FINAL STANDINGS
1. United States
2. Spain
3. CANADA
4. France
5. Mali
6. Japan
7. Czech Republic
8. Lithuania
9. Australia
10. Germany
11. Italy
12. Egypt
13. China
14. Brazil
15. Chinese Taipei
16. Argentina		CANADIANS
Achol Akot (Ottawa, Ont.)
Mary-Anna Asare (Pickering, Ont.)
Jasmine Bascoe (Milton, Ont.)
Jada Bediako (Brampton, Ont.)
Marah Dykstra (Vancouver, B.C.)
Toby Fournier (Toronto, Ont.)
Delaney Gibb (Raymond, Alta.)
Emma Koabel (Port Colborne, Ont.)
Ajok Deng Obed Madol (Regina, Sask.)
Cassandre Prosper (Montreal, Que.)
Syla Swords (Sudbury, Ont.)
T’yana Todd (Toronto, Ont.)
Carly Clarke – coach
Marlo Davis – assistant
Jessica Roque – assistant
Nick DeAdder – performance analyst
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Spain—–72-5983-6874-35(3-0)
France59-72—–72-6896-42(2-1)
Australia68-8368-72—–85-45(1-2)
Argentina35-7442-9645-85—–(0-3)
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United States—–85-66100-46112-49(3-0)
Mali66-85—–73-6683-68(2-1)
Germany46-10066-73—–67-59(1-2)
Chinese Taipei49-11268-8359-67—–(0-3)
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Japan—–80-7892-7177-58(3-0)
Lithuania78-80—–84-6671-45(2-1)
Italy71-9266-84—–84-74(1-2)
Brazil58-7745-7174-84—–(0-3)
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Canada—–66-61100-4483-62(3-0)
Czech Republic61-66—–103-7175-59(2-1)
Egypt44-10071-103—–60-56(1-2)
China62-8359-7556-60—–(0-3)
RD16Spain 93 Chinese Taipei 65
RD16Lithuania 86 Egypt 64
RD16Mali 74 Australia 67
RD16Canada 89 Brazil 45
RD16France 63 Germany 60
RD16Japan 75 China 58
RD16United States 112 Argentina 36
RD16Czech Republic 92 Italy 84
9-16thEgypt 83 Chinese Taipei 79
9-16thAustralia 91 Brazil 60
9-16thGermany 76 China 63
9-16thItaly 71 Argentina 68
QFsSpain 67 Lithuania 49
QFsCanada 82 Mali 69
QFsFrance 80 Japan 78
QFsUnited States 121 Czech Republic 61
13-16thBrazil 82 Chinese Taipei 59
13-16thChina 76 Argentina 53
9-12thAustralia 70 Egypt 45
9-12thGermany 81 Italy 57
5-8thMali 56 Lithuania 53
5-8thJapan 67 Czech Republic 51
SemiSpain 77 Canada 70
SemiUnited States 80 France 57
15thChinese Taipei 79 Argentina 72
13thChina 76 Brazil 72
11thItaly 64 Egypt 58
9thAustralia 81 Germany 73
7thCzech Republic 76 Lithuania 50
5thMali 73 Japan 61
BronzeCanada 80 France 73
FinalUnited States 69 Spain 66

        In their opener, Canada clocked China 83-62 with a dominant performance on the boards. China broke to an early 12-8 lead by beating Canada down the floor in transition. But the Canadians took the lead after Delaney Gibb corralled an offensive board and fed T’yana Todd for a trey. Canada exploded with a 9-0 run on buckets in the paint from Jasmine Bascoe, Syla Swords and Toby Fournier before a late trey from Huixhuan Chu drew China within 23-18 after one quarter. Syla Swords ignited 16-4 run by draining a trey, while Gibb capped it with a pair of treys and a pick-and-roll feed to Marah Dykstra for an and-one as Canada expanded its lead to 15. But a late 4-0 run by China trimmed the margin to 39-28 at the half. China’s quickness in transition again burned Canada as the margin was cut to nine. But Swords nailed a 10-foot pullup and a trey, while Prosper added a pair of free throws and Emma Koabel a bucket off an inbounds feed as Canada took a 59-46 lead heading into the final frame. China drew within 7 early in the fourth, but Fournier drove for a bucket, Swords hit 15-footer and a trey to restore the lead to 13 and then Canada pulled away down the stretch on buckets from Dykstra, Prosper, Bascoe, three free throws by Fournier and a buzzer-beating trey by Gibb. Fournier said “the energy from everyone on my team really helped me on the defensive and offensive end. The pride that I have for representing my country gave me that drive to work as hard as I possibly could on the court today.” Canadian coach Carly Clarke said “overall, good team effort today, lots of contributions from multiple different players, good shooting on the perimeter. I thought we shared the ball well offensively, and defensively we’re growing every game. … Toby impacted the game the way Toby does. She’s a rim protector, blocking shots, great offensive rebounder, great rebounder at both ends, that with her ability to finish around the rim and draw fouls just makes her such a tough weapon in multiple ways.” Delaney Gibb paced Canada with 17 on 1-1 from the floor, 5-11 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists. Syla Swords added 17 on 4-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Toby Fournier notched 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 5-11 from the line, 14 boards and 4 blocks. Cassandre Prosper scored 12 on 5-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 6 boards. Marah Dykstra added 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jasmine Bascoe scored 7 on 3-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 4 assists. T’yana Todd notched 5 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Emma