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00:00played with, playing for her country.
00:02And you know, a young team, you have to feed off of that.
00:07All right, welcome everyone.
00:09We've got semifinals underway here at Berlin Arena USA,
00:14taking on Spain as they win opening tip.
00:17And blocked right away, Raquel Carrera.
00:21Said uh-uh.
00:22Copper thought she had a lane to the basket
00:25and Carrera, they switch.
00:28She says, no, not tonight.
00:32I don't think that happens to Copper a lot.
00:35She got her twice, or no.
00:38I think she like- She disrupted her shot.
00:41She disrupted her shot, absolutely,
00:43because Copper having one of her best years in the WNBA this year.
00:46Yeah, she is.
00:48Yeah, she is.
00:49Yeah, she is.
00:49Yeah, she is.
00:52Conde finds Martine.
00:57They double-teamed Carrera.
01:00Thought about it.
01:01Fahm.
01:03Awa Fahm right away, out the gates, knocks down a three.
01:07Fahm.
01:08Awa Fahm.
01:10Her and Dominique Malanga.
01:12Oh man, we're going to be calling their names for a long time to come.
01:16That duo, and then you add Ezzy Maglagor to that.
01:20Oh, Seattle.
01:23Turned over, Cazorla has numbers, drop pass to Carrera in Spain.
01:335-0.
01:36You and I talked about this.
01:38There you see the average turnover for each team.
01:41Both of them one of the best teams taking care of the ball in this tournament.
01:48Shot clock winding down.
01:49Young throws it in to Brianna Stewart, and a foul as she goes up.
01:54So Stewie will head to the line and shoot a pair.
01:58Number 14, Fahm, Bianna Martín.
02:02Well, Martín thought she had a lot of ball on that take by Stewart.
02:15And Stewart missing the first.
02:25That's a Brianna Stewart.
02:26Doesn't go to the free throw line a lot in this tournament.
02:28She attempts the game.
02:30Has not shot the free throw exceptionally well, either.
02:38They go inside to Fahm.
02:40Oh, nice backdoor cut again, Raquel Carrera.
02:44Who was quiet in the semifinal game.
02:48But now, four points.
02:50Quarter-final game.
02:51Or quarter-final, yes.
02:52Yeah.
02:53Sorry, unless we have two semifinals.
02:55She's not quiet here.
02:55She is not quiet here tonight.
02:57And a rough start for USA.
03:00But you know, I think with more international players going and playing in the WNBA, they're
03:05less intimidated.
03:06You know, they're more used to it.
03:08They know what to expect.
03:11And Carrera misses the first, but traveling on Collier.
03:19So, Spain really kind of controlling the tempo here right now.
03:24Yeah.
03:28So, baseline out of bounds for Spain.
03:3014 on the shot clock.
03:3110 on the shot clock.
03:40Conde wide open underneath.
03:43And that's an off ball foul.
03:45That's an off ball foul.
03:46Almost would have been better had they just let it go.
03:49I know.
03:49Because, I think Conde.
03:51But, yeah, so, you know, all the international talent playing over in the United States, they
03:56know better how the U.S. are going to play, right?
03:59Yeah, for sure.
03:59I mean three of Spain's starters are playing on the W right now and Martina got drafted this year.
04:05I'm sure she'll go next year too.
04:06She'll go next season.
04:07Got drafted to Conde.
04:10Pulls up.
04:11It's a long two for her.
04:13Cat Orla's been in a training camp as well.
04:19Pretty sure this is the first time that USA has trailed by eight.
04:26This tournament.
04:29Chelsea Gray.
04:30Oh, big shot for Chelsea Gray.
04:37Cuts it to five.
04:41Carrera.
04:42Heavy on that one.
04:44Spain gets the O-board.
04:45Martín drives.
04:46An easy finish with the left.
04:50I love the way that Spain has come out.
04:52You said kind of they're trying to control the tempo, right?
04:56Chelsea Gray is fouled and she might be, is she bleeding?
05:07I don't know.
05:07She ran straight over to the bench.
05:09She went straight to the bench.
05:10To the bench.
05:11Yeah, I don't know, that didn't happen on that play.
05:17She's going to have to come out.
05:22Yeah.
05:28Well, I'm almost positive that was not on that play because she created the contact with her left shoulder.
05:35Yeah.
05:36So it must have been down.
05:41And not sure exactly what is happening.
05:43I think she has to go out because she has blood, Kristen.
05:48So if a trainer comes onto the court and shoots a player.
05:52She wasn't technically on the court.
