Canada defeated France

After European champions, in the second round of the FIBA ​​Women’s World Cup, Canada defeated France. We watched a match with a low number of points. In the end, Canada won 59-45. We can see that the teams did not excel in the attacking part of the game. France scored only 17 points in the first half. Canada led from start to finish. At halftime, the Canadian women led by 12 points, 29-17. At no time did the French women manage to drop below a double-digit deficit.

Fields scored 17 points in Canada

France hit only three three-pointers and four free throws. Canada had a shooting percentage of less than 30 percent in this match. It was only because France was desperate that they won this game very easily. Nirra Fields scored 17 points for the winning team. Shay Colley scored 11 points. Kayla Alexander added 9 points and even 14 rebounds. Only Gabby Williams had a double-digit performance of 13 points in the defeated team with 8 rebounds.

Serbia defeated Olympic vice-champion after loss from Canada

After losing to Canada, Serbia defeated the Olympic vice-champion, Japan, 69-64. The current European champion had a big advantage after the first quarter 29-14. The Japanese women did not give up and by halftime, they had reduced the difference to only four points behind 38-34. In the second half, Serbia kept the advantage. The Japanese women could not get closer than five points behind. Jovana Nogic scored 13 points with 9 rebounds. Yvonne Aderson and Kristina Topuzovic added 12 points each. Maki Takada scored 15 points for the defeated team.

USA recorded a convincing victory

As expected, the USA recorded a convincing victory against Puerto Rico. After the historic victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Puerto Rican women experienced a debacle. The USA won 106-42. We watched a really uneven battle in which the American women made almost 40 free throws. Already at halftime, the USA led 54-21. The Puerto Rican women scored the same number of points in the second half for a modest total of 42 points. In the end, the American women had a maximum of +64. In the winning team, all basketball players scored points. Shakira Austin had a performance of 19 points and 10 rebounds. Kahleah Cooper and Brionna Jones scored 16 and 15 points, respectively. In the defeated team, Mya Hollingshed was the only one who had a double-digit performance with 10 points.

Another victory for China

Bosnia and Herzegovina will not remember their debut at the World Cup fondly. After the defeat in the first round, they were convincingly defeated by China in the second round. The Chinese women were better 98-51. The Bosnians took a 5-0 lead and that’s where their story ended. They were only five points behind after the first quarter, but by the end, the difference was only increasing. At halftime, the Chinese women led 50-31. At the end of the game, they reached the maximum +47. Han Xu scored 18 while Li Meng added 17 points. In the defeated team, WNBA star Jonquel Jones scored 17 points with 9 rebounds.

First win for host and Belgium

The host of the tournament, Australia, as expected, defeated Mali 118-58 without major problems. Mali led 10-2, scoring only one basket until the end of the first quarter. The team from Africa actually scored only 10 points by the end of the first half. Before the resumption of the game, Australia had as much as +34 and at the end a maximum of +60. In the home team, all the players registered in the list of scorers. Ezi Magbegor was the best with 15 points, and Djeneba Ndiaye had the same performance in the defeated team.

Belgium beat South Korea 84-61. Already in the first quarter, the fourth-placed team from the previous world championship had +16. At halftime, the Belgians led 50-30. In the second half, the situation did not change. Belgium recorded a routine victory. Hind Abdelkader scored 17 points. In the defeated team, Kang-Lee Seul was the best with 11 points.