Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The women's tournament of the basketball at the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, China began on August 9 and ended on August 23, when the United States defeated Australia 92–65 for the gold medal. All games were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
All times are local Beijing Time (GMT+8).
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
The Australians started with a three-point field goal from Belinda Snell but the Americans crept back and eventually took the lead. With ankle injuries to both Penny Taylor and Lauren Jackson, the Americans took the initiative and led 34–17. The Americans padded their lead to twenty at the start of the third quarter. The Opals cut the lead to thirteen but that was the closest they've got as the Americans finished the game with a 27-point lead to win the gold medal. It was their fourth consecutive olympic gold medal, having been unbeaten in all of those games.
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