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USA Basketball U19 team advances to Gold Medal Game of FIBA World Cup

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UDINE, Italy – The United States U19 Women's World Cup Team defeated Japan 73-66 on Saturday in the semifinal round of the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Udine, Italy, to advance to Sunday's Gold Medal Game.

The United States (6-0) will face Russia (6-0) in the Gold Medal Game of the FIBA U19 World Cup at 2 p.m. CT Sunday, which will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. Russia defeated Canada 65-41 in Saturday's other semifinal.

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