title: 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Group C
text: # 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Group C
  
  Group C of the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup took place from 22 to 25 September 2018. The group consisted of Belgium, Japan, Puerto Rico and Spain.
  
  The top team advanced to the quarterfinals while the second and third placed team played in a qualification round.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | 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 |
  | Belgium | EuroBasket Women | 22 June 2017 | — | 1 | 1 | Debut | 78 | 23 |
  | Japan | Women's Asia Cup | 27 July 2017 | 2014 | 13 | 3 | Runners-up (1975) | 13 | 2 |
  | Puerto Rico | Women's AmeriCup | 13 August 2017 | – | 1 | 1 | Debut | 22 | 6 |
  | Spain | Host nation | 16 December 2014 | 2014 | 7 | 7 | Runners-up (2014) | 2 | 1 |
  
  ## Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 176 | +57 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
  | 2 | Spain (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 196 | +29 | 5 | Qualification round |
  | 3 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 220 | −3 | 5 | Qualification round |
  | 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 233 | −83 | 3 | |
  
  * 1 2 3 Belgium 1–1, +7 PD; Spain 1–1, +4 PD; Japan 1–1, –11 PD
  
  ## Matches
  
  ### Japan vs Spain
  
  * 22 September 2018 20:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Japan | 71–84 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 11–19, 27–22, 23–23 |||
  | Pts: Miyazawa 12 Rebs: Miyazawa 6 Asts: Motohashi 5 | | Pts: Xargay 15 Rebs: Nicholls 8 Asts: Palau 8 |
  
  * Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna Attendance: 4,146 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Natalia Cuello (DOM), James Boyer (AUS)
  
  ### Puerto Rico vs Belgium
  
  * 22 September 2018 20:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Puerto Rico | 36–86 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 3–18, 3–30, 12–24, 18–14 |||
  | Pts: O'Neill 12 Rebs: Gwathmey 7 Asts: Meléndez 2 | | Pts: Vanloo 17 Rebs: Meesseman 14 Asts: Carpréaux 7 |
  
  * Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Attendance: 619 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Harja Jaladri (INA), Duan Zhu (CHN)
  
  ### Belgium vs Japan
  
  * 23 September 2018 13:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Belgium | 75–77 (OT) | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 19–18, 18–22, 18–11, Overtime: 7–9 |||
  | Pts: Mestdagh 23 Rebs: Meesseman 18 Asts: Allemand 7 | | Pts: Takada 26 Rebs: Miyazawa, Takada 6 Asts: Fujioka 8 |
  
  * Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Attendance: 855 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Özlem Yalman (TUR)
  
  ### Spain vs Puerto Rico
  
  * 23 September 2018 20:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Spain | 78–53 | Puerto Rico |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 18–10, 22–10, 30–18 |||
  | Pts: Ndour 22 Rebs: Gil 7 Asts: Palau 5 | | Pts: O'Neill 17 Rebs: Meléndez 8 Asts: three players 2 |
  
  * Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna Attendance: 3,157 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Snehal Bendke (IND), Daniel García (VEN)
  
  ### Japan vs Puerto Rico
  
  * 25 September 2018 11:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Japan | 69–61 | Puerto Rico |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 20–13, 10–17, 16–16 |||
  | Pts: Miyazawa 15 Rebs: Miyazawa 14 Asts: Machida 7 | | Pts: Gwathmey 23 Rebs: O'Neill 9 Asts: Rosado 4 |
  
  * Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Attendance: 1,442 Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Maripier Malo (CAN), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)
  
  ### Belgium vs Spain
  
  * 25 September 2018 20:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Belgium | 72–63 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 20–17, 22–14, 11–17 |||
  | Pts: Mestdagh 21 Rebs: Meesseman, Raman 8 Asts: Allemand 6 | | Pts: Torrens 16 Rebs: Nicholls 13 Asts: Palau 5 |
  
  * Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna Attendance: 3,416 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), James Boyer (AUS), Nicolas Fernandes (TAH)
  