# 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women (Chinese: 2002年国际篮联世界女子锦标赛; pinyin: 2002 Nián guójì lán lián shìjiè nǚzǐ jǐnbiāosài) was hosted by China from September 14 to September 25, 2002. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Chinese federation. The USA won the tournament, defeating Russia 79-74 for the gold medal.

## Venues

| City | Venue |
| Wuzhong | |
| Taicang | |
| Zhangjiagang | |
| Changshu | |
| Suzhou | Suzhou Sports Center |
| Changzhou | |
| Huai'an | |
| Zhenjiang | |
| Nanjing | Wutaishan Gymnasium |

## Competing nations

Except China, which automatically qualified as the host, and the United States, which automatically qualified as the reigning Olympic champion, the 14 remaining countries qualified through their continents' qualifying tournaments:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Japan | Brazil | Lithuania | South Korea |
| Argentina | China | Chinese Taipei | Tunisia |
| Australia | Yugoslavia | United States | France |
| Spain | Senegal | Russia | Cuba |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA |
| Australia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 256 | 164 |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 191 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 247 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 272 |
September 14, 2002
| Japan | 65–74 | Argentina | Wuzhong |
| Australia | 73–58 | Spain | Wuzhong |
September 15, 2002
| Argentina | 53–85 | Australia | Wuzhong |
| Spain | 100–63 | Japan | Wuzhong |
September 16, 2002
| Australia | 98–53 | Japan |
| Argentina | 55–97 | Spain | Wuzhong |

### Group B

| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA |
| Brazil | 6 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 200 |
| China | 5 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 213 |
| Yugoslavia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 224 |
| Senegal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 268 |
September 14, 2002
| Brazil | 85–73 | China | Taicang |
| Yugoslavia | 94–66 | Senegal | Taicang |
September 15, 2002
| China | 72–65 | Yugoslavia | Taicang |
| Senegal | 52–93 | Brazil | Taicang |
September 16, 2002
| Senegal | 63–81 | China |
| Brazil | 86–75 | Yugoslavia | Taicang |

### Group C

| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA |
| United States | 6 | 3 | 0 | 274 | 142 |
| Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 196 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 282 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 255 |
September 14, 2002
| Lithuania | 92–80 | Chinese Taipei | Zhangjiagang |
| United States | 89–55 | Russia | Zhangjiagang |
September 15, 2002
| Russia | 97–61 | Lithuania | Zhangjiagang |
| Chinese Taipei | 39–80 | United States | Zhangjiagang |
September 16, 2002
| Chinese Taipei | 46–83 | Russia |
| United States | 105–48 | Lithuania | Zhangjiagang |

### Group D

| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA |
| France | 6 | 3 | 0 | 313 | 176 |
| South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 282 | 231 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 235 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 345 |
September 14, 2002
| South Korea | 124–70 | Tunisia | Changshu |
| France | 92–61 | Cuba | Changshu |
September 15, 2002
| Cuba | 71–78 | South Korea | Changshu |
| Tunisia | 35–131 | France | Changshu |
September 16, 2002
| Tunisia | 65–90 | Cuba |
| France | 90–80 | South Korea | Changshu |

## Eighth-final round
### Group E

| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA |
| Brazil | 11 | 5 | 1 | 492 | 176 |
| Australia | 11 | 5 | 1 | 524 | 231 |
| China | 10 | 4 | 2 | 472 | 235 |
| Spain | 10 | 4 | 2 | 473 | 345 |
| Yugoslavia | 8 | 2 | 4 | 466 | 235 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1 | 5 | 352 | 345 |
September 18, 2002
| Yugoslavia | 82–93 | Australia | Suzhou |
| Brazil | 85–39 | Argentina | Suzhou |
| China | 72–59 | Spain |
September 19, 2002
| Argentina | 76–83 | Yugoslavia | Suzhou |
| Spain | 78–68 | Brazil | Suzhou |
| Australia | 101–72 | China |
September 20, 2002
| Yugoslavia | 67–81 | Spain |
| Brazil | 75–74 | Australia | Suzhou |
| China | 102–55 | Argentina |

### Group F

| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA |
| United States | 12 | 6 | 0 | 553 | 307 |
| Russia | 11 | 5 | 1 | 482 | 368 |
| France | 10 | 4 | 2 | 511 | 414 |
| South Korea | 9 | 3 | 3 | 458 | 484 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 2 | 4 | 397 | 489 |
| Cuba | 7 | 1 | 5 | 392 | 466 |
September 18, 2002
| South Korea | 47–92 | Russia | Changzhou |
| Cuba | 44–87 | United States | Changzhou |
| France | 71–63 | Lithuania |
September 19, 2002
| United States | 91–53 | South Korea | Changzhou |
| Lithuania | 63–60 | Cuba | Changzhou |
| Russia | 74–59 | France |
September 20, 2002
| South Korea | 76–70 | Lithuania |
| Cuba | 66–81 | Russia | Changzhou |
| France | 68–101 | United States |

