Team USA Narrowly Beats Belgium by 13 Points in Close Game
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00:00USA against Belgium. Not a huge surprise here. The team USA wins by 13 points. I think the projection was for them to win by more than that, if I'm not mistaken. But Asia Wilson had 23. Brianna Stewart had 26. Let's start with your takeaway from that game. Was it impressive enough for you in that one?
00:23You know, it was an interesting game. I believe they were favored by 22.5 or 23.5 points. And I think what is easy to lose sight of is that was essentially a home game for Belgium. They're about six miles away from the Belgian border where they're playing in France. You can tell by watching that game and hearing that crowd.
00:40This is a Belgium team that pushed Team USA to the limit a few months ago. Now, Team USA wasn't at full strength, but they were able to respond. I think Belgium was able to keep it closer than many expected them to. A lot of their players stepped up. They do have some WNBA level talent on that team. But it's important to remember that this women's national team only convened a few weeks ago, right before All-Star break in the WNBA season. And they're still figuring things out a little bit.
01:05But they have two of the best players in the world. The two best players in the world in Asia Wilson and Brianna Stewart. And we saw that in that game. And that's enough to keep them over the top. And I still think the I'll be really surprised if a team is able to keep it within single digits against them.
01:19Yeah, it's funny. I think people forget like the WNBA is on pause because of this. You know, like people are checking for their WNBA scores like what's going on here. They're all playing in the Olympics.