AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Team USA rolls past Spain to reach FIBA World Cup final, chasing history against France
The U.S. women's basketball team ground out a 76-66 semifinal win over Spain in Berlin on Saturday, extending a 35-game World Cup winning streak and setting up a championship rematch against an undefeated French squad. Breanna Stewart scored 16 points to lead the Americans, who trailed by eight early and were deadlocked at 58 entering […] The post Team USA rolls past Spain to reach FIBA World Cup final, chasing history against France appeared first on American Almanac .
The U.S. women's basketball team ground out a 76-66 semifinal win over Spain in Berlin on Saturday, extending a 35-game World Cup winning streak and setting up a championship rematch against an undefeated French squad. Breanna Stewart scored 16 points to lead the Americans, who trailed by eight early and were deadlocked at 58 entering the fourth quarter before pulling away with a decisive 12-2 run. Kahleah Copper added 13 points, and Jackie Young chipped in 12, six of them in the final period, as the U.S. advanced to Sunday's gold medal game against France. A fifth straight World Cup title would match the former Soviet Union's record for consecutive championships, a mark that has stood for decades. The Americans haven't lost a World Cup…Open