| Head coach | Dawn Staley |
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| 2020 Summer Olympics |  |
| Scoring leader | Brittney Griner A'Ja Wilson[1] 16.5 |
| Rebounding leader | Breanna Stewart 10.0 |
| Assists leader | Sue Bird 5.8 |
| Biggest win | 25 vs. Japan |
| Biggest defeat | none |
The2020 United States women's Olympic basketball team competed in theGames of the XXXII Olympiad which were held inTokyo, Japan, and were delayed a year until 2021 because of theCOVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. women's Olympic team won their ninth gold medal, and seventh consecutive, at the event. The United States defeatedJapan in the gold medal final en route to their eighth victory at the event. The team was led byDawn Staley, three-time gold medalist with Team USA as a player.[2]
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Nigeria  | 72–81 |  United States |
| Scoring by quarter:20–17, 12–27, 18–26,22–11 | ||
| Pts:Kalu 16 Rebs:Kunaiyi-Akpannah 9 Asts:Amukamara 4 | Pts:Wilson 19 Rebs: Wilson 13 Asts:Bird 13 | |
| United States | 86–69 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–30,21–10,16–13,21–16 | ||
| Pts:Wilson 20 Rebs:Stewart 13 Asts:Bird, Stewart 6 | Pts:Takada 15 Rebs:Akaho 8 Asts:Machida 11 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Gizella Györgyi (NOR) |
France  | 82–93 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter:22–19, 22–31,23–21, 15–22 | ||
| Pts:Miyem 15 Rebs:Gruda 6 Asts:Johannès 7 | Pts:Wilson 22 Rebs:Stewart, Wilson 7 Asts:Loyd 8 | |
Saitama Super Arena,Saitama Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA),Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Rabah Noujaim (LIB) |
| Japan | 86–85 |  Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter:19–16, 22–26, 20–26,25–17 | ||
| Pts:Miyazawa 21 Rebs:Akaho 7 Asts:Machida 14 | Pts:Meesseman 25 Rebs: Meesseman 11 Asts:Allemand 8 | |
| United States | 79–59 |  Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter:25–12,16–11,17–16,21–20 | ||
| Pts:Griner 15 Rebs: Griner 12 Asts:Bird,Taurasi 4 | Pts:Anderson 15 Rebs:Dugalić 10 Asts:Vasić 3 | |
| United States | 90–75 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter:23–14,27–25,25–17, 15–19 | ||
| Pts:Griner 30 Rebs:Stewart 14 Asts:Taurasi 8 | Pts:Takada 17 Rebs:Okoye 8 Asts:Machida 6 | |
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