# Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The 2016 Summer Olympics women's basketball tournament in Rio de Janeiro, began on 6 August and ended on 20 August 2016.
The United States won their eighth total and sixth consecutive gold medal by defeating Spain 101–72 in the final. Serbia captured their first bronze medal after beating France 70–63.
The medals were presented by Patrick Baumann of Switzerland, Sir Philip Craven of Great Britain, Angela Ruggiero of the United States of America, and members of the International Olympic Committee, while the gifts were presented by Horacio Muratore, Lena Wallin Kantzy, José Luis Sáez, and the President and Central Board Members of FIBA.

## Competition schedule

| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 | Sat 20 |
| G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | | ¼ | | ½ | | B | F |

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
| 2014 FIBA World Championship | 27 September – 5 October 2014 | Turkey | 1 | United States |
| EuroBasket Women 2015 | 11–28 June 2015 | Various | 1 | Serbia |
| Host nation | 9 August 2015 | Tokyo | 1 | Brazil |
| 2015 FIBA Americas Championship | 9–16 August 2015 | Edmonton | 1 | Canada |
| 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship | 15–17 August 2015 | Various | 1 | Australia |
| 2015 FIBA Asia Championship | 29 August – 5 September 2015 | Wuhan | 1 | Japan |
| AfroBasket Women 2015 | 24 September – 3 October 2015 | Yaoundé | 1 | Senegal |
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 13–19 June 2016 | Nantes | 5 | Belarus |
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 13–19 June 2016 | Nantes | 5 | China |
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 13–19 June 2016 | Nantes | 5 | France |
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 13–19 June 2016 | Nantes | 5 | Spain |
| 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 13–19 June 2016 | Nantes | 5 | Turkey |
| Total | | | 12 | |

## Squads

Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players, one of which could be a naturalized player.

## Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.
* Carlos Júlio
* Leandro Lezcano
* Scott Beker
* Vaughan Mayberry
* Guilherme Locatelli
* Cristiano Maranho
* Karen Lasuik
* Stephen Seibel
* Duan Zhu
* Sreten Radović
* Natalia Cuello
* Eddie Viator
* Robert Lottermoser
* Anne Panther
* Christos Christodoulou
* Nadege Zouzou
* Hwang In-tae
* Oļegs Latiševs
* José Reyes
* Chahinaz Boussetta
* Ahmed Al-Bulushi
* Ferdinand Pascual
* Piotr Pastusiak
* Roberto Vázquez
* Ilija Belošević
* Damir Javor
* Juan Carlos García
* Carlos Peruga
* Borys Ryzhyk
* Steven Anderson

## Draw

The draw was held at the FIBA Headquarters, also known as the "House of Basketball" in Mies, Switzerland on 11 March 2016. As the five winners of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women (OQT) were yet to be known, they were assigned placeholders as "OQT 1", "OQT 2", "OQT 3", "OQT 4" and "OQT 5". These were the pot assignments:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
| United States  Australia | Canada  Brazil | Senegal  Japan | Serbia OQT 1 | OQT 2 OQT 3 | OQT 4 OQT 5 |
Group A was assigned with OQT 1, OQT 3 and OQT 5, while Group B had OQT 2 and OQT 4.

