# Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament in basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul began on 19 September and ended on 29 September.
The United States won their second gold medal (and second consecutive gold medal) after defeating Yugoslavia, 77–70, in the gold medal match.

## Competition schedule

| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | C | Classification matches | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Thu 29 |
| G | | | G | | | G | | C | ½ | C | B | C | F |

## Qualification

A NOC could enter one women's team with 12 players. Automatic qualifications were granted to the host country and the winners from the previous edition. The remaining teams were decided by a tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where the top six teams earned a spot.
| Asia | Europe | Oceania | Automatic qualifiers |
| China | Soviet Union Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Bulgaria | Australia | United States – Olympic Champions South Korea – Olympic hosts |

## Squads

Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 178 | 196 | −18 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 188 | +20 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 241 | −24 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | South Korea (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 244 | 222 | +22 | 4 | Classification round |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Australia 1–0 Soviet Union
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Bulgaria 1–0 South Korea
* 19 September 1988 11:45
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 62–91 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 26–50, 36–41 |||
| Pts: Dermendzhieva, Staneva 17 Rebs: Staneva 6 Asts: Slavcheva 3 | | Pts: Zasulskaya 23 Rebs: Yakovleva, Zasulskaya 10 Asts: Minkh 4 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 19 September 1988 19:30
* Boxscore
| Australia | 55–91 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 20–41, 35–50 |||
| Pts: Gorman 11 Rebs: Gorman 8 Asts: Maher, Timms 3 | | Pts: Lee KJ 19 Rebs: Choi, Kim HS 4 Asts: Lee HS, Sung 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 22 September 1988 11:45
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 66–69 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 35–33, 31–36 |||
| Pts: Choi 20 Rebs: Sung 14 | | Pts: Savitskaya 18 Rebs: Savitskaya 6 Asts: Sumnikova 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 22 September 1988 19:30
* Boxscore
| Australia | 63–57 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 31–30, 32–27 |||
| Pts: Maher 20 Rebs: Maher 9 Asts: Timms 3 | | Pts: Slavcheva 15 Rebs: Slavcheva 6 Asts: Slavcheva 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 25 September 1988 19:30
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 98–87 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 48–51, 50–36 |||
| Pts: Slavcheva 39 Rebs: Slavcheva 8 Asts: Kostourkova 3 | | Pts: Choi 26 Rebs: Choi, Sung 7 Asts: 5 players 1 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 25 September 1988 (1988-09-25) 21:30
* Boxscore
| Australia | 60–48 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 30–30, 30–18 |||
| Pts: Maher 20 Rebs: Maher 8 Asts: Maher 6 | | Pts: Yakovleva 13 Rebs: 4 players 4 Asts: Minkh 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 282 | 234 | +48 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 211 | −12 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 200 | 214 | −14 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 224 | −22 | 3 | Classification round |
* 19 September 1988 (1988-09-19) 9:45
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 81–87 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 39–37, 42–50 |||
| Pts: Nováková 21 Rebs: Nováková 8 Asts: Kalužáková, Nováková 2 | | Pts: Edwards 24 Rebs: McClain 8 Asts: Edwards 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 19 September 1988 21:30
* Boxscore
| China | 53–56 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 32–35, 21–21 |||
| Pts: Zheng 13 Rebs: Zheng 7 Asts: Xue 3 | | Pts: Nakić 13 Rebs: Golić 9 Asts: Vangelovska 4 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 22 September 1988 9:45
* Boxscore
| United States | 101–74 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 55–40, 46–34 |||
| Pts: Edwards 23 Rebs: McClain 9 Asts: Weatherspoon 2 | | Pts: Golić 16 Rebs: Dornik 4 Asts: Bajkuša, Vangelovska 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 22 September 1988 (1988-09-22) 21:30
* Boxscore
| China | 68–64 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 36–36, 32–28 |||
| Pts: Zheng 12 Rebs: Han 7 Asts: Xue 3 | | Pts: Dobrovičová 21 Rebs: Dobrovičová 5 Asts: Kalužáková 4 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 25 September 1988 9:45
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 57–69 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 15–41, 42–28 |||
| Pts: Dobrovičová 17 Rebs: Dobrovičová 9 Asts: Kalužáková 3 | | Pts: Nakić 24 Rebs: Dornik 8 Asts: Vangelovska 7 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 25 September 1988 (1988-09-25) 11:45
* Boxscore
| China | 79–94 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 37–46, 42–48 |||
| Pts: Zheng 32 Rebs: Zheng 8 Asts: Cong 5 | | Pts: McClain 27 Rebs: McClain 13 Asts: Edwards 5 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

