The no. 1-ranked United States women’s national team will play Nigeria in the quarterfinals of the 2018 FIBA World Cup. Results of the play-in games and the match-ups for the quarters:
∙ Upper bracket:
Spain 63, Senegal 48, so Spain (3-1) vs. Canada (3-0)
China 87, Japan 81, so China (3-1) vs. Australia (3-0)
∙ Lower bracket:
France 78, Turkey 61, so France (3-1) vs. Belgium (2-1)
Nigeria 57, Greece 56, so Nigeria (3-1) vs. United States (3-0)
The quarterfinals will be held on the 28th, semis in the 29th and the finals in 30 September.
The U.S. women lead the tournament in points per game (96.3), with Australia next at 86.7 and Canada at 78.0. The Aussies have the top scoring margin, winning their three group games by an average of 28.4 points a game; caada has won their three by an average of 22.3, then comes the U.S. at 19.3 and Belgium (19.0). Australia defeated Nigeria in its opener, 86-68.
Since the competition began back in 1953, the U.S. women have won nine times, including the first two editions in ‘53 and ‘57, then again in 1979-86-90-98-2002-10-14. Its last loss was in a semifinal to Russia in the 2006 tournament.
Only four nations have ever won this tournament: the U.S. has nine golds, followed by the Soviet Union (6) and Brazil (1: 1994) and Australia (1: 2006). The U.S. has won six of the last eight.
The schedule of matches and scores are here.