## Group stage

All times are local (UTC−3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 400 | 345 | +55 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 344 | 343 | +1 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 324 | 325 | −1 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 386 | 378 | +8 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Belarus | 5 | 1 | 4 | 347 | 361 | −14 | 6 | |
| 6 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 335 | 384 | −49 | 5 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: France 3 pts, +8 PD; Turkey 3 pts, −2 PD; Japan 3 pts, −6 PD
* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 12:00
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 39–55 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 3–14, 16–19, 4–14 |||
| Pts: Yılmaz 16 Rebs: Yılmaz 6 Asts: Vardarlı 5 | | Pts: Michel, Miyem 14 Rebs: Yacoubou 11 Asts: Epoupa 5 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,042 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Scott Beker (AUS), Natalia Cuello (DOM)
* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 17:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 66–84 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 15–21, 14–22, 13–27 |||
| Pts: Castro Marques 25 Rebs: dos Santos 13 Asts: Pinto 7 | | Pts: Cambage 20 Rebs: Cambage 14 Asts: Mitchell 6 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,368 Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)
* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 19:45
* Boxscore
| Belarus | 73–77 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 19–15, 20–19, 13–17 |||
| Pts: Leuchanka 15 Rebs: Verameyenka 10 Asts: Harding 5 | | Pts: Kurihara 20 Rebs: Yoshida 9 Asts: Yoshida 8 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,586 Referees: Damir Javor (SLO), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR), Hwang In-tae (KOR)
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 17:30
* Boxscore
| Australia | 61–56 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 14–14, 17–12, 18–15 |||
| Pts: Cambage 22 Rebs: Cambage 11 Asts: three players 3 | | Pts: Sanders 25 Rebs: Sanders 7 Asts: Vardarlı 7 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 1,853 Referees: Anne Panther (GER), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Carlos Peruga (ESP)
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 19:45
* Boxscore
| France | 73–72 | Belarus |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 20–20, 18–11, 21–19 |||
| Pts: Epoupa 16 Rebs: Michel 8 Asts: Epoupa 5 | | Pts: Likhtarovich 16 Rebs: Leuchanka 13 Asts: Harding 8 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,075 Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Duan Zhu (CHN), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 17:30
* Boxscore
| Japan | 82–66 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 28–13, 26–19, 9–14 |||
| Pts: Tokashiki 23 Rebs: Tokashiki 9 Asts: Yoshida 11 | | Pts: Castro Marques 20 Rebs: Dos Santos 16 Asts: Pinto 6 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,624 Referees: José Reyes (MEX), Carlos Peruga (ESP), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
* 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 12:15
* Boxscore
| Australia | 89–71 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 25–10, 23–21, 20–21 |||
| Pts: Taylor 31 Rebs: Cambage 7 Asts: Taylor 9 | | Pts: Epoupa 15 Rebs: Epoupa 7 Asts: Bouderra 4 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 1,481 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Duan Zhu (CHN), Hwang In-tae (KOR)
* 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 15:30
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 63–65 | Belarus |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 12–19, 10–15, 13–15 |||
| Pts: Dantas 23 Rebs: Dos Santos 11 Asts: Pinto 4 | | Pts: Troina 18 Rebs: Leuchanka, Verameyenka 6 Asts: Harding 6 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,075 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Natalia Cuello (DOM), Leandro Lezcano (ARG)
* 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 17:45
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 76–62 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 14–14, 19–16, 19–23 |||
| Pts: Sanders 36 Rebs: Çağlar 9 Asts: Alben, Çakır 5 | | Pts: Tokashiki 13 Rebs: Tokashiki 7 Asts: Yoshida 7 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,624 Referees: Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Chanihaz Boussetta (MAR)
* 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 12:15
* Boxscore
| Belarus | 71–74 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 14–20, 21–24, 17–17 |||
| Pts: Harding 17 Rebs: Leuchanka 10 Asts: Verameyenka 7 | | Pts: Yılmaz 26 Rebs: Sanders 11 Asts: Vardarlı 7 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 1,784 Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Carlos Júlio (ANG)
* 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 15:30
* Boxscore
| France | 74–64 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 15–9, 22–19, 17–16 |||
| Pts: Skrela 18 Rebs: Gruda 10 Asts: Époupa 7 | | Pts: Dantas 21 Rebs: Dos Santos 10 Asts: three players 5 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,128 Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)
* 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 17:45
* Boxscore
| Japan | 86–92 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 26–25, 21–11, 15–33 |||
| Pts: Tokashiki 23 Rebs: Kurihara, Tokashiki 7 Asts: Yoshida 11 | | Pts: Cambage 37 Rebs: Cambage 10 Asts: Mitchell, Taylor 7 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,315 Referees: Anne Panther (GER), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 12:15
* Boxscore
| Australia | 74–66 | Belarus |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 14–14, 16–20, 22–7 |||
| Pts: Cambage 17 Rebs: Cambage 9 Asts: Lavey 6 | | Pts: Harding 16 Rebs: Leuchanka 7 Asts: Likhtarovich, Leuchanka 4 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,081 Referees: Karen Lasuik (CAN), Duan Zhu (CHN), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 15:30
* Boxscore
| Turkey | 79–76 (2OT) | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 12–21, 21–11, 19–13, Overtime: 10–10, 9–6 |||
| Pts: Sanders 23 Rebs: Sanders 10 Asts: Alben 5 | | Pts: Castro 22 Rebs: Dos Santos 12 Asts: Castro 8 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,075 Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 17:45
* Boxscore
| Japan | 79–71 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 23–13, 23–22, 16–17 |||
