Olympic Basketball Bracket 2024: USA Beats France to Win Women's Gold Medal (2024)

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The United States women's basketball team survived a scare from France to win its eighth consecutive gold medal.

A'ja Wilson and Co. did not play their best game, but they found a way to grind out a 67-66 victory over host nation France.

Wilson produced 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Kahleah Copper and Kelsey Plum each scored 12 points off the bench.

Gabby Williams led France with 19 points, and she came up a few feet short of tying the game at the buzzer. Williams' feet were clearly inside the three-point line and that led to Team USA winning in regulation.

The gold-medal game victory provided Team USA with its 40th gold medal of the Paris Games, which tied China for the most golds in 2024.

Box Score

France: 9 Q1 / 16 Q2 / 18 Q3 / 23 Q4 / 66 TOT

United States: 15 Q1 / 10 Q2 / 20 Q3 / 22 Q4 / 67 TOT

Player Statistics

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Team Statistics

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Team USA Survives To Win Gold!!

USA Basketball @usabasketball
Oui Win Again. 🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> <a href="https://t.co/bF8T5AMWXY">pic.twitter.com/bF8T5AMWXY</a>

Copper Has Been Fantastic in the 2nd Half

Alexa Philippou @alexaphilippou
Kahleah Copper. From DNP to making potentially gold-medal clinching plays.

Gabby Williams With Another Big Game For France

FIBA @FIBA
GABBY WILLIAMS CLUTCH BUCKET. 🇫🇷 FRA 59-60 USA 🇺🇸 🚨 FINAL 1:32<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/KdIeuX3uVP">pic.twitter.com/KdIeuX3uVP</a>

Another Big Bucket from A'ja Wilson!

NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics
BIG-TIME bucket from A'ja Wilson to put USA up by three! 🇺🇸🔥 📺 NBC and Peaco*ck | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/JhNQgMkwMx">pic.twitter.com/JhNQgMkwMx</a>

Game Tied With 4 Minutes To Go

NBA @NBA
TRADING BUCKETS LATE IN THE 4Q... 🥇 🇫🇷 55 🇺🇸 55 Under 4 minutes to go in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> Finals on NBC and Peaco*ck!

Copper With Some Massive Minutes in the 4th

Natasha Cloud @T_Cloud4
In Kahleah we trust.

A'ja with 18 & 12, Game Tied with 5 Minutes Left

USA Basketball @usabasketball
A'ja gets two to go from the line. All tied up coming down the stretch here in Paris. 5:15 Q4 | 🇺🇸 51 🇫🇷 51 📺 NBC + Peaco*ck<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/q8Yu6P6fMa">pic.twitter.com/q8Yu6P6fMa</a>

A'ja Wilson With Big Defensive Game

USA Basketball @usabasketball
ERASED ❌ 4 blocks for A'ja 📺 NBC + Peaco*ck 🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/mjlyRMRcz3">pic.twitter.com/mjlyRMRcz3</a>

Team USA Leads by 2 After 3

FIBA @FIBA
10 MINUTES. 1 GOLD. 🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/InKfisHxHF">pic.twitter.com/InKfisHxHF</a>

Team USA Back in the Lead!

NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics
Sabrina Ionescu drops a DIME to Napheesa Collier and the USA is back on top! 🔝 Get to NBC and Peaco*ck NOW to watch the end of the gold medal game. 👀 <a href="https://t.co/3762agGrXL">pic.twitter.com/3762agGrXL</a>
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Ionescu With An Assist Off Bench to Give Team USA the Lead

Chantel Jennings @ChantelJennings
What an assist from Sabrina. It's almost like that's a player you want to have on the floor when you're turning the ball over 13 times in one half.

Kelsey Plum With 8 Points off the Bench

NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics
Kelsey Plum knocks down a triple to cut France's lead to 2. 🎯<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> | 📺 NBC and Peaco*ck <a href="https://t.co/XYt7CKR4oF">pic.twitter.com/XYt7CKR4oF</a>

Team USA with a Quick 5-0 Run to Cut Deficit to 5

USA Basketball @usabasketball
We pull five points back quickly via a KP corner 3-pointer & a fast break bucket by A'ja! Timeout on the floor. 5:59 Q3 | 🇫🇷 35 🇺🇸 30 📺 NBC + Peaco*ck<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a>

France Opens 2nd Half on an 8-0 Run

USA Basketball @usabasketball
Bercy erupts as France scores the first 8 pts out of the break... Timeout USA. 7:59 Q3 | 🇫🇷 33 🇺🇸 25 📺 NBC + Peaco*ck<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a>

Tie Game at Halftime

NBA @NBA
Close one at the half 🥇 A'ja Wilson: 6p, 9r Breanna Stewart: 5p, 2s Napheesa Collier: 9r Chelsea Gray: 4a 🇫🇷-🇺🇸 all tied at 25 in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> Finals! <a href="https://t.co/fbi9DeDypG">pic.twitter.com/fbi9DeDypG</a>

France Hits Deep Three

NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics
Marine Fauthoux beats the shot clock with a DEEEEP three. 👀 📺 NBC and Peaco*ck | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/FXUDL04qts">pic.twitter.com/FXUDL04qts</a>

France Just Hit a DEEP Three to Tie the Game

FIBA @FIBA
This game is incredible so far. France 🇫🇷 and USA 🇺🇸 are all tied up!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/aUeY9O1G3e">pic.twitter.com/aUeY9O1G3e</a>

Sloppy First Half for Team USA

David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
U.S. women making this much harder on themselves by kicking the ball all over Bercy in the first half against France. Eleven turnovers in 14 minutes. France is aggressive defensively, but some of these are just bad passes.

Chelsea Gray With Early Feed to A'ja Wilson

On Her Turf @OnHerTurf
Chelsea Gray no-look passes to A'ja Wilson never get old! 😮‍💨 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisOlympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisOlympics</a> 📺 NBC and Peaco*ck <a href="https://t.co/waPPiroaiq">pic.twitter.com/waPPiroaiq</a>

Team USA Leads By 6 After 1

FIBA @FIBA
USA 🇺🇸 up by 6 at the end of Q1 ⏱️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/KiRm5IH2vi">pic.twitter.com/KiRm5IH2vi</a>

Most of Team USA's Points From the Free Throw Line

Chantel Jennings @ChantelJennings
A stat you only see in FIBA: Team USA currently has four assists on two field goals. (But the group is 7-10 from the free throw line.)

Tough Defensive Battle So Far, Team USA Leads 8-5

USA Basketball @usabasketball
Settling in. 📺 NBC + Peaco*ck 🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/S276WXZ6Qi">pic.twitter.com/S276WXZ6Qi</a>

Stewie Opens the Scoring

USA Basketball @usabasketball
Stewie puts us on the board first with a turnaround J in the paint! 9:14 Q1 | 🇺🇸 2 🇫🇷 0 📺 NBC + Peaco*ck<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/Fwd4uqmUt6">pic.twitter.com/Fwd4uqmUt6</a>

Here. We. Go.

USA Basketball @usabasketball
🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> vs 🇫🇷 France for the Olympic gold medal! 🔴 LIVE NOW on NBC & Peaco*ck!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/KKEOif5td5">pic.twitter.com/KKEOif5td5</a>

Team USA Starting Five

USA Basketball @usabasketball
🇺🇸 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USABWNT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USABWNT</a> Gold Medal Game starting five vs 🇫🇷 France 📺 NBC + Peaco*ck<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Basketball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Basketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/wuckLDNjJK">pic.twitter.com/wuckLDNjJK</a>