USA vs Germany Olympic Women’s Basketball: Live Updates, Score as Team USA Completes Group Stage

remon BuulAugust 4, 2024

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USA vs Germany Olympic Women’s Basketball: Live Updates, Score as Team USA Completes Group Stage

After a game that was perhaps closer than Team USA would have liked, the women’s national basketball team now turns to Germany for the final game of Pool C. Before beating Belgium 87-74, the United States held a seven-point lead at the 5:45 mark of the fourth quarter. Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson combined for 13 points in the final minutes to help Team USA win its 57th consecutive Olympics.

Two-time WNBA All-Star Satou Sabally leads Team Germany, which has already advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 record. Sabally is averaging 25.0 points per game in the tournament so far and scored 33 points in Germany’s win over Canada on Thursday.

How to watch the Olympic women’s basketball game, USA vs Puerto Rico:

Date: Sunday August 4th
Time: 11:15 AM ET/8:15 AM PT
Or: Pierre Mauroy Stadium | Lille, France
TV channel: USA Network
Streaming: Fubo, Peacock

Stay with Yahoo Sports for complete coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympics, plus live updates and highlights as the U.S. women’s basketball team takes on Germany.

Live7 updates

Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 8:41 AM PDT
Alyssa Thomas scores a tricky layup to give the United States their first lead of the game. The U.S. now leads 24-22 with just over six minutes left in the half.
Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 8:38 AM PDT
A huge three-pointer from Kahleah Copper tied the score again at 22-22 and forced Germany to take a timeout.
Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 8:36 AM PDT
Jackie Young scores the first three-pointer for the United States to tie the score at 19-19, but a few misses give Germany’s Emily Bessoir a chance to score the and-one to regain the lead.
Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 8:33 AM PDT
The United States began to respond and narrowed the gap with Germany to 19-16 at the end of the first quarter. Both teams remained scoreless for the final two minutes of the quarter, the only points coming from a pair of free throws by Sabrina Ionescu.
Team USA is struggling to make three-pointers, going 0-of-3 from three-point range, which has become an unfortunate trend. Germany, meanwhile, led by nine points, but will now have to defend against a surging USA team in the final three sets.
Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 8:22 AM PDT
Germany took the early lead, leading 15-6 with just over five minutes left in the quarter. A quick counterattack by Leonie Fiebich forced the U.S. team to take a timeout.
Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 8:19 AM PDT
And here we go! Germany strikes first with a three-pointer from Leonie Fiebich, but Breanna Stewart scores the first points for the United States with a shot in the paint. The score is 5-2 for Germany after the first minutes.
Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 8:16 AM PDT
USA starting lineup
The United States continued their momentum, with Diana Taurasi, A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier and Chelsea Gray starting the match.
Germany starts with Satou Sabally, Leonie Fiebich, Alexis Peterson, Marie Guelich and Luisa Geiselsoder.