Taurasi Pushes US Past Aussies, Into World Championship Quarters

Filed under: WNBA, FIBA, FIBA World Championship

For the first three quarters Wednesday, the United States' entry in the FIBA women's World Championships had reduced their second-round showdown with Australia to nothing more than unfulfilled hype, as the Americans led by as many as 24 points in the second quarter and by as much as 15 to start the fourth.



The Americans got their win, but not before the Aussies, who, like the U.S., finished first-round play unbeaten, steadily sliced the deficit in the fourth to the final 83-75 margin.



Things might have gotten even tighter for the U.S. if not for guard Diana Taurasi, who posted big baskets in the fourth quarter on the way to 24 points.



Taurasi downplayed the significance of Wednesday's game, perhaps sensing the two teams may meet again in the gold-medal game.



"I don't take too much from this time," said Taurasi. "They're the defending world champions. They're a great team and they're going to come out here and fight every possession."

 

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