Game thread - Starting line up today?

[easttexastrash]

PGs (Whalen, Sims, Bird and Diggins) with a combined 3 assists, 1 rebound, 0 steals and 0 points.

Angel with the least amount of playing time.

 

[UcMiami]

So USA is shooting 12-40 committing lots of fouls (a flurry of them at the end of the second Q to let Aus close the gap) and getting out rebounded by 20-29.
DT and Angel with two PFs each.
Stewart leads USA with 5 pts on 2-5, Nneka is 2-2, Charles and Moore are both 2-5.
Moore and DT lead with 4 RBs each and Stewart has 3
DT leads with 3 Assts and Whalen has 2
Stewart has the only block.

 

[UConnCat]

Belinda Snell must be 40 years old by now.

 

[UcMiami]

Minutes fairly evenly spaced except for Angel who only got 1.5 minutes after picking up two quick fouls. DT and Dupree lead in minutes with 12.54 and 9.35 - coach trying to play them into the team?

Of the borderline players:
McBride with 1-1 shooting, 2 rebounds and 1 PF
Diggins with 0-0, one TO and one PF
Sims with 0-0 and one rebound

Dolson with 0-1, one rebound, one TO and PF
Lavender with 1-3 and no other stats

 

[RadyLady]

Belinda Snell must be 40 years old by now.

She's 33 actually...

 

[RadyLady]

Bird, Taurasi, Moore, Dupree and Charles to start the second half.

Cambage is not in....

 

[RadyLady]

AUS misses a bucket, gets the rebound and makes a 2

 

[UcMiami]

Hard to tell too much in friendlies right before a WC or Olympics - USA still trying to figure things out in terms of the back end of the roster and combinations that work well. Australia probably already has things worked out and doesn't want to overplay their hand.

 

[RadyLady]

Dupree answers, and then AUS and USA exchange buckets....Tina scores

 

[RadyLady]

Hard to tell too much in friendlies right before a WC or Olympics - USA still trying to figure things out in terms of the back end of the roster and combinations that work well. Australia probably already has things worked out and doesn't want to overplay their hand.

Makes sense...

 

[RadyLady]

Diana assist on Tina's last shot, USA up by 1

 

[RadyLady]

Penny Taylor misses her shot, we scoop the rebound then turn it over (travel call on Dupree)

 

[ochoopsfan]

Looked on https://twitter.com/BasketballAus/

No mention of a Cambage injury

 

[RadyLady]

Couple of bad passes and a steal or two Resulting in a bucket for Penny Taylor who then fouls Maya - shooting foul, makes one of two

 

[alexrgct]

 

[UcMiami]

Bird hits a three

 

[RadyLady]

tie score, then AUS makes a bucket, Dee misses a shot, AUS gets the def rebound and Tina steals it, Sue Bird sinks a three on a Moore assist
USA up by 1

 

[UcMiami]

USA up 1 at the 6 minute mark

 

[RadyLady]

Tina gets a defensive rebound, Maya misses a 3 and then Tina commits a foul. Time out.
36 - 35 USA
6:06 to go

 

[RadyLady]

Dee to Bird for two and gets fouled, makes the shot

 

[easttexastrash]

Bird comes out strong in the 3rd quarter.

 

[RadyLady]

Maya then steals the ball but Tina misses the shot
Score is 39 - 35 USA

 

[RadyLady]

First Maya then Dee are fouled...subs by AUS, no Cambage yet.

Betting we won't see her again

 

[RadyLady]

Maya's was a shooting foul, makes both. USA up by 6

 

[RadyLady]

coiuple of misses by Bird and Dupree, AUS scores a deuce