2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup took place from 22 to 25 September 2018.[1] The group consisted of Argentina, Australia, Nigeria and Turkey.

The top team advanced to the quarterfinals while the second and third placed team played in a qualification round.[2]

Teams

Team Qualification Appearance Best Performance FIBA World Ranking FIBA Zone Ranking
Method Date Last Total Streak
 Argentina Women's AmeriCup 12 August 2017 2010 9 1 6th Place (1953) 16 5
 Australia Women's Asia Cup 27 July 2017 2014 15 14 Champions (2006) 4 1
 Nigeria Women's Afrobasket 26 August 2017 2006 2 1 16th Place (2006) 42 4
 Turkey EuroBasket Women 24 June 2017 2014 2 2 4th Place (2014) 7 4

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 260 175 +85 6 Quarterfinals
2  Nigeria 3 2 1 217 224 −7 5 Qualification round
3  Turkey 3 1 2 195 201 −6 4
4  Argentina 3 0 3 150 222 −72 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Matches

Australia vs Nigeria

22 September 2018
11:30
Australia  86–68  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 18–14, 21–23, 23–14
Pts: Cambage 34
Rebs: Cambage 12
Asts: George, Talbot 6		 Pts: Akhator 21
Rebs: Elonu, Nyingifa 6
Asts: Amukamara 4
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 422
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Snehal Bendke (IND), Alexis Mercado (PUR)

Turkey vs Argentina

22 September 2018
14:00
Turkey  63–37  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 14–9, 18–4, 12–13
Pts: Şenyürek 13
Rebs: Şenyürek 8
Asts: Cora 5		 Pts: Rosset 12
Rebs: Burani 8
Asts: Gretter 4
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 573
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR)

Argentina vs Australia

23 September 2018
11:00
Argentina  43–84  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 5–21, 8–19, 11–28, 19–16
Pts: Rosset 13
Rebs: Llorente 5
Asts: Boquete 3		 Pts: Cambage 24
Rebs: Magbegor 8
Asts: Whitcomb 5
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Attendance: 689
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Yu Jung (TPE), Luis Castillo (ESP)

Nigeria vs Turkey

23 September 2018
20:30
Nigeria  74–68  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 7–15, 22–17, 23–10, 22–26
Pts: Ogoke 22
Rebs: Akhator 10
Asts: Kalu 5		 Pts: Alben 15
Rebs: Hollingsworth, Şenyürek 6
Asts: Alben, Cora 3
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Attendance: 643
Referees: James Boyer (AUS), Julio Anaya (PAN), Ye Nan (CHN)

Australia vs Turkey

25 September 2018
11:30
Australia  90–64  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 32–19, 21–14, 22–16, 15–15
Pts: Cambage 25
Rebs: Cambage, Bunton 7
Asts: Ebzery, George 5		 Pts: Hollingsworth 11
Rebs: Hollingsworth 7
Asts: Alben 9
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 1,805
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Daniel García (VEN)

Argentina vs Nigeria

25 September 2018
17:30
Argentina  70–75  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 16–13, 19–19, 22–24
Pts: Gretter 21
Rebs: Gretter, Llorente 7
Asts: four players 4		 Pts: Amukamara 16
Rebs: Akhator 13
Asts: Kalu 4
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 582
Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Andreia Silva (BRA)

References

  1. ^ Competition schedule
  2. ^ Competition system