| FINAL STANDINGS 1. United States 2. Australia 3. Spain 4. Belgium 5. France 6. China 7. CANADA 8. Nigeria 13. South Korea Argentina Puerto Rico Latvia | CANADIANS Natalie Achonwa (Guelph, Ont.) Kayla Alexander (Milton, Ont.) Miranda Ayim (London, Ont.) Bridget Carleton (Chatham, Ont.) Shay Colley (Brampton, Ont.) Nirra Fields (Lachine, Que.) Kim Gaucher (Mission, B.C.) Ruth Hamblin (Houston, B.C.) Miah-Marie Langlois (Windsor, Ont.) Kia Nurse (Hamilton, Ont.) Michelle Plouffe (Edmonton, Alta.) Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe (Toronto, Ont.) Jaime Scott (Clarkson, Wash.) Lisa Thomaidis – coach Steve Baur – assistant Carly Clarke – assistant Max Hirst – performance coordinator Lauren Buschmann – info sciences & tech manager Rhonda Shishkin – therapist Danielle Dobney – therapist Bryce Tully – mental performance coach Mike MacKay – performance manager Denise Dignard – director Anne Marie Thuss – manager Marni Wesner – doctor Jessica Curran – doctor Elaine Sun – manager operations Anne Marie Thuss – manager Denise Dignard – director women’s performance |
| POOL A | CAN | FRA | GRE | KOR | Record | ||
| Canada | —– | 71-60 | 81-50 | 82-63 | (3-0) | ||
| France | 60-71 | —– | 75-71 | 89-58 | (2-1) | ||
| Greece | 50-81 | 71-75 | —– | 58-48 | (1-2) | ||
| South Korea | 63-82 | 58-89 | 48-58 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | AUS | NIG | TUR | ARG | Record | ||
| Australia | —– | 86-68 | 90-64 | 84-43 | (3-0) | ||
| Nigeria | 68-86 | —– | 74-68 | 75-70 | (2-1) | ||
| Turkey | 64-90 | 68-74 | —– | 63-37 | (1-2) | ||
| Argentina | 43-84 | 70-75 | 37-63 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL C | BEL | SPN | JPN | PUR | Record | ||
| Belgium | —– | 72-63 | 75-77 | 86-36 | (2-1) | ||
| Spain | 63-72 | —– | 84-71 | 78-53 | (2-1) | ||
| Japan | 77-75 | 71-84 | —– | 69-61 | (2-1) | ||
| Puerto Rico | 36-86 | 53-78 | 61-69 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL D | USA | CHN | SEN | LAT | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 100-88 | 87-67 | 102-76 | (3-0) | ||
| China | 88-100 | —– | 75-66 | 64-61 | (2-1) | ||
| Senegal | 67-87 | 66-75 | —– | 70-69 | (1-2) | ||
| Latvia | 78-102 | 61-64 | 69-70 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| QF qlfr | China 87 Japan 81 | |
| QF qlfr | Spain 63 Senegal 48 | |
| QF qlfr | France 78 Turkey 61 | |
| QF qlfr | Nigeria 57 Greece 56 | |
| QFs | Spain 68 Canada 53 | |
| QFs | Australia 83 China 42 | |
| QFs | Belgium 86 France 65 | |
| QFs | United States 71 Nigeria 40 | |
| 5-8th | China 76 Canada 71 | |
| 5-8th | France 84 Nigeria 62 | |
| Semi | Australia 72 Spain 66 | |
| Semi | United States 93 Belgium 77 | |
| 7th | Canada 73 Nigeria 72 | |
| 5th | France 81 China 67 | |
| Bronze | Spain 67 Belgium 60 | |
| Final | United States 73 Australia 56 | |
Weeks before the start of the tournament, Kayla Alexander is injured and replaced on the roster by Jaime Scott.
