| FINAL STANDINGS: 1. United States 2. France 3. Australia 4. Russia 5. CANADA China Turkey Czech Republic 8. Croatia Brazil Great Britain Angola | CANADIANS Natalie Achonwa (Guelph, Ont.) Chelsea Aubry (Kitchener, Ont.) Miranda Ayim (London, Ont.) Teresa Gabriele (Mission, B.C.) Lizanne Murphy (Beaconsfield, Que.) Krista Phillips (Saskatoon, Sask.) Courtnay Pilypaitis (Orleans, Ont.) Michelle Plouffe (Edmonton, Alta.) Kim Smith (Mission, B.C.) Alisha Tatham (Brampton, Ont.) Tamara Tatham (Brampton, Ont.) Shona Thorburn (Hamilton, Ont.) Allison MacNeill – coach Lisa Thomaidis – assistant Mike MacNeill – assistant Erin McAleenan – manager Joan Mlynarczyk – therapist Doug Richards – doctor Marcel Charland – assistant therapist Jennifer Bushell – assistant therapist Roger Friesen – psychologist |
| POOL A | USA | TUR | CHN | CZE | CRO | ANG | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 89-58 | 114-66 | 88-61 | 81-56 | 90-38 | (5-0) | ||
| Turkey | 58-89 | —– | 82-55 | 61-57 | 70-65 | 72-50 | (4-1) | ||
| China | 66-114 | 55-82 | —– | 66-57 | 83-58 | 76-52 | (3-2) | ||
| Czech Republic | 61-88 | 57-61 | 57-66 | —– | 89-70 | 82-47 | (2-3) | ||
| Croatia | 56-81 | 65-70 | 58-83 | 79-89 | —– | 75-56 | (1-4) | ||
| Angola | 38-90 | 50-72 | 52-76 | 47-82 | 56-75 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| POOL B | FRA | AUS | RUS | CAN | BRZ | GBR | Record | ||
| France | —– | 74-70 | 65-54 | 64-60 | 73-58 | 80-77 | (5-0) | ||
| Australia | 70-74 | —– | 70-66 | 72-63 | 67-61 | 74-58 | (4-1) | ||
| Russia | 54-65 | 66-70 | —– | 58-53 | 69-59 | 67-61 | (3-2) | ||
| Canada | 60-64 | 63-72 | 53-58 | —– | 79-73 | 73-65 | (2-3) | ||
| Brazil | 58-73 | 61-67 | 59-69 | 73-79 | —– | 78-66 | (1-4) | ||
| Great Britain | 77-80 | 58-74 | 61-67 | 65-73 | 66-78 | —– | (0-5) | ||
| QFs | United States 91 Canada 48 | |
| QFs | Australia 75 China 60 | |
| QFs | Russia 66 Turkey 63 | |
| QFs | France 71 Czech Republic 68 | |
| Semi | United States 86 Australia 73 | |
| Semi | France 81 Russia 64 | |
| Bronze | Australia 83 Russia 74 | |
| Final | United States 86 France 50 | |
In their opener, Canada squandered a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter and fell 58-53 to Russia. South Dakota native Becky Hammon scored eight straight points down the stretch to help Russia pull out the win. “You just keep playing and good things will happen,” said Hammon, who became a naturalized Russian citizen in 2008. “Defensively we got a lot better in the fourth quarter. We got some deflections and were able to run.” Trailing 50-40 with 6 minutes left, Russia closed the game with an 18-3 run led by Hammon. Anna Petrakova hit a 3-pointer and a lay-in to get the spurt started. Then Hammon took over. After struggling in the first three quarters, she got going. “We found good balance only at the end and we went to our leader,” Russia coach Boris Sokolvskiy said. “Becky understood that her 3-point shot was not good tonight so she went under the basket and created many opportunities for us.” Her lay-in with 2:35 left tied the game at 50. She followed 30 seconds later with a basket that gave Russia its first lead since early in the opening quarter. Hammon then scored another lay-in that made it 54-51 with 1:06 left. She capped her own run with another layup. “I couldn’t throw it in the ocean if I was sitting in a boat,” said Hammon, who missed all five of her three-point attempts. “I just kept working and believing eventually the shots would fall. My teammates kept telling me to keep shooting.” Canada couldn’t make another basket the rest of the way and couldn’t stop Hammon. “She’s a great player, she’s a clutch player and picked us a part in the first half,” said Kim Smith. “In the second half she took them on her back and made some really amazing finishes on her layups.” Despite the loss, the team wasn’t discouraged. “Honestly we knew we were good coming in,” Smith said. “We’re a team that’s under the radar, but we don’t feel like we can’t compete here. We’re confident we can come into any game and compete. … We know we are a good team. The rest of the world may not know that yet, but we’ve been building this program for two years and tonight I think we showed that.” Canada led 17-15, 30-24 and 43-37 at the quarters. Canadian coach Allison McNeill said “we know who we are and humble about what we have to do. Russia showed their experience down the stretch with an 18-3 run and they punished us. We made some mistakes in transition which is not us because we are very good in transition. I am very proud of our team and we still are ready to upset some people.” In the opening frame, Canada began the game a little tentative while Russia was able to dictate the early part of the game. With the score 10-3, McNeill called a timeout and it seemed to fuel the team. After the timeout, Canada went on a 14-5 run to end the quarter and take the 17-15 lead into the second. In the second quarter, Canada was able to keep rolling offensively. Canada began the quarter with the 13-3 run to increase their advantage to 12 points, but Russia was able to end the quarter scoring six consecutive points to cut the deficit to 30-24. In the second half, Canada continued to