USA vs Spain, 11:00 a.m., EDT, This Morning

[easttexastrash]

Getting close to game time. This game should be much more competitive than yesterday's game.

 

[bags27]

same starting line-up.

Dee!
then nice shot by BG

...Spain is no Senegal, I think

 

[Samanthabrown3]

Hi, guys.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

You know Geno likes to have his players posting up.

Spain can't make their shots. Yet.

 

[alexrgct]

To quote Kim Mulkey:

"Git the bawl ta Brit-knee Grah-nah!"

 

[Samanthabrown3]

How did Diana have all the time in the world for that shot?

 

[alexrgct]

• When your options at C are Syl, BG, and Tina, that's just not fair.

 

[MilfordHusky]

The score is 36-19, but don't be misled. Spain is the #3 team in the world and very, very good. They were the Silver Medalists in the 2014 World Cup. We won the final game largely on an early scoring spurt by Maya. Torres, Cruz, Romero, et al. can call play.

 

[alexrgct]

USA's perimeter D against overmatched opponents has been Uconn-esque.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

D called for unsportsmanlike. Gee, what a surprise.

 

[bags27]

Dee get (a)nother "T"! She better be glad she's still not at UConn.....

 

[Orangutan]

Can't watch the game but I see ESPN's play-by-play has Taurasi with a technical. Some things never change, lol.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

Breanna in.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Stewie is in and scores.

 

[bags27]

wow. Stewie. Great move!

 

[MilfordHusky]

Can't watch the game but I see ESPN's play-by-play has Taurasi with a technical. Some things never change, lol.

They showed the replay. She was backpedaling and accidentally tripped another player. It looked like a bogus call.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

McCaughtrey just keeps getting better.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Diana's shooting as if it's practice.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

They showed the replay. She was backpedaling and accidentally tripped another player. It looked like a bogus call.

Yeah, I wondered if her reputation helped that call.

 

[VAMike23]

Scoring summaries appreciated !

 

[alexrgct]

LOL...if DT had hit that halftime buzzer beater, there woulda been shades of 2003...

 

[Samanthabrown3]

54-37 at the half. Stewie missed a free throw at the end but made the second one.
Spain isn't going away, though.

 

[EricLA]

Very enjoyable 1st half. Spain is good. They are tough. Would love to see them match up against Australia.

Would also like to see the US clean up a few things - especially on rebounding. It seems like they are a fraction of a second slow on corralling them and Spain is making them pay when they get an O-board that we botched. Still, everyone playing really well. It's such a treat to watch a team where there is literally no weak link. And where everyone plays within themselves with what they do best.

 

[UcMiami]

Wow - that baseline ref has blown three out of bounds call in favor of Spain!

 

[MilfordHusky]

Eric is right. We've given up too many O boards when we had our hands on the ball.