THANKS FOR JOINING US! 86-50 is final score as USA beats France to claim the Gold.
French team celebrating as they walk away with the gold
5, 4....3....2.....1..... USA WINS! 86-50.
38 seconds Lawson Wade with three 84-50 USA leads
Seconds remaining in game. 49.5 to be exact. Whistle blows. USA turnover
1:15 USA Jumper 84-47
1:28 Foul on Fowles
France gets two free throws 82-47
1:32 JUMP BALL after missed Whalen free throw. France controls
LESS THAN TWO MINUTES LEFT. SUBS COME IN.
Bird sits out. Taurasi sits out.
2:33 Ndongue with two points 81-45 USA leads
81-43 USA leads after free throw from Catchings.
3:32 Catchings with jumper 80-43 USA
4 minutes left in the game
Unsportsmanlike foul on France.
TIMEOUT USA
4:45 give two points to Jones. Taurasi with the assist. 77-43.
5:09 JUMPER for USA 75-43 USA leads.
6:36 French scores. 71-41 USA
6:48 USA scores 71-39
7:15 69-39 France scores two. USA leads
69-37 USA leads
9:46 Sue Bird with sweet jumper 65-37
USA 10 minutes away from Gold medal
USA OUTSCORES FRANCE 26-12 in 3rd quarter
---------END OF FOURTH QUARTER------
8 seconds Dumerc with nice layup 63-37
48.7 seconds Dumerc at the line. 2-2 from free throw. 62-35
1:13 Gruda fouled
62-32 USA.
France knew coming into the game they would lose in the final. France just happy to be here, according to their head coach.
2 Minutes left in the third quarter
2:24 59-32 two free throws for McCoughtry
*Last loss for Team USA in Olympics? 1992 against Russia.
2:42 McCoughtry for THREE! 57-32. McCoughtry with steal... Fouled.
3:23 USA Tina Charles with airball hook. 54-32 USA still leads
TIMEOUT! ---Miyem injured---- France resumes play with a turnover.
3:43 back door cuts getting USA easy opportunities but cannot score.
USA on 13-1 run.
4:56 WOW! Moor gets nice pass. Glides in the air for the layup 54-32.
-----TIMEOUT FRANCE----- 5:50 left in quarter
5:50 SUE BIRD WITH A DAGGER. Three-pointer. 50-32. 7 points for Bird in the quarter.
USA penetrating easily 6:18 Candace with easy layup. 47-32 USA
6:54 Taurasi with back door. Easy layup 45-32.
6:54 Gruda fouled. Gruda at the line 1-2 at the line. 43-32 USA
7:05 Offensive fould for Gomis
7:27 Bird to Taurasi 43-31.
7:41 Candace post. French foul.
7:55 France misses wide open shot in paint.
8:41 Gomis with deep two for USA. Taurasi misses Jumper. Gruda scores at other end 41-31. Ten points for Gruda.
9:18 USA connects with jumper 41-27
9:25 French turnover after USA full press.
9:30 Sue Bird with Jumper 39-27
10:00 France Controls. Offensive rebound for Ndongue. 37-27 USA leads
-----Start of the 3rd Quarter-----
With the win, the U.S. could be the first team to win five consecutive titles in one event.
Second half coming up soon.
Game Statistics
| USA - United States | FRA - France | |
|---|---|---|
| 14/33 (42%) | Two Points | 8/26 (31%) |
| 1/5 (20%) | Three Points | 1/6 (17%) |
| 6/8 (75%) | Free Throws | 6/7 (86%) |
| 8 | Assists | 7 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
Feel free to comment in the discussion box at the bottom of article. WILL THE USA CAPTURE THEIR 5th CONSECUTIVE MEDAL?
Stats of first half coming soon.
USA leads 37-25 at the half.
------END OF SECOND QUARTER------
13 seconds left France controls. Miss shot at the buzzer.
USA controls. offensive rebound.
40 seconds Lawson Wade 2-2 from free throw. 37-25
52.8 seconds Parker with the rebound. Takes it down the floor. Parker fouled
Misses first basket. 1/2 from the line. 37-23.
1:06 Fowles on a roll. Gets two poiints 36-23.
1:37 Fowles deflects ball. 24-SECOND VIOLATION for France. USA possesses.
1:42 Fowles intercepts pass. Ball goes out of bounce. French ball.
LESS THAN 2 MINUTES LEFT
2:17 French ball. Three USA players defend her. Taurasi fouled at the other end.