Koabel added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc. Ajok Deng Obed Madol scored 2 on 0-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Achol Akot, Jada Bediako and Mary-Anna Asare were scoreless. Asare nabbed 3 boards and dished 3 assists. Akot nabbed 4 boards and blocked 2 shots. Canada hit 32-73 (.438) overall, 23-51 (.439) from the floor, 9-22 (.409) from the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 14 fouls, 14 turnovers, 5 steals and 8 blocks. Duoling Hu paced China with 15 on 3-11 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 4 boards and 5 assists. Qingyang Li added 14 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 steals. Huixuan Chu notched 10 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 6 assists. Jialin Li scored 9 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Wenxia Li added 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 7 boards. Jiayu Liu scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 5 boards and 2 steals. Xiao Zhang added 2 on 1-6 from the floor and 4 boards, while Menping Yang, Jing Wang, Guoguo Feng, Zhongqiu Dou and Jiatong Jiang were scoreless. China (coached by Igor Polenek, assisted by Bai Jin li and Yang Liu) hit 23-63 (.365) overall, 17-48 (.354) from the floor, 6-15 (.400) from the arc and 10-15 from the line, while garnering 34 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 16 fouls, 14 turnovers and 7 steals.

        Canada improved to (2-0) by clipping the Czech Republic 66-61 despite a dreary shooting performance in all but the first quarter. After conceding the opening bucket on a runout off the opening tip, Canada exploded with 10-0 run featuring a Cassandre Prosper steal and runout, a Syla Swords trey, and a pair of buckets in the paint by Toby Fournier. They soon expanded their lead to 25 as Prosper hit a pair of treys, Delaney Gibb a trey, while Fournier added two more buckets in the paint and Ajok Deng Obed Madol a putback. Canada led 31-8 after one quarter and appeared to be total command. But Fournier quickly picked up her third foul, while Canada began succumbing to Czech traps, missing open looks and fumbling away the ball. The Czechs kept attacking the paint and drawing fouls as they trimmed the margin to 40-25 at the half. The miscues continued in the second half as Canada went nearly four minutes without scoring, when Prosper hit a free throw. The Czechs rallied to within 43-40 and it took nearly seven minutes before Canada scored its first field goal of the half as Prosper notched a layup in a scramble. Prosper then found Fournier on a backdoor cut but the Czechs kept parading to the foul line and again trimmed the margin to three (47-44) after three quarters. The Czechs drew within 52-51 midway through final frame but Fournier notched a putback, Prosper a pair of free throws and Fournier a layup on a cut as Canada regained a measure of breathing space with a 6-0 mini-run. The Czechs again rallied to within three with a minute to play but Canada pulled out the win with a pair of free throws apiece from T’yana Todd, Jasmine Bascoe and Marah Dykstra. Prosper said “it was coming down to the wire and we really wanted to win this, so we were just like guys we’re gonna win this, no matter what we do. … (In the first quarter), I just felt so confident. I think really having my teammates recognize that I just hit a shot so I’m gonna pass it to her again that really helped me get into a flow. I was feeling great.” Canadian coach Carly Clarke said “world championship games are always tough. We had a really really hot start, made some shots, created some turnovers, got a nice lead. But huge credit to Czech on their adjustments and it took us a little longer than we would have liked to adjust back.” Cassandre Prosper paced Canada with 21 on 2-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 8-12 from the line, 10 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 5 blocks. Toby Fournier added 17 on 7-13 from the floor, 3-10 from the line, 17 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Marah Dykstra notched 6 on 1-5 from the floor, 4-4 from the line, 6 boards and 3 assists. Syla Swords scored 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 steals. Delaney Gibb added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Jasmine Bascoe scored 4 on 1-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. T’yana Todd notched 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 steals. Jada Bediako added 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 2 boards. Ajok Deng Obed Madol scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, while Achol Akot, Emma Koabel and Mary-Anna Asare were scoreless. Akot nabbed 10 boards. Canada hit 21-81 (.259) overall, 16-57 (.281) from the floor, 5-25 (.208) from the arc and 19-32 (.594) from the line, while garnering 66 boards, including 39 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 