Game Thread: USA v. Spain World Championship Game, Sun. ESPN2 & WatchESPN, 2:00 p.m.

[OneTrickPony]

Angel having no luck getting to the basket...

 

[OneTrickPony]

Seimone also threw a great pass to Lindsey for a layup...real passing clinic there for a while...

 

[OneTrickPony]

DT has a 15 footer pop out...Cruz and Lyttle both miss but 2 offensive rebounds by Spain before Griner strips Nichols

 

[PalPa]

Thanks, but won't work down here. Will have to count on Boneyard updates.

Just as good. ESPN2 pretty evenly divided between the game and commercials.

 

[OneTrickPony]

46-27

 

[OneTrickPony]

Tina strips Sancho but Nichols keeps it alive and Dominguez gets 2 FTs

 

[OneTrickPony]

DT streaking but bad outlet pass...too bad she can't pass to herself...

 

[j66kicker]

48-29 half

 

[OneTrickPony]

Another bad outlet runs Maya into a stationary player...incomprehensibly traveling is called on Maya...good defense and the half ends with Whalen to Moore to DT for a last millisecond heave that just misses from the wing...

 

[Wbbfan1]

Alba Torrens having less of an impact then many have thought. Has an efficiency rating of -19% with no points. Angel may not see many minutes if she continues her individual play. Not playing for the Dream. DT great first half with 7 Assists

 

[OneTrickPony]

Sancho Lyttle has three fouls and the front line defense consists of Nichols now...if Geno wants a blowout he can feed Tina and Brittney down low and there won't be any way for Spain to defend...

 

[easttexastrash]

Sancho Lyttle has three fouls and the front line defense consists of Nichols now...if Geno wants a blowout he can feed Tina and Brittney down low and there won't be any way for Spain to defend...

Or let Maya continue to shoot. She is on fire today! Just a beautiful stroke!!!

 

[UcMiami]

Wow - nice first half - Maya with 16 on 6-10 with 4-6 from three. Of course her 60% shooting is bring down the USA numbers since they shot 61% for the half lead by Tina at 4-4. DT doing a great job defensively on Torrens - plus the rest of the team on the switches - she ends the first half 0-4 with absolutely no other numbers except zeros on her line.

 

[j66kicker]

Griner almost gets into it with Nicholls - major eyeball-to-eyeball staredown.

 

[easttexastrash]

Griner almost gets into it with Nichols - major eyeball-to-eyeball staredown.

Love it. Nichols undercut her while she was running down the court. Nichols is frustrated because she can't score on BG.

 

[j66kicker]

Love it. Nichols undercut her while she was running down the court. Nichols is frustrated because she can't score on BG.

Nicholls apparently has not seen the Barncastle video

 

[OneTrickPony]

61-39

 

[OneTrickPony]

Augustus popping from 15...

 

[OneTrickPony]

Alba Torrens gets one to go...Spain shooting 27%

 

[OneTrickPony]

US taking the foot off the pedal at both ends now with under a minute in the 3rd...Torrens grabs Whalen...no call and Torrens scores at the other end...Seimone goes to the hole and gets fouled...sinks both

 

[OneTrickPony]

Nichols gets isolated on nmeka with a couple of seconds left in the quarter but still cannot score...frustration personified...

 

[OneTrickPony]

67-48

 

[OneTrickPony]

US opens the 4th with a shot clock violation...now Whalen to the rack...

 

[OneTrickPony]

Now Whalen to Nmeka...another score..,Whalen a spark plug...

 

[OneTrickPony]

Now Whalen fouled by a tired Xargay...TO...