05:53She was on the sideline.
05:56If you want to get.
06:00See?
06:01Like, why can't they just.
06:03I mean, I don't know the rules.
06:04I don't know the blood rules.
06:05This is not the WNBA, Kristen.
06:06I don't know the blood rules.
06:07Do you know?
06:09Technically, she's not on the court.
06:14But if a player has blood, they have to come off.
06:18Okay, fine.
06:18You're right.
06:20So it looks like.
06:24It looks like.
06:25Oh, right here.
06:26So she got hit.
06:30Not really sure when this play was.
06:32It was before the drive.
06:34It was definitely before the drive.
06:38There's Pau Gasol.
06:42Not the fans are getting a little restless here.
06:45I know.
06:46So are we.
06:46So are we.
06:47Because we don't really know what's going on.
06:50Ryan Howard's going to check in.
06:53And.
06:54She'll shoot the free throws.
06:55She'll shoot the free throws.
06:56I don't think.
06:57I don't think Ray will be on the bench that long.
07:00I think she'll make sure that the blood stops.
07:02And then she'll be right back in.
07:07And then Howard.
07:10Knocking down the first.
07:11But a lot of new faces here for Team USA.
07:14Paige Becker's now on the floor.
07:17Aaliyah Boston as well.
07:21Ryan Howard.
07:28They go inside to Fahm.
07:33Condé.
07:36Nice little pocket pass.
07:38Fahm rises and connects for two.
07:41It was a great little pocket pass from Condé to Fahm.
07:46Do you think Fahm actually could post up Stewart and go to work on her own?
07:52Or it's not really that much of a mismatch?
07:56I think she could.
07:58Yeah.
07:58If she gets good position.
08:02Howard is short.
08:13Something just flew on the floor.
08:14Do you see that?
08:15Yeah.
08:16Is it a finger?
08:17I think it's a finger band.
08:18It's not a finger.
08:19I think it's a finger band.
08:20Stolen away for USA.
08:25Howard goes inside to Boston.
08:26Deep seal.
08:27Turns to her left shoulder.
08:29That one goes out.
08:41Spain taking their time.
08:44Martin no look pass.
08:47Cazorla in and out.
08:50But Carrera big rebound is smothered on the floor.
08:53Three red jerseys.
08:55And a jump ball.
08:57It will stay with Spain.
08:59And good call Shona.
09:01Chelsea Gray coming right back.
09:03And I mean, she's one of your more veteran players on this team.
09:10Obviously, Brianna Stewart's first World Cup was back in 2014.
09:14So, we talked about Alba Torrens actually only playing in the fourth because they missed out on 2022.
09:20True.
09:22Shot clock.
09:23Down to three.
09:24Conde.
09:24Deep three.
09:26That one's off the mark.
09:28Stewart pulls down the rebound.
09:29Looks to push the pace.
09:32Howard.
09:33Knocks down the three for USA.
09:35And you cannot give that much space to Ryan Howard.
09:40She is lethal from three.
09:48And a kick ball.
09:49So, shot clock will go back to 14.
09:55And we know that these two teams played each other in March.
10:00The last time they played each other was in March.
10:02But you mentioned at March in the World Cup qualifiers how Spain have never beat the U.S.
10:12Not a lot of teams that have, to be honest.
10:14That's also true.
10:19Conde wide open from the short corner.
10:22Overshoots it.
10:24That's a hard angle.
10:26I think it's one of the most difficult shots.
10:31Beckers.
10:32Gets it to Boston.
10:34Howard.
10:35Will pull again.
10:37That hits the back iron.
10:38Thaum.
10:39With the rebound for Spain.
10:45Cazorla.
10:49Skip pass.
10:50Across the court to Conde.
10:51Lines it up.
10:52And scores for three.
10:54Fist pumps.
10:56She even stepped backwards to make sure that her toes were not on the line.
11:00Yeah, great court awareness.
11:06Great.
11:07Will launch.
11:09And the rebound and put back is good for Liga Boston.
11:16So Spain still in front by five.
11:20Pick and roll action.
11:22And all up.
11:24You see Conde talking to her though.
11:26Saying like roll towards the basket.
11:29Here's that three point shot.
11:30Roll towards the basket.
11:32She kind of banana rolled, I want to say.
11:34Yeah.
11:35She could have been a quick roll to the basket.
11:37They're in protect flat defense.
11:40However you call it.
11:41On the on ball.
11:43And that situation, Conde, a talented skilled guard.
11:46She'll get the big to stay long enough.