21 fouls, 24 turnovers 9 steals and 10 blocks. Dominika Paurova paced the Czech Republic with 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Anna Borozova added 10 on -3 from the floor, 4-4 from the line and 2 assists. Charlotte Velichova notched 9 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Emma Cechova scored 9 on 2-13 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 12 boards and 3 steals. Dominica Hynkova added 7 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-6 from the line and 2 boards. Valentyna Kadlecova scored 6 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Luisa Vydrova added 4 on 2-5 from the floor and 2 boards. Johana Stankova scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Jindriska Hruba added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Nela Netkova scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 2 boards, while Mariana Pribylova and Anna Jedlickova were scoreless. Pribylova nabbed 2 boards. The Czech Republic (coached by Viktor Prusa, assisted by Michaela Drtilová and Michal Martisek) hit 20-62 (.323) overall, 19-53 (.358) from the floor, 1-9 (.111) from the arc and 20-26 (.769) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 23 fouls, 24 turnovers, 10 steals and 5 blocks.

        Canada closed out pool play at (3-0) after dusting Egypt 100-44. Egypt took an early 4-3 lead in the sluggish, turnover-plagued first quarter. But Syla Swords drained a mid-range jumper, Jada Bediako a putback and Delaney Gibb a trey as Canada responded with a 7-0 run. Swords closed out the quarter with a pair of treys that gave Canada a 20-8 lead. Swords made it back-to-back-to-back treys to open the second quarter and soon added a fourth bomb to make it 28-10. Egypt countered with a 7-0 run as Jana Elhafy notched a pair of buckets in the paint and a trey. But Mary-Anna Asare drove for a layup to ignite a 23-0 run, capped by a Delaney Gibb putback, as Canada took a 51-17 lead at the half. Canada continued to dominate the boards as they expanded their lead to 77-29 after three quarters and coasted to the win. Swords said “we did a great job attacking the zone today and finding extra pass-pass situations. My teammates did a really great job rebounding offensively and just finding me around the arc.” Canadian coach Carly Clarke said “everybody’s been staying ready and doing their job when they get on the floor. The connectedness that the team has, has really helped so it’s great to see everyone step up in different ways today. … It’s a World Cup — every possession matters. Every opportunity you have together is a chance to get better. We got lots of basketball ahead of us, and we want to be playing our best. So [we] just keep trying to get better every single possession.” Syla Swords paced Canada with 22 on 3-4 from the floor, 5-7 from the arc, 1-4 from the line, 2 boards and 2 steals. T’yana Todd added 13 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steal. Delaney Gibb notched 11 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-8 from the arc, 4 boards and 3 assists. Cassandre Prosper scored 11 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks. Emma Koabel added 11 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 4 boards. Jasmine Bascoe scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 6 assists. Ajok Deng Obed Madol notched 6 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 5 boards. Mary-Anna Asare added 6 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Toby Fournier scored 4 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-3 from the line and 15 boards. Achol Akot added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 8 boards and 2 steals. Marah Dykstra scored 3 on 1-4 from the floor 1-2 from the line and 7 boards. Jada Bediako added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards. Canada hit 40-89 (.449) overall, 25-54 (.463) from the floor, 15-35 (.429) from the arc and 5-12 (.417) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 29 on the offensive glass, 25 assists, 6 fouls, 12 turnovers, 15 steals and 6 blocks. Jana Elalfy paced Egypt with 20 on 5-10 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 9 boards and 2 steals. Sarah Netwally added 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 0-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jana Sallman notched 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 4 boards. Jana Ahmed scored 4 on 2-5 from the floor, 10 boards and 2 blocks. Aisha Mohamed Salem Gabr Hassan added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Tamara Ibrahim scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Salma Mostafa Hassan added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists. Hana Abdelaal scored 2 on 1-8 from the floor, 2 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, while Jana Elshamy, Jayda Khaled Ahmed Mahmoud Elmasry, Judy Elshebshery and Nour Ebrahim were scoreless. Egypt (coached by Mostafa Atef Hadhood, assisted by Aliaa Mahmoud mohamed Gamal, Moustafa Mohamed Fekry and Abdelhakim Kamel) hit 18-62 (.290) overall, 14-44 (.318) from the floor, 4-18 (.222) from the arc and 4-6 from the line, while garnering 36 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 11 fouls, 25 turnovers, 6 steals and 6 blocks.

