On August 5, Beijing time, with the France women's basketball team losing 72-79 to the Australia women's basketball team, the Chinese women's basketball team failed to advance to the quarterfinals, ending the Paris Olympic journey with a record of 1 win and 2 losses.

Previously, the Chinese women's basketball team had finished the group stage with a record of 1 win and 2 losses, they lost to Spain 89-90 in the first game, 59-81 to Serbia in the second game, and the Chinese women's basketball team defeated Puerto Rico 80-58 in the third game. In the end, they finished third in Group A. Averaging 17.7 points and 11 rebounds per game, Li Yueru is the best player on the Chinese team.

According to the competition rules of this Olympic Games, the top two teams in the three groups and the two third places with the best results can advance to the top 8, and the rules for comparing the third results of the groups are: 1. Group points; 2. Goal difference; 3. Score; 4. FIBA rankings.

The Belgium women's basketball team defeated the Japan women's basketball team by 27 points in the final round, with a net score of 0, surpassing the Chinese women's basketball team (-1) and first obtaining a place in the top 8. The results of the match between the France women's basketball team and the Australia women's basketball team directly determine the fate of the Chinese women's basketball team.

The two teams were tied at 34 in the first half, and the Australia women's basketball team broke out in the third quarter, playing 25-16 in a single quarter, although France narrowed the gap in the final quarter, but still lost. In Group B, France, Nigeria and Australia all had 2 wins and 1 defeat in the group stage, and in the end, France was first, Australia was second and Nigeria was third. The Chinese women's basketball team only has 1 win and 2 losses in the group stage. The Chinese women's basketball team's group points were not as good as the third in Group B, and they were unfortunately out.

Previously, the Chinese women's basketball team had participated in a total of 9 Olympic Games, of which 6 successfully reached the quarterfinals and 2 reached the semifinals. It is worth mentioning that in the last Olympic Games, the Chinese women's basketball team won all the group stage against Puerto Rico, Australia and Belgium, but the knockout draw drew the strong team Serbia in the second pot before unfortunately stopping in the 1/4 finals. In this Olympic Games, the performance of the Chinese women's basketball team has declined significantly, and it is indeed necessary to sum up experience and learn lessons.