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Posted: 2024-08-11T15:35:13Z | Updated: 2024-08-27T20:18:13Z

The U.S. womens basketball team barely averted a monumental upset to defeat France in the Paris Olympics final on Sunday.

Team USA won, 67-66, to capture its eighth straight gold medal and 61st straight victory in the Olympics.

Aja Wilson bailed out the Americans with 21 points and 13 rebounds.

Frances Gabby Williams seemingly made a 3-pointer to tie the game for the host country at the buzzer, but it was ruled a 2 because she was over the line.

France, led by Williams 19 points, gave the Americans a scare like theyve rarely experienced in their winning streak. Just two of their previous victories were by single digits .

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The champs now stand alone in U.S. basketball history by beating the previous record of seven consecutive golds in the Olympics by the mens team from 1936-68.

The womens teams narrow triumph also marked an important farewell.

Diana Taurasi, the 42-year-old American superstar, didnt play on Sunday, but she closed out her storied Olympics career with her sixth gold medal.