        Canada finished (3-0), topping pool D play.

        In the round of 16, Canada throttled Brazil 89-45. The score was knotted at 13 after one quarter as the Brazilians dominated the glass, while Canada struggled to defend the post and explored the dimensions of hasty shot selection. But Canada exploded for a 16-2 run early in the second quarter after getting their transition game on track. Fournier repeatedly beat the slower Brazilians down the floor in transition, while Cassandre Prosper and Delaney Gibb notched treys, as Canada took a 35-20 lead. Fournier and Gibb added runouts, and Syla Swords a trey as Canada built its lead to 20 before a late Giovanna Rocha da Silva bucket in the blocks drew Brazil with 46-28 at the half. Canada’s perimeter game, including treys by Mary-Anna Asare, Prosper, T’yana Tood and Marah Dykstra, proved the difference as they doubled up Brazil 72-36 heading into the final frame. With their pressure defence generating turnovers and runouts, Canada ripped off a 17-2 run and led by as many as 49. Toby Fournier said “I know the team is stoked to be a part of this level of basketball. I think we have a great group of girls here, and we’re bound to have success. I am more than excited. I can’t even explain it in words.” Canadian coach Carly Clark said Cassandre Prosper “had a really solid all-around game, but we really really felt her impact defensively – deflections and some steals early in the game that kind of broke it open. She drew a bunch of fouls, and grabbed a couple of offensive rebounds. Her length, athleticism, speed, assertiveness and aggressiveness really was an anchor to our defence. … Overall, a full team effort. Lots of contributions from different people, and our defence continues to be an M.O. at withholding them to 45 points, which was below the goal we had set out. So if we continue to defend at the level we’re defending, I think we have a chance in every game.” Toby Fournier paced Canada with 22 on 10-15 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 12 boards and 3 assists. Cassandre Prosper added 20 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 2-5 from the line, 3 boards and 4 steals. Delaney Gibb notched 9 on 3-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 steals. Syla Swords scored 9 on 3-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Mary-Anna Asare added 8 on 1-6 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. T’yana Todd scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Jasmine Bascoe notched 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 4 assists. Marah Dykstra added 3 on 0-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 9 boards. Achol Akot scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 5 boards. Jada Bediako added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, Ajok Deng Obed Madol scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists, while Emma Koabel was scoreless and pilfered 2 balls. Canada hit 38-80 (.475) overall, 29-56 (.518) from the floor, 9-24 (.375) from the arc and 4-9 (.444) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, 18 assists, 16 fouls, 18 turnovers, 13 steals and 4 blocks. Ana Beatriz Passos Alves Da Silva paced Brazil with 8 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc and 3 boards. Manuella Alves added 8 on 4-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 11 boards and 2 blocks. Marcella Prande Freitas notched 7 on 1-11 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Ana Paula de Oliveira scored 5 on 2-13 from the floor, 0-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals. Giovanna Rocha da Silva added 5 on 2-9 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 10 boards. Heloisa Duppre Carrera scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 7 boards. Clarice Orange Borges added 2 on 1-5 from the floor and 0-2 from the arc. Micaelly Yasmin de Freitas Luis scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor. Arianny Francisco De Oliveira added 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 0-2 from the line. Taissa Nascimento Queiroz scored 2 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards, while Sther Ubaka and Alexia Araujo Dagba were scoreless. Brazil (coached by Adriana Moisés Pinto Mafra, assisted by Arthur Brenke and Luciana Thomazini) hit 17-70 (.243) overall, 14-47 (.298) from the floor, 3-23 (.130) from the arc and 8-16 from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 22 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 12 fouls, 25 turnovers, 6 steals and 4 blocks.

