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Chicago Tribune
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Chris Hine

US women's basketball into Olympics final after beating France, 86-67

RIO DE JANEIRO _ Team USA captain Sue Bird missed Thursday's semifinal because of a right knee injury, but that did not much matter for the U.S., which advanced to Saturday's gold-medal game with a 86-67 victory over France on Thursday.

The U.S. led by just four at halftime but turned up the defensive intensity out of the locker room and outscored France 25-8 in the third quarter.

Diana Taurasi had 18 points for the U.S. while Maya Moore added 15.

Bird is day-to-day after suffering a right knee capsule sprain in Team USA's quarterfinal victory over Japan on Tuesday.

The U.S. will now face Spain, which defeated Serbia, 68-54, in the other semifinal.

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