USA beat Japan to win seventh consecutive basketball gold – as it happened
by Beau Dure from on (#5N2VD)
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So to sum up ...
Brittney Griner wound up with 30 points. A'ja Wilson scored 19 and blocked five shots. Breanna Stewart had 14 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks.
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It's a 90-75 final, a fair score showing how well Japan played against a team that simply had too many advantages in this game in size and experience.
The teams are exchanging hugs and smiles. Terrific sporting spirit here.
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