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

[OneTrickPony]

Lyttle and Nichols have played their tails off...the Spanish guards not hitting early and now look winded...

 

[OneTrickPony]

Diana and Sue miscommunicating...huh!

 

[OneTrickPony]

Bird strips Nichols...

 

[OneTrickPony]

71-48...Spanish TO

 

[OneTrickPony]

Moore 18, Whalen 12, Augustus 10...lynx kicking Spain...

 

[OneTrickPony]

Nmeka and Tina just ruling the paint...Angel can't buy a layup today...

 

[OneTrickPony]

The thin Spanish team dead, but Nichols scores and Angel outruns down the court to answer...DT pops a very fluid long 2..

 

[OneTrickPony]

Bird nice feed to Nmeka but good defense and Palau gets a nice feed at the other end...now Palau another nice finish 75-54...

 

[OneTrickPony]

US not pushing it, so some subs coming in...Griner and Moore...Geno not going deep...

 

[OneTrickPony]

Spain tries an alley oop to Nichols with Griner on her...Nichols draws about 6 inches of air and laughs as the ball goes out of bounds...have to like her...

 

[OneTrickPony]

Breanna gets in and fouls Sancho at the key...vertical arms and no foul in reality but Sancho at the line...

 

[j66kicker]

Stewart in with 2:46 left

Lead down to 14, 1:50 left

 

[OneTrickPony]

Long 3 by Rodriguez and 75-59 with under 2 minutes...Spain on an 11-0 run...

 

[OneTrickPony]

Griner from the key...all net...

 

[j66kicker]

Sims checks in at 1:00

77-64

 

[OneTrickPony]

Sancho buries a 3... Garbage time narrowing the score to 77-64...now Lyttle steals on a bad pass to Breanna

 

[j66kicker]

Griner gets fouled while dunking and misses

Final 77-64

 

[OneTrickPony]

Lyttle puts up an airball from 3...Nichols misses over Griner and Spain fouls with 30 seconds left...Griner tries a slam but takes a foul...at the line for two...77-64 as Odyssey freezes out the last few seconds...

 

[OneTrickPony]

This game had none of the drama provided by the Opals or the Serbs...Spain matches up poorly with the US....

 

[j66kicker]

Maya & BG (& Penny) on all-star team, Maya gets tourney MVP

 

[easttexastrash]

Maya MVP! Well earned.

 

[OneTrickPony]

Maya & BG (& Penny) on all-star team, Maya gets tourney MVP

Maya was Rebecca's pick...mine too...

 

[easttexastrash]

Maya & BG (& Penny) on all-star team, Maya gets tourney MVP

Congrats to Maya and BG. Two key players who are also quite young.

 

[OneTrickPony]

Maya MVP! Well earned.

BG makes all-Tourney at her first WC...not too shabby!

 

[easttexastrash]

BG makes all-Tourney at her first WC...not too shabby!

And she'll only get better. The US is in good hands for years to come.