shoot the ball efficiently and were able to build their lead to ten points during the third quarter. Russia made a run late to cut the deficit to six points entering the fourth quarter. But then the wheels fell off. Becky Hammon paced Russia with 14 on 6-13 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 assists. Alena Danilochkina added 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 6 assists. Natalya Vieru scored 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 8 boards. Anna Petrakova notched 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Irina Osipova notched 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists and 4 blocks. Natalya Vodopynanova added 3, along with 3 boards, Olga Arteshina 2, Evgeniya Belyakova 2, Ilona Korstin 2 and Nadezhda Grishaeva 1, while Marina Kuzina and Natalya Zhedik were scoreless. Russia (coached by Boris Sokolovskiy, assisted by Ainars Zvirgzdins and Alexander Kovalev) hit 18-43 (.420) from the floor, 3-18 (.170) from the arc and 13-19 (.680) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 11 turnovers, 2 steals, 7 blocks and 21 fouls. Kim Smith paced Canada with 20 on 1-2 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 3-6 from the line and 2 assists. Shona Thorburn added 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5-6 from the line, 2 boards and 6 assists. Courtnay Pilypaitis added 5 on 1-6 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Tamara Tatham added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Krista Phillips added 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 3 boards. Miranda Ayim notched 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Natalie Achonwa scored 3 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Lizanne Murphy scored 3 on 0-1 from the floor and 1-2 from the arc. Chelsea Aubry scored 3 on 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards, while Teresa Gabriele, Alisha Tatham and Michelle Plouffe were scoreless. Canada hit 8-32 (.250) from the floor, 8-19 (.420) from the arc and 13-18 (.720) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 16 turnovers, 4 steals, 2 blocks and 23 fouls.
In their second game, Canada evened their record at 1-1 by dusting host Great Britain 73-65. Point guard Shona Thorburn took command after replacing starter Teresa Gabriele. “I felt a lot of things weren’t going our way, it wasn’t pretty basketball, but we pulled out the win and that’s what’s important,” said Thorburn. It was tight early as neither team led by more than four. But Canada was able to get it done on the defensive end as they were able to cause seven turnovers in the opening frame. Thorburn hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Canada the 19-15 lead. The second quarter was no different as Canada clawed to a 36-32 lead at the half. Both teams were turnover plagued early in the second half but Thorburn again got Canada back on track as they took a 55-53 lead after three quarters. In the final frame, Great Britain went on an early run to take the 61-57 lead with 6:10 left in the game on a steal and a layup by Johannah Leedham. But the Brits subsequently missed four opportunities at an offensive tip. “That was a killer right there,” said British Guard Natalie Stafford. “If we get the ball there, that might have been the difference.” But Canada regained the lead on a Kim Smith jumper and closed it out with a 16-4 run. “We’re used to playing with our backs against the wall,” said Thorburn. “Not that we like to be that way but it’s our motto, I guess. This is a huge win for us tonight. … I think more as a point guard than as a veteran. At the end of the game there, I said: ‘guys, calm down. We have lots of time left in this game. We’re going to have many more looks’. I think I was able to bring a little bit of calmness on the floor, you can ask anyone. I’m a very calm person on and off the floor. Tonight, I felt I had good looks and I took them.” Canadian coach Allison MacNeill said “a loss, I know we’re resilience that that would have been tough. This at least keeps us in where we wanted to be, which is fighting hard to get to the next round. We had to have that. We’ll enjoy this but it doesn’t get any easier.” Kim Smith said “we got stops and held on to the ball better. … We’re not talented. We don’t play nice basketball but it doesn’t matter. A win is a win.” Shona Thorburn paced Canada with 18 on 3-3 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Courtnay Pilypaitis added 11 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Kim Smith notched 11 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 blocks. Lizanne Murphy added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 3 boards. Krista Phillips added 6 on 2-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Chelsea Aubry scored 6 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Tamara Tatham added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Natalie Achonwa scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 4 boards and 3 assists. Theresa Gabriele added 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 3 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals, while Miranda Ayim, Alisha Tatham