| Pts: Yoshida 24 Rebs: Tokashiki 7 Asts: Yoshida 7 | | Pts: Epoupa, Yacoubou 14 Rebs: Gruda 9 Asts: Gruda 4 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,351 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Carlos Peruga (ESP), Carlos Júlio (ANG)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 520 | 316 | +204 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 387 | 333 | +54 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 340 | 347 | −7 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 385 | 406 | −21 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 4 | 371 | 428 | −57 | 6 | |
| 6 | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 309 | 482 | −173 | 5 | |
* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 14:15
* Boxscore
| China | 68–90 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–19, 17–18, 20–23, 22–30 |||
| Pts: Chen N. 13 Rebs: Sun Mengr. 5 Asts: Chen X., Sun Mengx. 3 | | Pts: Tatham 20 Rebs: Gaucher 10 Asts: Gaucher 7 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,314 Referees: Juan Carlos García (ESP), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Anne Panther (GER)
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 12:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 121–56 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–9, 29–12, 30–17, 27–18 |||
| Pts: three players 15 Rebs: Fowles, Griner 7 Asts: Bird 8 | | Pts: Dieng 10 Rebs: Diarra, Ay. Traoré 5 Asts: Dieng 4 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,219 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 14:15
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 59–65 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 13–12, 13–15, 15–19 |||
| Pts: Milovanović 17 Rebs: Petrović 8 Asts: A. Dabović 4 | | Pts: Xargay 15 Rebs: Ndour 12 Asts: Palau, Torrens 5 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,654 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Natalia Cuello (DOM), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 12:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 63–103 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 23–25, 14–20, 12–29 |||
| Pts: Torrens 20 Rebs: Ndour 8 Asts: Domínguez 3 | | Pts: Taurasi 13 Rebs: Charles 6 Asts: Bird, Charles 5 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,073 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Sreten Radović (CRO), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 14:15
* Boxscore
| Canada | 71–67 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 11–19, 13–17, 26–10 |||
| Pts: Nurse 25 Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 9 Asts: Langolis, Nurse 5 | | Pts: Milovanović 19 Rebs: Page 6 Asts: A. Dabović 5 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,377 Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Hwang In-tae (KOR)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 19:45
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 64–101 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 17–21, 15–26, 11–28 |||
| Pts: As. Traoré 16 Rebs: Diarra 8 Asts: Dieng 4 | | Pts: Shao, Sun Mengr. 17 Rebs: Lu 7 Asts: Zhao 6 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,907 Referees: Karen Lasuik (CAN), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 12:15
* Boxscore
| China | 68–89 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 20–27, 21–23, 9–25 |||
| Pts: Shao 14 Rebs: Sun Mengr. 8 Asts: Chen 6 | | Pts: Torrens 32 Rebs: Nicholls 10 Asts: Palau 7 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 1,230 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Natalia Cuello (DOM)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 15:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 110–84 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 25–13, 28–27, 26–23 |||
| Pts: Taurasi 25 Rebs: Charles 8 Asts: Taurasi 6 | | Pts: three players 15 Rebs: A. Dabović 5 Asts: A. Dabović, M. Dabović 4 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,490 Referees: Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Scott Beker (AUS), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 17:45
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 58–68 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 14–16, 17–22, 17–13 |||
| Pts: Traore 24 Rebs: Diarra 9 Asts: Diémé 6 | | Pts: Nurse 14 Rebs: Tatham 10 Asts: Langolis 6 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,640 Referees: Anne Panther (GER), Carlos Júlio (ANG), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 12:15
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 80–72 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 16–20, 26–9, 14–29 |||
| Pts: A. Dabović 23 Rebs: Page, Petrović 8 Asts: Petrović 6 | | Pts: Sun Mengr. 16 Rebs: Huang, Sun Mengr. 7 Asts: three players 3 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,219 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Natalia Cuello (DOM), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 15:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 51–81 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 6–18, 14–24, 15–21 |||
| Pts: Ayim 8 Rebs: Raincock-Ekunwe 8 Asts: Langlois, Tatham 3 | | Pts: Moore, Taurasi 12 Rebs: Moore 8 Asts: Bird 9 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,138 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 17:45
* Boxscore
| Spain | 97–43 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 20–8, 25–13, 26–11 |||
| Pts: Torrens 14 Rebs: Nicholls 7 Asts: four players 5 | | Pts: Sy 16 Rebs: Diarra 6 Asts: three players 2 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,329 Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)
* 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 12:15
* Boxscore
| China | 62–105 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–32, 17–28, 14–18, 22–27 |||
| Pts: Sun Mengr. 16 Rebs: Chen X. 6 Asts: Chen X. 6 | | Pts: Charles, Griner 18 Rebs: Griner 13 Asts: Moore 8 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 2,957 Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR)
* 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 15:30
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 88–95 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 28–28, 23–21, 22–19 |||
| Pts: As. Traoré 30 Rebs: As. Traoré 8 Asts: Diouf 8 | | Pts: Petrović 20 Rebs: Page 8 Asts: A. Dabović 8 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,113 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Hwang In-tae (KOR)
* 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 17:45
* Boxscore
| Spain | 73–60 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 16–13, 16–18, 24–13 |||
| Pts: Torrens 20 Rebs: Nicholls 12 Asts: Palau 6 | | Pts: Fields 13 Rebs: Achonwa, Raincock-Ekunwe 7 Asts: three players 2 |
* Youth Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 3,026 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Natalia Cuello (DOM)

