2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup took place from 22 to 27 September 2022.[1] The group consisted of Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and the United States.

The top four teams advanced to the quarterfinals.[2]

Teams

Puerto Rico replaced Russia, who were expelled.[3]

Team Qualification Appearance Best Performance FIBA World Ranking FIBA Zone Ranking
Method Date Last Total Streak
 United States Olympic champions 8 August 2021 2018 18 16 Champions (1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018) 1 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Qualifying Tournament 5 February 2022 Debut 26 17
 China 11 February 2022 2018 11 11 Runners-up (1994) 7 2
 South Korea 12 February 2022 16 16 Runners-up (1967, 1979) 13 4
 Belgium 13 February 2022 2 2 Fourth place (2018) 5 2
 Puerto Rico Replacement 18 May 2022 2 2 16th place (2018) 17 4

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 536 305 +231 10 Final round
2  China 5 4 1 444 287 +157 9
3  Belgium 5 3 2 364 349 +15 8
4  Puerto Rico 5 2 3 341 400 −59 7
5  South Korea 5 1 4 346 494 −148 6
6  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 0 5 289 485 −196 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Games

All times are local (UTC+10).[4]

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Puerto Rico

22 September 2022
10:30
Boxscore
Bosnia and Herzegovina  58–82  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 16–31, 20–22, 9–16, 13–13
Pts: Jones 15
Rebs: Elez, Jones 8
Asts: Jones 4
Pts: Guirantes 26
Rebs: Guirantes 9
Asts: Guirantes 8
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 767
Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Yasmina Alcaraz (ESP), Daigo Urushima (JPN)

United States vs Belgium

22 September 2022
11:30
Boxscore
United States  87–72  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 16–17, 24–17, 15–16
Pts: Stewart 22
Rebs: Thomas 7
Asts: Thomas 9
Pts: Vanloo 13
Rebs: Linskens 10
Asts: three players 4
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 2,277
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Andreia Silva (BRA), Ariadna Chueca (ESP)

South Korea vs China

22 September 2022
17:30
Boxscore
South Korea  44–107  China
Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 9–27, 12–26, 12–27
Pts: Park J. 14
Rebs: An 4
Asts: three players 2
Pts: Li M., Yang 14
Rebs: Han 15
Asts: three players 4
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 6,093
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Christopher Reid (AUS), Martin Vulić (CRO)

Puerto Rico vs United States

23 September 2022
10:30
Boxscore
Puerto Rico  42–106  United States
Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 10–27, 6–26, 15–26
Pts: Hollingshed 10
Rebs: Guirantes 6
Asts: Rosado 3
Pts: Austin 19
Rebs: Austin 10
Asts: Atkins, Jones 5
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 1,372
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Özlem Yalman (TUR), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)

Belgium vs South Korea

23 September 2022
13:00
Boxscore
Belgium  84–61  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 24–18, 19–20, 15–11
Pts: Ben Abdelkader 17
Rebs: Meesseman 10
Asts: Allemand 8
Pts: Kang 11
Rebs: An, Park J. 4
Asts: Kim D., Park J. 3
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 1,498
Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Daigo Urushima (JPN), Amir Taboubi (TUN)

China vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

23 September 2022
14:30
Boxscore
China  98–51  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 24–10, 32–15, 16–5
Pts: Han 18
Rebs: Li Yue. 9
Asts: Li Yua. 7
Pts: Jones 17
Rebs: Jones 9
Asts: Elez 5
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 986
Referees: Maj Forsberg (DEN), Julio Anaya (PAN), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)

United States vs China

24 September 2022
14:30
Boxscore
United States  77–63  China
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 26–12, 12–22, 21–16
Pts: Wilson 20
Rebs: Stewart 9
Asts: Thomas 5
Pts: Li M. 21
Rebs: Li Yue., Han 6
Asts: Wang 6
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 9,447
Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Martin Vulić (CRO)

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Korea

24 September 2022
18:00
Boxscore
Bosnia and Herzegovina  66–99  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 17–20, 15–31, 14–23
Pts: Jones 21
Rebs: Jones 9
Asts: Tavić 6
Pts: Kang 37
Rebs: Kang 8
Asts: Kim D. 8
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 1,072
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Yu Jung (TPE), Ariadna Chueca (ESP)

Puerto Rico vs Belgium

24 September 2022
20:30
Boxscore
Puerto Rico  65–68  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 20–19, 17–18, 17–19
Pts: Guirantes 27
Rebs: Guirantes 10
Asts: Guirantes 4
Pts: Linskens 24
Rebs: Linskens 13
Asts: Meesseman 11
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 1,189
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Maripier Malo (CAN), Christopher Reid (AUS)

Belgium vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

26 September 2022
11:30
Boxscore
Belgium  85–55  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 20–10, 25–17, 23–16
Pts: Ben Adbelkader 18
Rebs: Meesseman 8
Asts: Allemand 9
Pts: Elez, Tavić 13
Rebs: Jones 8
Asts: Džombeta, Tavić 2
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 929
Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Yasmina Alcaraz (ESP)

South Korea vs United States

26 September 2022
14:00
Boxscore
South Korea  69–145  United States
Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 19–36, 12–38, 17–39
Pts: Park H. 17
Rebs: An 5
Asts: Kim D., Park H. 3
Pts: Jones 24
Rebs: four players 8
Asts: Plum 9
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 1,522
Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)

China vs Puerto Rico

26 September 2022
17:30
Boxscore
China  95–60  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 26–10, 21–17, 23–18
Pts: Li Yue. 16
Rebs: Li Yue., Wang 8
Asts: Li Yua. 9
Pts: San Antonio 19
Rebs: Vargas 6
Asts: Quiñones 3
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 3,389
Referees: Maj Forsberg (DEN), Maripier Malo (CAN), Daigo Urushima (JPN)

Puerto Rico vs South Korea

27 September 2022
11:3073
Boxscore
Puerto Rico  92–73  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 28–10, 23–20, 21–17, 20–26
Pts: Hollingshed 29
Rebs: Hollingshed 12
Asts: Guirantes 5
Pts: Kang 22
Rebs: Shin 5
Asts: Park H. 6
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 667
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Andreia Silva (BRA)

China vs Belgium

27 September 2022
13:30
Boxscore
China  81–55  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 18–14, 19–17, 27–10
Pts: Li M. 16
Rebs: Li Yue. 9
Asts: Yang, Wang 6
Pts: Linskens 14
Rebs: Linskens 7
Asts: Allemand 4
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 1,314
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Maripier Malo (CAN), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)

United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

27 September 2022
14:00
Boxscore
United States  121–59  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by quarter: 33–15, 30–16, 29–13, 29–15
Pts: Plum 20
Rebs: Stewart 7
Asts: Gray, Plum 7
Pts: Elez 19
Rebs: Jones 10
Asts: Deura, Džombeta 4
Sydney SuperDome, Sydney
Attendance: 1,293
Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Daigo Urushima (JPN), Amir Taboubi (TUN)

References

  1. ^ Competition schedule
  2. ^ Competition system
  3. ^ "FIBA decisions on Russia and Belarus for upcoming competitions". FIBA.basketball. 18 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Excitement levels build as FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 schedule is finalized". FIBA.basketball. 17 March 2022.