Make it eight consecutive Olympic gold medals for the U.S. women's national basketball team.
In an instant classic, Team USA held off France for a 67-66 win decided in the final moments. A'ja Wilson was excellent and Kahleah Copper was clutch as the Americans outlasted the host team, which led by as many as 10 points in the second half.
The United States now strengthens its claim as one of the best programs in all of international sports. Sunday was the team's 61st consecutive Olympic win, a streak that they'll look to extend in four years.
If you missed any of the action, The Sporting News tracked live score updates and highlights from the women's gold medal game at the 2024 Olympics.
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USA vs. France women's basketball score
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | |
| USA | 15 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 67 |
| France | 9 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 66 |
USA vs. France live updates, results, highlights from 2024 Olympic women'sbasketball game
(All times Eastern.)
Final: USA 67, France 66
11:19 a.m.:France's Marine Johannes cuts into the deficit with two free throws but Team USA's Kelsey Plum makes it a four-point advantage with two free throws of her own.
Seconds later, Gabby Williams drains a 3 to cut the deficit to one before Kahleah Copper sinks two free throws to make it a three-point game.
Williams beats the buzzer with a potential game-tying bucket but her toe was on the line. Team USA wins Olympic gold for an eighth straight time!
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 11, 2024UNBELIEVABLE ENDING IN PARIS. 😱
Gabby Williams banked it in at the buzzer but her FOOT WAS ON THE THREE-POINT LINE. TEAM USA WINS BY A SINGLE POINT.#ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/DJI7YxfVMl
11:16 a.m.:After a USA stop, A'ja Wilson splits a pair of free throws to put the USA up by four with 17.4 seconds left.
France's 3-pointer has escaped them in the fourth but they'll need a quick bucket to extend the game.
USA 63, France 59
11:13 a.m.:Kahleah Copper cannot be contained.
She's got eight points in the fourth after a driving layup to give Team USA a three-point lead. On the ensuing possession, Gabby Williams comes up short on a 3-point attempt and the ball is back in Team USA's possession.
Timeout on the floor. 54.7 seconds remain.
USA 62, France 59
11:11 a.m.:Gabby Williams sinks atoughmidrange jumper over Breanna Stewart to cut the deficit to one point with 1:32 to play.
Timeout USA.
USA 60, France 59
11:09 a.m.:Two big free throws from Kelsey Plum make it a three-point lead for the Americans.
Under two minutes remain in regulation.
USA 60, France 57
11:08 a.m.:With 2:30 remaining, it's a one-point USA lead. Jackie Young has fouled out and must watch the rest from the sideline.
USA 58, France 57
11:03 a.m.:Have a quarter, Kahleah Copper!
Copper's stepping up when it matters most and has scored six of her eight points in the fourth. Things are tied up again with 3:45 remaining in regulation.
Timeout on the floor.
USA 55, France 55
10:59 a.m.:Midway through the fourth, things are tied again after two free throws from A'ja Wilson.
This one could come down to the wire.
USA 51, France 51
10:57 a.m.:After Team USA is whistled for another foul, Valériane Ayayi steps up to hit two free throws to tie the game.
France will be in the bonus for the last six minutes of action.
USA 49, France 49
10:52 am.:Important foul trouble to monitor: Jackie Young has picked up her fourth foul with a lot of time left.
After a French bucket, Kahleah Copper sinks a pair of free throws to give Team USA a two-point lead with eight minutes to play in regulation.
USA 47, France 45
End of third quarter: USA 45, France 43
10:47 a.m.:We've got a good one on our hands, folks.
After three quarters, Team USA leads by two points. 10 minutes separate us from an eighth straight Olympic gold for America or a stunning win for France.
A'ja Wilson scored 10 points in the third quarter and is up to 14 points and 12 rebounds in the game. Sabrina Ionescu provided a spark with two rebounds and two assists in four minutes off the bench.
Gabby Williams did not score in the third but Valériane Ayayi and Marine Johannes had big moments for France, which led by as many as 10 points in the quarter.
10:43 a.m.:Team USA is back in the lead as Sabrina Ionescu has provided a spark.
Ionescu assisted a Napheesa Collier cutting layup to give the USA a one-point lead late in the third.
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 11, 2024Sabrina Ionescu drops a DIME to Napheesa Collier and the USA is back on top! 🔝
Get to NBC and Peaco*ck NOW to watch the end of the gold medal game. 👀 pic.twitter.com/3762agGrXL
After a stop, Ionescu again sets up Collier to make it a three-point lead with over a minute to play in the frame.
USA 43, France 40
10:39 a.m.:With under four minutes left in the third, France is maintaining a five-point advantage.
Sabrina Ionescu has checked in for her first minutes for Team USA and will look to provide a spark to close the quarter.
France 40, USA 35
10:34 a.m.:And Team USA has responded.
After falling behind by 10 points, a quick 5-0 run has sliced the deficit in half and France calls for timeout with 5:59 remaining in the third. It's USA basketball with an opportunity to cut more into the deficit after the break.
France 35, USA 30
10:31 a.m.:It's now a double-digit lead for France, which is up by 10 points with 7:05 left in the third.
Team USA has yet to score in the second half.
France 35, USA 25
10:28 a.m.:France is out to a nice start to the second half.
After a bucket from Valériane Ayayi, an A'ja Wilson missed layup leads to a second-chance 3-pointer from Marine Fauthaux. After another stop, Ayayi drills a triple to make it an 8-0 start to the second half.