and Michelle Plouffe were scoreless. Canada hit 20-40 from the floor, 8-21 (.380) from the arc and 9-13 (.690) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 21 turnovers, 10 steals, 6 blocks and 14 fouls. Natalie Stafford paced Great Britain with 15 on 5-16 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Johannah Leedham added 15 on 2-7 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Julie Page added 8 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Rose Anderson notched 6 on 2-4 from the floor and 2-3 from the line. Temi Fagbenle added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jenaya Wade-Fray notched 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 1-5 from the arc. Azania Stewart scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 4 boards. Kim Butler added 4, Stef Collins 2, along with 4 boards and 2 assists, while Rachael Vanderwal, Chantelle Handy and Dominique Allen were scoreless. Great Britain (coached by Tom Maher, assisted by Vanessa Ellis and Canada’s Ken Shields) hit 20-47 (.430) from the floor, 5-17 (.290) from the arc and 10-11 (.910) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 22 turnovers, 9 steals, 2 blocks and 16 fouls.
In their third game, Canada dropped a narrow 64-60 decision to France to fall to 1-2. Shona Thorburn again delivered a stellar performance in relief as Canada fell just short in a late rally. France came out from the opening whistle ready to go, as they quickly grabbed the lead from Canada and opened the game on an 11-4 run. The game began with both teams not allowing many easy baskets, as both teams defensive intensity was turned up. Canada closed the opening quarter on an 8-2 and ended the frame down 13-12. In the second quarter, France went on a small run, but Canada was able to bounce back with a quick five-point swing, capped off by a steal and lay-up by Thorburn, which cut the deficit to 23-21. France entered the locker room with a 28-25 advantage. France built a 7-point lead early in the third quarter but Canada was able to cut the deficit to 42-40 entering the final frame. France was able to extend their lead to seven points with 0:53 to play but Canada didn’t go down without a fight and gave France a scare late in the game. Canada was able to cut the lead to a one possession game 62-60 with 0:09 seconds, but France connected on key free-throws down the stretch and pulled out the win. “The loss is really hard,” said Natalie Achonwa. “I thought we showed our heart, our Canadian tenacity. … In the end, we didn’t play a whole 40 minutes. Our defence definitely fuels this team. We’re a great defending team. We just didn’t execute, actually we did execute our offence, we just didn’t make shots.” Canadian coach Allison McNeill said “no threes and I don’t know how many layups we missed. I’d have to go back and look at the tape. But, a lot. Everything was good. We just didn’t put the ball in hoop. I don’t know what you can account to that. I’m sure you have to give a little bit to their length. They get to you quicker than some teams. So, I think we had some open threes but by the time we got those, they’re challenged a bit more than we’re used to. Some of the misses were just lack of concentration a little bit. But I was happy with everything. The game play, we executed it perfectly, the intensity, we had all their sets down, we defended perfectly. We crashed the boards. We did a lot of really good things.” Emilie Gomis paced France with 16 on 6-8 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 2 assists. Isabelle Yacoubou added 14 on 6-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Sandrine Gruda notched 10 on 4-7 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Celine Dumerc scored 10 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 5 boards and 3 assists. Emmeline Ndongue added 6, Endene Miyem 2, Edwige Lawson-Wade 2, along with 3 assists, Florence Lepron 2 and Jennifer Digbeu 2, along with 3 boards and 2 assists, while Clemence Beikes, Marion Laborde and Elodie Godin were scoreless. France (coached by Pierre Vincent, assisted by Valerie Garnier and Thierry Moullec) hit 24-47 (.510) from the floor, 0-5 from the arc and 16-18 (.890) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 15 turnovers, 4 steals, 6 blocks and 18 fouls. Shona Thorburn paced Canada with 17 on 7-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Natalie Achonwa added 14 on 5-10 from the floor, 4-5 from the line, 8 boards and 2 assists. Kim Smith notched 8 on 4-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc and 3 boards. Lizanne Murphy added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Tamara Tatham added 6 on 1-7 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 6 boards. Krista Phillips notched 4 on 2-7 from the floor and 7 boards. Courtnay Pilypaitis scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Chelsea Aubry added 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Teresa Gabriele, Miranda Ayim, Alisha Tatham and Michelle Plouffe were scoreless. Canada hit 23-54 (.430) from the floor, 0-11 from the arc and 14-20 (.700) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 12 turnovers, 4 steals, 1 block and 18 fouls.
