Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The 2016 Summer Olympics women's basketball tournament in Rio de Janeiro, began on 6 August and ended on 20 August 2016.^[1]

Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	6–20 August 2016
Teams	12
Venue(s)	Carioca Arena 1 Youth Arena
Final positions
Champions	United States (8th title)
Tournament statistics
Games played	38
Top scorer	Cambage (23.5)
Top rebounds	Dos Santos (12.4)
Top assists	Yoshida (8.7)
PPG (Team)	United States (102.1)
RPG (Team)	United States (45.5)
APG (Team)	United States (27.9)
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The United States won their eighth total and sixth consecutive gold medal by defeating Spain 101–72 in the final.^[2][3][4] Serbia captured their first bronze medal after beating France 70–63.^[5]

The medals were presented by Patrick Baumann of Switzerland, Sir Philip Craven of Great Britain, Angela Ruggiero of the United States of America, and members of the International Olympic Committee, while the gifts were presented by Horacio Muratore, Lena Wallin Kantzy, José Luis Sáez, and the President and Central Board Members of FIBA.

Competition schedule

G	Group stage	¼	Quarter-finals	½	Semi-finals	B	Bronze medal match	F	Final

Sat 6	Sun 7	Mon 8	Tue 9	Wed 10	Thu 11	Fri 12	Sat 13	Sun 14	Mon 15	Tue 16	Wed 17	Thu 18	Fri 19	Sat 20
G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G		¼		½		B	F

Qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
2014 FIBA World Championship	27 September – 5 October 2014	Turkey	1	United States
EuroBasket Women 2015	11–28 June 2015	Various	1	Serbia
Host nation	9 August 2015	Tokyo	1	Brazil
2015 FIBA Americas Championship	9–16 August 2015	Edmonton	1	Canada
2015 FIBA Oceania Championship	15–17 August 2015	Various	1	Australia
2015 FIBA Asia Championship	29 August – 5 September 2015	Wuhan	1	Japan
AfroBasket Women 2015	24 September – 3 October 2015	Yaoundé	1	Senegal
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament	13–19 June 2016	Nantes[6]	5	Belarus
				China
				France
				Spain
				Turkey
Total			12

Squads

Main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players, one of which could be a naturalized player.

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.^[7]

• Carlos Júlio
• Leandro Lezcano
• Scott Beker
• Vaughan Mayberry
• Guilherme Locatelli
• Cristiano Maranho
• Karen Lasuik
• Stephen Seibel
• Duan Zhu
• Sreten Radović
• Natalia Cuello
• Eddie Viator
• Robert Lottermoser
• Anne Panther
• Christos Christodoulou
• Nadege Zouzou
• Hwang In-tae
• Oļegs Latiševs
• José Reyes
• Chahinaz Boussetta
• Ahmed Al-Bulushi
• Ferdinand Pascual
• Piotr Pastusiak
• Roberto Vázquez
• Ilija Belošević
• Damir Javor
• Juan Carlos García
• Carlos Peruga
• Borys Ryzhyk
• Steven Anderson

Draw

The draw was held at the FIBA Headquarters, also known as the "House of Basketball" in Mies, Switzerland on 11 March 2016. As the five winners of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women (OQT) were yet to be known, they were assigned placeholders as "OQT 1", "OQT 2", "OQT 3", "OQT 4" and "OQT 5". These were the pot assignments:

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
United States  Australia	Canada  Brazil	Senegal  Japan	Serbia OQT 1	OQT 2 OQT 3	OQT 4 OQT 5

Group A was assigned with OQT 1, OQT 3 and OQT 5, while Group B had OQT 2 and OQT 4.^[8]

Group stage

All times are local (UTC−3).^[9]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	400	345	+55	10	Quarter-finals
2	France	5	3	2	344	343	+1	8[a]
3	Turkey	5	3	2	324	325	−1	8[a]
4	Japan	5	3	2	386	378	+8	8[a]
5	Belarus	5	1	4	347	361	−14	6
6	Brazil (H)	5	0	5	335	384	−49	5

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: France 3 pts, +8 PD; Turkey 3 pts, −2 PD; Japan 3 pts, −6 PD

