# Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece began on August 14 and lasted until August 28. The games were held at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena and the Olympic Indoor Hall.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| United States (USA) Sue Bird Swin Cash Tamika Catchings Yolanda Griffith Shannon Johnson Lisa Leslie Ruth Riley Katie Smith Dawn Staley Sheryl Swoopes Diana Taurasi Tina Thompson | Australia (AUS) Suzy Batkovic Sandy Brondello Trisha Fallon Kristi Harrower Lauren Jackson Natalie Porter Alicia Poto Belinda Snell Rachael Sporn Laura Summerton Penny Taylor Allison Tranquilli | Russia (RUS) Anna Arkhipova Olga Arteshina Yelena Baranova Diana Goustilina Maria Kalmykova Elena Karpova Ilona Korstin Irina Osipova Oxana Rakhmatulina Tatiana Shchegoleva Maria Stepanova Natalia Vodopyanova |

## Qualifying

| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearance |
| Greece | Olympics host | Sep 5, 1997 | First appearance |
| United States | World champion | Sep 25, 2002 | 2000 |
| China | Asian champion | Jan 18, 2004 | 1996 |
| Japan | Asian runner-up | Jan 18, 2004 | 1996 |
| South Korea | Asian third place | Jan 19, 2004 | 2000 |
| Australia | Oceanian champion | Sep 14, 2003 | 2000 |
| New Zealand | Oceanian runner-up | Sep 14, 2003 | 2000 |
| Nigeria | African champion | Dec 18, 2003 | First appearance |
| Brazil | Americas champion | Sep 21, 2003 | 2000 |
| Russia | European champion | Sep 27, 2003 | 2000 |
| Czech Republic | European runner-up | Sep 27, 2003 | First appearance |
| Spain | European third place | Sep 28, 2003 | 1992 |

