The U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team pushed their Olympic winning streak to 53 straight games as they routed Australia 79-55 at Saitama Super Arena on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals.
With the game tied 6-6, the Americans went on a 17-0 scoring run to blow the game open and the USA never looked back. Breanna Stewart had her best game in Tokyo, scoring 23 points with 10 of those coming in the first quarter.
“I think our players had a look in their eyes that they didn’t want to go home,” USA head coach Dawn Staley said.