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 12:00

Boxscore

Turkey	39–55	France
Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 3–14, 16–19, 4–14
Pts: Yılmaz 16 Rebs: Yılmaz 6 Asts: Vardarlı 5		Pts: Michel, Miyem 14 Rebs: Yacoubou 11 Asts: Epoupa 5

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,042 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Scott Beker (AUS), Natalia Cuello (DOM)

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 17:30

Boxscore

Brazil	66–84	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 15–21, 14–22, 13–27
Pts: Castro Marques 25 Rebs: dos Santos 13 Asts: Pinto 7		Pts: Cambage 20 Rebs: Cambage 14 Asts: Mitchell 6

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,368 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 19:45

Boxscore

Belarus	73–77	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 19–15, 20–19, 13–17
Pts: Leuchanka 15 Rebs: Verameyenka 10 Asts: Harding 5		Pts: Kurihara 20 Rebs: Yoshida 9 Asts: Yoshida 8

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,586 Referees: Damir Javor (SLO), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

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7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 17:30

Boxscore

Australia	61–56	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 14–14, 17–12, 18–15
Pts: Cambage 22 Rebs: Cambage 11 Asts: three players 3		Pts: Sanders 25 Rebs: Sanders 7 Asts: Vardarlı 7

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 1,853 Referees: Anne Panther (GER), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Carlos Peruga (ESP)

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 19:45

Boxscore

France	73–72	Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 20–20, 18–11, 21–19
Pts: Epoupa 16 Rebs: Michel 8 Asts: Epoupa 5		Pts: Likhtarovich 16 Rebs: Leuchanka 13 Asts: Harding 8

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,075 Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Duan Zhu (CHN), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)

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8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 17:30

Boxscore

Japan	82–66	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 28–13, 26–19, 9–14
Pts: Tokashiki 23 Rebs: Tokashiki 9 Asts: Yoshida 11		Pts: Castro Marques 20 Rebs: Dos Santos 16 Asts: Pinto 6

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,624 Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Carlos Peruga (ESP), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)

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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 12:15

Boxscore

Australia	89–71	France
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 25–10, 23–21, 20–21
Pts: Taylor 31 Rebs: Cambage 7 Asts: Taylor 9		Pts: Epoupa 15 Rebs: Epoupa 7 Asts: Bouderra 4

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 1,481 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Duan Zhu (CHN), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 15:30

Boxscore

Brazil	63–65	Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 12–19, 10–15, 13–15
Pts: Dantas 23 Rebs: Dos Santos 11 Asts: Pinto 4		Pts: Troina 18 Rebs: Leuchanka, Verameyenka 6 Asts: Harding 6

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,075 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Natalia Cuello (DOM), Leandro Lezcano (ARG)

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 17:45

Boxscore

Turkey	76–62	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 14–14, 19–16, 19–23
Pts: Sanders 36 Rebs: Çağlar 9 Asts: Alben, Çakır 5		Pts: Tokashiki 13 Rebs: Tokashiki 7 Asts: Yoshida 7

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,624 Referees: Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Chanihaz Boussetta (MAR)

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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 12:15

Boxscore

Belarus	71–74	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 14–20, 21–24, 17–17
Pts: Harding 17 Rebs: Leuchanka 10 Asts: Verameyenka 7		Pts: Yılmaz 26 Rebs: Sanders 11 Asts: Vardarlı 7

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 1,784 Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Carlos Júlio (ANG)

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 15:30

Boxscore

France	74–64	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 15–9, 22–19, 17–16
Pts: Skrela 18 Rebs: Gruda 10 Asts: Époupa 7		Pts: Dantas 21 Rebs: Dos Santos 10 Asts: three players 5

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,128 Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 17:45

Boxscore

Japan	86–92	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 26–25, 21–11, 15–33
Pts: Tokashiki 23 Rebs: Kurihara, Tokashiki 7 Asts: Yoshida 11		Pts: Cambage 37 Rebs: Cambage 10 Asts: Mitchell, Taylor 7

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,315 Referees: Anne Panther (GER), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)

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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 12:15

Boxscore

Australia	74–66	Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 14–14, 16–20, 22–7
Pts: Cambage 17 Rebs: Cambage 9 Asts: Lavey 6		Pts: Harding 16 Rebs: Leuchanka 7 Asts: Likhtarovich, Leuchanka 4

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,081 Referees: Karen Lasuik (CAN), Duan Zhu (CHN), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 15:30

