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16.08.08, 05:11
BEIJING (AP)—U.S. coach Anne Donovan didn’t mind that her women’s basketball team struggled in the first half against Spain. She felt even better by the way the Americans responded.
The first three contests for the U.S. were over by halftime as the Americans won by an average of 47 points. Friday night at halftime the U.S. led by just five, 39-34.
“For us this was a good game,” Donovan said. “It’s what we wanted to have. Tonight it was great when Spain made their run and at the end of the first half, we’re sitting there with a five-point lead. … We hadn’t been tested like that.”
The U.S. aced the exam. The US opened the third quarter with a 20-5 run en route to a 93-55 victory. Tina Thompson scored nine of her 17 points during the decisive run and Lisa Leslie added 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Thompson keys third quarter run as US beats Spain (http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/basketball/news?slug=ap-bkw-spain-unitedstates&prov=ap&type=lgns)
The first three contests for the U.S. were over by halftime as the Americans won by an average of 47 points. Friday night at halftime the U.S. led by just five, 39-34.
“For us this was a good game,” Donovan said. “It’s what we wanted to have. Tonight it was great when Spain made their run and at the end of the first half, we’re sitting there with a five-point lead. … We hadn’t been tested like that.”
The U.S. aced the exam. The US opened the third quarter with a 20-5 run en route to a 93-55 victory. Tina Thompson scored nine of her 17 points during the decisive run and Lisa Leslie added 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Thompson keys third quarter run as US beats Spain (http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/basketball/news?slug=ap-bkw-spain-unitedstates&prov=ap&type=lgns)