Olympic Tokyo 2020 : Women's Basketball - Australia vs Belgium

During their Olympic debut, the Belgian women defeated Australia 85-70.

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Belgium #11 Emma Meesseman celebrates with teammates after winning a women's basketball preliminary round game against Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Saitama, Japan.

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She scored 32 points, grabbed nine rebounds, dished out five assists, four steals and one block to help Belgium defeat Australia 85-70 in the teams' first meeting.

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Belgium wins by a 15-point margin in the fourth quarter, outscoring Australia 29-13.

Australia gave up 14 turnovers to Belgium's five, which the Belgians converted into 20 points.

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“It’s amazing because this is part of our history right now, and if you would tell me before that we would beat Australia, one of the favorites, with 15 points? I would probably laugh,” Meesseman said.

“But at the same time, I know every team ... we play and every team is beatable."

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Belgium #55 Julie Allemand dribble the ball through Australian paint for scoring.

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With 11 assist in game Belgium #55 Julie Allemand still manages to score 16 points for the team, 11 assist and four rebounds.

Australia (AUS) 70 - 85 (BEL) Belgium
17 [Quarter1] 21
24 [Quarter2] 16
16 [Quarter3] 19
13 [Quarter4] 29

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Belgium will be playing against Puerto Rico on the 30th July 2021.

Current Tournament summary

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