Canada improved to 2-2 and qualified for the quarterfinals by edging Brazil 79-73. “We just wanted to rebound from our loss to France, we thought we could have played better,” said guard Courtnay Pilypaitis. “We came out hard, we had a great start, everyone came off the bench played well and it was a great team effort. …We knew it (qualifying for the quarterfinals) would be tough, but we knew we could upset a few teams. We are very happy with our result.” Canada’s attack was well-balanced. They won the opening tip and on their first possession they were able to hit a jumper from Kim Smith. Canada was then able to steal the ball in the opening minute by Pilypaitis for a runout layup. Canada finished the quarter on a 10-0 run to take an 18-8 lead. But Brazil was able to answer to begin the second quarter by scoring quickly and often. They cut the deficit to 24-20 early in the quarter before Canada again finished the quarter on a 10-0 run capped off by a Tamara Tatham steal and finished by a Natalie Achonwa lay-up. Canada took a 39-25 lead into the lockers. In the third frame, Brazil changed their tactics by playing a full court press and pressuring Canada at will. This caused havoc and Brazil rallied to within 55-53 after three quarters. Early in the fourth, Brazil completed the comeback by gaining the 56-55 advantage but coach Allison McNeill inserted reserve Shona Thorburn into the line-up and she was able to crack the Brazilian full court press. Brazil kept it close all the way to the final whistle but Thorburn had the answers. Courtnay Pilypaitis paced Canada with 14 on 4-4 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards and 3 assists. Kim Smith added 14 on 4-5 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 assists. Tamara Tatham added 13 on 4-7 from the floor, 5-5 from the line, 4 boards and 3 steals. Natalie Achonwa scored 11 on 4-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 assists. Shona Thorburn added 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 4 boards and 8 assists. Krista Phillips added 8 on 4-6 from the floor, 3 boards and 4 assists. Lizanne Murphy added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 assists. Chelsea Aubry added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, while Teresa Gabriele, Miranda Ayim, Alisha Tatham and Michelle Plouffe were scoreless. Canada hit 24-36 (.670) from the floor, 6-21 (.290) from the arc and 13-15 (.870) from the line, while garnering 29 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 24 assists, 19 turnovers, 7 steals, 1 block and 22 fouls. Erika Souza paced Brazil with 22 on 6-9 from the floor, 10-12 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Clarissa Santos added 21 on 5-8 from the floor, 11-13 from the line, 10 boards and 3 blocks. Patricia Ferreira added 7 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Silvia Gustavo scored 6 on 0-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 boards. Joice Rodrigues added 5, along with 4 assists, Damiris Dantas 5, along with 3 boards, Adriana Pinto 4, along with 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals, and Karla Costa 3, while Franciele Nascimento, Nadia Colhado and Tassia Carcavalli were scoreless. Brazil (coached by Luis Tarallo, assisted by Cristiano Cedra) hit 19-40 (.480) from the floor, 3-16 (.190) from the arc and 26-32 (.810) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 19 turnovers, 11 steals, 4 blocks and 17 fouls.
