Following are the results and standings at the 2008 Olympic Games for women's basketball tournament on Friday:
Group A
Results:
Austrlia bt Latvia, 96-73 (41-38)
Russia bt Brazil, 74-64 (35-41)
Belarus bt South Korea, 63-53 (33-28)
Standings (tabulated under games won, lost, total points):
Team win loss points
Australia 4 0 8
Russia 4 0 8
Belarus 2 2 6
South Korea 1 3 5
Latvia 1 3 5
Brazil 0 4 4
Group B
Results
Czech Republic bt New Zealand, 90-59 (44-31)
China bt Mali, 69-48 (37-20)
United States bt Spain, 93-55 (39-34)
Standings
United States 4 0 8
China 3 1 7
Spain 2 2 6`
Czech Republic 2 2 6
New Zealand 1 3 5
Mali 0 4 4
(Xinhua News Agency August 16, 2008)