Team USA Women’s survived a
hard-fought match to earn the win against Belgium, 87-74, and go up
2-0 in pool play at the Paris 2024 Olympics in
France.
After playing near-dominant and
perfect basketball for over 20 years resulting in seven straight
gold medals, Team USA got into a near scare against Belgium. This
was also the same Belgian team that the Americans barely beat in
the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, if not for a Breanna
Stewart putback that gave Team USA the victory.
According to ESPN’s Brian
Windhorst, this was Team USA Women’s 57th straight Olympic win,
which has assured them a quarterfinal spot next week.
Las Vegas superstar A’Ja Wilson
once again led the Americans with 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 3
steals while partner-in-crime Breanna Stewart had 26 points, 7
rebounds, and 2 assists.
The Americans will close out the
group phase in a showdown vs Germany and stake their claim of the
top 2 seeds heading into the knockout rounds.