11:49Where if you roll hard, you should be able to catch and just go straight up.
11:52Caitlin Clark in for the first time.
11:58Beckers.
11:59Looking to be aggressive.
12:02And throws it away.
12:04Collier could not hold on to the pass.
12:07So look at the bench points there.
12:09It was 40, almost 49 points a game for Team USA to 29 for Spain.
12:16Yeah.
12:16But this is what I talked about.
12:17This USA team.
12:18I mean, more or less, the bench players could start on the majority of other teams in this tournament.
12:25And that one is turned over for Spain.
12:29Howard on the wing.
12:31Gets it to Beckers.
12:33They're looking to go inside to Boston.
12:35The low block.
12:37Turnaround.
12:38That one's short.
12:39Gustafsson comes down with the board.
12:42Spain looking to push.
12:45Gustafsson deep three.
12:47Hits the front of the rim.
12:49That was on, though.
12:51Yeah.
12:53Clark gets it to Boston for two.
12:56And that duo, obviously, they know each other extremely well.
13:01Playing together in Indiana.
13:10Flores looking to go inside to get it.
13:14Deep seal.
13:15Tham turnaround.
13:16Blocked by Collier.
13:19And USA opportunity here to tie it up.
13:26Ooh, almost picked by Spain.
13:29Clark is fouled on the drive by Flores.
13:34I like that foul by Flores, though.
13:37You know, you have to almost overpressure Proud Clark when she catches the ball outside the three-point line.
13:43Because if not, you don't have time to get a hand up before that shot's released.
13:46As we see the block.
13:48Oh, my.
13:48How about that kind of just shot into her arm, her hand.
13:53And you have fouls to give.
13:55Go ahead.
13:59Spain coming out of the zone.
14:02Collier.
14:03He's fouled on the shot.
14:05So she'll head to the free-throw line.
14:11Just a little over two minutes left here in the first ten minutes.
14:15Spain in front.
14:17Will it last?
14:20I mean, you know, we saw Spain.
14:24Can I say annihilate?
14:26Because that game day won against Germany?
14:27Yeah.
14:28Yeah.
14:28It was a 30-point win.
14:30Game day won against Germany.
14:32In Germany.
14:33In Berlin.
14:35We had a sold-out home crowd.
14:38And look, Germany are going to be playing in the bronze medal game tomorrow.
14:43So they do that.
14:44And then game day two, what does Spain do?
14:46Then they lose by.
14:47To Mali.
14:49Yeah.
14:49Yeah.
14:51Since then, they've, yes, bounced back.
14:55Stolen away from Beckers.
14:57Looking to go coast to coast.
15:00And just like that, USA up by one.
15:07Ortiz.
15:10Double dribble on the drive.
15:16Here, good job.
15:17You know, against a team like the USA, they're athletic, they're tall, they're long.
15:23You can't not come to the ball on a cross-court pass.
15:26And the thing is, when you turn the ball over there, it's guaranteed layup on the other end for the
15:31other team.
15:32We talked about turnovers.
15:35And there's been some games as Beckers is aggressive, creates the contact and will go to the line for two.
15:44But there's been some games this tournament where teams have had 20 to 30 turnovers, and they still won.
15:51Yeah.
15:51And then, you know, you get what I'm saying?
15:54Like, you can't, there's certain teams that you cannot turn the ball over against.
15:58And USA is one of them.
15:59France.
16:00France is one of them.
16:00We just saw Germany turn the ball over 24, 25 times.
16:04Yep, and France had 25 points off of turnovers or something like that.
16:08Yep.
16:10But, yeah, there are certain teams where you just, you have to value the basketball.
16:15You cannot have any live ball turnovers or anything.
16:19Maybe throw it out of bounds.
16:21Or shoot it.
16:22Shoot it before you turn it over.
16:23That was always my motto in college.
16:25Or if you're going to turn it over, it has to really be out of bounds.
16:29Like that one.
16:30Yeah.
16:30As Ortiz did a nice job.
16:33She was denied at the wing.
16:34Again, something else we've talked about.
16:36Backdoor cut.
16:37Just a little too much on that pass.
16:44So, USA to inbound.
16:47They get it into Reese.
16:53And Reese crosses Gustafsson.
17:01Okay, Angel Reese going into her bag of tricks.
17:04With the ball handling.
17:06I mean, she got to her left.
17:07I think she fooled everyone because she literally called a play.
17:11You know how sometimes you have your post players bring up the ball to the floor
17:14and you have a play for that.
