[FIBA WWC] USA vs Belgium, Semi-Finals Full Game Highlights, 29 September 2018

Here's their starting five, Super, Brianna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles, and Brittany, everyone. Kim Mestag, Antonia Dallaire, Emma Mestman, Kiera Linskens, Julie. Good evening, folks. Welcome to the Santiago Martins down off the west coast of Africa. And this is the first semifinal, and the United- Close there. Now, you know they have been studying their tapes about how they were so effective. And already, it's been tough. There's Emma Mestman with a little runner. Aleman, Mestag starts out. Bird to Greiner. She goes up against Linskens. Somebody had a handful of Mestag jersey there. Now, Bird crosses midcourt to Brianna Stewart. And then she scores in transition and draws the foul. Three minutes. This is a different U.S. team than we saw yesterday, Jeff. And jump shot is good. Now, DT, good, the three-pointer. USA take the lead. Taurasi had a rough quarterfinal, but she's come out and hit the three. And good play from Brittany Greiner getting her hands up. And again, team is Aleman. Over to Mestam and Pumpfake. Just goes right in for the layup. Aleman, Van Leeuw from the left. It's good. Raining three-pointers. Both Mestags can shoot it. Linskens from the right. It's good. Team for the past two games, they had that one tough loss to Japan. Taurasi comes back. Mestam. Gets it to Van Leeuw. It's a more rain. Belgium playing like they are possessed. Okwumukee this time gets inside and gets rejected by Mestam. Julie Van Leeuw has hit a couple of threes already. She gets it back to Mestam. Good. Plumb from the right. Rattles out. Long rebound to Lloyd. Stewart. To the USA. Okwumukee. And if you're going to foul, Carpio, you've got to foul. Linskens. Quick pass by Salman. And a foul as well. Wide open. Jewel Lloyd. Good. Taurasi. Open. Good. Diana Taurasi already playing better. I just don't feel like she ever got into a rhythm. Big game. Diana Taurasi. Dallar. Says maybe I'll bring it back out to Alamon. Dallar. Good. Bird. To Greiner. Goes to work on Mestam. Follows up her shot. Raman's going to go to Greiner. And Bird. Over to Deladon. Who gets into the lane. And what a soft touch. Taurasi. Little carol through the ball. Now quickly to Alamon. And she gets it up and in right before Stewart. Trying to get the hands up. Now Raman. Well that's a tough assignment for anybody. Use their athleticism and their bench a little bit more. Maybe try and tire out this Belgium team. Deladon. Good. The three-pointer. Nice shifty move. Carpio. That's pretty intimidating. You're going out for a layup and then Brittany Greiner comes. Hands it off to Van Leeuw. Who slipped. And a Mestam. Good. Another three-pointer. Carpio. Over to Lenskens. She's shown that she can hit the jumper. And you don't want them to foul when they're going to shoot. Yeah, so the unsportsmanlike foul. Watch this. Oh yeah, that's an unsportsmanlike. Now the ball inbounded to Charles. Americans up by one. And Taurasi comes. She is not going to let this game slip away from her. What about Mestam? Comes right in to knock in a three-pointer. Taurasi again. Good. And the USA up by four. Lenskens on the baseline. And Allemand. Over to Mestam. Born to shoot. Wow. She might be going for another record. Taurasi for three. Good. Another one. Now Taurasi. Bird. She gets another one. She might knock it in. Stewart for three. Good. Going to the basket. Allemand. Messamon. Long jump shot. Good. Big pass to Messamon. Puts it up and in. Over. Now Greiner turns and scores. Stewart. Good hands. Lloyd from the left. Oh. Hits it over Messamon. Greiner again. Posting up. Now Stewart. Good for her to make. And now Deladon saw the pass coming. She gets in transition. Over to Lloyd. Over to Stewart. And the USA have taken a 69-55 lead. Oh. Carpio. How in the world? She's a fun and interesting player to watch. In it goes. Stewart and the USA getting some joy now down low. Deladon. Good. Carpio again behind the back to Mestam this time. If the USA miss, the Belgians have to limit their opportunities. They get the block. DeLar for three. Good. Belgians starting to heat up again. Charles. Fade away. Charles and the USA. I mean they're playing very well offensively. And now Messamon gets tangled up with Deladon and goes down. Deladon. She caught a blow to the face. Messamon goes inside. Scoreable. And obviously the USA at the highest level. Tarazi. And to Charles down low. And Charles now is having her way. Oh, beautiful play Belgium. Bird from the left. Good. Finally gets one. Quick pass into Lenskens from Nawlaz. Now Lenskens gets a chance against Charles. Oh, she had a handful of shirt and she still made it. Drive to the basket. Van Loo comes in for Mestag. And here's Lenskens again. Look at her chugging on her shirt. But she still made it. Fouls. Oh, Greiner catches down low. Good help D. Greiner gets it back. And puts it up and in. Aleman. Good pass to Raman. Sorry today that yesterday she had 13 assists, which is tied for a World Cup record. And. This Belgium team. They're. Aleman goes right down the lane for the layup. They have an average age of 26. Who have come out and given us a night to remember with the USA. Both teams have been terrific. And Van Loo puts it up from the corner and that is it. It's the loser of that next semifinal. Wonderful game. Ultimately won by the USA. 93 to 77.