USA and Australia Advance in Women’s 5x5 - Napheesa Collier & Alanna Smith Set to Meet in Semis

After a spirited group stage, the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s five-on-five basketball tournament has moved into the elimination bracket phase. Both Napheesa Collier and Alanna Smith of the Minnesota Lynx played integral roles for their team as starting forwards. With round one of the bracket over, let’s take a look at how the pair of Lynx performed.

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Alanna Smith (Australia vs Serbia)

28 mins, 22 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 7/13 FG, +24

The morning started off with two 2-1 teams taking the court.