8th Gold In A Row!🥇🇺🇸 USA vs France | Women's Basketball At Paris 2024

Now it's time to meet the teams. First, the United States of America. It's France against the United States of America, the gold medal game of the women's basketball. You see Gray, superb passer of the ball. Stewart in the paint, and you can't stop it for long. There's trouble there, blocked away by Young. Here comes Gray, no-look pass. Aja Wilson finishes this one. Gabby Williams for three, the first point of the game for France. Williams, driving to the basket, and puts France in front. I don't know how she made that. Driving to the hoop now, from closer in, and this one does go, her first points of the gold medal game. Copper to Plum, into traffic, but Greiner's there, and just turns, and shoots, and scores. Shot clock turned off here for France. Shetty puts it up, won't go, and that's going to be the end of the first term. So now for the United States, their scoring has been kept low, but they are still in front. The first quarter. Four from 21, only 19%. France have got to clean that up if they want to chip away at this game. Here comes Kelsey Plum for the United States. Greiner, going to work, but not coming off there. Sherry, with the three attempts, unfortunate there for France. Yeah, but the right idea. Copper's going to drive to the basket. Shot clock still going down for France. Williams, oh, what a three from the superstar. Among the leading scorers for the United States, along with Asia Wilson, is Ayayi. Back in the game after committing two early fouls. Coming up against Gray, and just puts it over. Oh, that's pretty. And here comes Stewart on the drive. No basket, but the foul. Here's the drive by Stewart, and the big slap. That was heading towards the basket. Three for a shooting from the United States. Was that 79% coming into this game? Yeah, they're at 62 right now. Eight from 13, nine from 14. Badyan leaving that for Williams. Futooks, in the paint as Badyan gets it ahead of Wilson, and then goes all the way back to Futooks. What? 1024, exactly where we are. Williams, trying to get that pass out. It eventually makes it to Salon, and puts. Young looking for options, gets it to Wilson. Driving. And it's still not going, and the put back from Collier to finish off this incredible first half. The United States have been put under real pressure. France have the Bercy Arena rocking with that first half performance. Gabby Williams, superb. They've kept Asia Wilson and Brianna Stewart relatively quiet. It's the third quarter of the gold medal game. France and the United States, it's 25 all. You may have expected that at halftime. France have been superb defensively. Now trying to work the ball offensively. Ayayi, with the first shot of the second half. Now she puts up the three. This is brilliant from France. A great start in the third. Popper on the floor as Ayayi puts up the three. Badyan gets the better of it. It goes to the basket, draws the foul. Double digit lead. What pressure. Sherwell-Reed must be feeling right now. Because they are ten to panic. Drives up to Plum in the corner. That's better from the United States. That was settled. It's taken three quarters. Plum asking for it. Perfect. Gets hit in the face and falls on the floor. And then goes right down the guts. And uses the glass. Stewart asking who was stopping Lacan. Nobody. Stewart going inside. Stay strong. Really strong with Williams. Offensive. Much better looking free throw. Ten from fifteen now for the United States from the foul line. Asia Wilson. Lacan drives, thinks she's got an open lane. No you don't. Inescu lovely pass. Everyone's missed Collier. And she applies the easy finish. And spots Collier who applies the finish. Inescu doing a good job keeping her eyes up. And the US up by three. Forty seconds in the third term. Plum. It was a nice move. The shot off. Here comes Juanes. Forward mover Juanes. And that is what we're accustomed to seeing. Sotur. Here's the miss. And then here she comes again. Rupert doesn't box out. You can't go for a jumping contest with Asia Wilson. Wins that battle and she'll go to the line for two. There it is. Thirteen points. Five from seven. Got the double-double. Twelve rebounds. France going from the baseline. Juanes. She's going to have to just put it up and hope. It's the final quarter of the women's basketball at Paris 2024. And things are tight. The United States looking for an eighth straight gold medal. Bardian. Knocks down the shot. The first point. He has been 100% from the foul line. So the kind of player you want with these pressure shots for the United States. They are two points ahead now. Spin move. Gets Wilson on her back. And it is a foul. She slaps over. She'll go to the line for two. Good decision. So solid. Bardian. Plays for Fenerbahce in Turkey. And knocks down both these three throws. French hands just trying to stop everything. And the trouble is called again. The pressure is continuing. It's Valerie Ayayi up under her. And Jewel Lloyd says let's go. They get a hand in. Wilson pulls up. That is a pressure shot. And she screams out and one. Ayayi. Bardian's in there. Over Ionescu. And puts France ahead. Lovely execution from the French. 16 points in the game. The leading scorer. Make it 17. A bit shaky from the foul line early. But she's composed herself. And is now knocking them down. Yeah, missed those first two. Now she's eight from ten. What a final we are having here. Another foul called. The United States are in the penalty. Yeah, they are. Over the limit. Cheryl Reeve is a bit concerned by what's going on here. For Dukes. With their first there. Just to mention that Kevin Williams is in the game. Bardian has had to go off. With four personal fouls. Copper. The Americans ahead. A face-dying drive. Williams levels it up again. All the way here. Brianna Stewart at the line. Puts the US back in front. It's been seesawing. Yeah. And Stewart. At the line. Knocks one from two. And this crowd is going to be massive. From the foul line. And somehow. That drops. Wow. Touch the top of the backboard. Get this. In an offensive bag. Crowd's response. Tells the story. This. To make it a one-point game. Takes the hit. The kind of player you want at the line. With pressure. Three throws. Because she hasn't missed one yet. At the Olympic Games. And the run continues. Ten points for Kelsey Blum. And a three-point lead for the United States. For two. Knocks it down. They do it comfortably in the end. Stewart. With possession. Gives it to Copper. Copper driving. In off the board. What a finish we are having in the women's basketball. It's not over yet. But the United States are in touching distance. France need at least a two to level it. There it is. Three-point game. Ayahi inbounds. Juanes. Just seconds to go. Williams has to put it up. It might not be three. It's two. And it is two. Eight straight gold medals. The final score in the women's basketball gold medal game. France 66. The United States of America 67. They have won the gold medal. USA to the absolute last second shot. And Gabby Williams on the line. Wow. She's distraught. She's in tears. She couldn't have done much more. No. United States of America stepped up to the podium. Gold medalist once more. Crazy run for them. 62 wins in a row. The Golden Girls.