| PLACINGS 1. U.S.S.R. 2. United States 3. Yugoslavia 4. CANADA 5. China 6. Japan 7. North Korea 8. Australia 9. Great Britain 10. Hong Kong | CANADIANS Andrea Blackwell (Calgary, Alta.) Lori Clarke Beth Cochran Karen Degner Sandy Espeseth Karla Karch (Vancouver, B.C./U of Calgary) Tracie McAra (Victoria, B.C.) Patricia Melville Susan Neil Angela Orton Anna Pendergast (Charlottetown, P.E.I.) Lynn Polson Wayne Hussey – coach |
| POOL A | USSR | CAN | JPN | AUS | HKG | Record | ||
| Soviet Union | —– | 59-35 | 94-42 | 97-49 | 107-21 | (4-0) | ||
| Canada | 35-59 | —– | 71-62 | 80-52 | 156-25 | (3-1) | ||
| Japan | 42-94 | 62-71 | —– | 83-59 | 183-28 | (2-2) | ||
| Australia | 49-97 | 52-80 | 59-83 | —– | 129-21 | (1-3) | ||
| Hong Kong | 21-107 | 25-156 | 28-183 | 21-129 | —– | (0-4) | ||
| POOL B | USA | YUG | CHN | PRK | GBR | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 77-51 | 83-78 | 108-81 | 77-36 | (4-0) | ||
| Yugoslavia | 51-77 | —– | 57-54 | 101-76 | 86-33 | (3-1) | ||
| China | 78-83 | 54-57 | —– | 93-73 | 102-76 | (2-2) | ||
| North Korea | 81-108 | 76-101 | 73-93 | —– | 77-75 | (1-3) | ||
| Great Britain | 36-77 | 33-86 | 76-102 | 75-77 | —– | (0-4) | ||
| 5-8th | China 107 Australia 54 | |
| 5-8th | Japan d’d North Korea | |
| Semi | United States 85 Canada 61 | |
| Semi | Soviet Union 102 Yugoslavia 64 | |
| 9th | Great Britain 141 Hong Kong 36 | |
| 7th | North Korea 114 Australia 81 | |
| 5th | China 102 Japan 60 | |
| Bronze | Yugoslavia 69 Canada 59 | |
| Final | U.S.S.R. 87 United States 81 | |
In pool play against Russia, Canada was ahead by five early but ran out of gas.
Canada defeated Japan 71-62. Took a 10-point lead early and held on. Blackwell scored 22.
In their third game, Canada trounced Australia 80-52 as Andrea Blackwell scored 14 and Anna Pendergast 13. But coach Wayne Hussey said Canada still has a lot of work to do. “The only concern we have is inconsistency. We’re getting up 17 or 18 points on a team but then letting it slip away. I figure if you can get up that much on a team, then they shouldn’t be able to comeback like that. We’re not playing well enough to beat the top teams consistently.”
Canada drubbed Hong Kong 156-25.
Canada finished pool play (3-1), advancing to the semis.
In the semis against the United States, Canada took a seven-point lead midway through the first half. “But then they did a clinic on us with pressure defence and fastbreak. We seemed to always be two steps behind all the time,” said coach Wayne Hussey. Canada trailed by 15 at the half and fell 85-61. Rhonda Mikes led the US with 15 points. Cindy Brown, Cheryl Cook, Jennifer Gillom and Katrina McClain each added 12, Perry 8, Scott 4, Lloyd 4, Etheridge 2, Cummings 2 and Hall 2, while Spaulding was scoreless. Polson paced Canada with 18. Clarke added 11, Blackwell 10, McAra 6, Pendergast 5, Degner 4, Orton 3, Melville 2 and Cochran 2, while Espeseth, Karch and Neil were scoreless. The US led 43-28 at the half. The US hit 39-71 from the floor and 7-12 from the line, while Canada hit 24-62 from the floor and 13-17 from the line. The US outrebounded Canada 35-18 and dished 20 assists to Canada’s 12. The US committed 20 fouls and Canada 15.
In the bronze medal match, Canada had trouble containing Yugoslavian centre Mujanovic, who scored 27 to lead the Balkan nation to a 69-59 victory. Canada played poorly in the first half but rallied back to within three in the second half. Anna Pendergast led Canada with 21 points.