USA vs. France Highlights, Box Score and Stats from 2024 Olympic ...
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The United States women's basketball team survived a scare from France to win its eighth consecutive gold medal.
A'ja Wilson and Co. did not play their best game, but they found a way to grind out a 67-66 victory over host nation France.
Wilson produced 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Kahleah Copper and Kelsey Plum each scored 12 points off the bench.
Gabby Williams led France with 19 points, and she came up a few feet short of tying the game at the buzzer. Williams' feet were clearly inside the three-point line and that led to Team USA winning in regulation.
The gold-medal game victory provided Team USA with its 40th gold medal of the Paris Games, which tied China for the most golds in 2024.
Box Score
France: 9 Q1 / 16 Q2 / 18 Q3 / 23 Q4 / 66 TOT
United States: 15 Q1 / 10 Q2 / 20 Q3 / 22 Q4 / 67 TOT
Player Statistics
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Team Statistics
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Team USA Survives To Win Gold!!
Oui Win Again. ???????? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> <a href="https://t.co/bF8T5AMWXY">pic.twitter.com/bF8T5AMWXY</a>
Copper Has Been Fantastic in the 2nd Half
Kahleah Copper. <br><br>From DNP to making potentially gold-medal clinching plays.
Gabby Williams With Another Big Game For France
GABBY WILLIAMS CLUTCH BUCKET. <br><br>???????? FRA 59-60 USA ????????<br><br>???? FINAL 1:32<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/KdIeuX3uVP">pic.twitter.com/KdIeuX3uVP</a>
Another Big Bucket from A'ja Wilson!
BIG-TIME bucket from A'ja Wilson to put USA up by three! ????????????<br><br>???? NBC and Peacock | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/JhNQgMkwMx">pic.twitter.com/JhNQgMkwMx</a>
Game Tied With 4 Minutes To Go
TRADING BUCKETS LATE IN THE 4Q... ????<br><br>???????? 55<br>???????? 55<br><br>Under 4 minutes to go in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> Finals on NBC and Peacock!
Copper With Some Massive Minutes in the 4th
In Kahleah we trust.
A'ja with 18 & 12, Game Tied with 5 Minutes Left
A'ja gets two to go from the line. All tied up coming down the stretch here in Paris.<br><br>5:15 Q4 | ???????? 51 ???????? 51<br><br>???? NBC + Peacock<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/q8Yu6P6fMa">pic.twitter.com/q8Yu6P6fMa</a>
A'ja Wilson With Big Defensive Game
ERASED ❌ 4 blocks for A'ja<br><br>???? NBC + Peacock<br><br>???????? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a><br><br> <a href="https://t.co/mjlyRMRcz3">pic.twitter.com/mjlyRMRcz3</a>
Team USA Leads by 2 After 3
10 MINUTES. 1 GOLD. ????<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/InKfisHxHF">pic.twitter.com/InKfisHxHF</a>
Team USA Back in the Lead!
Sabrina Ionescu drops a DIME to Napheesa Collier and the USA is back on top! ????<br><br>Get to NBC and Peacock NOW to watch the end of the gold medal game. ???? <a href="https://t.co/3762agGrXL">pic.twitter.com/3762agGrXL</a>
Ionescu With An Assist Off Bench to Give Team USA the Lead
What an assist from Sabrina. It's almost like that's a player you want to have on the floor when you're turning the ball over 13 times in one half.
Kelsey Plum With 8 Points off the Bench
Kelsey Plum knocks down a triple to cut France's lead to 2. ????<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> | ???? NBC and Peacock <a href="https://t.co/XYt7CKR4oF">pic.twitter.com/XYt7CKR4oF</a>
Team USA with a Quick 5-0 Run to Cut Deficit to 5
We pull five points back quickly via a KP corner 3-pointer & a fast break bucket by A'ja! Timeout on the floor.<br><br>5:59 Q3 | ???????? 35 ???????? 30 <br><br>???? NBC + Peacock<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a>
France Opens 2nd Half on an 8-0 Run
Bercy erupts as France scores the first 8 pts out of the break... Timeout USA.<br><br>7:59 Q3 | ???????? 33 ???????? 25<br><br>???? NBC + Peacock<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a>
Tie Game at Halftime
Close one at the half ????<br><br>A'ja Wilson: 6p, 9r<br>Breanna Stewart: 5p, 2s<br>Napheesa Collier: 9r<br>Chelsea Gray: 4a<br><br>????????-???????? all tied at 25 in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> Finals! <a href="https://t.co/fbi9DeDypG">pic.twitter.com/fbi9DeDypG</a>
France Hits Deep Three
Marine Fauthoux beats the shot clock with a DEEEEP three. ????<br><br>???? NBC and Peacock | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/FXUDL04qts">pic.twitter.com/FXUDL04qts</a>
France Just Hit a DEEP Three to Tie the Game
This game is incredible so far.<br><br>France ???????? and USA ???????? are all tied up!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/aUeY9O1G3e">pic.twitter.com/aUeY9O1G3e</a>
Sloppy First Half for Team USA
U.S. women making this much harder on themselves by kicking the ball all over Bercy in the first half against France. Eleven turnovers in 14 minutes. France is aggressive defensively, but some of these are just bad passes.
Chelsea Gray With Early Feed to A'ja Wilson
Chelsea Gray no-look passes to A'ja Wilson never get old! ???????? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a><br><br>???? NBC and Peacock <a href="https://t.co/waPPiroaiq">pic.twitter.com/waPPiroaiq</a>
Team USA Leads By 6 After 1
USA ???????? up by 6 at the end of Q1 ⏱️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/KiRm5IH2vi">pic.twitter.com/KiRm5IH2vi</a>
Most of Team USA's Points From the Free Throw Line
A stat you only see in FIBA: Team USA currently has four assists on two field goals.<br><br>(But the group is 7-10 from the free throw line.)
Tough Defensive Battle So Far, Team USA Leads 8-5
Settling in.<br><br>???? NBC + Peacock<br><br>???????? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/S276WXZ6Qi">pic.twitter.com/S276WXZ6Qi</a>
Stewie Opens the Scoring
Stewie puts us on the board first with a turnaround J in the paint!<br><br>9:14 Q1 | ???????? 2 ???????? 0<br><br>???? NBC + Peacock<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/Fwd4uqmUt6">pic.twitter.com/Fwd4uqmUt6</a>
Here. We. Go.
???????? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> vs ???????? France for the Olympic gold medal!<br><br>???? LIVE NOW on NBC & Peacock!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/KKEOif5td5">pic.twitter.com/KKEOif5td5</a>
Team USA Starting Five
???????? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> Gold Medal Game starting five vs ???????? France<br><br>???? NBC + Peacock<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/wuckLDNjJK">pic.twitter.com/wuckLDNjJK</a>
