Looks like they divided these quarterfinals into geographical battles. Team USA will take on Canada in the Women's Basketball quarterfinals on Tuesday. The battle for basketball reign in North America will begin earlier than usual, at 9 a.m. ET/2 p.m. GMT.
For the U.S., they have done an excellent job defending their title. They went 5-0 in their qualifying games, which was expected of the team.
In their five matchups they beat Croatia 81-56. They destroyed Angola 90-38. Turkey fell 89-58. The Czech Republic was also beaten badly, 88-61. Their last match came against China, which the U.S. took 114-66, as they scored triple digits for the first time all tournament.
Don't worry. We'll do the math for you. USA beat their opponents by an average margin of 36.6 points a game.
Their opponent, Canada, did not have such a solid experience in the qualifers. They went 2-3 good for the last qualifying spot in the Pool B standings.
They lost to Russia in the first game of the Olympics 58-53. They lost to France 64-60 and Canada wrapped up their first round of action with a loss against Australia.
To their defense, they lost by singled digits. This means their team is always within striking distance. So the US Women's team and four-time defending gold medalists will have to stay focused.
