The United States went for a fifth straight Gold Medal in Women’s Basketball World Cup action against France from Berlin Arena in Berlin, Germany yesterday afternoon. France would lead after the first quarter by a score of 20-17, and then they’d open up the second quarter on an 11-0 run and lead by 14 at 31-17 but the USA would go on to outscore France 26-14 for the rest of the half and would only be trailing by two at the half with a score of 45-43. In the third quarter, the United States was clicking on all cylinders outscoring France 30-12 in the quarter and taking a 73-57 lead into the final quarter of play. In the fourth quarter, the United States would continue to build out their lead by outscoring France 24-22. The United States would win by a final score of 97-79 and win their fifth straight Women’s Basketball World Cup Gold Medal. The USA had some very balanced scoring with 5 players in double-figures led by Breanna Stewart who finished with 22 points on 7-10 from the field, 8-9 from the free throw line, grabbed 10 rebounds, and dished out 4 assists, Jackie Young had 18 points on 7-14 from the field, and 4-7 from the three point line, grabbed 6 rebounds, and dished out 5 assists, Kahleah Copper had 15 points on 5-9 from the field, 2-3 from the three point line, and 3-4 from the free throw line, grabbed 1 rebound, dished out 1 assist, and picked up 1 steal, Chelsea Gray had 12 points on 5-9 from the field, 0-3 from three, and 2-2 from the free throw line, grabbed 4 rebounds, dished out 5 assists, and picked up a steal, Caitlin Clark had 12 points on 4-5 from the field, 2-3 from three, and 2-2 from the free throw line, grabbed a rebound, and dished out 3 assists. In the loss, France only had two players score in double-figures led by Dominique Malonga who had 21 points on 8-12 from the field, 1-1 from the three point line, and 4-5 from the free throw line, grabbed 6 rebounds, and picked up 1 steal, Gabby Williams had 20 points on 6-16 from the field, 4-8 from the three point line, and 4-7 from the free throw line, grabbed 3 rebounds, dished out 7 assists, and picked up 3 steals. Breanna Stewart won FIBA Women’s World Cup MVP for the second time which made her the first ever player to win the award twice.
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That is the end of the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup and the next one will take place in Tokyo, Japan in November-December 2030.
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