- Team USA beat Opals 73-56 in Sunday’s final
- Australia score best finish at the World Cup since 2006
The United States continued their run of dominance on the biggest stages for women’s basketball as Brittney Griner scored 15 points to help the US beat Australia 73-56 and win the Fiba Women’s Basketball World Cup.
It was the third consecutive World Cup title for the US, something the team had never accomplished in their illustrious history. The victory gave the US 10 World Cup gold medals and was the 22nd win in a row overall for the Americans dating back to the bronze medal game in 2006. That was the same year that Australia won their only World Cup title. The Americans lost to Russia in the semi-finals and haven’t lost since in the World Cup or Olympics.
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