Team USA vs France Player Stats, Box Scores and Result for 2024 Paris Olympics Women's Basketball | August 11

The USA and France clashed in the gold medal game of the women's basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday. Led by A'Ja Wilson, the Americans won 67-66, securing their eighth consecutive gold medal at the Olympics.

Wilson and Breanna Stewart got on the board with the first four points for the USA. Meanwhile, the French went scoreless for nearly three minutes before Gabby Williams hit the team's first shot from deep.

France clamped down on the Americans with its disruptive defense, allowing only four shot attempts three minutes and 20 seconds into the contest. However, the French couldn't make the most of it, going 2 for 18 to start the contest.

Its tenacity on defense also cooled off as the quarter progressed, giving the USA time to regain its offensive rhythm. The quarter ended 15-9. The Americans relied on free throws, going 7-of-10 from the stripe in the opening 10 minutes.

France's physicality didn't change in the second quarter. It remained effective despite the fouls it gave up in short spans, as the USA committed 11 turnovers five minutes into the second quarter.

Wilson and Stewart were ineffective in the paint, combining for 2-for-9. Meanwhile, as good as France was on offense, it was just as inefficient on offense, missing 26 of its first 34 attempts.

However, it maintained its intensity and got a 25-23 lead. The USA tied it 25-25 before the halftime buzzer behind Napheesa Collier's two-pointer. USA had 13 turnovers at halftime, shooting 8-of-28, while France went 11-of-40 from the floor.

The second half began with France going on an 8-0 run. Its offensive woes suddenly disappeared, as it made three of its first four shots. Kelsey Plum scored USA's first points of the second half with 6:44 left. Wilson followed with a layup to cut the lead to five. The USA introduced Sabrina Ionescu into the game for the first time, opening up its offense.

Ionescu helped the Americans figure out a way around France's pesky defense, giving them a 45-43 lead entering the final quarter. The USA ended the frame on a 10-0 run.

Both teams were sloppy to start the fourth quarter, struggling to score over 10 points midway through the frame.

The teams were separated by a point or two until the three-minute mark before A'Ja Wilson's foul line jumper gave the USA a 58-55 lead. Marine Johannes lost the ball with 2:08 left and Team USA leading 60-57, but it couldn't capitalize. France trimmed it to one behind a midrange shot from Gabby Williams.

However, a Kahleah Copper layup restored a three-point advantage for the USA with less than a minute left. Williams failed to convert a 3 for France, giving America another chance to go up by at least five and make it a two-possession game. A'Ja Wilson committed a travel violation on the next play but was saved by another missed 3-point attempt from France that sealed the deal for the Americans.

Wilson put the team up 63-59 after making one of her two free throw attempts with 17.4 seconds left. The USA converted all their free throw attempts to keep the lead. France made it a one-possession game after Gabby Williams hit a 3 to cut the lead to one.

With three seconds left and the US still up 3, Williams hit another shot, but she was just inside the line, meaning the Americans won 67-66 in a thrilling finish.

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Team USA vs France Player Stats, Box Scores and Result for 2024 Paris Olympics Women's Basketball

USA player stats and box scores

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3FG	TO
Jewell Loyd	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0
Kelsey Plum	12	1	4	0	0	2/6	2/5	2
Sabrina Ionescu	0	2	3	0	0	0/1	0/0	1
Kahleah Copper	12	5	2	2	0	3/8	0/3	0
Chelsea Gray	0	1	4	0	0	0/1	0/0	3
A'ja Wilson	21	13	0	1	4	6/14	0/0	3
Breanna Stewart	8	3	1	2	2	2/8	0/2	2
Napheesa Collier	7	11	0	1	0	3/7	0/1	2
Diana Taurasi	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0
Jackie Young	2	4	3	2	0	1/7	0/1	3
Alyssa Thomas	1	2	1	1	0	0/1	0/0	3
Brittney Griner	4	2	0	0	0	2/3	0/0	0

France player stats and box scores

	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3FG	TO
Marine Fauthoux	8	3	1	0	0	2/8	2/6	3
Alexia Chery	4	1	1	0	0	2/6	0/3	0
Sarah Michel Boury	0	1	1	3	1	0/0	0/0	0
Valeriane Ayayi	9	2	2	1	0	3/9	1/5	1
Iliana Rupert	0	4	0	0	0	0/4	0/4	2
Janelle Salaun	2	6	0	0	0	1/4	0/2	0
Dominique Malonga	0	1	1	0	0	0/2	0/0	0
Gabby Williams	19	7	2	3	0	7/16	3/6	2
Marieme Badiane	8	6	3	2	1	2/5	0/0	1
Marine Johannes	9	2	1	0	0	3/13	1/8	3
Leila Lacan	7	0	0	1	0	3/6	0/2	1
Romane Bernies	0	1	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0