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In Group B of the women’s basketball tournament, the French beat the Canadian national team (0/1) 75:54 (15:18, 23:2, 15:16, 22:18).
In front of their spectators, the French national team dominated the second half, which they won even (23:2). Jean Toupane’s students forced the Canadian women to make mistakes 25 times in total, and 10 times the Canadian women lost exactly in the second half.
During the remaining time of the match, the Canadian national team could not get back into the match and in the end, in an impressive atmosphere, the French celebrated their first victory in this tournament.
Gabby Williams, who was added to the ranks of Fenerbahce Istanbul this offseason, played the most useful for the French. The versatile forward scored 12 points (5/7 doubles, 0/3 triples, 2/4 penalties), distributed 8 assists, made 5 mistakes, rebounded 3 balls and ended the meeting with 20 utility points.
Shay Colley and Kia Nurse each scored 11 points for Canada.
In the next match, the French women will meet the Nigerian basketball players (1/0), and the Canadian women will fight against the Australian national team (0/1). Both matches will be played on Wednesday.
France women’s basketball team: Mariame Badiane 13 (5/11 dvit., 1/3 trit., 6 atk. kam.), Gabby Williams 12, Leila Lacan (2/2 dvit., 1/3 trit., 4 rez. perd.), Valeriane Ayayi (2/5 dvit., 1/4 trit., 5 atk. kam., 3 klaid.) ir Marine Johaness (2/2 dvit., 1/9 trit.) po 7.
Canada Women’s National Basketball Team: Shay Colley (3/7 dvit., 1/4 trit., 2/3 baud., 6 rez. perd., 8 klaid.) ir Kia Nurse (3/5 dvit., 1/4 trit., 2/3 baud.) po 11, Bridget Carleton 8 (1/2 dvit., 2/6 trit., 8 atk. kam.), Sami Hill 7 (0/1 dvit., 1/2 trit., 4/4 baud. ).
Match Review:
In the next match, a historic victory was won by the German women’s basketball team (1/0), which defeated the 2023 Belgian European champions.
The German women beat the Belgian national team (0/1) 83:69 (25:11, 21:14, 14:17, 23:27). This is the first victory of the German women’s basketball team in the history of the Olympic Games.
By the way, at the end of the third quarter, the Germans lost one of the team’s leaders, Nyara Sabally. Teammate Leonie Fiebich drove into the forward’s face during a hand-to-hand pass. After the mentioned episode, the basketball player collapsed on the floor, left the court with the help of medical personnel and did not appear again in this match.
Nevertheless, N. Sabally was the second most productive and useful player of the German national team. The forward scored 16 points (6/7 doubles, 4/5 penalties), rebounded 5 balls and accumulated 18 utility points in 25 minutes.
Only Alexis Peterson played better than her, who had 15 points (4/9 doubles, 1/1 triples, 4/4 penalties), 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 21 utility points.
By the way, N. Sabally’s sister Satou Sabally played the most productively in the German national team. After a shoulder injury, the “unicorn” (a player who does everything on the court – ed.) returned to the floor and scored 17 points (0/3 doubles, 3/7 triples, 8/10 penalties) and 6 rebounds in almost 29 minutes. .
Meanwhile, Emma Meesseman, the Most Valuable Player of the Women’s EuroLeague, played twice in a row (2023 and 2024) for the Belgians. The forward scored 25 points (10/14 doubles, 0/1 triples, 5/9 penalties) in 36.5 minutes, made 5 assists and collected 26 utility points.
She was well assisted by Julie Vanloo, who made her WNBA debut this season. The defender spent 30 minutes on the floor, scored 18 points (3/5 doubles, 4/8 triples), added 6 assists and made the same number of mistakes.
In the next match, the German women will face the Japanese women (0/1) on Wednesday, and the Belgian women will face the USA star team (1/0).
German women’s basketball team: Satou Sabally 17, Nyara Sabally (5 atk. cam.) ir Leone Fiebich (3/5 dvit., 3/4 trit., 1/1 baud., 5 per. cam., 5 klaid.) po 16, Alexis Peterson 15 (8 rez. perd., 5 atk. kam., 21 naud. bal.), Frieda Buhner 11 (3/3 dvit., 1/2 trit., 2/2 baud.).
