A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart Lead USA Women’s Basketball to Dominant Win Over Japan

A huge rebounding advantage turned into a blowout victory.

USA's #09 A'ja Wilson goes to the basket in the women's preliminary round group C basketball match between USA and Japan during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France, on July 29, 2024. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images

The United States women’s basketball team started their chase for another gold medal on July 29 with a dominant 102–76 win over Japan in their first game of the Olympic tournament.

Team USA’s women’s basketball team has won seven consecutive gold medals in the Summer Olympics, with a bronze in 1992 breaking up nine gold medals overall. The Americans have also won the last four FIBA Women’s World Cup tournaments, most recently placing first in 2022.