## Classification round

5th–8th Place
| September 27 | September 27 | September 27 | 5th place (September 29) | 5th place (September 29) | 5th place (September 29) |
| A3 | Bulgaria | 81 | | | |
| B4 | Czechoslovakia | 78 | | | |
| B4 | Czechoslovakia | 78 | A3 | Bulgaria | 102 |
| | | | B3 | China | 74 |
| B3 | China | 97 | B3 | China | 74 |
| A4 | South Korea | 95 | 7th place (September 28) | 7th place (September 28) | 7th place (September 28) |
| | | | A4 | South Korea | 77 |
| | | | B4 | Czechoslovakia | 59 |
Classification 5–8 semifinals
* 27 September 1988 19:30
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 81–78 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 49–42, 32–36 |||
| Pts: Radkova 25 Rebs: Radkova 6 Asts: Khadzhiyankova, Slavcheva 3 | | Pts: Janoštinová 27 Rebs: Dobrovičová 9 Asts: Kysilková, Nováková 3 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 27 September 1988 21:30
* Boxscore
| China | 97–95 (OT) | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 43–38, 42–47 Overtime: 12–10 |||
| Pts: Liu 24 Rebs: Liu 6 Asts: Xue 5 | | Pts: Choi 21 Rebs: Sung 7 Asts: Jeong, Park CM, Sung 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
Classification 7–8
* 28 September 1988 19:30
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 77–59 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 41–26, 36–33 |||
| Pts: Choi 18 Rebs: Sung 6 Asts: Kim HS 3 | | Pts: Janoštinová 14 Rebs: Janoštinová 10 Asts: Janoštinová, Nováková 3 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
Classification 5–6
* 29 September 1988 9:45
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 102–74 | China |
| Scoring by half: 53–19, 49–55 |||
| Pts: Slavcheva 22 Rebs: Staneva 8 Asts: Radkova 2 | | Pts: Zheng 23 Rebs: Cong, Peng 5 Asts: Cong, Liu, Xue 1 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

## Knockout stage

| Semifinals (September 27) | Semifinals (September 27) | Semifinals (September 27) | Gold medal (September 29) | Gold medal (September 29) | Gold medal (September 29) |
| A1 | Australia | 56 | | | |
| B2 | Yugoslavia | 57 | | | |
| B2 | Yugoslavia | 57 | B2 | Yugoslavia | 70 |
| | | | B1 | United States | 77 |
| B1 | United States | 102 | B1 | United States | 77 |
| A2 | Soviet Union | 88 | Bronze medal (September 28) | Bronze medal (September 28) | Bronze medal (September 28) |
| | | | A1 | Australia | 53 |
| | | | A2 | Soviet Union | 68 |

### Semifinals

* 27 September 1988 (1988-09-27) 9:45
* Boxscore
| Australia | 56–57 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 30–32, 26–25 |||
| Pts: Timms 19 Rebs: Dalton 8 Asts: Dalton, Maher 2 | | Pts: Mujanović 20 Rebs: Dornik, Mujanović, Nakić 4 Asts: Vangelovska 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul
* 27 September 1988 (1988-09-27) 11:45
* Boxscore
| United States | 102–88 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 50–39, 52–49 |||
| Pts: Cooper 27 Rebs: McClain 15 Asts: Edwards 6 | | Pts: Zasulskaya 16 Rebs: Tuomaitė 6 Asts: Yakovleva 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

### Bronze medal game

* 28 September 1988 (1988-09-28) 21:30
* Boxscore
| Australia | 53–68 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 21–32, 32–36 |||
| Pts: Maher 22 Rebs: Maher, Timms 3 Asts: Maher 4 | | Pts: Savitskaya 16 Rebs: Yakovleva 7 Asts: Buryakina 2 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

### Gold medal game

* 29 September 1988 (1988-09-29) 12:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 70–77 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 36–42, 34–35 |||
| Pts: Nakić 23 Rebs: Golić 10 Asts: Nakić 3 | | Pts: Edwards 18 Rebs: Brown 8 Asts: Edwards, McConnell 3 |
* Jamsil Gymnasium, Seoul

## Awards

* 1988 Olympic Basketball Champions
* United States Second title

## Final ranking

Rankings are determined by classification games:
| Rank | Women | Women | Women | Women |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
| | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4th | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Eliminated in the group round |||||
| 5th | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 6th | China | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 7th | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 8th | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0 | 5 |