 18 Rebs: Gustafson 13 Asts: Ortiz |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 23,942 Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Maripier Malo (CAN), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
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31 July 2024
13:30 |
| China |
59–81 | Serbia |
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| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 22–22, 11–17, 9–19 | |||
| Pts: Han, Wang 11 Rebs: Li Yue. 11 Asts: Wang, Yang L. 5 |
Pts: Anderson 15 Rebs: Krajišnik 11 Asts: Anderson 6 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 23,942 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Maj Forsberg (DEN), James Boyer (AUS) |
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3 August 2024
11:00 |
| China |
80–58 | Puerto Rico |
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| Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 23–18, 22–16, 18–13 | |||
| Pts: Li M. 18 Rebs: Han 9 Asts: Li M. 7 |
Pts: Guirantes 20 Rebs: Hollingshed 8 Asts: Rosado 5 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 26,595 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Maripier Malo (CAN) |
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3 August 2024
13:30 |
| Serbia |
62–70 | Spain |
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| Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 15–21, 10–18, 24–15 | |||
| Pts: Anderson 18 Rebs: Stanković 5 Asts: Anderson 7 |
Pts: Conde 15 Rebs: Gustafson 9 Asts: Gil 7 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 26,595 Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Yann Davidson (MAD) |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Source:
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
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29 July 2024
11:00 |
| Nigeria |
75–62 | Australia |
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| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 23–11, 10–19, 24–15 | |||
| Pts: Kalu 19 Rebs: Kunaiyi-Akpannah, Musa 7 Asts: Amukamara 9 |
Pts: Smith 15 Rebs: Talbot 10 Asts: Talbot 12 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 24,023 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Jenna Reneau (USA) |
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29 July 2024
17:15 |
| Canada |
54–75 | France |
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| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 2–23, 16–15, 18–22 | |||
| Pts: Colley, Nurse 11 Rebs: Alexander 10 Asts: Colley 6 |
Pts: Badiane 13 Rebs: Badiane 6 Asts: Williams 8 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 20,211 Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Blanca Burns (USA), Ariadna Chueca (ESP) |
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1 August 2024
13:30 |
| Australia |
70–65 | Canada |
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| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 20–16, 13–12, 19–21 | |||
| Pts: Whitcomb 19 Rebs: Talbot 9 Asts: Whitcomb 10 |
Pts: Carleton 19 Rebs: Carleton 8 Asts: Achonwa 8 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 20,962 Referees: Andrés Bartel (URU), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Jenna Reneau (USA) |
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1 August 2024
17:15 |
| France |
75–54 | Nigeria |
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| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 14–11, 16–8, 21–15 | |||
| Pts: Johannès 15 Rebs: Badiane 6 Asts: Williams 7 |
Pts: Kalu 18 Rebs: Musa 9 Asts: Amukamara 5 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 17,483 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Péter Praksch (HUN) |
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4 August 2024
13:30 |
| Canada |
70–79 | Nigeria |
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| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 23–19, 5–23, 24–19 | |||
| Pts: Colley 17 Rebs: Amihere 11 Asts: five players 2 |
Pts: Kalu 21 Rebs: Kunaiyi-Akpannah 7 Asts: Amukamara 6 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 27,107 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Blanca Burns (USA), Ariadna Chueca (ESP) |
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4 August 2024
21:00 |
| Australia |
79–72 | France |
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| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 15–17, 25–16, 20–22 | |||
| Pts: Madgen 18 Rebs: Magbegor, Talbot 6 Asts: Whitcomb 7 |
Pts: Williams 15 Rebs: Badiane 6 Asts: Bernies 4 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 27,193 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Jenna Reneau (USA) |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Source:
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
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29 July 2024
13:30 |
| Germany |
83–69 | Belgium |
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| Scoring by quarter: 25–11, 21–14, 14–17, 23–27 | |||
| Pts: Sabally 17 Rebs: Gülich 7 Asts: Peterson 8 |
Pts: Meesseman 25 Rebs: Linskens 6 Asts: Vanloo 6 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 20,211 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Yann Davidson (MAD) |
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29 July 2024
21:00 |
| United States |
102–76 | Japan |
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| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 28–24, 29–18, 23–19 | |||
| Pts: Wilson 24 Rebs: Wilson 13 Asts: Gray 13 |
Pts: Takada 24 Rebs: four players 3 Asts: Machida, Yamamoto 5 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 13,040 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
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1 August 2024
11:00 |
| Japan |
64–75 | Germany |
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| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 20–21, 13–17, 15–16 | |||
| Pts: Takada 15 Rebs: Akaho 8 Asts: Machida 9 |
Pts: S. Sabally 33 Rebs: Gülich, Geiselsöder 10 Asts: Fiebich 6 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 20,962 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
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1 August 2024
21:00 |
| Belgium |
74–87 | United States |
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| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 15–23, 15–14, 21–27 | |||
| Pts: Meesseman 24 Rebs: Delaere, Linskens 5 Asts: Delaere 8 |
Pts: Stewart 26 Rebs: Wilson 13 Asts: Ionescu 5 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 25,044 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Luis Castillo (ESP), Ariadna Chueca (ESP) |
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4 August 2024
11:00 |
| Japan |
58–85 | Belgium |
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| Scoring by quarter: 7–19, 16–20, 16–22, 19–24 | |||
| Pts: Hayashi 13 Rebs: Akaho 5 Asts: Machida, Miyazaki 4 |
Pts: Meesseman 30 Rebs: Meesseman 11 Asts: Massey 7 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 25,134 Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Péter Praksch (HUN) |
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4 August 2024
17:15 |
| Germany |
68–87 | United States |
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| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 10–25, 17–28, 22–18 | |||
| Pts: S. Sabally 15 Rebs: Geiselsöder 8 Asts: Peterson 4 |
Pts: Young 19 Rebs: Collier 7 Asts: three players 5 |
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 25,844 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Viola Györgyi (NOR) |
Third-placed teams ranking
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Source:
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) game points difference; 3) number of game points scored; 4) FIBA ranking.