Yacoubou OUT. Gruda IN for France
2:37 Two more for Parker! 34-23 USA Beautiful pass from Taurasi
Back to action. *Side note* Parker 12 points, 8 rebounds.
------TIMEOUT FRANCE------ 32-23 lead for USA
3:15 Parker with two more! Takes it down the floor by herself. Beautiful finger roll.
3:41 USA gets two points from Parker. Doing great job cleaning up boards. 30-23 USA
4:30 AND-1 possibility for French. Misses free throw 28-23 USA
USA still leads 28-21
5:10 5 turnovers for USA. France controls. France does not capitalize again
Very sloppy sequences by both teams
5:40 USA controls. France interceps pass. France turnover over. USA ball.
6:17 Parker rips ball from French player for the offensive rebound and put back. USA 28-21.
6:39 USA scores two quick buckets. France answers back 26-21 USA
7:58 France still can't score
8:27 Gruda with 8 points. Makes jumpter 22-19
8:50 Gruda with the steal. France controls. Almost turns over. France ball as Parker dribbles ball out of bounds
9:03 Gruda at the line for France 1-1. 2-2 from the line. USA 22-17
9:33 USA brings ball up. Augustus with jumpter 22-15 USA
10:00 USA possesses. Turns ball over. Travel by France
-----BEGINNING OF 2nd QUARTER------
USA shooting 8/19 from the floor.
FRANCE shooting 6/16 from the floor.
----END OF FIRST QUARTER----- 20-15 USA
WHALEN!.. misses shot at the buzzer
26.8 seconds. Both teams struggling.
1:11 Parker misses easy layup after Taurasi missed one. Still 2015
1:43 USA traps France turnover. Easy bucket for USA 20-15 lead
2:01 Parker grabs lose ball. Easy layup
2:15 France stays close 16-15 USA lead
------TIMEOUT FRANCE------
2:47 Parker with easy layup giving USA 14-13 lead.
USA shooting 33% ---- French 45%
3:40 Fowles at the line. Misses first free throw. Makes second. 13-12 France
3:50 THREE POINTER for France 13-11 second lead of the game for the French
PARKER and FOWLES in off bench for USA
4:10 USA turnover. France controls. 11 seconds on their shot clock.
4:40 USA scores 11-8. Deep two pointer.
5:05 Yavoubou gets offensive rebound. With the put back. 9-8 USA
5:37 Catchings at the line. 1-1..... 2-2. 9-6 USA
6:02 Catchings misses layup while falling. No foul 7-6 France
---Sorry for the delay. Posting info on wrong story. Let's do this!
USA's Catchings 0-2 from the floor. USA 5-4 ... D. Taurasi with still. Assist to Bird. 7-4 USA
8:05 Gruda with all of France's four points. 5-4 USA
8:50- Charles for USA two points. 5-2 USA leads
9:24- D. Taurasi with three for USA 3-2.
9:50- France scores 2-0
10:00 France controls tip.
---BEGINNING OF 1ST QUARTER----
Women are at center court.
3:57 p.m. ------Welcome to the live blog of the Women's Basketball Gold Medal Game----
The tables are set for the U.S. Women's Basketball team to win their fifth gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday. They could also lose it, as they face a red hot France team. The action begins at 4 p.m. ET/9 p.m. GMT. Since not everybody can access a live stream, here at sportsworldreport.com we bring you the live blog.
It should be an exciting matchup of undefeated teams.
France, just like Team USA, has yet to lose a game in the Olympics. They have played in very close matches, so they know how to play under pressure, which is something the U.S. has not faced at all.
The France team won by an average margin of victory of just over eight points a game. COmpare that to the U.S.'s margin of victories in the upper 30's.
Italy got past Australia and Canada by four points, Great Britain and the Czech Republic by three points. They beat Brazil and Russia by double digit margins. They faced Russia twice and defeated them by 11 in their first game and then 17 in the second.
If there is any way to measure Team USA's matchup for Saturday it will be by comparing their similar opponents.
The U.S. crushed the Czech Republic 88-61, meanwhile France barely escaped from that game with the win. The U.S. recently beat Australia 86-73, 13 point difference and France also had issues getting by them.
The U.S. comes into the match as the heavily favorite to win gold, but they must play to win if they look to walk out of London as champions.
Scroll up for the most recent updates and scores of the finals game between France and the U.S.
