Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's basketball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London began on 28 July and ended on 11 August. All preliminary and quarterfinal games were held at the Basketball Arena within the Olympic Park, and the semifinal and the medal games were held at the North Greenwich Arena.Qualification
Squads
Competition format
Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. Each game result merits a corresponding point:
| Result | Points |
| Win | 2 |
| Loss | 1 |
| Loss via default* | 1 |
| Loss via forfeiture** | 0 |
*The team has less than two players available to play on the court.
- *A team cannot present five players at the start of the game, or its actions prevent play from being resumed.
In case teams are tied on points, the tiebreaking criteria are, in order of first application:
- Results of the games involving the tied teams
- Goal average of the games involving the tied teams
- Goal average of all of the games played
- Points scored
- Drawing of lots
The teams with the four best records qualified for the knockout stage, which was a single-elimination tournament. The semifinal winners contested for the gold medal, while the losers played for the bronze medal.Preliminary round
All times are British Summer Time.Group A
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Group B
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Knockout round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Statistical leaders
Individual tournament highs
Points
| Pos. | Name | G | Pts | |
| 1 |  Érika de Souza | 5 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 1 |  Jo Leedham | 5 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 3 |  Lauren Jackson | 8 | 127 | 15.9 |
| 4 |  Chen Nan | 6 | 94 | 15.7 |
| 5 | Natalie Stafford | 5 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 6 |  Eva Vítečková | 6 | 91 | 15.2 |
| 7 |  Céline Dumerc | 8 | 114 | 14.3 |
| 8 |  Sandra Mandir | 5 | 70 | 14.0 |
| 9 |  Kim Smith | 6 | 83 | 13.8 |
| 10 | Liz Cambage | 8 | 109 | 13.6 |
Rebounds
| Pos. | Name | G | Reb. | |
| 1 | Clarissa dos Santos | 5 | 45 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Érika de Souza | 5 | 44 | 8.8 |
| 3 | Lauren Jackson | 8 | 63 | 7.9 |
| 4 |  Candace Parker | 8 | 62 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Tina Charles | 8 | 59 | 7.4 |
| 6 |  Nevriye Yılmaz | 6 | 43 | 7.2 |
| 7 |  Nadir Manuel | 5 | 35 | 7.0 |
| 8 |  Irina Osipova | 8 | 54 | 6.8 |
| 9 | Chen Nan | 6 | 41 | 6.8 |
| 9 | Hana Horáková | 6 | 40 | 6.7 |
Assists
| Pos. | Name | G | Ass. | |
| 1 | Miao Lijie | 6 | 39 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Sue Bird | 8 | 36 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Shona Thorburn | 6 | 27 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Birsel Vardarlı | 6 | 27 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Adriana Pinto | 5 | 22 | 4.4 |
| 6 | Becky Hammon | 8 | 32 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Jenna O'Hea | 8 | 28 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Céline Dumerc | 8 | 27 | 3.4 |
| 9 | Ana Lelas | 5 | 16 | 3.2 |
| 9 | Joice Rodrigues | 5 | 16 | 3.2 |
Blocks
| Pos. | Name | G | Blocks | |
| 1 | Sandrine Gruda | 8 | 17 | 2.1 |
| 2 | Ilona Burgrová | 6 | 10 | 1.7 |
| 3 | Liz Cambage | 8 | 13 | 1.6 |
| 3 | Érika de Souza | 5 | 8 | 1.6 |
| 5 | Luca Ivanković | 5 | 7 | 1.4 |
| 5 | Azania Stewart | 5 | 7 | 1.4 |
| 7 | Candace Parker | 8 | 10 | 1.3 |
| 8 | Temi Fagbenle | 5 | 6 | 1.2 |
| 9 | Irina Osipova | 8 | 9 | 1.1 |
| 10 | Petra Kulichová | 6 | 6 | 1.0 |
Steals
| Pos. | Name | G | Stls | |
| 1 | Jelena Ivezić | 5 | 14 | 2.8 |
| 2 | Angel McCoughtry | 8 | 20 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Jo Leedham | 5 | 12 | 2.4 |
| 4 | Hana Horáková | 6 | 12 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Işıl Alben | 6 | 11 | 1.8 |
| 6 | Tamika Catchings | 8 | 13 | 1.6 |
| 6 | Céline Dumerc | 8 | 13 | 1.6 |
| 8 | Maya Moore | 8 | 12 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Nevriye Yılmaz | 6 | 9 | 1.5 |
| 10 | Joice Rodrigues | 5 | 7 | 1.4 |
Team tournament highs
Offensive PPG
| Pos. | Name | PPG |
| 1 | ' | 90.6 |
| 2 | | 73.0 |
| 3 | | 69.8 |
| 4 | | 69.0 |
| 5 | | 67.7 |
| 5 | | 67.7 |
Rebounds
| Pos. | Name | RPG |
| 1 | ' | 50.5 |
| 2 | | 42.1 |
| 3 | | 40.4 |
| 4 | | 40.0 |
| 5 | | 39.4 |
Assists
| Pos. | Name | APG |
| 1 | ' | 23.1 |
| 2 | | 17.7 |
| 3 | | 17.6 |
| 4 | | 17.2 |
| 5 | | 17.0 |
Steals
| Pos. | Name | SPG |
| 1 | ' | 10.5 |
| 2 | | 8.8 |
| 3 | | 8.5 |
| 4 | | 6.9 |
| 5 | | 6.8 |
Blocks
| Pos. | Name | BPG |
| 1 | | 5.1 |
| 2 | | 5.0 |
| 3 | | 4.9 |
| 4 | | 4.5 |
| 5 | | 4.0 |