## Format

* Twelve teams are split into two preliminary round groups of six teams each.
* The top four teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
* Fifth-placed teams from both groups compete for 9th place in an additional match.
* Sixth-placed teams from both groups compete for 11th place in an additional match.
* In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
** From the eliminated teams at the quarterfinals, the loser from A1 vs. B4 competes against the loser from B1 vs. A4 for 7th place in an additional match. The remaining two loser teams compete for 9th place in an additional match.
* The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
* The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.
Tie-breaking criteria:
* Head to head results
* Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
* Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 418 | 313 | +105 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 389 | 333 | +56 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 430 | 361 | +69 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Greece (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 353 | 392 | −39 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 381 | 485 | −104 | 6 | |
| 6 | Nigeria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 335 | 422 | −87 | 5 | |
All times are local (UTC+3)
* 14 August 2004 9:00
| Australia | 85–73 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 26–14, 16–12, 23–29 |||
| Pts: Batkovic, Taylor 11 Rebs: Batkovic 7 Asts: Fallon, Harrower 4 | | Pts: Udoka 26 Rebs: Amachree, Sadiq 8 Asts: Umoh 2 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 302 Referees: Philippe Leemann (France) Valdu Suurkask (Estonia)
* 14 August 2004 16:45
| Japan | 62–128 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 3–36, 17–33, 20–33 |||
| Pts: Hamaguchi 23 Rebs: Yano 5 Asts: Kusuda, Nagata 2 | | Pts: Oliveira 25 Rebs: Oliveira 13 Asts: Pinto 7 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 950 Referees: Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy) Abreu Joao (Mozambique)
* 14 August 2004 20:00
| Greece | 62–69 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 18–19, 9–25, 19–13 |||
| Pts: Kostaki 17 Rebs: Kligkopoulou, Samoroukova 7 Asts: Kostaki 5 | | Pts: Baranova 16 Rebs: Baranova 12 Asts: Arkhipova, Rakhmatulina 2 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 1,488 Referees: Sean Corbin (United States) Alejandro Chiti (Argentina)
* 16 August 2004 11:15
| Nigeria | 73–79 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 24–23, 16–20, 11–14 |||
| Pts: Udoka 19 Rebs: Udoka 16 Asts: Four players 1 | | Pts: Yano 21 Rebs: Kusuda, Yano 6 Asts: Kusuda, Hamaguchi 4 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 400 Referees: Elizabeth Sisk (United States) Dallas Pickering (New Zealand)
* 16 August 2004 20:00
| Brazil | 87–75 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 23–24, 14–21, 23–11 |||
| Pts: Luz 18 Rebs: Oliveira 11 Asts: Three players 2 | | Pts: Maltsi 26 Rebs: Maltsi 10 Asts: Kostaki 7 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico) Philippe Leemann (Switzerland)
* 16 August 2004 22:15
| Russia | 56–75 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 21–15, 15–16, 8–23 |||
| Pts: Korstin 12 Rebs: Korstin 9 Asts: Osipova, Rakhmatulina 3 | | Pts: Taylor 26 Rebs: Jackson, Taylor 10 Asts: Harrower 4 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 2,430 Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes Sanchez (Dom. Republic) Nancy Ethier (Canada)
* 18 August 2004 11:15
| Japan | 78–97 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 15–30, 10–26, 33–15 |||
| Pts: Oga 21 Rebs: Yano 4 Asts: Kawabata, Tachikawa 2 | | Pts: Jackson 31 Rebs: Jackson 9 Asts: Tranquilli 5 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 500 Referees: Alejandro Chiti (Argentina) Song Yanping (China)
* 18 August 2004 16:45
| Greece | 83–68 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 15–14, 20–15, 18–24 |||
| Pts: Kostaki 25 Rebs: Maltsi, Saregkou 8 Asts: Kostaki 4 | | Pts: Udoka 28 Rebs: Udoka 18 Asts: Amachree, Iyorhe 1 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 2,300 Referees: Scott Butler (Australia) Nancy Ethier (Canada)
* 18 August 2004 20:00
| Brazil | 67–77 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 11–25, 20–17, 19–14 |||
| Pts: Arcain 19 Rebs: Oliveira 8 Asts: Luz 5 | | Pts: Arkhipova 20 Rebs: Stepanova 9 Asts: Arkhipova 3 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Jose Carrión (Puerto Rico) Chantal Julien (France)
* 20 August 2004 9:00
| Russia | 94–71 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 21–15, 24–15, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Baranova 22 Rebs: Stepanova 12 Asts: Shchegoleva 3 | | Pts: Hamaguchi 14 Rebs: Yabuuchi 4 Asts: Oyama, Tachikawa 2 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 185 Referees: Abdelillah Chlif (Morocco) Kim Ja Ok (South Korea)
* 20 August 2004 20:00
| Australia | 77–40 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 21–8, 20–9, 18–10 |||
| Pts: Jackson 20 Rebs: Jackson 12 Asts: Batkovic 2 | | Pts: Maltsi 9 Rebs: Maltsi 10 Asts: Saregkou 3 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania) Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
* 20 August 2004 22:15
| Nigeria | 63–82 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–33, 15–14, 12–11, 17–24 |||
| Pts: Udoka 17 Rebs: Udoka 7 Asts: Amachree, Udoka 2 | | Pts: Castro Marques 26 Rebs: de Souza 8 Asts: Castro Marques 6 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Mike Homsy (Canada) Song Yangping (China)
* 22 August 2004 11:15
| Nigeria | 58–93 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 17–20, 15–21, 12–29 |||
| Pts: Udoka 19 Rebs: Mohammed 8 Asts: Akiode, Umoh 3 | | Pts: Rakhmatulina 15 Rebs: Baranova 8 Asts: Karpova, Rakhmatulina 3 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 382 Referees: Dallas Pickering (New Zealand) Shoko Suguro (Japan)
* 22 August 2004 14:30
| Brazil | 66–84 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 14–20, 18–22, 13–22 |||
| Pts: Luz 16 Rebs: Oliveira 11 Asts: Castro Marques, Arcain 3 | | Pts: Jackson 24 Rebs: Snell 8 Asts: Fallon, Snell 3 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 3,450 Referees: Corbin Sean (United States) Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