Canada opened by pounding Greece 81-50 after leading 23-10, 51-35 and 66-47 at the quarters. “I thought we got a lot of contributions from a lot of different people. We really wanted to push the pace against them today and I thought we did a really good job of that,” said coach Lisa Thomaidis. “Certainly, knocking down a lot of threes in the first half was really helpful. Kim Gaucher was on fire, Kia made some really good decisions, and our presence on the offensive glass was the difference maker for sure. We were able to get some easy ones inside with our size advantage. I was happy with the way the first one went. Sometimes the first game is the most difficult, and we have a lot of respect for Greece and how they play. I’m happy with the result.” Post Natalie Achonwa dominated the blocks. “My body’s caught up to my mind,” Natalie Achonwa told the Toronto Star. “Previously I was really focused on make sure I was mentally sharp (after rehabbing from a serious injury) and understanding the game … but now the things that I’m thinking, I can physically do and not have to worry about the body. It’s great to see all the work that was put in, getting the reward for it now.” Gaucher told Canadian Press that “I thought it was a great start and we came out with a lot of energy. The first game is always an interesting one. We’ve been waiting for it all summer. I thought we handled it well.” Kim Gaucher paced Canada with 16 on 3-4 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Nirra Fields added 13 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc and 4 boards. Kia Nurse added 12 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 8-8 from the line. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe scored 11 on 3-6 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Natalie Achonwa added 8 on 4-7 from the floor, 4 boards and 2 steals. Miah-Marie Langlois scored 7 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Miranda Ayim added 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Ruth Hamblin scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 8 boards and 2 steals. Jamie Scott added 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Michelle Plouffe scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Shay Colley added 1 on 0-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 3 assists, while Bridget Carleton was scoreless. Canada hit 27-60 (.450) overall, 19-42 (.452) from the floor, 8-18 (.444) from the arc and 19-27 (.704) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 19 fouls, 18 turnovers, 10 steals and 2 blocks. Evanthia Maltsi paced Greece with 14 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Maria Emmanouela Fasoula added 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. Pinelopi Pavlopoulou notched 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Eleanna Christinaki scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 4 boards. Artemis Spanou notched 5 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. Styliani Kaltsidou scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Afroditi Kosma added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Evdokia Stamati, Iouliti Lolita Lymoura, Anna Spyridopoulou and Angeliki Niklopoulou were scoreless. Stamati nabbed 2 boards, while Lymoura dished 2 assists and pilfered 2 balls. Aikaterina Sotiriou did not play. Greece (coached by Konstantinos Keramidas, assisted by Eleni Kafantari Angelos Tsikliras) hit 18-57 (.316) overall, 13-33 (.394) from the floor, 5-24 (.208) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 23 fouls, 16 turnovers, 8 steals and 1 block.
Canada improved to (2-0) by clocking South Korea 82-63 after leading 18-10, 45-24 and 61-40 at the quarters. Kia Nurse dominated the floor as Canada took command, including back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back three-pointers, capped by a four-point play during a 17-0 run in the second quarter. “My teammates are pretty incredible, they remind me each and every day to keep shooting, keep letting it fly,” Nurse told Canadian Press. “Then when I have enough space and time it’s usually more accurate for me and they do a great job of trying to find ways to allow me to do that. … I think we came out with the right energy, the right intensity and focus that allowed us to get out early in transition and score a lot of points and defensively be disruptive.” Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis said “we’re really trying to leverage our athleticism and speed and find those open looks because we do have some weapons outside the 3-point line.” Kia Nurse paced Canada with 29 on 5-6 from the floor, 6-10 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Miranda Ayim added 13 on 4-10 from the floor, 5-6 from the line and 6 boards. Nirra Fields added 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 2 boards. Miah-Marie Langlois scored 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 6 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe added 6 on 3-8 from the floor, 6 boards and 2 steals. Natalie Achonwa notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Michelle Plouffe scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Jamie Scott added 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Kim Gaucher added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Ruth Hamblin scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Bridget Carleton and Shay Colley were scoreless. Colley nabbed 3 boards. Canada hit 31-74 (.420) overall, 21-50 (.420) from the floor, 10-24 (.420) from the arc and 10-11 (.910) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 13 fouls, 12 turnovers, 11 steals and 1 block. Ji Su Park paced South Korea with 23 on 8-16 from the floor, 7-8 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Leeseul Kang added 17 on 1-2 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc and 3 boards. Hana Park added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 assists. Hyejin Park added 7 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 9 assists. Han Byul Kim added 6 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Yung Hui Lim added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 2 assists. Jung Eun Kim scored 1 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Jihyun Park, Sungyoung Sim, Eunsil Choi, Jieun Baek and Danbi Kim were scoreless. Kim nabbed 2 boards. South Korea (coached by Moonkyu Lee, assisted by Sook Rye Ha), hit 23-58 (.400) overall, 15-33 (.450) from the floor, 8-25 (.320) from the arc and 9-11 (.820) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 15 fouls, 14 turnovers, 6 steals and 3 blocks.
