Team USA won a gold medal in the inaugural 3-on-3 basketball Olympic competition. Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum, Stefanie Dolson and Jackie Young defeated ROC 18-15 Wednesday at the Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo.

The US team dominated the match from the first whistle. They took a 7-2 lead and suffocated the opponent’s defense. Stefanie Dolson scored seven points, highest for the gold medalists. Plum contributed with five points. For ROC, Anastasiia Logunova top-scored with six points. 

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The US 3-on-3 team had dominated the group stage too. They were defeated only once, against hosts Japan. They beat France 18-16 in the semifinals earlier in the day to advance to the gold medal game.

The four United States players are a part of the WNBA circuit. Kelsey Plum finished the tournament with 55 points in nine games over five days. China beat France 16-14 for the bronze medal and Serbia defeated Belgium 21-10 in the men’s third-place game.

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Meanwhile, the US men’s five-on-five basketball team redeemed their loss against France by defeating Iran. Team USA scored a 120-66 win on Wednesday ET. 

Star player Kevin Durant scored 10 points. “We took the shots we normally take and they went in tonight and we guarded up so it’s a good step. There was continuity of what we’ve been doing the last week or so and we finally capitalized on the stuff we’ve been working on,” he said after the game.