* 22 August 2004 16:45
| Greece | 93–91 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 20–26, 16–22, 30–28 |||
| Pts: Maltsi 33 Rebs: Maltsi 11 Asts: Kalentzou 3 | | Pts: Yano 28 Rebs: Kusuda 5 Asts: Kusuda |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 7,223 Referees: Chantal Julien (France) Michael Aylen (Australia)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 430 | 285 | +145 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 368 | 334 | +34 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 408 | 375 | +33 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 321 | 414 | −93 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 4 | 360 | 406 | −46 | 6 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 320 | 393 | −73 | 5 | |
All times are local (UTC+3)
* 14 August 2004 11:15
| South Korea | 54–71 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 6–15, 21–24, 12–14 |||
| Pts: Beon 19 Rebs: Kim Y. 4 Asts: Lee M 2 | | Pts: Chen N. Rebs: Ye 8 Asts: Miao 3 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 600 Referees: Chantal Julien (France) Christos Christodoulou (Greece)
* 14 August 2004 14:30
| United States | 99–47 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–13, 35–11, 16–15, 20–8 |||
| Pts: Cash 19 Rebs: Taurasi 9 Asts: Bird, Staley 3 | | Pts: Marino 13 Rebs: Loffhagen 7 Asts: Three players 1 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 1,970 Referees: Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia) Abdellilah Chlif (Morocco)
* 14 August 2004 22:15
| Spain | 80–78 (OT) | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 11–12, 15–11, 17–22, Overtime: 13–11 |||
| Pts: Palau, Valdemoro 14 Rebs: Cebrián 11 Asts: M. Fernández, Palau 2 | | Pts: Večeřová 15 Rebs: Klimešová 8 Asts: Hamzová 3 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 2,307 Referees: Mike Homsy (Canada) Michael Aylen (Australia)
* 16 August 2004 9:00
| New Zealand | 81–73 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 16–15, 26–23, 18–24 |||
| Pts: G. Farmer 22 Rebs: Loffhagen 14 Asts: Marino 4 | | Pts: Kim Y. 21 Rebs: Kim Y. 5 Asts: Beon 3 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 180 Referees: Alejandro Chiti (Argentina) Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil)
* 16 August 2004 14:30
| Czech Republic | 61–80 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 14–24, 15–23, 11–15 |||
| Pts: Klimešová 18 Rebs: Machová 5 Asts: Machová 5 | | Pts: Leslie 15 Rebs: Leslie 10 Asts: Staley 4 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 954 Referees: Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy) Shoko Sugura (Japan)
* 16 August 2004 16:45
| China | 67–75 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–34, 19–14, 15–22, 23–5 |||
| Pts: Chen N. 18 Rebs: Chen N. 9 Asts: Song 4 | | Pts: Valdemoro 30 Rebs: Pascua 8 Asts: M. Fernández, Palau 5 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Renato Santos (Brazil) Scott Butler (Australia)
* 18 August 2004 9:00
| China | 83–98 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 19–21, 14–26, 20–23 |||
| Pts: Chen N. 23 Rebs: Chen N. 7 Asts: Miao, Ye 2 | | Pts: Veselá 22 Rebs: Veselá 7 Asts: Hamzová 8 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 300 Referees: Abdellilah Chlif (Morocco) Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil)
* 18 August 2004 14:30
| South Korea | 57–80 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 9–19, 7–29, 18–12 |||
| Pts: Lee M 16 Rebs: Kim Y. 5 Asts: Kim Y., Lee M 3 | | Pts: Leslie 25 Rebs: Leslie, Thompson 7 Asts: Three players 3 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Michael Aylen (Australia) Dallas Pickering (New Zealand)
* 18 August 2004 22:15
| Spain | 91–57 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–8, 13–21, 20–9, 26–19 |||
| Pts: Palau 15 Rebs: Cebrián, Pascua 9 Asts: Palau 4 | | Pts: Marino 21 Rebs: Loffhagen 8 Asts: Loffhagen, Marino 3 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Elizabeth Sisk (United States) Shoko Suguro (Japan)
* 20 August 2004 11:15
| New Zealand | 79–77 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 14–12, 20–24, 24–22 |||
| Pts: G. Farmer 19 Rebs: Kerr 12 Asts: Marino 4 | | Pts: Sui 21 Rebs: Sui 9 Asts: Wang 2 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 345 Referees: Elizabeth Sisk (United States) Nancy Ethier (Canada)
* 20 August 2004 14:30
| United States | 71–58 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 12–13, 19–12, 21–17 |||
| Pts: Leslie 19 Rebs: Leslie 9 Asts: Staley 6 | | Pts: Valdemoro 22 Rebs: Pascua 11 Asts: Palau 3 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 1,352 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (Greece) Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil)
* 20 August 2004 16:45
| Czech Republic | 97–75 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 21–19, 29–17, 23–23 |||
| Pts: Machová 28 Rebs: Večeřová 8 Asts: Hamzová 5 | | Pts: Beon 26 Rebs: Beon 4 Asts: Kim Y. 3 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 753 Referees: Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia) Abreu Joao (Mozambique)
* 22 August 2004 9:00
| New Zealand | 57–74 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 8–19, 23–18, 14–16 |||
| Pts: G. Farmer 19 Rebs: Loffhagen 12 Asts: G. Farmer, Loffhagen 1 | | Pts: Machová 21 Rebs: Klimešová 10 Asts: Hamzová 7 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 365 Referees: Nancy Ethier (Canada) Kim Ja Ok (South Korea)
* 22 August 2004 20:00
| China | 62–100 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–27, 19–25, 13–23, 17–25 |||
| Pts: Ye 19 Rebs: Sui 6 Asts: Miao 3 | | Pts: Taurasi 19 Rebs: Griffith 11 Asts: Bird, Johnson 5 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 1,653 Referees: Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia) Abreu Joao (Mozambique)
* 22 August 2004 22:15
| Spain | 64–61 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 15–16, 17–19, 18–15 |||
| Pts: Valdemoro 11 Rebs: Pons 9 Asts: Palau 3 | | Pts: Beon 19 Rebs: Kim Y. 6 Asts: Lee M 6 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 1,152 Referees: Elizabeth Sisk (United States) Song Yanping (China)

