The United States women’s basketball team cruised into the semifinals of the 2024 Summer Olympics with an 88-74 win over Nigeria.
A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart were once again the stars of the Team USA offense. They combined for 33 points. Jackie Young added 15 points to the winning cause.
Team USA will take on Australia in Friday’s semifinals with a spot in Sunday’s gold-medal game on the line. France takes on Belgium in the other semifinal.
Australia beat Serbia 85-67, Belgium defeated Spain 79-66 and France took down Germany 84-71 in Wednesday’s other three semifinals.
Box Score
Nigeria 17 Q1 / 16 Q2 / 15 Q3 / 26 Q4 / 74 TOT
United States 26 Q1 / 26 Q2 / 24 Q3 / 12 Q4 / 88 TOT
