MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University’s Natalie Burton and the Australian Opals improved to 2-0 in Group A women’s basketball play, while Yelena Leuchanka and Belarus suffered another heartbreaking defeat to France on Sunday at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games held at the Youth Arena in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.
For a second consecutive night, Australia rallied from behind to upend Turkey, 61-56. Belarus fell 73-72 after France’s Isabelle Yacoubou made a buzzer-beating jump shot.
Australia trailed early in the first half and eventually overtook Turkey in the second half. Turkey had just three individuals score a basket for 36 minutes of the game, before two more added buckets in the final four minutes.