Leilani Mitchell, Australia Basketball Eliminated From Olympics After Loss To Team USA
Aug 4, 2021, 12:17 AM
Leilani Mitchell #5 of Team Australia drives to the basket against Skylar Diggins #5 of Team United States during the second half of a Women's Basketball Quarterfinals game on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Saitama Super Arena on August 04, 2021 in Saitama, Japan. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Former Ute Leilani Mitchell and the Australian Women’s Basketball Team are out of the Tokyo Olympics after losing to Team USA.
The United States knocked off Leilani Mitchell and Australia 79-55 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
Mitchell finished the game with a team-high 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting from the field and 4-for-10 from the three-point line in 23 minutes.
Breanna Stewart led Team USA with 23 points.
Run away with it!#USABWNT is advancing to the semifinals after a 79–55 win over Australia. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/YDALDaidAV
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 4, 2021
The United States made a statement defensively to start the game by going on a 21-6 run in the first seven minutes of the first quarter. When Mitchell checked into the game for Australia, she knocked down a three to end the run. Team USA has a 26-12 lead at the end of the opening quarter.
Early in the second quarter, Mitchell got an offensive rebound and drilled a contested three-pointer to put the Opals within nine points. Australia started to get things going in the second but had too big of a hole to get out of as the U.S. outscored Australia 22-15 in the second to take a 48-27 halftime lead.
Mitchell finished the first half with a team-high 10 points on 3-of-8 shooting from the field and 3-for-7 from downtown.
The third quarter was tough for the Opals as they were outscored 20-12 and at that point the game was out of reach.
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Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for KSLSports.com and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports. You can download and listen to the podcast, here.
