The 2012 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in the Games of the XXX Olympiad which were held in London, United Kingdom. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their seventh gold medal, and fifth consecutive, at the event. The United States defeated France in the gold medal final and bronze medalists Australia in the semifinal en route to their seventh victory at the event.[2]
| Head coach | Geno Auriemma |
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| 2012 Summer Olympics |  |
| Scoring leader | Diana Taurasi[1] 12.4 |
| Rebounding leader | Candace Parker 7.8 |
| Assists leader | Sue Bird 4.5 |
| Biggest win | 52 vs. Angola  |
| Biggest defeat | none |
Roster
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Results
editGroup stage
edit28 July 2012
16:45 |
United States  |
81–56 |  Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–4, 20–24, 22–19, 28–9 | ||
| Pts: Charles 14 Rebs: Parker 13 Asts: Bird 5 |
Pts: Ivezić 22 Rebs: Ivanković 7 Asts: Lelas 5 | |
30 July 2012
22:15 |
| Angola |
38–90 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 6–19, 11–28, 9–21 | ||
| Pts: Guadalupe 11 Rebs: Mauricio, Manuel 6 Asts: Manuel 2 |
Pts: Parker 14 Rebs: Parker 12 Asts: Bird 5 | |
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Carole Delauné (FRA), Marcos Benito (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER) |
1 August 2012
22:15 |
| United States |
89–58 |  Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–10, 22–21, 26–11 | ||
| Pts: McCoughtry 18 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Bird 4 |
Pts: Vardarlı, Hollingsworth 11 Rebs: Hollingsworth 8 Asts: Vardarlı, Alben 3 | |
3 August 2012
22:15 |
Czech Republic  |
61–88 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 12–24, 9–22, 14–18 | ||
| Pts: Zrůstová 15 Rebs: Pecková 6 Asts: Bartoňová 3 |
Pts: Taurasi 18 Rebs: Charles 14 Asts: Bird 9 | |
5 August 2012
16:45 |
China  |
66–114 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 8–30, 12–33, 18–20 | ||
| Pts: Song Xiaoyun 15 Rebs: four players 3 Asts: Miao Lijie 8 |
Pts: Taurasi 22 Rebs: Moore 7 Asts: Catchings 7 | |
Basketball Arena, London
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), Carole Delauné (FRA) |
Quarterfinal
edit7 August 2012
14:00 |
| United States |
91–48 |  Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 23–13, 26–10, 23–17 | ||
| Pts: Taurasi 15 Rebs: Moore, Parker 7 Asts: Bird 5 |
Pts: Smith 13 Rebs: Phillips 8 Asts: Phillips 5 | |
Semifinal
edit9 August 2012
17:00 |
Australia  |
73–86 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 25–23, 12–22, 14–21 | ||
| Pts: Cambage 19 Rebs: Jackson 17 Asts: Jarry 5 |
Pts: Taurasi, Charles 14 Rebs: Charles 10 Asts: Charles 4 | |
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), Snehal Bendke (IND) |
Gold Medal Final
edit11 August 2012
21:00 |
| United States |
86–50 |  France |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 17–10, 26–12, 23–13 | ||
| Pts: Parker 21 Rebs: Parker 11 Asts: Taurasi 6 |
Pts: Gruda, Lawson-Wade 12 Rebs: Ndongue 8 Asts: Dumerc 3 | |
North Greenwich Arena, London
Referees: Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Elena Chernova (RUS), Peng Ling (CHN) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2012 United States Stats".
- ^ Bishop, Greg (August 11, 2012). "U.S. Women Run Away With 5th Straight Gold". The New York Times.
- ^ 2012 USA Women's Roster at FIBA