17:15Like, okay, we're going to get into, you know, whatever.
17:17And then she just decided to, hey, I got this.
17:22I'm going to cross you up and take it to the rack.
17:31And Reese goes one for two from the line.
17:35After a nice start.
17:36Yeah, I was like, they've gotten a little cold here.
17:39Look at that.
17:40How many free throws Spain has shot compared to the U.S.
17:45Ortiz.
17:49Flores.
17:51Hits nothing.
17:52They got to get it up again.
17:53Pueyo.
17:54With the runner.
17:56Not this time.
17:57Clark.
17:59Looking to push.
18:04And stolen away.
18:08Spain has numbers.
18:09Flores.
18:09No one picks her up in transition.
18:11Alicia Flores.
18:13How about Alicia Flores playing for her first senior team experience with this USA team
18:20and already playing at a World Cup.
18:22Clark deep three and is fouled on the shot by Pueyo.
18:34Let's have a look here.
18:41What are your thoughts?
18:43I think it's the landing space.
18:44You have to let a player safely land.
18:47Yeah.
18:49It looked, I mean, it looked like Pueyo was trying to get out of the landing space.
18:54Right.
18:55But just not in time.
18:58Yep.
19:00I mean, that call we have seen time and time again, though.
19:12Clark going one for three.
19:16Flores ripping the rebound from Angel Reese, who's one of the best rebounders.
19:21Ortiz turns it over, gives it right back to Clark when they should have just kept the ball.
19:25They finish, finish the first quarter.
19:30Clark.
19:32Off the mark this time, and Flores will not get it off.
19:41And after 10 minutes of play, USA in front, 21-18 versus Spain.
19:47Not a bad first quarter.
19:50For both teams, Spain came out red hot.
19:54They had, what, an eight-point lead?
19:56They had a very nice lead.
19:59I mean, very nice lead.
20:00They came out red hot, like you said.
20:02Look at that, though.
20:0313 free throw attempts compared to zero.
20:06And you see the French, the French, sorry, the Spanish bench complaining.
20:12And so, yeah, the U.S. went on an 11-0 run to take the lead, to end the first.
20:18And, you know, I thought that Spain did a good job forcing turnovers early against the U.S.
20:26Five turnovers is very uncharacteristic for the U.S.
20:30In one quarter, especially.
20:31Yeah, they averaged 12 a game.
20:35So the fact that they already have five, I mean, that's great, like you said, for Spain.
20:41But I think Spain needs to continue to try to control the tempo, knowing when to push the pace, when
20:47to slow things down.
20:50And also limit their turnovers.
20:52They also have a, they've got seven turnovers.
20:55So that's quite a bit.
20:58Yeah, they do.
20:59For them as well.
21:00Yeah, both these teams.
21:01But I think both of them have come out very aggressive defensively.
21:06And maybe some of the turnovers, too, trying to do a little bit too much, like you said.
21:11That last turnover by Ortiz.
21:13Yeah, it was unnecessary.
21:15You know, even if you did score, you were going to give the ball back to the U.S. with
21:18about 10 seconds.
21:20Like, hold the ball for one shot.
21:21Yeah.
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21:53All right, second quarter underway.
21:56U.S.
21:57Jumping out into that 2-3 zone, which we saw on an out-of-bounds possession.
22:02Jackie Young.
22:03Aggressive.
22:05And finishes for two.
22:07How good of a season is she also having in the WNBA this year?
22:09When is she not having a good season?
22:11She's just solid.
22:12She is.
22:15Pollo.
22:17Gives it back to Ortiz.
22:24Ortiz.
22:25Pull up.
22:26Off the backboard.
22:27Can't get it to drop.
22:28Beckers pulls down the board.
22:32And Collier.
22:34Hands it off to Clark.
22:37Extra pass.
22:38Jackie Young thought about it.
22:39Turns it down.
22:41Takes the middie instead.
22:43Reese.
22:43Big board.
22:44And she's fouled.
22:49So more free throws.
22:51More free throws coming up.
22:53This is free throw for 14-15.
22:56Angel Reese does such a nice job on the glass.
23:01She also makes contact before she goes to try and get the offensive rebound.
23:06And so then it's hard for the, because she initiates the contact first before the, you know, her defender should
23:13be boxing her out.
23:13So it's, you know, she puts them off.
23:16She puts them out of their place.
23:17Yeah, if, if any youngsters watching want to be like Angel Reese when they grow up, you should just watch
23:23them.
23:24Watch them on her, on her, on rebounding.
