Last month, Dawn Staley told me that she though Cheryl Reeve was the “most fiery” coach of Team USA since Pat Summitt. When I told Reeve that, she laughed and said she has actually gotten quite a bit more reserved. And in this first half against Japan, Reeve has been remarkably calm.

She has spent most of the half coaching from the bench and has been really trying to relax the players when they’ve gotten visibly frustrated. When she walked off the court for halftime, she casually had one hand in her pocket and chatted with Chelsea Gray. If you didn’t know the score, you certainly might not guess that this is an 11-point game.