After playing seven or eight games across five days, the semifinalists in women’s 3×3 basketball—Germany, Spain, the United States and Canada—finally got a chance to breathe, with no games scheduled on Sunday.
The action, however, quickly re-intensifies on Monday, Aug. 5. The first women’s semifinal match between Spain and the United States tips off at 11:30 a.m. ET (USA Network), while Germany and Canada follow in the second women’s semifinal at 12:30 p.m. ET (USA Network). The losers of both games then meet in the bronze medal game at 3 p.m. ET (E! Network). The semifinal winners will go for gold at 4 p.m. ET (NBC).
Can Team USA ride their momentum to a gold medal?
For the Americans, in particular, the day off was a well-earned reprieve. After dropping their first three games, Team USA’s 3×3 gold medal defense was trending toward disappointment, if not disaster. However, the Americans responded to the self-induced adversity, reeling off five straight wins to advance to the…