23:26Rebound, on her rebounding.
23:33Her rebounding skills are elite.
23:35Yes.
23:40Flores drives baseline and gets kicked out of bounds.
23:46So, we'll stay with Spain.
24:01Flores.
24:03Picks up her dribble.
24:05Looking for help.
24:06Ooh.
24:07Yeah, she changed her pivot.
24:09I saw that too.
24:10Yeah, I don't, I don't know how she didn't see Carrera in the corner.
24:13I mean, if I'm Carrera, I'm screaming.
24:18How about this?
24:19Alba Torrens checking in to the game.
24:22You know, she played her first senior team event.
24:26Guess what year it was?
24:29Take a wild guess.
24:31I don't know.
24:32What year is it now?
24:342008.
24:352008.
24:352008, okay.
24:38Yeah, she's been around.
24:39She's a future, she's a future FIBA Hall of Famer as well.
24:42Yeah.
24:43Jackie Young, going to work.
24:45Can't get it to go.
24:47And Angel Reese is fouled.
24:48As we just said, she makes contact.
24:50We just.
24:51Can't throw the person out of the way.
24:55Let's have a look here on the rebound.
24:57Oh, yeah.
24:59Yeah, you can't do that.
25:05Martin back in for Spain.
25:11A little flex action here.
25:16Martin.
25:19Shot clock ticking.
25:22Going to have to get it up.
25:25Martin.
25:26Oh, my goodness.
25:27At the buzzer.
25:29Just in time.
25:31Even she's smiling after making that bucket.
25:34I don't know how she made that.
25:36Offensive foul.
25:39On Clark.
25:43Let's take a look at this shot.
25:45Shot fakes.
25:47Is it off one leg?
25:48A little bit of a double clutch.
25:51No, her name's Martin, not Joana's.
25:54Oh.
25:54My bad, my bad.
25:55Let's see.
25:56Oh, no.
25:57Off two feet.
25:58Okay.
25:58Still a very difficult shot.
26:00Yes.
26:04You know, sometimes, I mean, to beat the best team in the world, which is the USA, because
26:09they have not been thrown off their throne yet.
26:19Oh, good steal by Spain.
26:22Chance to capitalize.
26:27Oh, Martin said, get out the way.
26:28Let me go one-on-one here.
26:30A little shaking bank, gives it up.
26:31Torrens looking inside.
26:33They get it to Carrera and absolutely is fouled by Kalia Copper.
26:39That was a good job, though.
26:40They found the mismatch.
26:41They were patient.
26:43You know, Martin, I think, thought she had a mismatch with Collier coming out and defending
26:48her, which, in that case, obviously, a post player probably has a guard on them.
27:00Martin gets it to Carrera.
27:04Buena Vida.
27:06Drive and dish.
27:09Somehow gets the rebound in between two bigs and a foul.
27:13I don't even know how, how'd she get that?
27:17In between Collier and Reese.
27:19Collier and Reese.
27:20And she just said, no, fine.
27:23Sometimes, you know, who wants it more can make a difference as well.
27:27That's Collier's second foul, so she'll head to the bench.
27:30Brianna Stewart comes back in.
27:42Martin, Buena Vida off the curl, finds Torrens, gets it back.
27:48Buena Vida will try from three, and Stewart comes up with the rebound for USA.
27:55Looking to attack.
27:57Easy peasy for Brianna Stewart.
28:01Plus the foul.
28:04Gonzo wanted to foul, but I think she thought it was going to be a foul on the ground.
28:09But look at this.
28:10Stewart picks the ball up and goes one-two, and it's called the continuation, right?
28:15Yes.
28:22Stewie unable to complete the three-point play.
28:31Carrera in traffic versus multiple defenders.
28:40Six points for Rocky Carrera.
28:47You know what?
28:48I'm wondering.
28:49Take a look at this.
28:50I'm wondering if she's like, is my coach in New York watching this game?
28:58Because maybe he should be playing me a little bit more.
29:07Copper is fouled.
29:09I thought that was pretty well defended.
29:11Yeah, so do I.
29:12I don't think you could really defend it any better.
29:14And I understand why Spain are getting a little frustrated, because when you haven't gone to the free throw line
29:21once,
29:22and the USA are going for their 17th and 18th attempt, I agree.
29:28What you don't want to do, though, is let it affect the way that you're playing,
29:32and give the referees a reason to call a technical, whether on a player or the bench,
29:39because they're also complaining.
29:41And now it looks like the referee is telling Carrera that she has to come out.
29:47Not really sure.
