Washington Mystics guard Jade Melbourne scored 7 points in the game. Breanna led the USA with 16 points.
The Australia women’s national basketball team lost to the United States, 85-64 on Thursday afternoon in Paris in the 2024 Olympic semifinals,
In this contest, it went kind of the way Team USA fans wanted. The Americans never trailed and they led by as many as 30 points early in the fourth quarter. The Opals made some runs, including a 14-0 run in the first quarter, but there wasn’t much they could do to overcome the Americans’ talent advantage.
Breanna Stewart led the Americans’ scorers with 16 points, playing just under 23 minutes, Jackie Young Added 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
For the Opals, Washington Mystics guard Jade Melbourne started and scored 7 points. Mariana Tolo led with 10 points.
This game was also headlined by longtime Team USA guard Diana Taurasi and Opals center Lauren Jackson. Neither did much tonight, however in what is likely both players’ last Olympics.
Australia will play on Sunday in the bronze medal match against the loser of the upcoming. Belgium vs. France match. The United States will play on Sunday in the gold medal match against the winner of the aforementioned match..