Group B of the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup took place from 22 to 25 September 2018.[1] The group consisted of Argentina, Australia, Nigeria and Turkey.
The top team advanced to the quarterfinals while the second and third placed team played in a qualification round.[2]
Teams
edit| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best Performance | FIBA World Ranking | FIBA Zone Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method | Date | Last | Total | Streak | ||||
 Argentina |
Women's AmeriCup | 12 August 2017 | 2010 | 9 | 1 | 6th Place (1953) | 16 | 5 |
 Australia |
Women's Asia Cup | 27 July 2017 | 2014 | 15 | 14 | Champions (2006) | 4 | 1 |
 Nigeria |
Women's Afrobasket | 26 August 2017 | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 16th Place (2006) | 42 | 4 |
 Turkey |
EuroBasket Women | 24 June 2017 | 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4th Place (2014) | 7 | 4 |
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 175 | +85 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Nigeria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 224 | −7 | 5 | Qualification round |
| 3 | Turkey
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 195 | 201 | −6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Argentina
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 222 | −72 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Matches
editAustralia vs Nigeria
edit22 September 2018
11:30 |
| Australia |
86–68 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 18–14, 21–23, 23–14 | ||
| Pts: Cambage 34 Rebs: Cambage 12 Asts: George, Talbot 6 |
Pts: Akhator 21 Rebs: Elonu, Nyingifa 6 Asts: Amukamara 4 | |
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 422 Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Snehal Bendke (IND), Alexis Mercado (PUR) |
Turkey vs Argentina
edit22 September 2018
14:00 |
| Turkey |
63–37 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 14–9, 18–4, 12–13 | ||
| Pts: Şenyürek 13 Rebs: Şenyürek 8 Asts: Cora 5 |
Pts: Rosset 12 Rebs: Burani 8 Asts: Gretter 4 | |
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 573 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR) |
Argentina vs Australia
edit23 September 2018
11:00 |
| Argentina |
43–84 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–21, 8–19, 11–28, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Rosset 13 Rebs: Llorente 5 Asts: Boquete 3 |
Pts: Cambage 24 Rebs: Magbegor 8 Asts: Whitcomb 5 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Attendance: 689 Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Yu Jung (TPE), Luis Castillo (ESP) |
Nigeria vs Turkey
edit23 September 2018
20:30 |
| Nigeria |
74–68 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–15, 22–17, 23–10, 22–26 | ||
| Pts: Ogoke 22 Rebs: Akhator 10 Asts: Kalu 5 |
Pts: Alben 15 Rebs: Hollingsworth, Şenyürek 6 Asts: Alben, Cora 3 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Attendance: 643 Referees: James Boyer (AUS), Julio Anaya (PAN), Ye Nan (CHN) |
Australia vs Turkey
edit25 September 2018
11:30 |
| Australia |
90–64 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–19, 21–14, 22–16, 15–15 | ||
| Pts: Cambage 25 Rebs: Cambage, Bunton 7 Asts: Ebzery, George 5 |
Pts: Hollingsworth 11 Rebs: Hollingsworth 7 Asts: Alben 9 | |
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 1,805 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Daniel García (VEN) |
Argentina vs Nigeria
edit25 September 2018
17:30 |
| Argentina |
70–75 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 16–13, 19–19, 22–24 | ||
| Pts: Gretter 21 Rebs: Gretter, Llorente 7 Asts: four players 4 |
Pts: Amukamara 16 Rebs: Akhator 13 Asts: Kalu 4 | |
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 582 Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Andreia Silva (BRA) |