Tuesday's Worlds Capsules

BRNO, Czech Republic - Erika de Souza had 32 points and 18 rebounds, and blocked the potential game-winning shot in overtime to lift Brazil to a 93-91 win over Japan on Tuesday at the women's basketball world championship.

With Brazil clinging to a one-point lead, de Souza blocked Yuko Oga's shot with 1 second left in the extra session. She made one of two free throws to seal the win.

Iziane Castro Marques added 24 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds left in overtime. With Brazil (2-3) trailing 91-89, Castro Marques caught the ball in the right corner and hit a contested shot to give her team the lead.

Oga, who led Japan with 23 points, hit a jumper from the foul line with 27 seconds left to give Japan a two-point edge.

Brazil rallied from a 12-point deficit and forced overtime on Silvia Gustavo Rocha's 3-pointer at the buzzer. The victory kept alive Brazil's chance to advance to the quarterfinals.

Hiromi Suwa added 22 points and 10 rebounds.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Pelagia Papamichail scored 12 points to help Greece hold off Canada.

Evanthia Maltsi and Dimitra Kalentzou each added 11 points for Greece (2-3), which can advance to the quarterfinals with a victory over Belarus on Wednesday.

Greece clung to a 53-52 lead with 14 seconds left when Papamichail hit a jumper to give her team a three-point advantage.

Canada had a chance to tie it, but Kaela Chapdelaine's 3-pointer from the corner rimmed out with 8 seconds left.

Olga Chatzinikolaou made two free throws to seal the win.

Kim Smith scored 10 points to lead Canada (1-4).

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Lauren Jackson scored eight of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to lead Australia over France.

Jackson also had 10 rebounds for the Aussies (5-0), who struggled for the first time in the tournament.

Leading by four going into the fourth quarter, Australia scored the first seven points to take a 55-44 lead on Penny Taylor's free throw. She finished the game with 18 points and nine rebounds.

Clemence Biekens hit a free throw to make it a 10-point game, but France was cold from the field hitting just 2 of 12 shots in the quarter.

Celine Dumerc scored nine points to lead France (3-2), which has already clinched a berth in the quarterfinals.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Sylvia Fowles scored 15 points and Diana Taurasi added 14 to help the unbeaten United States rout Belarus.

Candice Dupree had 12, and Swin Cash scored 11 in another balanced offensive effort by the U.S., which shot 68 percent.

After seeing his team get off to a slow start in the previous two games, U.S. coach Geno Auriemma changed his starting lineup, inserting Dupree and Tina Charles. The move paid off as the pair combined to score the team's first 10 points. The U.S. (5-0) took a 23-6 lead in the game's first 7 minutes.

The Americans will play rival Australia on Wednesday night in the final game of the second round.

Yelena Leuchanka, who plays for the Atlanta Dream during the WNBA season, scored nine points to lead Belarus (2-3) in its first game against the U.S.

Belarus needs to be beat Greece on Wednesday to qualify for the quarterfinals.

BRNO, Czech Republic - Amaya Valdemoro scored 25 points and Sancho Lyttle added 18 points and 19 rebounds to lead Spain over the Czech Republic.

Leading by two midway through the third quarter, Spain (5-0) went on a 24-4 run over the next 11 minutes to take control. Lyttle capped the spurt by hitting a lay-in that made it 75-53 with 2:30 left.

Eva Viteckova scored 16 points and Michaela Ferancikova added 13 for the Czech Republic (3-2).

Spain will face unbeaten Russia on Wednesday night to decide the top seed in the group.

BRNO, Czech Republic - Maria Stepanova scored 14 points while Elena Danilochkina had 12 for Russia in its rout of South Korea.

Tatiana Vidmer added 10 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Russians (5-0), who will face unbeaten Spain on Wednesday night.

Russia held a 29-28 halftime lead before taking over in the third quarter. The Russians opened the period with a 12-4 burst capped by Stepanova's two free throws that made it 41-32.

Korea got within 45-36 before Russia put the game away scoring the next seven points.

Jung-Ja Sin scored 14 points and Yeon Ha Beon added 10 to lead Korea (2-3).

KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic - Carolina Sanchez scored 21 points and Marina Cava added 13 to lead Argentina to its first victory of the tournament.

Argentina (1-3) led 70-69 with 1:43 left in the overtime before Reggiardo hit a 3-pointer to make it a four-point game. Mali missed three shots and turned over the ball twice before fouling Sanchez with nine seconds left. She hit one of two free throws to seal the game.

Cava made two free throws with 54 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime. Her potential game-winning shot at the buzzer was off target.

Djene Diawara scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Mali (0-4).

KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic - Miao Lijie scored 22 points and Liu Dan added 13 points and 10 rebounds to lift China to its first win at the worlds.

Miao's lay-in gave China a 67-61 lead with 1:33 left before Senegal cut its deficit to three on Aya Traore's lay-up with nine seconds left. Miao then made two free throws after she was immediately fouled to seal the game.

Traore scored 17 points to lead Mali (0-4). Awa Gueye added 16, including a 3-pointer with a second left for the final margin.