## Classification games
### 11th place game

* 24 August 2004 9:00
* 11th place
| Nigeria | 68–64 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 13–16, 21–12, 18–20 |||
| Pts: Udoka 21 Rebs: Mohammed 13 Asts: Umoh 2 | | Pts: Kim Y. 19 Rebs: Lee M. 12 Asts: Lee M. 7 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 155 Referees: Philippe Leemann (Switzerland) Chantal Julien (France)

### 9th place game

* 24 August 2004 11:15
* 9th place
| Japan | 63–82 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 17–10, 19–21, 15–31 |||
| Pts: Kusuda, Koiso 13 Rebs: Oyama 6 Asts: Kusuda 2 | | Pts: Sui 25 Rebs: Wang 13 Asts: Miao 5 |
* Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 253 Referees: Abdellilah Chlif (Morocco) Abreu Joao (Mozambique)

### 7th place game

* 27 August 2004 9:00
* 7th place
| Greece | 87–83 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 22–26, 23–16, 21–17 |||
| Pts: Maltsi 29 Rebs: Maltsi, Samoroukova 11 Asts: Kostaki 7 | | Pts: Loffhagen 23 Rebs: Loffhagen 15 Asts: Loffhagen 3 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 6,560 Referees: José Reyes Ronfini (Mexico) Shoko Suguro (Japan)

### 5th place game

* 27 August 2004 11:15
* 5th place
| Czech Republic | 79–68 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 21–15, 17–18, 22–23 |||
| Pts: Machová 22 Rebs: Klimešová 14 Asts: Hamzová 4 | | Pts: Valdemoro 24 Rebs: Pascua 6 Asts: Three players 1 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 4,650 Referees: Corbin Sean (United States) Vladimir Okhrimenko (Russia)

## Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game |
| A2 | Russia | 70 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Czech Republic | 49 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Czech Republic | 49 | A2 | Russia | 62 | | | |
| | | | B1 | United States | 66 | | | |
| B1 | United States | 102 | B1 | United States | 66 | | | |
| A4 | Greece | 72 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Greece | 72 | | | | B1 | United States | 74 |
| | | | | | | A1 | Australia | 63 |
| B2 | Spain | 63 | | | | | | | A1 | Australia | 63 |
| A3 | Brazil | 67 | | | |
| A3 | Brazil | 67 | A3 | Brazil | 75 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | A1 | Australia | 88 |
| A1 | Australia | 94 | A1 | Australia | 88 | A2 | Russia | 71 |
| B4 | New Zealand | 55 | | | | A3 | Brazil | 62 |

