# Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona, Spain, began on July 30 and ended on August 7, when the Unified Team defeated China 76–66 for the gold medal.

## Participants

* Brazil
* China
* Unified Team
* Cuba
* Czechoslovakia
* Italy
* Spain
* United States

## Format

* Two groups of four teams are formed, where the top two from each group advance to the knockout stage.
* Third and fourth places from each group form an additional bracket to decide 5th–8th places in the final ranking.
* The winning teams from the semifinals contest the gold medal. The losing teams contest the bronze.
Ties were broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
* Head to head results

## Schedule

| Thu 30 | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | Sun 2 | Mon 3 | Tue 4 | Wed 5 | Thu 6 | Fri 7 | Fri 7 |
| G | | G | | G | | ½ | | F | B |

## Preliminary round

The best two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals. The United States and Cuba advanced undefeated through the group phase but couldn't reach the finals and ended up facing each other for the bronze medal instead.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 230 | +16 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Unified Team | 3 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 222 | +22 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 237 | 241 | −4 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 224 | −34 | 3 | Classification round |
* 30 July 1992 (1992-07-30) 13:00
* Boxscore
| Unified Team | 89–91 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 44–44, 45–47 |||
| Pts: Khudashova, Zasulskaya 20 Rebs: Zasulskaya 9 Asts: Sumnikova, Zhyrko 7 | | Pts: Borrell 28 Rebs: Borrell 9 Asts: Borrell, Hernández, Vigil 3 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
* 30 July 1992 (1992-07-30) 22:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 85–70 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 41–35, 44–35 |||
| Pts: Silva 24 Rebs: Sobral 12 Asts: Arcain 7 | | Pts: Fullin 20 Rebs: Rossi 8 Asts: 4 players 1 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
* 1 August 1992 (1992-08-01) 11:00
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 95–88 (OT) | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 34–42, 46–38 Overtime: 15–8 |||
| Pts: Borrell 32 Rebs: Martínez 13 Asts: Borrell 3 | | Pts: Arcain 27 Rebs: Arcain 10 Asts: Silva 9 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
* 1 August 1992 (1992-08-01) 22:00
* Boxscore
| Unified Team | 79–67 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 49–37, 30–30 |||
| Pts: Zasulskaya 22 Rebs: Zasulskaya 12 Asts: Tornikidou 5 | | Pts: Fullin 20 Rebs: Pollini 10 Asts: Costalunga, Fullin 4 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
* 3 August 1992 (1992-08-03) 11:00
* Boxscore
| Unified Team | 76–64 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 48–33, 28–31 |||
| Pts: Shvaybovich, Tornikidou 20 Rebs: Khudashova 11 Asts: Tornikidou 5 | | Pts: Marcari 26 Rebs: Sobral 6 Asts: 4 players 1 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
* 3 August 1992 (1992-08-03) 13:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 53–60 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 26–36, 27–24 |||
| Pts: Fullin 16 Rebs: Pollini 8 Asts: Todeschini 4 | | Pts: Enríquez, Vigil 11 Rebs: Enríquez 13 Asts: 5 players 1 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 318 | 181 | +137 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 205 | 226 | −21 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 238 | −57 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 242 | −59 | 3 | Classification round |
* 30 July 1992 (1992-07-30) 11:00
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 55–111 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 33–53, 22–58 |||
| Pts: Chupíková, Janoštinová 14 Rebs: Janoštinová 5 Asts: Bieliková, Buriánová, Janoštinová 2 | | Pts: Cooper 18 Rebs: Dixon 8 Asts: Dixon, Edwards 5 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
* 30 July 1992 (1992-07-30) 20:00
* Boxscore
| China | 66–63 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 27–31, 39–32 |||
| Pts: Peng 19 Rebs: 4 players 4 Asts: Li D., Li X., Liu J. 2 | | Pts: Ares 20 Rebs: Geuer 8 Asts: 5 players 1 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
* 1 August 1992 (1992-08-01) 11:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 93–67 | China |
| Scoring by half: 47–33, 46–34 |||
| Pts: Dixon 19 Rebs: Orr 11 Asts: Edwards 8 | | Pts: Cong 18 Rebs: Zheng H. 11 Asts: He 6 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
* 1 August 1992 (1992-08-01) 20:00
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 58–59 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 30–27, 28–32 |||
| Pts: Buriánová 21 Rebs: Buriánová 7 Asts: Buriánová 4 | | Pts: Álvaro 10 Rebs: Geuer 7 Asts: Ares, Geuer 3 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
* 3 August 1992 (1992-08-03) 20:00
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 70–72 | China |
| Scoring by half: 31–38, 39–34 |||
| Pts: Němcová 15 Rebs: Buriánová 8 Asts: Bieliková 4 | | Pts: Peng 15 Rebs: Liu Q. 6 Asts: Li X. 9 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
* 3 August 1992 (1992-08-03) 22:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 59–114 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 32–51, 27–63 |||
| Pts: Ares 13 Rebs: Geuer 6 Asts: Ares 4 | | Pts: Dixon 28 Rebs: McClain 8 Asts: Edwards 6 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

## Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold-medal match | Gold-medal match | Gold-medal match |
| 1 | United States | 73 | | | |
| 4 | Unified Team | 79 | | | |
| 4 | Unified Team | 79 | Unified Team | Unified Team | 76 |
| | | | China | China | 66 |
| 3 | Cuba | 70 | China | China | 66 |
| 2 | China | 109 | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| | | | United States | United States | 88 |
| | | | Cuba | Cuba | 74 |
| 5th−8th-place semifinals | 5th−8th-place semifinals | 5th−8th-place semifinals | 5th-place game | 5th-place game | 5th-place game |
| 1 | Spain | 92 | | | |
| 4 | Italy | 80 | | | |
| 4 | Italy | 80 | Spain | Spain | 59 |
| | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 58 |
| 3 | Brazil | 62 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 58 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 74 | 7th-place game | 7th-place game | 7th-place game |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 83 |
| | | | Brazil | Brazil | 86 |

### Classification round 5th−8th place

Semifinals
* 5 August 1992 (1992-08-05) 11:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 62–74 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 34–24, 28–50 |||
| Pts: Marcari 16 Rebs: Arcain 5 Asts: Arcain, Silva 4 | | Pts: Němcová 20 Rebs: Buriánová 10 Asts: Liptáková, Němcová 2 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona
* 5 August 1992 (1992-08-05) 20:00
* Boxscore
| Spain | 92–80 (OT) | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 37–33, 28–32 Overtime: 13–13, 14–2 |||
| Pts: Álvaro, Ares 19 Rebs: Geuer 14 Asts: Geuer, Messa, Mújica 3 | | Pts: Fullin 18 Rebs: Rossi 5 Asts: Fullin 5 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

#### 7th-place game

* 7 August 1992 (1992-08-07) 22:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 86–83 (OT) | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 41–41, 37–37 Overtime: 8–5 |||
| Pts: Arcain 25 Rebs: Arcain 12 Asts: Silva 6 | | Pts: Pollini 28 Rebs: Stanzani 9 Asts: Todeschini 4 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

#### 5th-place game

* 7 August 1992 (1992-08-07) 11:00
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 58–59 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 29–25, 29–34 |||
| Pts: Bieliková 14 Rebs: Buriánová 4 Asts: Bieliková, Chupíková 2 | | Pts: Geuer 11 Rebs: Geuer 9 Asts: Ares, Messa 3 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Barcelona

### Semifinals

* August 5 13:00
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 70–109 | China |
| Scoring by half: 30–57, 40–52 |||
| Pts: Borrell 16 Rebs: Borrell 8 Asts: Vigil 2 | | Pts: Cong X, Li X 20 Rebs: Zheng H 5 Asts: Zheng D 5 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona
* August 5 22:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 73–79 | Unified Team |
| Scoring by half: 41–47, 32–32 |||
| Pts: Dixon 12 Rebs: McClain 16 Asts: three players 3 | | Pts: Zasulskaya 20 Rebs: Zasulskaya 8 Asts: Shvaybovich, Antipova 4 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona

### Bronze-medal game

* August 7 13:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 88–74 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 44–44, 44–30 |||
| Pts: Edwards 18 Rebs: McClain 12 Asts: Edwards 5 | | Pts: Castillo 16 Rebs: Borrell 9 Asts: Henry 5 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona

### Gold-medal game

* August 7 22:00
* Boxscore
| Unified Team | 76–66 | China |
| Scoring by half: 43–35, 33–31 |||
| Pts: Zasulskaya 19 Rebs: Zasulskaya 6 Asts: Sumnikova, Antipova 4 | | Pts: Li D 12 Rebs: Li D 6 Asts: Li X 4 |
* Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona

## Awards

* 1992 Olympic Basketball Champions
* Unified Team First title

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | W | L |
| | Unified Team | 4 | 1 |
| | China | 3 | 2 |
| | United States | 4 | 1 |
| 4th | Cuba | 3 | 2 |
| Eliminated at the preliminary round ||||
| 5th | Spain | 3 | 2 |
| 6th | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 4 |
| 7th | Brazil | 2 | 3 |
| 8th | Italy | 0 | 5 |