        In the quarterfinals, Canada nearly squandered an 18-point lead but held on to defeat Mali 81-69 while dominating the boards, including 23 rebounds from Toby Fournier, who also scored 20 to notch and 20-20 double-double. Canada broke to an 8-0 lead on treys by Jasmine Bascoe and Syla Swords. But Mali responded with 10-0 run featuring a pair of buckets apiece from Sanou and Cisse before Toby Fournier stemmed the bleeding with a layup in the blocks that ignited a 10-2 run. Two late free throws from Cisse trimmed the margin to 18-13 after one quarter. Delaney Gibb and Swords drilled treys as Canada built a 26-19 lead before being plagued by turnovers, allowing Mali to draw within three. But Fournier notched four buckets in the blocks and Cassandre Prosper a mid-range jumper and a driving layup as Canada ripped off a 13-3 run. Swords added a jumper and a trey to give Canada a 44-30 lead at the half. Marah Dykstra and Fournier notched buckets as Canada built its lead to 18. Mali countered with a 6-0 run as Canada again began coughing up the ball. Canada answered with a 7-0 run but Mali kept attacking off the dribbled and roared back with a 17-4 run to draw within 59-53 heading into the final frame. Gibb and Swords notched treys early in the final frame but Prosper and Jasmine Bascoe were soon hit with unsportsmanlike fouls, allowing Mali to draw within 70-67 on a trey from Haidara. But Canada exploded with a critical 11-0 run featuring a pair of buckets apiece from Prosper and Mary-Anna Asare, and a bucket in the paint from Fournier. Haidara drove for another layup and Prosper added a free throw to close out the affair. Fournier said “it’s nice to know that no one is carrying the team. It’s not one person, the pressure’s not on one person, and if we’re gonna win this, we’re gonna win this as a team and as a country together.” Canadian coach Carly Clarke said “down the stretch, we were focused on our process and trying to figure out what to do next to score and get a stop. That’s been our message all tournament. Just try to focus on the possession in front of us because that’s the only thing we can control.” Cassandre Prosper paced Canada with 22 on 8-13 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-12 from the line, 10 boards and 5 assists. Syla Swords added 21 on 4-7 from the floor, 4-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Toby Fournier notched 20 on 9-17 from the floor, 2-4 from the line, 23 boards and 3 blocks. Mary-Anna Asare scored 7 on 3-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Delaney Gibb added 6 on 2-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Jasmine Bascoe scored 3 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Marah Dykstra added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. T’yana Todd scored 1 on 0-2 from the floor and 1-2 from the line, while Achol Akot was scoreless while nabbing 4 boards and dishing 3 assists. Emma Koabel, Jada Bediako and Ajok Deng Obed Madol did not play. Canada hit 32-64 overall, 25-50 from the floor, 7-14 from the arc and 11-24 (.458) from the line, while garnering 59 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 19 assists, 14 fouls, 26 turnovers, 2 steals and 6 blocks. Sira Thienou paced Mali with 20 on 5-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 10-10 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Fatoumata Sanou added 15 on 5-12 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 8 assists and 4 steals. Maimouna Haidara notched 11 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 10 boards and 6 steals. Kamite Elisabeth Dabou scored 8 on 1-6 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Mama Cisse added 7 on 2-8 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 3 boards. Rokiatou Berthe scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor and 2 boards. Mariam Ibrahim Sarr added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 2 boards. Mariam Traore scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 3 assists, while Bintou Drame and Oumou Dabo were scoreless. Badiaran Doumbia and Fatoumata Samake did not play. Mali (coached by Diakite Sory, assisted by Abdoulaye Maiga and Aminata Sidibe) hit 23-78 (.295) overall, 19-52 (.365) from the floor, 4-26 (.154) from the arc and 19-20 (.950) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 20 fouls, 11 turnovers, `9 steals and 4 blocks.