### Quarterfinals

* 25 August 2004 14:30
| United States | 102–72 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 28–15, 21–19, 26–19 |||
| Pts: Johnson 21 Rebs: Griffith 11 Asts: Thompson 5 | | Pts: Kostaki 26 Rebs: Samoroukova 6 Asts: Kostaki 8 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 8,100 Referees: Zoran Sutulovic (Serbia and Montenegro) Dallas Pickering (New Zealand)
* 25 August 2004 16:45
| Russia | 70–49 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–6, 18–14, 19–10, 14–19 |||
| Pts: Korstin 21 Rebs: Korstin, Stepanova 7 Asts: Arkhipova 4 | | Pts: Kulichová 9 Rebs: Veselá 9 Asts: Hamzová 3 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 5,200 Referees: Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico) Scott Butler (Australia)
* 25 August 2004 20:00
| Spain | 63–67 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 18–20, 12–15, 17–18 |||
| Pts: M. Fernández 16 Rebs: Pascua 6 Asts: Palau 3 | | Pts: Arcain 27 Rebs: Oliveira, Sobral 8 Asts: Luz 3 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 13,500 Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (Greece) Nancy Ethier (Brazil)
* 25 August 2004 22:15
| Australia | 94–55 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 19–18, 26–13, 23–11 |||
| Pts: Jackson 28 Rebs: Snell 10 Asts: Taylor 4 | | Pts: G. Farmer 15 Rebs: Loffhagen 11 Asts: Four players 2 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 8,100 Referees: Ma Li Jun (China) Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil)

### Semifinals

* 27 August 2004 14:30
| Russia | 62–66 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 18–21, 11–14, 18–15 |||
| Pts: Shchegoleva 13 Rebs: Baranova, Stepanova 8 Asts: Baranova 6 | | Pts: Thompson 14 Rebs: Griffit, Leslie 7 Asts: Leslie 3 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 3,740 Referees: Pablo Estevez (Argentina) Christos Christodoulou (Greece)
* 27 August 2004 16:45
| Brazil | 75–88 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 15–21, 20–21, 19–25 |||
| Pts: Castro Marques 25 Rebs: Oliveira 8 Asts: Luz 2 | | Pts: Jackson 26 Rebs: Jackson 13 Asts: Harrower 4 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 4,150 Referees: Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico) Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)

### Bronze medal game

* 28 August 2004 14:00
| Russia | 71–62 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 14–12, 15–14, 24–16 |||
| Pts: Goustilina 12 Rebs: Osipova 10 Asts: Arkhipova, Baranova 4 | | Pts: Castro Marques 16 Rebs: Oliveira 9 Asts: Castro Marques 6 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 7,250 Referees: Corbin Sean (United States) Nancy Ethier (Canada)

### Gold medal game

* 28 August 2004 16:15
| United States | 74–63 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 12–12, 23–24, 22–13 |||
| Pts: Thompson 18 Rebs: Leslie 8 Asts: Thompson 3 | | Pts: Taylor 16 Rebs: Jackson 14 Asts: Fallon, Jackson 2 |
* Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 10,120 Referees: Chantal Julien (France) José Reyes Ronfini (Mexico)

## Statistical leaders

Top ten in points, rebounds and assists, and top 5 in steals and blocks.

### Game highs

| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
| Points | Evanthia Maltsi | 33 | Japan |
| Rebounds | Mfon Udoka | 18 | Greece |
| Assists | Romana Hamzová Anastasia Kostaki | 8 | China United States |
| Steals | Amaya Valdemoro | 7 | Czech Republic |
| Blocks | Lauren Jackson | 4 | Japan |
| Turnovers | Lisa Leslie Angela Marino | 9 | New Zealand United States |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
| Gold medal game participants |||||
| | United States | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Bronze medal game participants |||||
| | Russia | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 4th | Brazil | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Eliminated at the quarterfinals |||||
| 5th | Czech Republic | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 6th | Spain | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 7th | Greece | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 8th | New Zealand | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Preliminary round 5th placers |||||
| 9th | China | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th | Japan | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Preliminary round 6th placers |||||
| 11th | Nigeria | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 12th | South Korea | 6 | 0 | 6 |