# 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup took place from 22 to 27 September 2022. The group consisted of Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Mali, and Serbia.
The top four teams advanced to the quarterfinals.

## Teams

Mali replaced Nigeria, who withdrew.
| Team | Qualification | Qualification | Appearance | Appearance | Appearance | Best Performance | FIBA World Ranking | FIBA Zone Ranking |
| Team | Method | Date | Last | Total | Streak | Best Performance | FIBA World Ranking | FIBA Zone Ranking |
| Australia | Host nation | 26 March 2020 | 2018 | 16 | 15 | Champions (2006) | 3 | 1 |
| Canada | Qualifying Tournament | 5 February 2022 | 2018 | 12 | 5 | Third place (1979, 1986) | 4 | 2 |
| Japan | Qualifying Tournament | 5 February 2022 | 2018 | 9 | 4 | Runners-up (1975) | 8 | 3 |
| France | Qualifying Tournament | 11 February 2022 | 2018 | 11 | 6 | Third place (1953) | 6 | 3 |
| Serbia | Qualifying Tournament | 12 February 2022 | 2014 | 3 | 1 | Eighth place (2014) | 10 | 5 |
| Mali | Replacement | 2 June 2022 | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 15th place (2010) | 37 | 3 |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 390 | 308 | +82 | 9 | Final round |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 356 | 301 | +55 | 9 | Final round |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 332 | 330 | +2 | 8 | Final round |
| 4 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 318 | 296 | +22 | 8 | Final round |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 316 | 333 | −17 | 6 | |
| 6 | Mali | 5 | 0 | 5 | 306 | 450 | −144 | 5 | |
* 1 2 Australia 75–72 Canada
* 1 2 Serbia 68–62 France

## Games

All times are local (UTC+10).

### Canada vs Serbia

* 22 September 2022 13:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 67–60 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 23–12, 16–13, 13–19 |||
| Pts: Alexander 13 Rebs: Achonwa 8 Asts: Nurse 3 | | Pts: Anderson 18 Rebs: Krajišnik 8 Asts: Anderson 3 |
* State Sports Centre, Sydney Attendance: 1,248 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Viola Györgyi (ROU)

### Japan vs Mali

* 22 September 2022 14:00
* Boxscore
| Japan | 89–56 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 26–11, 19–15, 23–12 |||
| Pts: Hirashita 17 Rebs: Tokashiki 7 Asts: Miyazaki 6 | | Pts: N'Diaye 13 Rebs: Koné 14 Asts: Koné 4 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 2,490 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Ryan Jones (NZL)

### Australia vs France

* 22 September 2022 20:30
* Boxscore
| Australia | 57–70 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 14–14, 16–20, 10–18 |||
| Pts: Allen 16 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: four players 2 | | Pts: Williams 23 Rebs: Michel 8 Asts: Fauthoux 6 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 9,291 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Blanca Burns (USA), Johnny Batista (PUR)

### Serbia vs Japan

* 23 September 2022 12:00
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 69–64 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 14–25, 16–12, 15–18 |||
| Pts: Nogić 13 Rebs: Nogić 9 Asts: Anderson 8 | | Pts: Takada 15 Rebs: Akaho 7 Asts: Miyazaki 6 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 583 Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Martin Vulić (CRO), Yasmina Alcaraz (ESP)

### France vs Canada

* 23 September 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| France | 45–59 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 8–14, 13–16, 15–14 |||
| Pts: Williams 13 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Michel, Rupert 3 | | Pts: Fields 17 Rebs: Alexander 14 Asts: Alexander, Colley 3 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 1,763 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Johnny Batista (PUR)

### Mali vs Australia

* 23 September 2022 20:30
* Boxscore
| Mali | 58–118 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 10–33, 23–36, 13–26 |||
| Pts: N'Diaye 15 Rebs: Koné 6 Asts: Koné 5 | | Pts: Magbegor 15 Rebs: Blicavs 8 Asts: Madgen, Talbot 5 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 3,563 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Blanca Burns (USA), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)

### Mali vs France

* 25 September 2022 14:30
* Boxscore
| Mali | 59–74 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 11–25, 14–15, 13–17 |||
| Pts: Koné 18 Rebs: Koné 18 Asts: Haidara 3 | | Pts: Williams 14 Rebs: Williams 7 Asts: Williams 6 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 683 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Ryan Jones (NZL), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)

### Australia vs Serbia

* 25 September 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 69–54 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 18–18, 17–15, 16–11 |||
| Pts: Allen 16 Rebs: George 7 Asts: Tolo 5 | | Pts: Anderson 16 Rebs: Anderson 7 Asts: Anderson 6 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 9,329 Referees: Maj Forsberg (DEN), Andreia Silva (BRA), Johnny Batista (PUR)

### Japan vs Canada

* 25 September 2022 20:30
* Boxscore
| Japan | 56–70 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 13–21, 14–20, 17–9 |||
| Pts: Takada 11 Rebs: Akaho 6 Asts: Miyazaki, Yasuma 5 | | Pts: Carleton 19 Rebs: Alexander 11 Asts: Amihere 5 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 4,781 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Blanca Burns (USA)

### Serbia vs Mali

* 26 September 2022 13:30
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 81–68 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 18–14, 19–11, 19–18 |||
| Pts: Čađo 20 Rebs: Krajišnik 12 Asts: Anderson 9 | | Pts: Koné 13 Rebs: Koné 11 Asts: Dembélé 3 |
* State Sports Centre, Sydney Attendance: 247 Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Özlem Yalman (TUR), Johnny Batista (PUR)

### France vs Japan

* 26 September 2022 16:00
* Boxscore
| France | 67–53 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–5, 13–21, 19–18, 19–9 |||
| Pts: Williams 16 Rebs: Rupert 12 Asts: Fauthoux 8 | | Pts: Miyazaki 13 Rebs: Takada 9 Asts: Miyazaki 4 |
* State Sports Centre, Sydney Attendance: 429 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Andreia Silva (BRA)

### Canada vs Australia

* 26 September 2022 20:30
* Boxscore
| Canada | 72–75 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 10–24, 24–13, 15–24 |||
| Pts: Fields 17 Rebs: Alexander 11 Asts: Fields 3 | | Pts: Magbegor 16 Rebs: Talbot 9 Asts: Talbot 8 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 6,801 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Blanca Burns (USA)

### Mali vs Canada

* 27 September 2022 16:00
* Boxscore
| Mali | 65–88 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–33, 13–20, 17–17, 19–18 |||
| Pts: Dembélé, N'Diaye 12 Rebs: Koné 10 Asts: Haidara, N'Diaye 3 | | Pts: Carleton 27 Rebs: Alexander 14 Asts: three players 4 |
* State Sports Centre, Sydney Attendance: 1,359 Referees: Maj Forsberg (DEN), Ryan Jones (NZL), Ariadna Chueca (ESP)

### Serbia vs France

* 27 September 2022 17:30
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 68–62 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 13–15, 16–14, 15–16 |||
| Pts: Anderson 18 Rebs: Krajišnik 13 Asts: Anderson 6 | | Pts: Chartereau 16 Rebs: Williams 5 Asts: three players 4 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 2,862 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Johnny Batista (PUR), Blanca Burns (USA)

### Australia vs Japan

* 27 September 2022 20:30
* Boxscore
| Australia | 71–54 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 20–16, 20–9, 15–11 |||
| Pts: Whitcomb 15 Rebs: George 9 Asts: Madgen 6 | | Pts: Okoye 14 Rebs: Tokashiki 7 Asts: Miyazaki 5 |
* Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 5,923 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Martin Vulić (CRO), Yasmina Alcaraz (ESP)