        In the semi-finals, Spain dispatched Canada 77-70. Spain built an early 15-9 lead by effectively attacking off the dribble. But Canada notched a 7-0 run on a layup and two free throws by Cassandre Prosper, along with a trey from Syla Swords. Spain answered with an 11-2 run as Iyana Martin Carrion notched a pair of layups and a trey before Toby Fournier hit two free throws and a bucket in the blocks to draw Canada within 26-22 after one quarter. Delaney Gibb pilfered the ball 3 times as Canada drew within 30-29 on a Marah Dykstra trey, two free throws from Fournier and a driving layup by Jasmine Bascoe. Alicia Florez Getino countered with a pair of buckets as Spain rebuilt its led to 35-31. But Gibb drilled a trey and a layup to knot the score at 36 before Awa Fam and Getino notched late buckets to give Spain a 40-36 lead at the half. Spain continued to break Canada down off the dribble as they ripped off an 8-1 run midway through the third quarter to expand their lead to 50-41. Canada kept forcing ill-advised shots while Deva Bermejo Escribano notched a pair of late treys to give Spain a 58-47 lead after three quarters. Spain expanded its lead to 13 early in the fourth quarter before Fournier drilled a pair of free throws, Gibb a pair of treys and Mary-Anna Asare a pair of free throws as Canada ripped off an 11-2 run to draw within 67-64. Prosper hit a jumper and Asare a driving layup as Canada cut the margin to 69-68 with 2:05 to play. But costly turnovers by Prosper and Dykstra, a missed layup by Swords and an unsportsmanlike foul by Swords undid the rally as Canada failed to score for nearly two minutes. Spain iced the win with 8 free throws, including 7 from Carrion, in the final 13 seconds of play. Canadian coach Carly Clarke said “our team absolutely battled their butts off and left it all on the floor in a really, really challenging environment. It was very loud, Spain is a great team that we played against, and we had a chance to take the lead in the last minute, so I don’t think there’s much more you can ask for in a game like that.” Iyana Martin Carrion paced Spain with 24 on 5-11 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 8-12 from the line, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Awa Fam added 17 on 7-11 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 8 boards. Alicia Florez Getino notched 12 on 6-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 5 boards and 3 steals. Deva Vermejo Escribano scored 11 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc and 2 boards. Carla Brito added 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Elena Buenavida scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Ariadna Termis Casas added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Ines Noguero Outeiral, Daniella Ikponmwosa Bozano and Elena Moreno Fernandez were scoreless. Moreno Fernandez nabbed 2 boards and dished 2 assists. Irene Broncano Avellaneda and Marina Aviñoa Canals did not play. Spain (coached by Bernat Canut Font, assisted by Anna Montañana and David Muñoz Gil) hit 30-64 (.469) overall, 25-44 (.568) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc and 12-18 from the line, while garnering 41 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 17 fouls, 19 turnovers, 10 steals and 1 block. Toby Fournier paced Canada with 20 on 7-10 from the floor, 6-7 from the line, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Delaney Gibb added 13 on 1-2 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Cassandre Prosper notched 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Marah Dykstra scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Jasmine Bascoe added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Mary-Anna Asare scored 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3-4 from the line. Syla Swords added 5 on 0-4 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Achol Akot notched 2 on 1-2 from the floor and 4 boards. Jada Bediako added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. T’yana Todd scored 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 steals, while Emma Koabel and Ajok Deng Obed Madol did not play. Canada hit 24-59 (.407) overall, 18-40 (.450) from the floor, 6-19 (.316) from the arc and 16-20 (.800) from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 19 fouls, 18 turnovers, 10 steals and 5 blocks.