Boxscore

Turkey	79–76 (2OT)	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 12–21, 21–11, 19–13, Overtime: 10–10, 9–6
Pts: Sanders 23 Rebs: Sanders 10 Asts: Alben 5		Pts: Castro 22 Rebs: Dos Santos 12 Asts: Castro 8

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,075 Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 17:45

Boxscore

Japan	79–71	France
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 23–13, 23–22, 16–17
Pts: Yoshida 24 Rebs: Tokashiki 7 Asts: Yoshida 7		Pts: Epoupa, Yacoubou 14 Rebs: Gruda 9 Asts: Gruda 4

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,351 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Carlos Peruga (ESP), Carlos Júlio (ANG)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	520	316	+204	10	Quarter-finals
2	Spain	5	4	1	387	333	+54	9
3	Canada	5	3	2	340	347	−7	8
4	Serbia	5	2	3	385	406	−21	7
5	China	5	1	4	371	428	−57	6
6	Senegal	5	0	5	309	482	−173	5

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 14:15

Boxscore

China	68–90	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 9–19, 17–18, 20–23, 22–30
Pts: Chen N. 13 Rebs: Sun Mengr. 5 Asts: Chen X., Sun Mengx. 3		Pts: Tatham 20 Rebs: Gaucher 10 Asts: Gaucher 7

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,314 Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Anne Panther (GER)

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7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 12:00

Boxscore

United States	121–56	Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 35–9, 29–12, 30–17, 27–18
Pts: three players 15 Rebs: Fowles, Griner 7 Asts: Bird 8		Pts: Dieng 10 Rebs: Diarra, Ay. Traoré 5 Asts: Dieng 4

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,219 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 14:15

Boxscore

Serbia	59–65	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 13–12, 13–15, 15–19
Pts: Milovanović 17 Rebs: Petrović 8 Asts: A. Dabović 4		Pts: Xargay 15 Rebs: Ndour 12 Asts: Palau, Torrens 5

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,654 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Natalia Cuello (DOM), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

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8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 12:00

Boxscore

Spain	63–103	United States
Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 23–25, 14–20, 12–29
Pts: Torrens 20 Rebs: Ndour 8 Asts: Domínguez 3		Pts: Taurasi 13 Rebs: Charles 6 Asts: Bird, Charles 5

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,073 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Sreten Radović (CRO), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 14:15

Boxscore

Canada	71–67	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 11–19, 13–17, 26–10
Pts: Nurse 25 Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 9 Asts: Langolis, Nurse 5		Pts: Milovanović 19 Rebs: Page 6 Asts: A. Dabović 5

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,377 Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 19:45

Boxscore

Senegal	64–101	China
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 17–21, 15–26, 11–28
Pts: As. Traoré 16 Rebs: Diarra 8 Asts: Dieng 4		Pts: Shao, Sun Mengr. 17 Rebs: Lu 7 Asts: Zhao 6

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,907 Referees: Karen Lasuik (CAN), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)

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10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 12:15

Boxscore

China	68–89	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 20–27, 21–23, 9–25
Pts: Shao 14 Rebs: Sun Mengr. 8 Asts: Chen 6		Pts: Torrens 32 Rebs: Nicholls 10 Asts: Palau 7

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 1,230 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Natalia Cuello (DOM)

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 15:30

Boxscore

United States	110–84	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 25–13, 28–27, 26–23
Pts: Taurasi 25 Rebs: Charles 8 Asts: Taurasi 6		Pts: three players 15 Rebs: A. Dabović 5 Asts: A. Dabović, M. Dabović 4

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,490 Referees: Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Scott Beker (AUS), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 17:45

Boxscore

Senegal	58–68	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 14–16, 17–22, 17–13
Pts: Traore 24 Rebs: Diarra 9 Asts: Diémé 6		Pts: Nurse 14 Rebs: Tatham 10 Asts: Langolis 6

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,640 Referees: Anne Panther (GER), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)

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12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 12:15

Boxscore

Serbia	80–72	China
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 16–20, 26–9, 14–29
Pts: A. Dabović 23 Rebs: Page, Petrović 8 Asts: Petrović 6		Pts: Sun Mengr. 16 Rebs: Huang, Sun Mengr. 7 Asts: three players 3

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,219 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Natalia Cuello (DOM), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 15:30

