BASKETBALL
The Dome and Pavilions (22,000)
Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Bay
MEN on OCT 1
"Young Dream Team" defends USA's Olympic basketball title
defeating France 85-75. This is the 3rd consecutive title for the USA
Dream Team. The US has now won 12 of 14 Olympic titles and is 109-2 in
Olympic play. Lithuania beats Australia 89-71 for the bronze. Earlier, LTU gave the
Dream Team a scare when they almost scored a 3-pointer while trailing 2
points at the dying minutes of the semi-final game.
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UNITED STATES |
|
FRANCE |
|
LITHUANIA |
WOMEN on
SEP 30
USA wins their 2nd consecutive women's basketball gold with a convincing
76-54 victory over Australia. The USA are now 34-3 in Olympic women's
basketball. Brazil beat South Korea 84-73 in overtime for the bronze.
|
UNITED STATES |
|
AUSTRALIA |
|
BRAZIL |
Country |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
United States (USA) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Australia (AUS) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
France (FRA) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Brazil (BRA) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Lithuania (LTU) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Total |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
