Group B of the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup took place from 22 to 25 September 2018. The group consisted of Argentina, Australia, Nigeria and Turkey.
The top team advanced to the quarterfinals while the second and third placed team played in a qualification round.
Teams
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best Performance | FIBA World Ranking | FIBA Zone Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method | Date | Last | Total | Streak | ||||
 Argentina |
Women's AmeriCup | 12 August 2017 | 2010 | 9 | 1 | 6th Place (1953) | 16 | 5 |
 Australia |
Women's Asia Cup | 27 July 2017 | 2014 | 15 | 14 | Champions (2006) | 4 | 1 |
 Nigeria |
Women's Afrobasket | 26 August 2017 | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 16th Place (2006) | 42 | 4 |
 Turkey |
EuroBasket Women | 24 June 2017 | 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4th Place (2014) | 7 | 4 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 175 | +85 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Nigeria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 224 | −7 | 5 | Qualification round |
| 3 | Turkey
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 195 | 201 | −6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Argentina
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 222 | −72 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Matches
Australia vs Nigeria
| 22 September 2018 11:30 |
| Boxscore |
| Australia |
86–68 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 18–14, 21–23, 23–14 | ||
| Pts: Cambage 34 Rebs: Cambage 12 Asts: George, Talbot 6 |
Pts: Akhator 21 Rebs: Elonu, Nyingifa 6 Asts: Amukamara 4 | |
| Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna Attendance: 422 Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Snehal Bendke (IND), Alexis Mercado (PUR) |
Turkey vs Argentina
| 22 September 2018 14:00 |
| Boxscore |
| Turkey |
63–37 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 14–9, 18–4, 12–13 | ||
| Pts: Şenyürek 13 Rebs: Şenyürek 8 Asts: Cora 5 |
Pts: Rosset 12 Rebs: Burani 8 Asts: Gretter 4 | |
| Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna Attendance: 573 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR) |
Argentina vs Australia
| 23 September 2018 11:00 |
| Boxscore |
| Argentina |
43–84 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–21, 8–19, 11–28, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Rosset 13 Rebs: Llorente 5 Asts: Boquete 3 |
Pts: Cambage 24 Rebs: Magbegor 8 Asts: Whitcomb 5 | |
| Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Attendance: 689 Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Yu Jung (TPE), Luis Castillo (ESP) |
Nigeria vs Turkey
| 23 September 2018 20:30 |
| Boxscore |
| Nigeria |
74–68 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–15, 22–17, 23–10, 22–26 | ||
| Pts: Ogoke 22 Rebs: Akhator 10 Asts: Kalu 5 |
Pts: Alben 15 Rebs: Hollingsworth, Şenyürek 6 Asts: Alben, Cora 3 | |
| Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Attendance: 643 Referees: James Boyer (AUS), Julio Anaya (PAN), Ye Nan (CHN) |
Australia vs Turkey
| 25 September 2018 11:30 |
| Boxscore |
| Australia |
90–64 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–19, 21–14, 22–16, 15–15 | ||
| Pts: Cambage 25 Rebs: Cambage, Bunton 7 Asts: Ebzery, George 5 |
Pts: Hollingsworth 11 Rebs: Hollingsworth 7 Asts: Alben 9 | |
| Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna Attendance: 1,805 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Daniel García (VEN) |
Argentina vs Nigeria
| 25 September 2018 17:30 |
| Boxscore |
| Argentina |
70–75 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 16–13, 19–19, 22–24 | ||
| Pts: Gretter 21 Rebs: Gretter, Llorente 7 Asts: four players 4 |
Pts: Amukamara 16 Rebs: Akhator 13 Asts: Kalu 4 | |
| Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna Attendance: 582 Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Andreia Silva (BRA) |
References
| 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup | |
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| Qualification | |