Canada closed out pool play at (3-0) by clipping France 71-60. Canada missed a bushel of open looks and repeatedly coughed up the ball but scrapped to a win. Canada trailed 25-12 after one quarter, committed 10 turnovers in the first half and trailed 36-26 heading into the lockers. France led 46-45 after three quarters. With the game tied at 55, Canada went on a 15-0 run over four minutes to take control. “They were in a fight, they’re not going to lay down,” Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis said. “We just said it wasn’t a great (first) half, but we liked what we were getting, we had shots at the rim, free throws, layups. It was all there for us, we just needed to actually convert. I thought we settled into our defence a little bit more, I thought we were way more aggressive, defending the ball a little bit better, Kia (Nurse) got some steals and deflections. It wasn’t a matter of changing anything, it was just a matter of playing our game.” Nurse said “the biggest thing for us was the defence coming up in the second half. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe, Miranda Ayim, Nirra Fields, Natalie Achonwa … They all came up and gave us some really huge sparks on defence. That was a combination of steals, tips on passes, just guarding tough players one-on-one in tough matchups. I think that was something that translated to our great offensive push that we had, especially in the fourth quarter.” Thomaidis said “we had a slow start and really struggled in the first half and left a lot of points on the board. But in the second half, these guys rallied and were going to fight and not lay down. We get a lot of offence from our defence, we hang our hat on that. We were able to get out in transition and get some key stops and then things started falling. We knew it wasn’t going to be an easy battle, that’s for sure. But really proud of how we finished off the game.” Kia Nurse paced Canada with 18 on 4-11 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 7-12 from the line and 6 assists. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe added 13 on 6-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-5 from the line, 10 boards and 2 assists. Shay Colley added 12 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 3 boards. Natalie Achonwa scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 10 boards and 3 assists. Miah-Marie Langlois added 7 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Miranda Ayim added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Nirra Fields scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 assists and 2 steals, while Bridget Carleton, Kim Gaucher, Michelle Plouffe, Ruth Hamblin and Jamie Scott were scoreless. Gaucher notched 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Plouffe had 2 steals. Canada hit 26-58 (.450) overall, 23-48 (.480) from the floor, 3-10 from the arc and 16-30 (.530) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 24 fouls, 17 turnovers and 10 steals. Sandrine Gruda paced France with 14 on 6-10 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards and 3 assists. Olivia Epoupa added 13 on 4-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 7 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Valeriane Ayayi added 9 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 6-8 from the line. Sarah Michel scored 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-4 from the line. Marine M.M. Johannes added 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Endene Miyem added 5 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2-3 from the line. Helena Ciak scored 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Alexia Chartereau added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Marieme Badiane, Alix Duchet, Romane Bernies and Njike Diandra Tchatchouang were scoreless. Tchatchouang nabbed 4 boards.