Belgium women’s basketball team: Emma Meesseman 25, Julie Vanloo 18, Kyara Linskens 12 (5/10 dvit., 2/2 baud., 6 atk. kam.).
In the next match, a historic victory was also won by Nigerian basketball players (1/0), who enjoyed the taste of victory at the Olympic Games after a 20-year break.
The Nigerian national team beat the Australian basketball players (0/1) 75:62 (18:17, 23:11, 10:19, 24:15).
Ezzine Kalu played the best for the winners, who scored 19 points (1/4 doubles, 4/6 triples, 5/5 penalties) in 35 minutes on the court, added 5 rebounds and the same number of assists and accumulated 22 utility points.
Alanna Smith played the most prominently for the Australians, scoring 15 points (3/4 doubles, 3/5 triples, 0/2 penalty), grabbing 7 rebounds and recording a performance of 16 utility points.
In addition, the 43-year-old legendary Lauren Jackson, for whom this is the fifth Olympic Games, ran onto the field in this match.
Having spent almost 13 minutes on the floor, the striker became the oldest basketball player ever to play in the Olympic Games, both among women and men. The basketball player scored 6 points (0/2 doubles, 2/2 triples) and 2 rebounds during the mentioned period.
In the next meeting, the Nigerian national team will play against the French women, and the Australian women will play against the Canadian women.
Nigeria Women’s National Basketball Team: Ezinne Kalu 19, Promise Amukamara 14 (2/7 dvit., 0/5 trit., 10/10 baud., 9 rez. perd., 6 atk. kam., 20 naud. bal.), Amy Okonkwo 13 (2 /4 dvit., 3/8 trit., 3 atk. kam.), Murjanatu Musa 11 (4/8 dvit., 1/5 trit., 0/2 baud., 7 atk. kam., 4 per. kam. .).
Australian Women’s Basketball Team: Alanna Smith 15, Sami Whitcomb 13 (2/2 dvit., 3/12 trit., 3 atk. kam., 3 rez. perd., 4 klaid.), Jade Melbourne 11 (2/2 dvit., 1/2 trit., 4/4 baud.).
Meanwhile, in the last match of the day, the USA women’s team (1/0) crushed the Japanese basketball players (0/1).
The USA national team defeated the Japanese women 102:76 (22:15, 28:24, 29:18, 23:19).
A’Ja Wilson was the best player for the Americans. The forward representing the Las Vegas Aces team in the WNBA scored 24 points (10/15 doubles, 0/1 triples, 4/6 penalties), grabbed 13 rebounds, made 4 assists, blocked 4 shots, 4 in 26 minutes. made several mistakes and finished the match with 33 utility points.
She was well assisted by New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart. The versatile forward gave up 22 points (11/14 doubles, 0/1 triples), 8 rebounds, blocked 3 shots and collected 31 utility points for the Japanese in 26 minutes on the court.
In addition, the legendary Diana Taurasi became the record holder in this match. The 42-year-old defenders are in their sixth Olympic Games, the most among women. We remind you that Rudy Fernandez became the record holder among men a few days ago, who also has 6 Olympic Games.
D. Taurasi scored 2 points and 3 rebounds in 15 minutes in this match.
Maki Takada played the best for Japan, who scored 24 points (8/8 doubles, 2/3 triples, 2/2 penalties) for the USA basket.
In the next match, the USA national team will face the Belgians, and the Japanese women will face the Germans.
USA Women’s Basketball Team: A’Ja Wilson 24 (13 atk. kam., 4 rez. perd., 4 blok. met., 4 klaid.), Breanna Stewart 22 (8 atk. kam.), Brittney Griner (5/7 dvit., 1 /2 baud., 9 atk. kam., 20 naud. bal.), Sabrina Ionescu (1/1 dvit., 5 rez. perd.) ir Kelsey Plum (3/3 dvit., 1 /3 trit., 2/2 baud.) po 11, ……., Chelsea Gray 2 (1/2 dvit., 0/3 trit., 13 rez. perd.).
Japan women’s basketball team: Maki Takada 24, Mai Yamamoto 17 (1/5 doubles, 5/11 triples, 5 assists), Saori Miyazaki 12 (3/5 doubles, 2/5 triples, 4 assists).
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