Entering Saturday, 3 August on a three-game winning streak, Team USA women’s 3×3 basketball team took the floor at La Concorde looking to secure a spot in the knockout stages at Paris 2024.

The Americans did just that, securing their spot in the play-in with a 14-12 win over the People’s Republic of China. Since their first games of Paris 2024, Team USA’s fluidity as a unit has continued to improve. While their offense has been the story over the last few days, the Americans won on Saturday with defense. Team USA held China to just 1-10 shooting from two-point range and 10-27 overall.

Hailey van Lith led the Americans in scoring with six points, followed by Dearica Hamby who totaled four points. Zhang Zhiting and Wan Jiyuan both had four points for China.

Team USA found themselves in a rematch with People’s Republic of China in the play-in, looking to secure a spot in the semi-finals. The Americans did just that, winning the encore 21-13 behind nine points from Hamby. Rhyne Howard and Cierra Burdick scored five points a piece as the USA advanced to the semi-finals.