France (coached by Valerie Garnier, assisted by Olivier Lafargue and Gregory Halin) hit 19-48 (.400) overall, 15-29 (.520) from the floor, 4-19 (.210) from the arc and 18-28 (.640) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 26 fouls, 21 turnovers, 8 steals and 3 blocks.
In the quarterfinals, Spain thrashed Canada 68-53 after opening the fourth quarter with a 19-0 run. “I thought we gave ourselves a chance,” Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis told Canadian Press. “Unfortunately, there was a lid on the basket in the fourth quarter for us. We had a lead going in, got shots that we normally make, and unfortunately, they didn’t go for us. Credit to Spain, they had something to do with that. But they came down and they made some tough shots. … I thought we battled hard. I said we can be disappointed with the result but not with the effort. This team fought like crazy, did the things we needed to do, the difference was we just couldn’t make enough baskets tonight. We battled on the boards, we did a good job on their key players, they had some rotation players that came in and really hurt us, so credit to their depth. There’s a reason why they’re the world’s No. 2. … (In the fourth quarter) I think they were very concerned about our speed and athleticism, and they were starting to really pack the paint. So we weren’t getting to the rim, we stopped making shots. We got in kind of deep and they took care of our kick-outs and kind of exploited us a little bit that way. We’re still young, this team has really improved at a rapid rate, but in the grand scheme of things we’re still pretty young.” Canada led 16-13 after one quarter. Spain led 29-27 at the half. Canada led 50-47 after three quarters. Kim Gaucher said “we really feel like we’re a team that should have been on the podium here but at the same time we’re ranked number five in the world and we want to prove to everybody that we still are. We’re still coming and look out for us in the years to come.” Astou Ndour paced Spain with 16 on 6-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Queralt Casas added 13 on 6-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Anna Cruz added 10 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Cristina Ouvina added 9 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 3 assists. Alba Torrens notched 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 7 boards. Marta Xargay scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Laura Nicholls scored 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 3-6 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Laia Palau added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 5 assists. Laura Gil scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 3 boards, while Belen Arrojo was scoreless and Beatriz Sanchez and Silvia Dominguez did not play. Spain (coached by Lucas Mondelo, assisted by Cesar Ruperez and Isabel Sanchez) hit 27-62 (.435) overall, 22-43 (.512) from the floor, 5-19 (.263) from the arc and 9-14 (.643) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 21 fouls, 15 turnovers, 9 steals and 1 block. Kia Nurse paced Canada with 15 on 4-12 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 3 steals. Shay Colley added 13 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Natalie Achonwa notched 8 on 3-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Miranda Ayim scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe scored 5 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 blocks. Kim Gaucher added 3 on 1-4 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Nirra Fields scored 2 on 1-9 from the floor and 0-4 from the arc, while Michelle Plouffe and Miah-Marie Langlois were scoreless and Bridget Carleton, Ruth Hamblin and Jamie Scott did not play. Canada hit 19-59 (.322) overall, 16-44 (.364) from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 12-16 (.750) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 19 fouls, 17 turnovers, 7 steals and 5 blocks.