Timeout USA with 7:59 remaining in the third.
France 33, USA 25
Halftime: USA 25, France 25
10:11 a.m.:Well, this is new.
Things are all tied up at the half after Team USA and France battled for the first 20 minutes of action. The Americans needed a last-second tip-in from Napheesa Collier to even the score before the break.
Napheesa Collier tips it in at the buzzer to send the gold medal game into the locker room tied at 25 apiece. 🚨#ParisOlympics | 📺 NBC and Peaco*ck pic.twitter.com/KGx4k9BA0x
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 11, 2024
The story of the game has been defense and effort, as the teams shot a combined 19-of-68 from the field.
Team USA, which is 8-of-28 from the field has committed 13 turnovers and allowed France to pull down 10 offensive rebounds in the half. France has scored 12 points off USA turnovers.
France's Gabby Williams leads all scorers with eight points. A'ja Wilson leads the way for Team USA with six points but is shooting just 2-of-9 from the field.
10:06 a.m.:And we have a tied game late in the first half after France beats the shot clock with a Marine Fauthoux heave from near halfcourt.
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 11, 2024Marine Fauthoux beats the shot clock with a DEEEEP three. 👀
📺 NBC and Peaco*ck | #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/FXUDL04qts
Again, the crowd is loving it. Timeout USA with 2:45 left until halftime.
USA 23, France 23
10 a.m.:Timeout France with 4:44 remaining in the half.
Team USA leads by two points but has already committed 12 turnovers in just over 15 minutes of action. The longer France hangs around, the more rowdy the home crowd becomes.
USA 20, France 18
9:56 a.m.:A 3 from Gabby Williams makes it a 7-0 run for France, which trails by a point with 6:56 left in the second quarter.
Williams is up to eight points in the game and France is hanging around with its defensive effort.
USA 17, France 16
End of first quarter: USA 15, France 9
9:50 a.m.:It was an ugly first quarter but Team USA has built a six-point lead thanks to some late buckets from Brittney Griner.
Griner and Breanna Stewart have each scored four points to lead the Americans' effort while France is led by five points from Gabby Williams.
France has successfully muddied the game up early and the low-scoring output reflects that. The teams shot a combined 8-of-33 in the first quarter.
9:48 a.m.:Team USA is going to the bench unit, which looks to provide a spark late in the first.
After Alyssa Thomas splits a pair of free throws, the USA leads by four with 90 seconds left in the quarter.
USA 11, France 7
9:44 a.m.:France is muddying the game up and dominating the offensive glass early.
Team USA leads by two points but France already has six offensive boards with 3:43 remaining in the first quarter.
USA 7,France 5
9:36 a.m.:It's been a bit of a slow start on both sides but France's first points come from a Gabby Williams 3.
With 6:41 remaining in the first, the teams have combined to make three field goals.
USA 4, France 3
9:32 a.m.:The French crowd isrocking butTeam USA gets on the board first courtesy of Breanna Stewart.
The gold medal game is underway.
Pregame
9:25 a.m.:Starting for France: Marine Fauthoux, Gabby Williams, Janelle Salaün, Valériane Ayayi and Marième Badiane.
— Équipes de France de Basket (@FRABasketball) August 11, 2024Le 5️⃣ de départ face à Team USA 👊
🔵 Marine Fauthoux
🔵 Gabby Williams
🔵 Janelle Salaün
🔵 Valériane Ayayi
🔵 Marième Badiane#PassionnémentBleu | #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/n8G17X5qbD
9:15 a.m.:It's the same starting unit for Team USA, who rolls with Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart and A'ja Wilson.
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 11, 2024🇺🇸 #USABWNT Gold Medal Game starting five vs 🇫🇷 France
📺 NBC + Peaco*ck#Paris2024 #Basketball pic.twitter.com/wuckLDNjJK
7:30 a.m.:One final game day.
The U.S. women's national team is off to Bercy Arena for a gold-medal showdown with France. All eyes will be on Team USA as the group looks to make it eight in a row.
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 11, 2024One last time at Bercy! The 🇺🇸 #USABWNT is on their way to the Olympic final.
🕤 3:30 pm CEST/9:30 am ET
📺 NBC + Peaco*ck #Paris2024 #Basketball pic.twitter.com/zLdjETb4Lp
How to watch USA vs. France at 2024 Paris Olympics
- Date:Sunday, Aug. 11
- Time:9:30a.m. ET
- TV channel (United States):NBC
- Livestream (United States):Peaco*ck,NBCOlympics.com,Fubo
The gold medal matchup between the United States and France will be played on Sunday, Aug. 11 at 9:30 a.m. ET. The game will air on NBC in the United States.
For those streaming the game, Peaco*ck and NBCOlympics.com will broadcast the match.Fubois also available and has a free trial.
Women's Olympic basketball schedule 2024
Wednesday, Aug. 7
| Round | Result |
| Quarterfinal | Australia 85,Serbia 67 |
| Quarterfinal | Belgium 79,Spain 66 |
| Quarterfinal | France 84,Germany 71 |
| Quarterfinal | USA 88,Nigeria 74 |
Friday, Aug. 9
| Round | Result |
| Semifinal | USA 85,Australia 64 |
| Semifinal | France 81,Belgium 75 |
Sunday, Aug. 11
| Round | Matchup | Time (ET) |
| Bronze medal game | Australia 85, Belgium 81 | 5:45 a.m. |
| Gold medal game | USA vs. France | 9:30 a.m. |