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) game points difference; 3) number of game points scored; 4) FIBA ranking.
Knockout stage
A draw after the preliminary round decided the pairings, where a seeded team plays an unseeded team. Teams qualified were divided into four pots:
- Pot D comprised the top two-ranked first-placed teams from the group phase.
- Pot E comprised the lowest ranked first-placed team and the best-ranked second-placed team from the group phase.
- Pot F comprised the remaining second-placed teams from the group phase.
- Pot G comprised the two best third-placed teams.
Draw principles:
- Teams from Pot D were drawn against a team from Pot G and a team from Pot E against a team of Pot F.
- Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other in the quarterfinals.
Ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points difference; 3) points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points difference; 3) points scored.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| Germany |
71 | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| France |
84 | |||||||||
| France (OT) |
81 | |||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| Belgium |
75 | |||||||||
| Spain |
66 | |||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| Belgium |
79 | |||||||||
| France |
66 | |||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| United States |
67 | |||||||||
| Nigeria |
74 | |||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| United States |
88 | |||||||||
| United States |
85 | |||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| Australia |
64 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| Serbia |
67 | |||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| Australia |
85 | |||||||||
| Belgium |
81 | |||||||||
| Australia |
85 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
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7 August 2024
11:00 |
| Serbia |
67–85 | Australia |
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| Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 13–22, 16–24, 19–13 | |||
| Pts: Nogić 17 Rebs: Raca 7 Asts: Anderson, Nogić 5 |
Pts: Smith 22 Rebs: Smith 13 Asts: Melbourne 5 |
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Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,337 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
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7 August 2024
14:30 |
| Spain |
66–79 | Belgium |
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| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 11–22, 12–19, 17–12 | |||
| Pts: Gustafson 21 Rebs: Gustafson 7 Asts: Gil, Ortiz 3 |
Pts: Linskens, Meesseman 19 Rebs: Meesseman 9 Asts: Delaere, Vanloo 7 |
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Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11,852 Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Jenna Reneau (USA), Maripier Malo (CAN) |
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7 August 2024
18:00 |
| Germany |
71–84 | France |
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| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 14–22, 16–21, 22–18 | |||
| Pts: N. Sabally 20 Rebs: N. Sabally 13 Asts: Fiebich, Peterson 3 |
Pts: Johannès 24 Rebs: Williams 6 Asts: Williams 5 |
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Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,399 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Blanca Burns (USA) |
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7 August 2024
21:30 |
| Nigeria |
74–88 | United States |
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| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 16–26, 15–24, 26–12 | |||
| Pts: Amukamara 19 Rebs: Kunaiyi-Akpannah 8 Asts: Kalu 7 |
Pts: Wilson 20 Rebs: Wilson 11 Asts: Thomas 6 |
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Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,437 Referees: Viola Györgyi (NOR), Juan Fernández (ARG), Yann Davidson (MAD) |
Semifinals
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9 August 2024
17:30 |
| United States |
85–64 | Australia |
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| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 25–11, 21–13, 19–24 | |||
| Pts: Young 14 Rebs: Wilson 8 Asts: three players 5 |
Pts: Borlase 11 Rebs: Smith 7 Asts: three players 3 |
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Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11,919 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Péter Praksch (HUN) |
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9 August 2024
21:00 |
| France |
81–75 | Belgium |
OT |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 17–19, 17–15, 18–15, OT: 15–9 | |||
| Pts: Williams 18 Rebs: Badiane, Rupert 7 Asts: Johannès 5 |
Pts: Meesseman 19 Rebs: Meesseman 14 Asts: three players 6 |
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Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,389 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN), Ariadna Chueca (ESP) |
Bronze medal game
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11 August 2024
11:30 |
| Belgium |
81–85 | Australia |
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| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 17–17, 25–23, 20–25 | |||
| Pts: Vanloo 26 Rebs: Linskens 8 Asts: Vanloo 11 |
Pts: Magbegor 30 Rebs: Magbegor 13 Asts: Melbourne 7 |
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Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 11,968 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Blanca Burns (USA), Jenna Reneau (USA) |
Gold medal game
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11 August 2024
15:30 |
| France |
66–67 | United States |
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| Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 16–10, 18–20, 23–22 | |||
| Pts: Williams 19 Rebs: Williams 7 Asts: Badiane 3 |
Pts: Wilson 21 Rebs: Wilson 13 Asts: Gray, Plum 4 |
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Accor Arena, Paris
Attendance: 12,126 Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Martin Vulić (CRO) |
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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Source:
Awards
The awards were announced by FIBA on 11 August 2024, following the conclusion of the tournament.
| FIBA All-Star Five | ||
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| Forward | Centers | |
| Breanna Stewart Gabby Williams Alanna Smith Emma Meesseman |
A'ja Wilson |
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| FIBA All-Second Team | ||
| Guards | Forwards | Centers |
| Ezinne Kalu Julie Vanloo |
Satou Sabally Valeriane Ayayi |
Ezi Magbegor |
| MVP: A'ja Wilson |
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| Rising Star: Jade Melbourne |
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| Best Defensive Player: Gabby Williams |
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| Best Coach: Rena Wakama |
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