        In the bronze medal match, Canada outlasted France 80-73 in overtime. Canada failed to score a field goal for nearly seven minutes as France built a 14-4 lead. Syla Swords finally accomplished the task and Delaney Gibb notched a trey as Canada rallied with 18-12. France countered with a 6-0 run before Swords nailed a trey to draw Canada within 22-15 after one quarter. Canada knotted the score at 26 as Swords hit a trey and a jumper, before the remainder of the frame essentially turned into a free throw shooting contest. Canada led 38-37 at the half. Daniela Dibanzilua notched a trey to give France a 50-43 lead. But Achol Akot, Swords and Gibb drove for layups as Canada rallied within 60-55 after three quarters. Canada went without a field goal for nearly four minutes as France extended its lead to 66-65. But they promptly ripped off a 12-0 run featuring a Mary-Anna Asare free throw, driving layups by Toby Fournier, Akot and Gibb, along with a trey from Swords. Jess-Mine Zodia answered with two free throws but Swords knotted the score at 68 with 2:19 to play. Neither team scored in the final 2 minutes of regulation. Asare opened the scoring with two free throws in overtime. Manoe Cisse notched a trey as France responded with a 5-0 run. But Fournier notched a bucket in the blocks, Gibb hit a critical trey, Fournier two free throws, Akot a free throw and Marah Dykstra two free throws as Canada closed out the affair with a 10-0 run. Swords said “it was a huge game with a big crowd, so knowing that I did my best to bring home a medal for Canada was amazing. … Obviously, we were missing two of our really key players (Cassandre Prosper and Jasmine Bascoe, did not play for unexplained reasons), so everyone did a great job stepping up and filling in a needed role. So we all feel really excited to know that we worked together as a team to get it done and bring a medal home for Canada.” Canadian coach Carly Clarke said that as the game went into overtime, “I tried to lighten the mood honestly, just said, Hey, we’re having so much fun. We get to play five more minutes.” … Syla Swords didn’t shoot the ball at her normal rate yesterday but kept us in the game in the first half today. Other people stepped up, everyone made the most of their minutes, whether it was 30 seconds or almost 45 minutes for some. Huge credit to the team for staying connected, trusting the process, leaning into what everyone was being asked to do, and it was a real joy to watch them celebrate this win today. They certainly earned it.” Syla Swords paced Canada with 26 on 5-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 7-8 from the line, 6 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Toby Fournier added 15 on 5-13 from the floor, 5-10 from the line, 8 boards and 3 blocks. Delaney Gibb notched 11 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Achol Akot scored 10 on 2-3 from the floor, 6-10 from the line, 6 boards and 2 assists. T’yana Todd added 6 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Marah Dykstra notched 4 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 2 boards. Mary-Anna Asare scored 3 on 0-2 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 6 boards. Emma Koabel added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2 boards. Jada Bediako scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Ajok Deng Obed Madol was scoreless. Cassandre Prosper and Jasmine Bascoe did not play. Canada hit 23-52 (.442) overall, 17-40 (.425) from the floor, 6-12 from the arc and 28-40 (.700) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 16 fouls, 22 turnovers, 7 steals and 3 blocks. Daniela Dibazilua paced France with 17 on 6-11 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Manoe Cisse added 14 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-9 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards, 3 assists and 4 steals. Leila Lacan notched 11 on 4-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Anaelle Dutat scored 8 on 2-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 17 boards and 2 steals. Fatoumata Toure added 8 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals. Jess-Mine Zodia scored 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Rosane Le Seyec added 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Charlotte Abraham scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 0-1 from the arc, while Laura Celine Aure Evrard and Amina Traore were scoreless. Cindy Perdriau and Lisa Cluzeau did not play. France (coached by Julien Egloff, assisted by Thomas Dany Giorguitti and Priscilla Roger) hit 26-82 (.317) overall, 22-56 (.393) from the floor, 4-26 (.154) from the arc and 17-18 (.944) from the line, while garnering 55 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 25 fouls, 12 turnovers, 13 steals and 4 blocks.

        The all-tournament team featured MVP Iyana Martin Carrion (Spain); Joyce Edwards (United States); Hannah Hidalgo (United States); Toby Fournier (Canada); and Leila Lacan (France).