We thought the U.S. men’s basketball team got its shaky performance out of the way against Australia. Nope. Instead, they were a missed wide-open three-point shot away from going into overtime against Serbia.
Breanna Stewart converts an alley-oop layup in win
Rob Carr/Getty ImagesTeam USA won big again, this time by 30 over previously undefeated Canada, 81-51.
Diana Taurasi made it rain from deep again as she converted on four of her five three-point attempts, and Maya Moore contributed 12 points of her own in a balanced attack from America. Those two were the team’s highest scorers, and six players scored eight or more points
Read Article >The U.S. faces Serbia, looking to stay undefeated
Now Serbia is next, and while they haven’t been as impressive as the Boomers in the Olympics, Team USA can’t relax or it might need their scorers to bail them out once again.
The game that will tip off at 6 p.m. ET and will be televised by NBC Sports Network.
Read Article >U.S. men and women looking to stay undefeated
Matt Kryger-USA TODAY SportsAs expected, the U.S. has dominated the basketball competition in both the men’s and women’s division. Both teams have won all three of their games and while the men’s team had a close call with Australia, the women have destroyed opponents so far. Now it’s time to close out the group stage strong and get ready for the knockout rounds, which always lends themselves to surprises.
The women will face the also undefeated Canada at 2:30 p.m. ET while the men will play Serbia at 6 p.m. ET. Both games will be televised by NBC Sports Network.
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