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 (renamed from The O2 Arena due to the no commercialization policy).

Competition format
Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. Each game result merits a corresponding point: In case teams are tied on points, the tiebreaking criteria are, in order of first application:
 * A team cannot present five players at the start of the game, or its actions prevent play from being resumed.
 * 1) Results of the games involving the tied teams (head-to-head records)
 * 2) Goal average of the games involving the tied teams
 * 3) Goal average of all of the games played
 * 4) Points scored
 * 5) 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 (UTC+1).

Group A
 













<section begin=A8 /><section end=A8 />

<section begin=A9 /><section end=A9 />

<section begin=A10 /><section end=A10 />

<section begin=A11 /><section end=A11 />

<section begin=A12 /><section end=A12 />

<section begin=A13 /><section end=A13 />

<section begin=A14 /><section end=A14 />

<section begin=A15 /><section end=A15 />

Group B
<section begin=B /><section end=B /> <section begin=B1 /><section end=B1 />

<section begin=B2 /><section end=B2 />

<section begin=B3 /><section end=B3 />

<section begin=B4 /><section end=B4 />

<section begin=B5 /><section end=B5 />

<section begin=B6 /><section end=B6 />

<section begin=B7 /><section end=B7 />

<section begin=B8 /><section end=B8 />

<section begin=B9 /><section end=B9 />

<section begin=B10 /><section end=B10 />

<section begin=B11 /><section end=B11 />

<section begin=B12 /><section end=B12 />

<section begin=B13 /><section end=B13 />

<section begin=B14 /><section end=B14 />

<section begin=B15 /><section end=B15 />

Quarterfinals
<section begin=C2 /><section end=C2 />

<section begin=C1 /><section end=C1 />

<section begin=C3 /><section end=C3 />

<section begin=C4 /><section end=C4 />

Semifinals
<section begin=D1 /><section end=D1 />

<section begin=D2 /><section end=D2 />

Bronze medal game
<section begin=E1 /><section end=E1 />

Gold medal game
<section begin=E2 /><section end=E2 />