Boxscore

Canada	51–81	United States
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 6–18, 14–24, 15–21
Pts: Ayim 8 Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 8 Asts: Langlois, Tatham 3		Pts: Moore, Taurasi 12 Rebs: Moore 8 Asts: Bird 9

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,138 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 17:45

Boxscore

Spain	97–43	Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 20–8, 25–13, 26–11
Pts: Torrens 14 Rebs: Nicholls 7 Asts: four players 5		Pts: Sy 16 Rebs: Diarra 6 Asts: three players 2

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,329 Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)

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14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 12:15

Boxscore

China	62–105	United States
Scoring by quarter: 9–32, 17–28, 14–18, 22–27
Pts: Sun Mengr. 16 Rebs: Chen X. 6 Asts: Chen X. 6		Pts: Charles, Griner 18 Rebs: Griner 13 Asts: Moore 8

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,957 Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 15:30

Boxscore

Senegal	88–95	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 28–28, 23–21, 22–19
Pts: As. Traoré 30 Rebs: As. Traoré 8 Asts: Diouf 8		Pts: Petrović 20 Rebs: Page 8 Asts: A. Dabović 8

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,113 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 17:45

Boxscore

Spain	73–60	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 16–13, 16–18, 24–13
Pts: Torrens 20 Rebs: Nicholls 12 Asts: Palau 6		Pts: Fields 13 Rebs: Achonwa, Raincock-Ekunwe 7 Asts: three players 2

Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,026 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Natalia Cuello (DOM)

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal
	16 August
	France	68
					18 August
	Canada	63
					France	67
	16 August
					United States	86
	United States	110
									20 August
	Japan	64
									United States	101
	16 August
									Spain	72
	Spain	64
					18 August
	Turkey	62
					Spain	68
	16 August
					Serbia	54			Bronze medal
	Australia	71
									20 August
	Serbia	73
									France	63
									Serbia	70

Quarterfinals

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 11:00

Boxscore

Australia	71–73	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 17–15, 15–16, 19–22
Pts: Cambage 29 Rebs: Cambage 11 Asts: Taylor 9		Pts: A. Dabović 24 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Petrović 5

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,630 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Natalia Cuello (DOM)

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 14:30

Boxscore

Spain	64–62	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 17–8, 13–22, 22–15
Pts: Cruz 14 Rebs: Torrens 11 Asts: Cruz 6		Pts: Sanders 22 Rebs: Sanders 10 Asts: Alben 6

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,565 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Anne Panther (GER), Leandro Lezcano (ARG)

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 18:45

Boxscore

United States	110–64	Japan
Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 26–23, 25–13, 29–5
Pts: Moore, Taurasi 19 Rebs: Griner 7 Asts: Charles 5		Pts: Tokashiki 14 Rebs: four players 3 Asts: Yoshida 8

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,471 Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Duan Zhu (CHN), Carlos Júlio (ANG)

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 22:15

Boxscore

France	68–63	Canada
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 16–12, 18–13, 18–13
Pts: Gruda 14 Rebs: Gruda 10 Asts: Époupa 6		Pts: Gaucher 15 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Tatham 4

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,200 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

Semifinals

18 August 2016 (2016-08-18) 15:00

Boxscore

Spain	68–54	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 20–9, 13–19, 20–10, 15–16
Pts: Ndour, Torrens 14 Rebs: Nicholls 12 Asts: Palau 7		Pts: Čađo, Petrović 12 Rebs: Page, Petrović 7 Asts: Butulija 3

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,818 Referees: Damir Javor (SLO), Scott Beker (AUS), Anne Panther (GER)

18 August 2016 (2016-08-18) 19:00

Boxscore

France	67–86	United States
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 21–21, 8–25, 23–21
Pts: Yacoubou 14 Rebs: Gruda 6 Asts: Michel 3		Pts: Taurasi 18 Rebs: Fowles 9 Asts: Taurasi 4

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,431 Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Duan Zhu (CHN)

Bronze medal game

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 11:30

Boxscore

France	63–70	Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 17–9, 15–28, 21–15
Pts: Miyem 18 Rebs: Yacoubou 10 Asts: Époupa 4		Pts: Milovanović 18 Rebs: Page 8 Asts: A. Dabović 5

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,039 Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Anne Panther (GER), Natalia Cuello (DOM)