29:48Is she bleeding?
29:50Is it?
29:50Yeah?
29:51And it is timeout at sea.
29:53So timeout on the floor for Spain.
29:55Just trailing by four with 6.21 left here in the first half.
30:00Let's have a listen in.
30:01Let's have a listen in.
30:47So Raquel Carrera right now leading all scorers with 6 points, shooting 3 for 5,
30:531 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block shot, and just 10 minutes of play.
31:00How about this, though?
31:01So we saw Buena Vida get the offensive rebound over Collier and Reese.
31:08Reese, yeah.
31:09And our great people at Opta.
31:14She has 10 offensive rebounds in this World Cup,
31:18and she didn't even play yesterday on quarterfinal day.
31:21So she's averaging 3 a game.
31:23In very, very limited minutes.
31:25I mean, you know, she plays 14, 15 minutes a game.
31:28I actually don't know why she didn't play.
31:30I don't know if she was feeling under the weather.
31:32We have had a couple athletes feeling under the weather.
31:34Yeah, I'm going to assume it was that because she's played in every other game.
31:39Yeah, you're right.
31:40So it's very strange that she didn't play yesterday or the day before yesterday.
31:44All the days are blending together.
31:49We don't even know what game day number it is.
31:51We just know that it's game day semifinals, folks.
32:01Martine gets it to Torrens off the pin down.
32:04Almost loses it.
32:06Shot clock again ticking away.
32:09Spin up and under.
32:11Martine!
32:16Oh, wow.
32:18How in the world did she do that?
32:21Talk about maybe the highlight of the tournament, Kristen.
32:24Off against Brianna Stewart, who's one of the best defenders.
32:28Kalia Copper can't hit the three.
32:32Torrens.
32:32How many times has Stewart...
32:34Oh, Alba Torrens.
32:38Short on that one.
32:39How many times has Stewart been on the wrong end of a highlight?
32:44Very rare.
32:45She's normally the one.
32:48Buena Vida.
32:49Ooh.
32:51Goes up for two.
32:52Might have gotten away with traveling.
32:54It's that zero step.
32:56That zero step.
32:57But closes the gap.
32:59A few years ago.
32:59There you go.
33:01Six fast break points.
33:02Not what you would expect.
33:02I wouldn't expect Spain to have six, but I would expect the U.S. to also have that or more.
33:08Or, yeah, the other way around.
33:09Copper off the way.
33:11Copper.
33:16Extends the lead back to four for USA.
33:24Buena Vida.
33:27Almost loses it.
33:29Finds Martine.
33:31Slow step.
33:33And...
33:34Don't you love how some players are so good at deceleration?
33:40Oh, so tough.
33:41And also acceleration.
33:42Yeah.
33:42You know, to be able to change.
33:44To have decelerate...
33:47The decel in your bag is like...
33:49It's so difficult.
33:51But it's really hard to teach players that.
33:53But it's so valuable.
34:03Jackie Young.
34:04Thought about the three.
34:05Picked up her dribble early.
34:07Stewart trying to go to work.
34:09Turn around.
34:11And definitely foul.
34:12I thought she was fouled.
34:13No?
34:14Yes?
34:14Maybe so?
34:15I think if you hit the player's, like, forearm or elbow, it's a foul.
34:20And that's what I think it is.
34:21Even if it wasn't hard.
34:22Yeah.
34:23It's still...
34:23You can't have to shoot it.
34:25You can't have to shoot it.
34:27You can't have to shoot it.
34:27So, Hinzo with her second personal foul now.
34:31So, trip 19 and 20 to the free throw line.
34:35Yeah.
34:35Zero for Spain.
34:37You mean...
34:39This...
34:40No matter what happens in this game, there's a lot of basketball left to be played.
34:44Oh, yeah.
34:44We have an entire...
34:45It's a close game.
34:46...second half.
34:54What you don't want to see, though, is the referees at halftime completely flip the switch
34:59because they want to even things out.
35:02Yeah.
35:03Martine aggressive.
35:05Ooh, what happened?
35:07Multiple whistles here.
35:08A technical.
35:10A bench technical.
35:11This is what I said.
35:12Yep.
35:12This is what I said I'm worried about happening.
35:16You know, the referees, multiple times already, have asked the bench to sit down, Kristen.
35:22And I thought...
35:25I knew it was going to happen.
35:27Oh, coach technical.
35:29Yeah, yeah, yeah.
35:29I thought it was the bench technical.
35:30He looked right at...
35:31Right here on this...
