Jackie Younger scored 19 factors off the bench to steer Workforce USA to an 87-68 win over Germany within the last sport of girls’s basketball group play within the Summer time Olympics on Sunday in Villeneuve d’Ascq, France.
The Individuals, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Olympic match after going 3-0 in group play, gained their 58th straight sport in Olympic competitors. Quarterfinals start Wednesday, however opponents are nonetheless being decided.
Younger shot 7-of-13 from the ground and in addition swished 5 3-pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, two assists and two steals. A’ja Wilson added 14 factors and 4 steals, Breanna Stewart scored 13 factors, and Sabrina Ionescu, Alyssa Thomas and Kelsey Plum every had 5 assists off the bench.
Germany (2-1) additionally will advance to the quarterfinals regardless of its defeat. The Germans had been led by 15 factors and 6 rebounds from Dallas Wings ahead Satou Sabally, 14 factors from Alexis Peterson, and 10 factors from Leonie Fiebich.
The Germans jumped out to an early 15-6 lead, powered by Fiebich scoring eight factors and shelling out an help within the opening 5 minutes of the sport.
Trailing by three factors getting into the second interval, the Individuals responded on each ends of the ground, holding Sabally and Fiebich scoreless because the U.S. went on a 25-10 run. Three of the Las Vegas Aces gamers on the workforce — Wilson, Younger and Plum — confirmed off their chemistry in that interval, combining for 11 factors and 5 assists because the U.S. took a 12-point benefit into halftime.
The Individuals led by as many as 23 factors after Younger hit a 3-pointer on an help from Plum to finish the third quarter. The U.S. tallied 25 assists on the day to Germany’s 14, and in addition outrebounded the Germans 42-32.
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