Germany and Spain faced off in Women’s Basketball World Cup action yesterday morning from Berlin Arena in Berlin, Germany. Spain jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter and never looked back leading 24-13 at the end of the first. In the second quarter they continued their lights out shooting outscoring Germany 26-11 and lead 50-24 out the halftime break. In the third quarter, Spain and Germany would be even in points scored with 15 apiece which kept Spain’s lead at 26 with a score of 65-39 heading into the final frame. In the fourth quarter Spain would outscore Germany 18-14 and cruise to an 83-53 victory over the host nation Germany. Spain shot the lights out shooting 53% (31-58) from the field and 50% (14-28) from three while also dishing out 21 assists on the 31 made field goals. Germany shot very poorly from the field for comparison shooting 29% (18-62),from the field, and 17%(4-23) from three. Spain had four of their five starters score in double-figures led by Awa Fam who had 17 points on 6-9 from the field, 3-4 from three, and 2-2 from the free throw line, grabbed 4 rebounds, dished out 2 assists, picked up 2 steals, and 3 blocks, Maria Conde had 13 points on 4-9 from the field, 4-9 from three, and 1-2 from the free throw line, grabbed 1 rebound, dished out 1 assist, and picked up 2 steals, Iyana Martín had 12 points on 5-6 from the field, 2-2 from three, grabbed 2 rebounds, and dished out 4 assists, Raquel Carrera had 10 points on 3-5 from the field, 1-1 from three, and 3-6 from the free throw line, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished out 2 assists. For Germany in the loss they only got double-digit contributions out of two players led by Leonie Fiebich who had 13 points on 4-13 from the field, 2-7 from three, and 3-5 from the free throw line, grabbed 6 rebounds, dished out 1 assist and picked up a block, Nyara Sabally had 10 points on 3-14 from the field, 0-3 from three, and 4-5 from the free throw line, and grabbed 7 rebounds.
Next up:
Germany plays Mali on Monday morning at 11:50 AM EST broadcast on HBO Max
Spain plays Japan at 11:50 AM EST broadcast on TruTV