## Knockout stage
### Championship bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| September 23 - Nanjing | September 23 - Nanjing | | | |
| Brazil | 70 | | | |
| Brazil | 70 | September 24 - Nanjing | September 24 - Nanjing | | |
| South Korea | 71 | September 24 - Nanjing | September 24 - Nanjing | |
| South Korea | 71 | South Korea | 53 | |
| September 23 - Nanjing | September 23 - Nanjing | | South Korea | 53 | |
| September 23 - Nanjing | September 23 - Nanjing | Russia | 70 | |
| China | 70 | Russia | 70 | |
| China | 70 | | | | September 25 - Nanjing | September 25 - Nanjing |
| Russia | 86 | | | | September 25 - Nanjing | September 25 - Nanjing |
| Russia | 86 | | | | Russia | 74 |
| September 23 - Nanjing | September 23 - Nanjing | | | | | Russia | 74 |
| September 23 - Nanjing | September 23 - Nanjing | | | | United States | 79 |
| Spain | 55 | | | | United States | 79 |
| Spain | 55 | September 24 - Nanjing | September 24 - Nanjing | | | |
| United States | 94 | September 24 - Nanjing | September 24 - Nanjing | | | |
| United States | 94 | United States | 71 | | | |
| September 23 - Nanjing | September 23 - Nanjing | | United States | 71 | | | |
| September 23 - Nanjing | September 23 - Nanjing | Australia | 56 | | Third place | Third place |
| Australia | 78 | Australia | 56 | | Third place | Third place |
| Australia | 78 | | | | September 25 - Nanjing | September 25 - Nanjing |
| France | 52 | | | | September 25 - Nanjing | September 25 - Nanjing |
| France | 52 | | | | South Korea | 63 |
| | | | | | Australia | 91 |

### 5th through 8th place

| Classification round | Classification round | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| September 24 - Nanjing | September 24 - Nanjing |
| China | 81 |
| China | 81 | September 25 - Nanjing | September 25 - Nanjing |
| Brazil | 80 | September 25 - Nanjing | September 25 - Nanjing |
| Brazil | 80 | China | 72 |
| September 24 - Nanjing | September 24 - Nanjing | | China | 72 |
| September 24 - Nanjing | September 24 - Nanjing | Spain | 91 |
| France | 59 | Spain | 91 |
| Spain | 69 | | |
| Spain | 69 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | September 25 - Nanjing | September 25 - Nanjing |
| | | Brazil | 74 |
| | | France | 65 |

### 9th through 12th place

| Classification round | Classification round | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| September 23 - Zhenjiang | September 23 - Zhenjiang |
| Yugoslavia | 74 |
| Yugoslavia | 74 | September 24 - Zhenjiang | September 24 - Zhenjiang |
| Cuba | 76 | September 24 - Zhenjiang | September 24 - Zhenjiang |
| Cuba | 76 | Cuba | 92 |
| September 23 - Zhenjiang | September 23 - Zhenjiang | | Cuba | 92 |
| September 23 - Zhenjiang | September 23 - Zhenjiang | Argentina | 71 |
| Lithuania | 65 | Argentina | 71 |
| Argentina | 71 | | |
| Argentina | 71 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | September 24 - Zhenjiang | September 24 - Zhenjiang |
| | | Yugoslavia | 62 |
| | | Lithuania | 83 |

### 13th through 16th place

| Classification round | Classification round | Thirteenth place | Thirteenth place |
| September 19 - Huai'an | September 19 - Huai'an |
| Japan | 91 |
| Japan | 91 | September 20 - Huai'an | September 20 - Huai'an |
| Senegal | 89 | September 20 - Huai'an | September 20 - Huai'an |
| Senegal | 89 | Japan | 76 |
| September 19 - Huai'an | September 19 - Huai'an | | Japan | 76 |
| September 19 - Huai'an | September 19 - Huai'an | Chinese Taipei | 61 |
| Chinese Taipei | 107 | Chinese Taipei | 61 |
| Tunisia | 70 | | |
| Tunisia | 70 | Fifteenth place | Fifteenth place |
| | | September 20 - Huai'an | September 20 - Huai'an |
| | | Senegal | 87 |
| | | Tunisia | 52 |

## Awards

* 2002 FIBA Women's World Championship winner
* United States Seventh title
* Most Valuable Player
* Lisa Leslie

### All-Tournament Team

* Shannon Johnson
* Amaya Valdemoro
* Elena Baranova
* Lauren Jackson
* Lisa Leslie

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | United States | 9–0 |
| 2 | Russia | 7–2 |
| 3 | Australia | 7–2 |
| 4 | South Korea | 4–5 |
| 5 | Spain | 6–3 |
| 6 | China | 5–4 |
| 7 | Brazil | 6–3 |
| 8 | France | 4–5 |
| 9 | Cuba | 3–5 |
| 10 | Argentina | 2–6 |
| 11 | Lithuania | 3–5 |
| 12 | Yugoslavia | 2–6 |
| 13 | Japan | 2–3 |
| 14 | Chinese Taipei | 1–4 |
| 15 | Senegal | 1–4 |
| 16 | Tunisia | 0–5 |