35:32He thinks there should be a foul here.
35:37He's not wrong.
35:43No, no.
35:44It was a technical foul on the bench.
35:47Oh, okay.
35:48Yeah, yeah.
35:48It was a bench technical because all the players were up.
35:52Got it.
35:53And they thought it was a foul.
35:54The ball is for you to see.
35:56And I understand the frustration.
35:59You have to somehow turn it to a motivation and not affect you.
36:06And guess what?
36:07You got the ball right back.
36:07Oh, I thought it won a bench.
36:10So did I.
36:11But there's no reaction from our team.
36:12So clearly, she hit it out of bounds.
36:18So now Spain dropping again into that 2-3 zone.
36:24They get it to Copper.
36:26They go inside to Boston.
36:27Great look.
36:28That was a great pass.
36:29She can't finish.
36:32And there's a foul.
36:34But the referees have to call that.
36:36Yeah, that was just not a smart foul.
36:40I mean, the way that you're calling the game and, you know, we don't want to have to talk
36:46about this.
36:47But it is.
36:51It has been called in favor of the U.S. as far as going to the free throw line and
36:55those
36:56kind of fouls.
36:56So something like that, I agree with the ref.
36:59I don't think Leah Boston needed to reach in there.
37:01I don't.
37:01Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
37:02You're so far.
37:02You're so far from the basket.
37:05And now you just send them to the free throw line.
37:10Unnecessary.
37:16Martine hits one of two.
37:19Jackie Young comes up with the rebounds.
37:29And Martine hits Jackie Young in the face.
37:34So now Young down on the floor.
37:39She accidentally poked her in the eye.
37:41Yeah.
37:42I mean, obviously accidental.
37:43It wasn't.
37:44Yeah.
37:44And she's checking on her also.
37:46So with Stewart's last free throws and let's take a look here.
37:51Oh, yeah.
37:54Yeah.
37:55Got her.
37:55Got her.
37:56Good.
37:57And you have to call that as well as a referee.
38:00Yeah, for sure.
38:02With Stewart's last free throws.
38:04So her five points already today.
38:06She now has 255 points at the Women's World Cup.
38:09And she just passed Cheryl Swoops.
38:13Oh, my.
38:14How about that?
38:15Who had 252.
38:17So she's sixth amongst all USA players in the competition.
38:22Right above her, who I think she could possibly pass in this tournament,
38:26is another person you might have heard of, Cheryl Miller, who has 264 points.
38:33Those are some big-time names.
38:38But I'm not surprised.
38:40No.
38:41I wouldn't be surprised if we saw Brianna Stewart four years from now, either.
38:46Oh, yeah.
38:47Why not?
38:49It's only her fourth.
38:53Yeah.
38:53I could see her out of fifth.
38:54I could definitely see her out of fifth.
38:56I could definitely see her out of fifth.
38:56Uh-huh.
38:57Uh-huh.
38:57Trying to break records.
39:02Jackie Young misses the first.
39:06Jackie Young.
39:07It's the second one to go.
39:10It's the second one to go.
39:11Six-point lead for USA.
39:19Handed off to Kondé.
39:23Skip pass extra to the corner.
39:27That one is way off.
39:30Enzo has had a couple air balls this game.
39:34Reese.
39:37Misses.
39:38Here comes Spain.
39:43Buena Vida.
39:46Hits the back iron.
39:49Stewart pulls down the rebound.
39:54Becker's looking to post up.
39:57Elevates.
39:58And that one is short.
40:03Cazorla.
40:05Looks to attack.
40:06Finger roll.
40:07I love that hesitation because it slowed down Jackie Young trying to get back in front of her.
40:12So she slowed down to keep her on her side behind her and then able to accelerate and go up.
40:18It was a nice little vet move.
40:19Yeah.
40:20From Cazorla.
40:22Copper.
40:23That one's off the mark.
40:26Spain.
40:31Here comes Cazorla again.
40:33Cazorla again.
40:37Cazorla.
40:40Picks up her dribble.
40:42We go inside.
40:43Mismatch.
40:44Buena Vida from the corner.
40:47Misfires.
40:48Am I going to say a foul or out of bounds?
40:53Cazorla.
40:53Oh, wow.
40:55Going against Hinzo.
40:58Oh, man.
41:01I mean, I'd like to see the replay.
41:04I know Beckers was boxing her out.
41:07That's her third foul, Kristen.
41:08That's tough.
41:11I would like to see the replay, too.
41:13I know that she was behind trying to get the ball, but Beckers might have also had her hooked on
41:20the box out.