In the 5-8th consolation semis, China clipped Canada 76-71 despite trailing 19-16, 48-34 and 62-58 at the quarters. Canada used an 8-0 run in the second quarter and dominated the boards, while building a double-digit lead. But China rallied with an 11-0 run in the third quarter and Canada appeared to tire down the stretch. Kim Gaucher said “this is a very young team and these are really, really tough lessons to learn but the world is very good at basketball and we’re learning that right now.” Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis said “we’re going to regroup and put forth our best effort tomorrow to finish as high as we possibly can in this tournament. Every team here is really good and unfortunately, we didn’t have the consistency of effort to sustain the lead we built in the first half.” Meng Li paced China with 18 on 3-6 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Xu Han added 12 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 9 boards. Ting Shao scored 8 on 1-8 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Jiacen Liu added 8 on 3-5 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Mengran Sun scored 7 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Sijing Huang scored 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 4 boards. Siyu Wang scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Xuemen Wang added 4 on 2-2 from the floor. Yueru Li scored 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Liwei Yang added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Yuan Li scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists, while Xueya Ma did not play. China (coached by Limin Xu, assisted by Nan Jia and Wei Zheng) hit 24-56 (.429) overall, 18-43 (.419) from the floor, 6-13 (.462) from the arc and 22-27 (.815) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 18 fouls, 14 turnovers, 9 steals and 1 block. Kia Nurse paced Canada with 18 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-9 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Natalie Achonwa scored 13 on 6-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Jamie Scott scored 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-3 from the line and 5 boards. Miranda Ayim added 6 on 3-5 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Michelle Plouffe added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 assists. Ruth Hamblin scored 5 on 2-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe added 4 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Shay Colley added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Miah-Marie Langlois added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals, while Bridget Carleton and Nirra Fields were scoreless. Fields pilfered 2 balls. Canada hit 28-71 (.394) overall, 21-47 (.447) from the floor, 7-24 (.292) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 18 fouls, 13 turnovers, 8 steals and 1 block.
In the 7th place playoff, Canada nipped Nigeria 73-72. Canada led 21-17 after one quarter. Nigeria led 35-30 at the half and 54-49 after three quarters. Miah-Marie Langlois hit 1-2 from the line with 11 seconds to play to give Canada three-point lead. Nigeria’s Atonye Nyingifa drove for a layup instead of attempting a potential tying trey. She followed up her own miss with a putback just before the buzzer, but Nigeria finished a point short. Natalie Achonwa said “it hurts right now because we had those expectations, we were good enough to meet those expectations but we did fall short.” Canadian coach Lisa Thomaidis said “we’ll take what we can from this experience. When you look at how much we’ve improved from Rio to now, I thought there was significant improvement in a lot of our players. So now we need to make sure that happens again between now and 2020.” Kia Nurse paced Canada with 17 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 8-8 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Miah-Marie Langlois added 14 on 2-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe added 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Natalie Achonwa scored 8 on 2-4 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Nirra Fields scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Shay Colley added 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Miranda Ayim scored 5 on 1-4 from the floor and 1-1 from the arc. Michelle Plouffe notched 4 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Kim Gaucher scored 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards, while Bridget Carleton, Jamie Scott and Ruth Hamblin were scoreless. Hamblin nabbed 4 boards. Canada hit 25-59 (.424) overall, 19-41 (.463) from the floor, 6-18 from the arc and 17-20 (.850) from the line, while garnering 39 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 25 fouls, 18 turnovers, 9 steals and 3 blocks. Atonye Nyingifa paced Nigeria with 17 on 6-18 from the floor, 5-7 from the line, 5 boards and 5 assists. Evelyn Akhator added 13 on 4-11 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 11 boards and 2 assists. Ezinne Josephine Kalu notched 13 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 assists and 3 steals. Adaora Elonu scored 11 on 5-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Promise Amukamara scored 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Sarah Imovbioh added 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 2-6 from the line and 9 boards. Sarah Ogoke scored 3 on 0-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 steals. Cecilia Okoye added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Nkechi Akashili and Nkem Akaraiwe were scoreless, and Aisha Mohammed and Elo Edema Edeferioka did not play. Nigeria (coached by Otis Hughley Jr., assisted by Peter Ahmedu and Shola Ogunade Shomala) hit 25-73 (.342) overall, 21-63 (.333) from the floor, 4-10 from the arc and 18-30 (.600) from the line, while garnering 50 boards, including 27 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 19 fouls, 16 turnovers, 8 steals and 1 block.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Breanna Stewart (United States); Diana Taurasi (United States); Emma Meesseman (Belgium); Liz Cambage (Australia); and Ndoura Stou (Spain).