Paris 2024 3x3 basketball: Team USA breakdown, highlights, stats and top performers for 31 July

Taking the floor at La Concorde in the heart of Paris, both Team USA men’s and women’s 3x3 basketball teams took the court for their second game of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 looking for redemption after both suffered losses in their opening group game.

Unfortunately for Team USA women’s team, they fell again in the final seconds 20-17 against Azerbaijan and put their aspirations of advancing out of pool play in jeopardy. Dearica Hamby led the Americans in scoring, tallying seven points and five rebounds followed by Hailey van Lith, who scored five points. Team USA struggled again from long distance, shooting just 1-7. That said, the real story was Azerbaijan’s Tiffany Hayes, who had 11 points and seven rebounds, shooting 7-9 from inside the arc. Dina Ulyanova also added six points.

Team USA men’s team met a similar fate, falling to Poland by a final score of 19-17. Outside shooting was again a major problem, going just 2-15 from two-point range. Dylan Travis accounted for both of these long-range makes. He and Canyon Barry led Team USA with six points each. Poland was led by Adrian Bogucki’s seven points, followed by Michał Sokołowski , who added on five points of his own.

Game of the Day: Team USA women vs. Azerbaijan

Team USA women’s team and Azerbaijan traded leads throughout the game, eventually resulting in a tied game in the final moments. Both teams struggled to get open looks, resulting in a pair of shot-clock violations before Hayes hit the game-winning, left-handed layup off a blown defensive coverage by the United States with six seconds remaining. Azerbaijan would tack on two more free throws to seal the win.

Player of the Day: Tiffany Hayes

Another day of Team USA basketball and another non-American earns player-of-the-day honors. Hayes was simply unstoppable, getting to the rim at will including her game-winning layup in the final seconds. The 11-year pro for the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces finished the game with 11 points on 7-9 shooting from one-point range and grabbed seven rebounds.

3x3 USA basketball results for 31 July

Team USA women’s vs. Azerbaijan, 20-17

Team USA men’s vs. Poland, 19-17

USA 3x3 basketball schedule 1 August

Team USA women’s vs Australia

7 a.m. EST

Team USA women’s vs Spain

3 p.m. EST

Team USA men’s vs Lithuania

1:05 p.m. EST

Team USA men’s vs Latvia

5:05 p.m. EST