The U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team is chasing its eighth consecutive gold medal with a star-studded veteran roster. They started their journey with a 102-76 win against Japan on Tuesday but still have two more games in the preliminary round.
Team USA is currently at the top of the group C standings, followed by Germany, Belgium and Japan. The Americans will face Belgium on Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.
Tuesday’s result against Japan was the United State’s 56th consecutive win in the Olympics. The Americans have not lost a game since the semifinals of the 1992 Barcelona Games.
The dynamic duo of A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart led the team on Tuesday with a combined 46 points and 21 rebounds between them. However, beating Japan was a full group effort as every single player on the roster scored at least two points. One thing the Americans could improve on is defending from beyond the arc because Japan was able to register 15 3-pointers against them.
The American roster has a lot of veteran experience, including Diana Taurasi, who is competing her sixth and final Summer Games.
Below, we’ll help you keep up with women’s basketball at the 2024 Olympics with up-to-date standings and schedules.
All times U.S./Eastern
Standings
Group stage
All times Eastern
Saturday, July 28
Spain 90, China 89
Serbia 58, Puerto Rico 55
Monday, July 29
Nigeria 75, Australia 62
Germany 83, Belgium 69
France 75, Canada 54
United States 102, Japan 76
Wednesday, July 31
Spain 63, Puerto Rico 62
Serbia 81, China 59
Thursday, Aug. 1
Japan vs. Germany, 5 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Australia vs. Canada, 7:30 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
France vs. Nigeria, 11:15 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Belgium vs. United States, 3 p.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Saturday, Aug. 3
China vs. Puerto Rico, 5 a.m. (NBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Serbia vs. Spain, 7:30 a.m. (CNBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Sunday, Aug. 4
Japan vs. Belgium, 5 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Canada vs. Nigeria, 7:30 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Germany vs. United States, 11:15 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Australia vs. France, 3 p.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Aug. 7
Teams TBD, 5 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Teams TBD, 8:30 a.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Teams TBD, noon (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Teams TBD, 3:30 p.m. (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Semifinals
Friday, Aug. 9
TBD vs. TBD, (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
TBD vs. TBD, (Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Bronze medal match
Sunday, Aug. 11
Loser of semifinal 1 vs. Loser of semifinal 2, 5:30 a.m. (USA, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Gold medal match
Sunday, Aug. 11
Winner of semifinal 1 vs. Winner of semifinal 2, 9:30 a.m. (NBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
