The U.S. women's 3x3 basketball team's Cinderella run toward a second straight gold medal finally ran out of steam in a brutal OT loss to Spain on Monday. Team USA had fully flipped the script from an 0-3 start, ripping off five straight wins to reach the semifinals and looking every bit the part of gold-medal contenders. Now, though, the U.S. will be shooting for bronze, taking on Canada in the bronze medal game at 3 p.m. ET on Monday. Spain will face Germany in the women's gold medal game at 4 p.m. ET. On the men's side, meanwhile, an unlikely final awaits between the Netherlands and France.
Here's a full recap of all the action from La Concorde.
FULL MEN'S BRACKET
FULL WOMEN'S BRACKET
Women's semifinals
Spain 18, United States 16 (OT)
This one is going to sting for a while. The U.S. felt like the better team in the run of play, shooting 14-of-27 from the field while holding Spain to just 9-of-31. Free throws, however, made all the difference: Three quick U.S. fouls in just 40 seconds of game time put Spain in the bonus with 6:19 still to play, and the Spaniards would go on to make five foul shots over the rest of regulation to help keep pace.
Despite the free-throw disparity, the U.S. looked to have the game won late, Rhyne Howard hitting a jumper with just 13 seconds left for a 16-15 lead. But Sandra Ygueravide forced overtime with a layup with less than five seconds remaining, and Spain scored the only two points of OT — the final one, of course, coming on a free throw from Ygueravide to send the U.S. packing.
Hailey Van Lith played arguably her best game of the tournament for Team USA, scoring a team-high eight points on 5-of-9 shooting to go along with five rebounds. Ygueravide was the only player to score more than two field goals for Spain, pouring in nine points on 5-of-11 from the field.
The U.S. won't be heading home just yet, however: There's still a bronze medal up for grabs, against Canada at 3 p.m. ET on Monday.
Germany 16, Canada 15
Sonja Greinacher did it again. One of the breakout stars of the 3x3 competition in Paris authored another masterpiece on Monday afternoon, scoring 11 of her team's 16 points — including the game-winner with just a second left — to lead Germany to the gold-medal game in a classic semifinal.
Canada got out to a 10-6 lead early and 13-11 lead late, but each time Greinacher helped Germany come up with an answer. She authored a 4-0 run to put Germany up 15-13, and after Canada tied things up on a Katherine Plouffe basket with just 15 seconds remaining, it was Greinacher who delivered in the clutch again.
Germany will take on Spain in the gold-medal game at 4 p.m. ET, while Canada meets the U.S. for bronze at 3.
Men's semifinals
Netherlands 20, Lithuania 9
There might not be a team in the world hotter than the Dutch right now. Less than 24 hours after pasting the U.S., 21-6, to reach the semis, the Netherlands nearly matched it against a sturdy Lithuania side to punch its ticket to the gold medal game later Monday afternoon. Star Worthy de Jong knocked down two 2-pointers and three free throws en route to a team-high eight points, while teammates Jan Driessen and Dimeo van der Horst added six apiece.
Aurelijus Pukelis (four points) was the high scorer for Lithuania, which shot just 2-of-10 from 2-point range as it tried to recover from an early 7-2 hole.
France 21, Latvia 14
Down go the reigning gold medalists. Latvia rode into this semifinal unbeaten in Paris, but with a raucous home crowd at their backs, Les Bleus threw the first punch and kept on throwing until their spot in the gold medal game was assured. Lanky lefty Lucas Dussoulier was the star of the show, leading France in points (eight, including two 2-pointers) and rebounds (7).
All tournament long, Latvia relied on its spectacular outside shooting. But the well ran dry at the worst possible time, with Nauris Miezis, Karlis Lasmanis and Francis Lacis combining to go just 1-of-13 from behind the arc. A Miezis basket cut the lead to 13-11, but Franck Seguela's two-pointer stretched the margin to 16-11 and France wouldn't look back from there.
These results set up an unlikely but scintillating gold-medal showdown, with de Jong's force of personality going up against the wall of blue at La Concorde. Tipoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET on Monday.