Gold medal game

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 15:30

Boxscore

United States	101–72	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 28–15, 32–17, 20–23
Pts: Whalen, Taurasi 17 Rebs: Charles, Griner 7 Asts: Whalen 6		Pts: Torrens 18 Rebs: Torrens, Ndour 5 Asts: Torrens, Cruz 4

Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,586 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

Statistical leaders

Individual statistical leaders

Points Name PPG[10]  Elizabeth Cambage (AUS) 23.5  LaToya Sanders (TUR) 22.0  Ramu Tokashiki (JPN) 17.0  Damiris Dantas (BRA) 16.8  Alba Torrens (ESP) 16.4

Rebounds Name RPG  Clarissa dos Santos (BRA) 12.4  Elizabeth Cambage (AUS) 10.3  Yelena Leuchanka (BLR) 9.0  Astou Ndour (ESP) 8.3  LaToya Sanders (TUR) 8.2

Assists Name APG  Asami Yoshida (JPN) 8.7  Penny Taylor (AUS) 7.7  Lindsey Harding (BLR) 5.0  Adriana Moisés Pinto (BRA)  Laia Palau (ESP) 4.6

Blocks Name BPG  Astou Ndour (ESP) 2.1  Danielle Page (SRB) 1.6  LaToya Sanders (TUR) 1.5  Anastasiya Verameyenka (BLR) 1.4  Brittney Griner (USA)

Steals Name SPG  Olivia Epoupa (FRA) 2.9  Işıl Alben (TUR) 2.5  Asami Yoshida (JPN)  LaToya Sanders (TUR) 2.3  Damiris Dantas (BRA) 2.2  Astou Traoré (SEN)

Individual game highs

Statistic	Name	Total
Points	Elizabeth Cambage (AUS)	37
Rebounds	Clarissa dos Santos (BRA)	16
Assists	Asami Yoshida (JPN)	11
Blocks	Danielle Page (SRB)  Astou Ndour (ESP)  LaToya Sanders (TUR)	4
Steals	Işıl Alben (TUR)	8
Three pointers	Mika Kurihara (JPN)  Diana Taurasi (USA)	6
Field Goal %	Brittney Griner (USA)	81.8%
3 point %	17 players tied	100%
Free throw %	32 players tied	100%

Final ranking

Rankings are determined by:

• 1st–4th
  • Results of gold and bronze medal games.
• 5th–8th:
  • Win–loss record in the preliminary round group
  • Standings in the preliminary round group (i.e. Group A's #3 is ranked higher than Group B's #4.)
• 9th–10th and 11th–12th:
  • 5th placers in the preliminary round groups are classified 9th–10th; 6th placers classified *11th–12th
  • Win–loss record in the preliminary round group

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Standing	New rank
Gold medal game participants
	United States	8	8	0	817	519	+298		1 ()
	Spain	8	6	2	591	550	+41		2 (1)
Bronze medal game participants
	Serbia	8	4	4	582	608	–26		9 (5)
4	France	8	4	4	542	562	–20		3 (1)
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5	Australia	6	5	1	471	418	+53		4 (2)
6	Turkey	6	3	3	386	389	–3	A–3rd	7 (3)
7	Canada	6	3	3	403	415	–12	B–3rd	6 (3)
8	Japan	6	3	3	450	488	–38	C–4th	13 (3)
Preliminary round 5th placers
9	Belarus	5	1	4	347	361	–14		12 (2)
10	China	5	1	4	371	428	–57		10 (2)
Preliminary round 6th placers
11	Brazil	5	0	5	335	384	–49		8 (1)
12	Senegal	5	0	5	309	482	−173		17 (7)

References

1. "Draw results in for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournaments". FIBA. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
2. "USA dispatch Spain to claim sixth consecutive gold medal". fiba.com. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
3. "USA women's basketball dominate Spain to win sixth straight Olympic gold". Guardian. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
4. "U.S. Breezes to 6th Straight Gold Medal in Women's Basketball". New York Times. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
5. "Serbia cap off first Olympic appearance with bronze medal". fiba.com. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
6. "Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments; France to stage Women's Tournament". FIBA. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
7. Referees
8. "Draw results in for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournaments". FIBA.com. 2016-03-11. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
9. "Full schedule revealed for Rio 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament". fiba.com. 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018.
10. Statistics

External links

• Official website