Canada closed out round-robin play at 2-3 after losing 72-63 to Australia. Australia was able to dictate the early part of the game by gaining the 12-0 lead to start off. Canada finally got on the board four minutes into the game. The damage was done, as Australia owned the 24-10 advantage after ten minutes of play. Canada was able to play a better second quarter slowing down the Australian attack and was able to crack the Australian defense. Canada went on a 6-0 run to cut Australia’s lead to eleven points. At the half, the score was 35-22 for Australia. To begin the second half, Canada came out strong as they were able to chip away at the deficit. Canada found a way to consistently score on the Australian defense and were able to make a 16-6 run to finish the frame. The 19-point lead Australia held earlier in the game, was down to 47-42 entering the final frame. Canada continued to ride their momentum they had from the third quarter in to the final frame. Kim Smith began to heat up as she hit numerous shots down the stretch. Canada was able to make it a 55-53 game, but that was as close as they would get, as Lauren Jackson hit her free-throws down the stretch to seal the victory for Australia. “They don’t look that big on tape,” Canadian coach Allison McNeill said. “When you’re right down on the floor, they’re very, very big. Lauren Jackson, I think, is arguably the best player in the world. People can pick other people, but who is 6-5, can handle the ball, can shoot the three, made every free throw down the stretch, got some big rebounds? She’s a phenomenal defender. Watching her on film, she just knows what happens.” Shona Thorburn noted that “they are the No. 2 team in the world. You know what? We fought our butts off. We did. We did for 40 minutes and that’s what we take away from this. I’m really proud of the way we played. We were in a really tough pool and we were in every game that we played.” Elizabeth Cambage paced Australia with 19 on 8-12 from the floor, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards and 4 blocks. Lauren Jackson added 18 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 9-10 from the line, 9 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Belinda Snell notched 12 on 0-1 from the floor, 4-8 from the arc, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jenna O’Hea added 9 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. Rachel Jarry scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Abby Bishop added 4, along with 3 boards, Suzy Batkovic 2, along with 3 boards and Kathleen MacLeod 2, while Kristi Harrower, Laura Hodges, Jennifer Screen and Samantha Richards were scoreless. Harrower and Screen each dished 4 assists. Australia (coached by Carrie Graff, assisted by Phil Brown and Peter Buckle) hit 17-40 (.430) from the floor, 5-17 (.290) from the arc and 23-27 (.850) from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 8 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 19 turnovers, 10 steals, 6 blocks and 16 fouls. Kim Smith paced Canada with 17 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Shona Thorburn added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 5 assists and 2 steals. Teresa Gabriele added 9 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Courtnay Pilypaitis added 7 on 2-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 boards. Natalie Achonwa added 7 on 3-8 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Tamara Tatham scored 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 3 assists. Alisha Tatham added 6 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 1-2 from the line. Miranda Ayim added 2, along with 4 boards, while Krista Phillips, Lizanne Murphy, Chelsea Aubry and Michelle Plouffe were scoreless. Murphy added 5 boards and 2 steals. Canada hit 17-47 (.360) from the floor, 6-11 (.550) from the arc and 11-14 (.790) from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 23 turnovers, 9 steals, 1 block and 28 fouls.
Canada finished 2-3 (4th) in pool play and qualified for the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, the United States whacked Canada 91-48. In the opening quarter, the U.S.A. showed why they are considered the gold medal favourite and why they are the number one ranked team in the world. U.S.A. was able to pressure the Canadian team by changing defenses and using their full court pressure to force Canadian turnovers while building a 19-8 lead. In the second quarter, U.S.A. had no issues scoring baskets. The highest scoring team kept hitting their shots and didn’t allow Canada to trim the lead. Canada was unable to contain the Americans as they kept the fast pace on offence and were making shots on a consistent basis. Shona Thorburn hit a running jumper at the buzzer to end the half with the score 42-21 for the Americans. Canada trailed 68-31 after three quarters and never threatened. Diana Taurasi paced the US with 15 on 4-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Sylvia Fowles added 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 4 boards. Candace Parker scored 12 on 6-8 from the floor, 7 boards and 3 assists. Maya Moore notched 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 7 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Angel McCoughtry added 11 on 5-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Seimone Augustus added 9 on 3-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Tamika Catchings added 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Lindsay Whalen added 5 on 1-4 from the floor, 3-3 from the line and 2 assists. Swin Cash added 3, along with 3 boards and 2 assists, Sue Bird 2, along with 5 assists, and Tina Charles 2, along with 4 boards and 2 assists, while Asjha Jones was scoreless. The US (coached by Geno Auriemma, assisted by Jennifer Gillom and Richard Bruno) hit 33-65 (.510) from the floor, 2-9 (.220) from the arc and 19-23 (.830) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 10 turnovers, 15 steals, 5 blocks and 12 fouls. Kim Smith paced Canada with 13 on 2-5 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 6 boards. Chelsea Aubry notched 10 on 4-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Courtnay Pilypaitis added 6 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Natalie Achonwa scored 4 on 0-5 from the floor, 4-6 from the line and 2 boards. Lizanne Murphy added 3 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Krista Phillips added 2 on 1-6 from the floor, 8 boards and 5 assists. Shona Thorburn scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Teresa Gabriele added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Tamara Tatham added 2, Alisha Tatham 2 and Michelle Plouffe 2, while Miranda Ayim was scoreless. Canada hit 11-35 (.310) from the floor, 5-18 (.280) from the arc and 11-14 (.790) from the line, while garnering 31 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 26 turnovers, 3 steals and 17 fouls.