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 16 August | 16 August | | | |
| France | 68 | | | |
| France | 68 | 18 August | 18 August | | |
| Canada | 63 | 18 August | 18 August | |
| Canada | 63 | France | 67 | |
| 16 August | 16 August | | France | 67 | |
| 16 August | 16 August | United States | 86 | |
| United States | 110 | United States | 86 | |
| United States | 110 | | | | 20 August | 20 August |
| Japan | 64 | | | | 20 August | 20 August |
| Japan | 64 | | | | United States | 101 |
| 16 August | 16 August | | | | | United States | 101 |
| 16 August | 16 August | | | | Spain | 72 |
| Spain | 64 | | | | Spain | 72 |
| Spain | 64 | 18 August | 18 August | | | |
| Turkey | 62 | 18 August | 18 August | | | |
| Turkey | 62 | Spain | 68 | | | |
| 16 August | 16 August | | Spain | 68 | | | |
| 16 August | 16 August | Serbia | 54 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Australia | 71 | Serbia | 54 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Australia | 71 | | | | 20 August | 20 August |
| Serbia | 73 | | | | 20 August | 20 August |
| Serbia | 73 | | | | France | 63 |
| | | | | | Serbia | 70 |

### Quarterfinals

* 16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 11:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 71–73 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 17–15, 15–16, 19–22 |||
| Pts: Cambage 29 Rebs: Cambage 11 Asts: Taylor 9 | | Pts: A. Dabović 24 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Petrović 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 5,630 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Natalia Cuello (DOM)
* 16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 14:30
* Boxscore
| Spain | 64–62 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 17–8, 13–22, 22–15 |||
| Pts: Cruz 14 Rebs: Torrens 11 Asts: Cruz 6 | | Pts: Sanders 22 Rebs: Sanders 10 Asts: Alben 6 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 6,565 Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Anne Panther (GER), Leandro Lezcano (ARG)
* 16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 18:45
* Boxscore
| United States | 110–64 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 26–23, 25–13, 29–5 |||
| Pts: Moore, Taurasi 19 Rebs: Griner 7 Asts: Charles 5 | | Pts: Tokashiki 14 Rebs: four players 3 Asts: Yoshida 8 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,471 Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Duan Zhu (CHN), Carlos Júlio (ANG)
* 16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 22:15
* Boxscore
| France | 68–63 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 16–12, 18–13, 18–13 |||
| Pts: Gruda 14 Rebs: Gruda 10 Asts: Époupa 6 | | Pts: Gaucher 15 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Tatham 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,200 Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

### Semifinals

* 18 August 2016 (2016-08-18) 15:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 68–54 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–9, 13–19, 20–10, 15–16 |||
| Pts: Ndour, Torrens 14 Rebs: Nicholls 12 Asts: Palau 7 | | Pts: Čađo, Petrović 12 Rebs: Page, Petrović 7 Asts: Butulija 3 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,818 Referees: Damir Javor (SLO), Scott Beker (AUS), Anne Panther (GER)
* 18 August 2016 (2016-08-18) 19:00
* Boxscore
| France | 67–86 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 21–21, 8–25, 23–21 |||
| Pts: Yacoubou 14 Rebs: Gruda 6 Asts: Michel 3 | | Pts: Taurasi 18 Rebs: Fowles 9 Asts: Taurasi 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,431 Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Karen Lasuik (CAN), Duan Zhu (CHN)

### Bronze medal game

* 20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 11:30
* Boxscore
| France | 63–70 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 17–9, 15–28, 21–15 |||
| Pts: Miyem 18 Rebs: Yacoubou 10 Asts: Époupa 4 | | Pts: Milovanović 18 Rebs: Page 8 Asts: A. Dabović 5 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,039 Referees: Carlos Peruga (ESP), Anne Panther (GER), Natalia Cuello (DOM)

