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Team USA will once again play for gold in women's basketball at the Olympics after sweeping past Australia.
The win, an 85-64 hammering, means the American women have now won 60 straight games. The contest as all but decided by half-time, as the USA had already built up a lead of 18 points.
Breanna Stewart and Jackie Young had already scored double digits at that point, and the USA continued from there, piling on the outmatched Australians in the second half.
The last time Team USA lost at the Olympics was back in Barcelona in 1992. Since then they have been unstoppable, and will look to claim an eighth consecutive gold medal against the winner of and Belgium on Sunday.
USA in control the entire game
While the USA were only up by four after the first quarter, that figure ballooned in the second when they outscored Australia by 18, thanks in large part to a 12-0 run that saw Kahleah Copper, Sabrina Ionescu and Jewell Loyd all hit 3-pointers.
The lead grew to over 20 in the third, and the USA then entered cruise control from there to close out what was a one-sided contest.