Olympics Basketball Womens Quarter Finals

[MRobbo]

Here is the fixture for today's Womens Quarter Finals

2:30pm (local/AWST) 4:30pm (AEST) China vs Belarus

4:45pm (local/AWST) 6:45pm (AEST) Australia vs Czech Republic

8pm (local/AWST) 10pm (AEST) USA vs South Korea

10:15pm (local/AWST) 12:15am (AEST) Russia vs Spain

Semi Final Fixture: winner (China/Belarus) vs winner (Australia/Czech Rep), winner (USA/Sth Korea) vs winner (Russia/Spain)

 

[PHX]

All seems pretty predictable until the final game tonight.

China Win
Australia Win
USA Win
And then probably Russia.

 

[red+black]

Are we an absolute lay down misere to beat China in the semi?

 

[PHX]

Wouldnt think so,

China are a decent team and have played well so far and might put up a decent fight. They havent had a clinical victory yet but they fought out 4 wins from 5 (the other being the expected reaming from the USA) so it's no time to think we can be lay down Sallys and still win.

 

[MRobbo]

It would be interesting to see an Aust vs China semi. With Tom Maher and Michelle Timms on the Chinese Coaching staff.

 

[MRobbo]

China 77 def Belarus 62

China advance to semi finals and await the winner of the following game

Australia vs Czech Republic starts at 6:45pm AEST

 

[MRobbo]

Australia starting five: Taylor, Batkovic, Harrower, Snell and Jackson

8 mins left 1st Quarter
Australia 2
Czech Republic 0

 

[MRobbo]

4:25 left 1st Quarter
Australia 10
Czech Republic 5

Time Out Czech Republic

 

[MRobbo]

Channel 7 on the East Coast have just gone live

 

[MRobbo]

Quarter Time
Australia 23 (Jackson 7,Taylor 4,Harrower 4)
Czech Republic 10

 

[MRobbo]

For those watching on Channel 7 they are about a minute behind at the moment.

8 mins to half time
Australia 25
Czech Republic 10

 

[MRobbo]

6:03 to Half Time
Australia 27
Czech Republic 12

Time Out Australia

 

[MRobbo]

Channel 7 now 4 minutes behind live play

4:03 left to half time
Australia 32
Czech Republic 12

Time Out Czech Republic

 

[wezza]

Geez, the Opals wouldnt want to play this way against the US.

 

[MRobbo]

Half Time
Australia 38 (Jackson 11,Taylor 8,Batkovic 4,Harrower 4)
Czech Republic 17

Australia won quarter 15 to 7

 

[MRobbo]

Play underway in the 2nd Half

9 mins left 3rd Quarter
Australia 42
Czech Republic 19

 

[MRobbo]

5:50 left 3rd Quarter
Australia 57
Czech Republic 25

Penny Taylor off with an Ankle injury

 

[wezza]

5:50 left 3rd Quarter

Penny Taylor off with an Ankle injury

Nasty one too

 

[Benny_]

Hopefully she will be right because without her we have no chance of beating the US.

 

[MRobbo]

Three Quarter Time

Australia 61 (Jackson 17,Snell 13,Taylor 8)
Czech Republic 27

 

[Osmodiar]

yeah bad news. looked bad but hopefully can rest the next game and strap the hell out of it against the USA

 

[MRobbo]

8 mins remaining

Australia 68
Czech Republic 30

 

[MRobbo]

Final Score

Australia 79 (Jackson 17,Snell 15,Cox 10,Harrower 9)
Czech Republic 46

Australia to play China in a semi final on Thursday night. The game will either be played at 10pm or 12:15am AEST

Next Quarter Final USA vs South Korea starts at 10pm AEST

 

[MRobbo]

Results of the other two quarter finals last night

USA 104
South Korea 60

Russia 84
Spain 65

Line up for Semi Finals tomorrow(Thursday)

8pm (local/AWST) 10pm (AEST) Russia vs USA

10:15pm (local/AWST) 12:15am (AEST) China vs Australia

 

[Brad Goodman]

Let's hope Russia can do the job they did at the Worlds and knock out the USA before we have to play them.

Taylor's ankle could be the difference between gold and silver (or bronze or nothing).