In spite of some spirited performances by the underdogs, the major nations raised their game when needed and managed to avoid any big upsets, with their big players stepping up to record some impressive stats. FIBA Europe Young Female Player of the Year Angela Salvadores (25 pts) combined well with Laura Quevedo to snuff out Egypt's hopes with a huge 4th quarter for Spain, point guard Louise Dambach pocketed 17 pts as France took a nail-biter against Canada and Emese Hof, fresh from making the tournament team at the U20 European Championships last week put in a monster performance, scoring 24 pts and taking down 16 boards as the Netherlands fought off Chinese Taipei in another close game. The third and final round of Group matches will take place on Tuesday, with all teams proceeding to the knockout phase and seeded according to their placing. Here are Sunday's results.
Group A
- Russia 73 - Argentina 38
- Netherlands 80 - Chinese Taipei 74
Group B
- Spain 87 - 64 Egypt
- USA 88 - 62 China
Group C
- Belgium 60 - Mali 41
- France 58 - Canada 54
Group D
- Australia 62 - 48 Brazil
- Serbia 74 - Korea 66