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France vs. United States final score: Team USA win eighth straight gold medal in 67-66 thriller

The USA Basketball women’s national team won 67-66 vs. France in the 2024 Olympic women’s basketball gold medal match on Sunday afternoon in Paris.

Neither team led by more than 10 in this one. And while the Americans were leading for nearly 23 minutes in this game, Les Bleues were actually leading for most of the third quarter and held the Americans to just 33.9 percent shooting for game. Furthermore, France made all of their free throws. The Americans still made a respectable 79.4 percent of theirs.

A’ja Wilson led the American with 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Kahleah Copper and Kelsey Plum added 12 points each.