Japan vs United States
2020 Olympic Women's Basketball - Gold Medal Game

United StatesUnited StatesUSA
90
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States USA | 23 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 90 |
Japan JPN | 14 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 75 |

JapanJapanJPN
75
| TIME | PLAY | USA | JPN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Jump Ball won by Japan | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:42 | Breanna Stewart missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:42 | Saki Hayashi Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:24 | Rui Machida Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:24 | Breanna Stewart Steal. | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:03 | Sue Bird made Jumper. | 2 | 0 | |
| 8:40 | Maki Takada missed Jumper. | 2 | 0 | |
| 8:40 | Brittney Griner Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 | |
| 8:37 | A'ja Wilson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird. | 4 | 0 | |
| 8:21 | Himawari Akaho missed Layup. | 4 | 0 | |
| 8:21 | Brittney Griner Block. | 4 | 0 | |
| 8:21 | Japan Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 0 | |
| 8:11 | Maki Takada made Layup. | 4 | 2 | |
| 7:58 | Brittney Griner made Layup. Assisted by Breanna Stewart. | 6 | 2 | |
| 7:40 | Rui Machida missed Layup. | 6 | 2 | |
| 7:40 | Sue Bird Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 2 | |
| 7:33 | Diana Taurasi made Jumper. Assisted by Brittney Griner. | 8 | 2 | |
| 7:13 | Himawari Akaho missed Jumper. | 8 | 2 | |
| 7:13 | Breanna Stewart Block. | 8 | 2 | |
| 7:13 | A'ja Wilson Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 2 | |
| 7:06 | Breanna Stewart made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird. | 10 | 2 | |
| 6:43 | Saki Hayashi missed Jumper. | 10 | 2 | |
| 6:43 | Yuki Miyazawa Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 2 | |
| 6:33 | Foul on Sue Bird. | 10 | 2 | |
| 6:27 | Foul on A'ja Wilson. | 10 | 2 | |
| 6:27 | Yuki Miyazawa made Free Throw. | 10 | 3 | |
| 6:27 | Yuki Miyazawa made Free Throw. | 10 | 4 | |
| 6:27 | Yuki Miyazawa made Free Throw. | 10 | 5 | |
| 6:21 | Brittney Griner made Layup. Assisted by A'ja Wilson. | 12 | 5 | |
| 6:13 | Rui Machida missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 5 | |
| 6:13 | Yuki Miyazawa Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 5 | |
| 6:05 | Maki Takada missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 5 | |
| 6:05 | Brittney Griner Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 5 | |
| 5:55 | Sue Bird Turnover. | 12 | 5 | |
| 5:41 | Yuki Miyazawa Turnover. | 12 | 5 | |
| 5:41 | Brittney Griner Steal. | 12 | 5 | |
| 5:33 | A'ja Wilson missed Layup. | 12 | 5 | |
| 5:33 | Yuki Miyazawa Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 5 | |
| 5:26 | Himawari Akaho missed Layup. | 12 | 5 | |
| 5:26 | Brittney Griner Block. | 12 | 5 | |
| 5:26 | Sue Bird Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 5 | |
| 5:15 | Brittney Griner made Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi. | 14 | 5 | |
| 5:06 | Japan Timeout | 14 | 5 | |
| 5:03 | Yuki Miyazawa missed Three Point Jumper. | 14 | 5 | |
| 5:02 | Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 5 | |
| 4:35 | A'ja Wilson made Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Gray. | 16 | 5 | |
| 4:09 | Himawari Akaho missed Three Point Jumper. | 16 | 5 | |
| 4:09 | Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 5 | |
| 4:02 | Brittney Griner made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi. | 18 | 5 | |
| 3:56 | Maki Takada made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rui Machida. | 18 | 8 | |
| 3:37 | Breanna Stewart missed Jumper. | 18 | 8 | |
| 3:37 | Rui Machida Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 8 | |
| 3:14 | Rui Machida missed Layup. | 18 | 8 | |
| 3:14 | A'ja Wilson Block. | 18 | 8 | |
| 3:14 | A'ja Wilson Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 8 | |
| 3:01 | Foul on Brittney Griner. | 18 | 8 | |
| 3:01 | Brittney Griner Turnover. | 18 | 8 | |
| 2:51 | Nako Motohashi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maki Takada. | 18 | 11 | |
| 2:42 | Tina Charles Turnover. | 18 | 11 | |
| 2:42 | Maki Takada Steal. | 18 | 11 | |
| 2:37 | Nako Motohashi Turnover. | 18 | 11 | |
| 2:37 | Breanna Stewart Steal. | 18 | 11 | |
| 2:28 | Sue Bird missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 11 | |
| 2:28 | Nanako Todo Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 11 | |
| 2:08 | Nanako Todo Turnover. | 18 | 11 | |
| 2:08 | Breanna Stewart Steal. | 18 | 11 | |
| 2:04 | Breanna Stewart Turnover. | 18 | 11 | |
| 2:00 | Evelyn Mawuli missed Jumper. | 18 | 11 | |
| 2:00 | Breanna Stewart Block. | 18 | 11 | |
| 2:00 | Breanna Stewart Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 11 | |
| 1:42 | Sue Bird missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 11 | |
| 1:42 | Nako Motohashi Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 11 | |
| 1:25 | Moeko Nagaoka missed Layup. | 18 | 11 | |
| 1:25 | Breanna Stewart Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 11 | |
| 1:10 | Brittney Griner missed Layup. | 18 | 11 | |
| 1:10 | Brittney Griner Offensive Rebound. | 18 | 11 | |
| 1:10 | Brittney Griner made Two Point Tip Shot. | 20 | 11 | |
| 0:45 | Nako Motohashi made Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 14 | |
| 0:41 | Sue Bird missed Jumper. | 20 | 14 | |
| 0:41 | Nako Motohashi Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 14 | |
| 0:35 | Foul on Sue Bird. | 20 | 14 | |
| 0:31 | Evelyn Mawuli missed Jumper. | 20 | 14 | |
| 0:31 | Breanna Stewart Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 14 | |
| 0:04 | Jewell Loyd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Breanna Stewart. | 23 | 14 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st Quarter | 23 | 14 | |
Game Information
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