### Gold medal game

* 20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 15:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 101–72 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 28–15, 32–17, 20–23 |||
| Pts: Whalen, Taurasi 17 Rebs: Charles, Griner 7 Asts: Whalen 6 | | Pts: Torrens 18 Rebs: Torrens, Ndour 5 Asts: Torrens, Cruz 4 |
* Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 9,586 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Piotr Pastusiak (POL), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

## Statistical leaders
### Individual statistical leaders

Points :
| Name | PPG |
| Elizabeth Cambage (AUS) | 23.5 |
| LaToya Sanders (TUR) | 22.0 |
| Ramu Tokashiki (JPN) | 17.0 |
| Damiris Dantas (BRA) | 16.8 |
| Alba Torrens (ESP) | 16.4 |
Rebounds :
| Name | RPG |
| Clarissa dos Santos (BRA) | 12.4 |
| Elizabeth Cambage (AUS) | 10.3 |
| Yelena Leuchanka (BLR) | 9.0 |
| Astou Ndour (ESP) | 8.3 |
| LaToya Sanders (TUR) | 8.2 |
Assists :
| Name | APG |
| Asami Yoshida (JPN) | 8.7 |
| Penny Taylor (AUS) | 7.7 |
| Lindsey Harding (BLR) | 5.0 |
| Adriana Moisés Pinto (BRA) | 5.0 |
| Laia Palau (ESP) | 4.6 |
Blocks :
| Name | BPG |
| Astou Ndour (ESP) | 2.1 |
| Danielle Page (SRB) | 1.6 |
| LaToya Sanders (TUR) | 1.5 |
| Anastasiya Verameyenka (BLR) | 1.4 |
| Brittney Griner (USA) | 1.4 |
Steals :
| Name | SPG |
| Olivia Epoupa (FRA) | 2.9 |
| Işıl Alben (TUR) | 2.5 |
| Asami Yoshida (JPN) | 2.5 |
| LaToya Sanders (TUR) | 2.3 |
| Damiris Dantas (BRA) | 2.2 |
| Astou Traoré (SEN) | 2.2 |

### Individual game highs

| Statistic | Name | Total |
| Points | Elizabeth Cambage (AUS) | 37 |
| Rebounds | Clarissa dos Santos (BRA) | 16 |
| Assists | Asami Yoshida (JPN) | 11 |
| Blocks | Danielle Page (SRB) Astou Ndour (ESP) LaToya Sanders (TUR) | 4 |
| Steals | Işıl Alben (TUR) | 8 |
| Three pointers | Mika Kurihara (JPN) Diana Taurasi (USA) | 6 |
| Field Goal % | Brittney Griner (USA) | 81.8% |
| 3 point % | 17 players tied | 100% |
| Free throw % | 32 players tied | 100% |

## Final ranking

Rankings are determined by:
* 1st–4th
** Results of gold and bronze medal games.
* 5th–8th:
** Win–loss record in the preliminary round group
** Standings in the preliminary round group (i.e. Group A's #3 is ranked higher than Group B's #4.)
* 9th–10th and 11th–12th:
** 5th placers in the preliminary round groups are classified 9th–10th; 6th placers classified *11th–12th
** Win–loss record in the preliminary round group
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Standing | New rank |
| Gold medal game participants ||||||||||
| | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 | 817 | 519 | +298 | | 1 |
| | Spain | 8 | 6 | 2 | 591 | 550 | +41 | | 2 (1) |
| Bronze medal game participants ||||||||||
| | Serbia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 582 | 608 | –26 | | 9 (5) |
| 4 | France | 8 | 4 | 4 | 542 | 562 | –20 | | 3 (1) |
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals ||||||||||
| 5 | Australia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 471 | 418 | +53 | | 4 (2) |
| 6 | Turkey | 6 | 3 | 3 | 386 | 389 | –3 | A–3rd | 7 (3) |
| 7 | Canada | 6 | 3 | 3 | 403 | 415 | –12 | B–3rd | 6 (3) |
| 8 | Japan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 450 | 488 | –38 | C–4th | 13 (3) |
| Preliminary round 5th placers ||||||||||
| 9 | Belarus | 5 | 1 | 4 | 347 | 361 | –14 | | 12 (2) |
| 10 | China | 5 | 1 | 4 | 371 | 428 | –57 | | 10 (2) |
| Preliminary round 6th placers ||||||||||
| 11 | Brazil | 5 | 0 | 5 | 335 | 384 | –49 | | 8 (1) |
| 12 | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 309 | 482 | −173 | | 17 (7) |