The USA Basketball women’s national team is headed to the quarterfinals after a 102-76 win over Latvia, who was eliminated in the loss.
Elena Delle Donne sat out the game due to rest and she’s also not 100 percent from her knee injury in the WNBA playoffs. In addition, Sue Bird sat out the game for rest reasons.
Today, we saw many of the younger players put up bigger performances. Layshia Clarendon got extended playing time where she dished seven assists and Jewell Loyd scored 11 points on 3 of 5 shooting after being inefficient in her first two games.