41:21I mean, typically when smaller guards are trying to box out a bigger post player, they usually hook a little.
41:30You would know.
41:31Is that what you were doing in your playing days?
41:34Just saying.
41:39All right.
41:40Just under two minutes here in the first half.
41:42USA up six.
41:44The winner of this game will meet France in the finals tomorrow.
41:57Looking to drive versus Stewart.
42:00Can't get it to go and will go to the free throw line.
42:04This will only be their third and fourth attempt compared to 25 attempts for the USA.
42:12But that's also Stewart's second personal foul.
42:16Got a minute 36.
42:17Do you think Coach Lawson's going to keep her in the game?
42:19Absolutely.
42:22Not her first rodeo for Stewart.
42:25She knows that she has two.
42:27For sure.
42:33Five-point game.
42:39Again, if you're just now joining us, Spain has never been the U.S.
42:4511-0.
42:4711-0.
42:49They played each other in March.
42:52And then before that, it was back 2018.
42:57No, sorry.
42:582016.
43:00No look pass to Stewart.
43:02Tough finish.
43:042016 was a gold medal game at the Olympics in Rio.
43:09Spain won that 101-72.
43:12Torrens and Stewart.
43:13Backdoor cut to Flores.
43:15Beautiful pass.
43:19Spain sticking around.
43:20Four-point lead for USA.
43:2360 seconds left here.
43:25They go inside to Stewart.
43:30Good job there by Cadetta tipping it out.
43:33Not trying to go for the rebound herself.
43:37Condé gives it up to Awafam.
43:39Beautifully done.
43:40Pick and roll action.
43:41And that was the pick and roll that it was a turnover in the first quarter.
43:45And Awafam says, you tell me something, I'm a quick learner.
43:48Yeah.
43:51Flores doesn't want to be too aggressive.
43:53Ooh.
43:53Ooh.
43:55Tough screen.
43:56Ooh.
43:57Ooh, that's a, I mean, I think everyone in the gym are going through right now.
44:06Ooh, oohs and ahs, a lot of oohs and ahs here in Berlin.
44:10Oh, it was on the reach-in on Maita Cthorla.
44:15Oh, okay.
44:16Yeah.
44:18Well, either way, they're going to the free throw line.
44:21But tie-out on the floor for Spain.
44:24USA hanging on, up by two with just a little under 30 seconds left here in the first.
44:29Let's hop and listen in.
44:34Aw, beautiful count boys.
44:37Give it up a little bit, too.
44:39Let me see.
44:42Let me see.
44:43Let me see.
44:44Let me see.
44:45Let me see.
44:45Let me see.
44:45Let me see.
44:47Let me see.
44:48Let me see.
44:49Let me see.
44:51Let me see.
44:52Let me see.
44:53This one out here, for us to be able to pick up.
44:57Wait, man there, for us to go first.
44:59Okay?
45:00If he is in edge, we play that pass.
45:04Okay, we open it quickly.
45:05We play this and that.
45:06Are we?
45:07Watch out, take care of the unlock.
45:09Or that he's in leg, he's open.
45:11The last defense.
45:13The last defense.
45:15Ooh, there was that nice move by Martine earlier versus Brianna Stewart.
45:20A little shake and bake.
45:24I mean, I don't want to say it, but she took her to school.
45:27That's all right.
45:28You know what?
45:30If I know Stewie, she's going to get her back.
45:34She's going to get her back.
45:36And you do know Stewie.
45:37And I do know Stewie.
45:38So, yeah.
45:40Get the popcorn ready.
45:48Stewie at the free throw line.
45:49And looking to extend the lead for USA.
45:58Misses the first.
46:00I told you, she's only shot 67% here from the free throw line in this tournament.
46:08Yeah, she gets one of two.
46:10And Stewie will head to the bench with two fouls.
46:12And Collier also has two fouls, right?
46:14I get that because you have one last defensive possession.
46:18It was in the flow of the game.
46:19I don't think she would have taken her out.
46:20But after free throws, yeah, you don't want to take a risk getting her third.
46:24Slight differential here.
46:26Shot clock, game clock.
46:28Cazorla.
46:31Oh, nice little hesitation again.
46:33Can't get it to go.
46:35Ball's all over the place.
46:40Jackie Young, slow step.
46:43Off the rim.
46:45And what a first half here.
46:48And what a first half here.
46:49The semifinal.
46:50Three-point lead for the U.S.
46:5630.
46:56Three-point lead for the swim lead.
46:57OK?