USA holds off Spain, will play France for FIBA Women’s World Cup gold: Highlights

Team USA moved past Spain in the semifinals of the FIBA Women's World Cup, 76-66, on Saturday, Sept. 12, in Berlin, Germany.

The U.S. will face France in an Olympic gold medal game rematch on Sunday.

Team USA won the fourth quarter, 18-8, over Spain and that was the difference. They extended their World Cup winning streak to 35 games and will play for their fifth straight gold medal.

Breanna Stewart finished with 17 points, six rebounds, one steal and one block to lead Team USA. Kahleah Copper added 13 points. Jackie Young came up huge with six of her 12 points in the fourth quarter.

"Just continue to do the little things. Honing in on the rebounding, making sure that we were getting to the offensive glass," Stewart said of the victory. "Defensively, we picked it up in the second half, but you know, this is gonna be challenging. Obviously, we got the biggest one tomorrow, but that's why we're here. We're going for gold, and that's what we're gonna do."

Iyana Martin and Maria Conde had 17 points each for Spain.

The United States will play France, which it beat by one point at the 2024 Paris Olympics…

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