The US as soon as once more made its mark on the worldwide stage, defeating France 97-79 in Sunday’s FIBA Girls’s Basketball World Cup remaining. But it surely didn’t look nice early in Berlin, as Workforce USA needed to overcome its largest deficit of the match to seize a fifth consecutive World Cup championship.

France used a 21-2 run to construct a 14-point lead in the course of the first half and truly carried a two-point benefit into halftime. However the USA got here out sizzling within the second half, outscoring France 30-12 within the third quarter to take management of the sport and by no means look again.

As soon as once more, it was Breanna Stewart who delivered when Workforce USA wanted consistency most. She completed with 22 factors, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and was named World Cup MVP for the second time in her profession. Stewart was the regular veteran presence all through the match and persistently got here by within the greatest moments.

With the victory, Workforce USA prolonged its World Cup successful streak to 36 video games and earned the nation’s twelfth championship general, persevering with one of the crucial dominant runs in worldwide basketball historical past. From right here, lots of the gamers who competed within the occasion will head again to their WNBA groups to shut out the common season earlier than the playoffs start.