Overview
- The United States beat France 97-79 in the World Cup final in Berlin to win its fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s World Cup gold medal.
- Breanna Stewart was named tournament MVP after leading Team USA with 22 points and nine rebounds in the championship run.
- Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese came off the bench and contributed complementary roles, with Clark scoring 12 points and Reese adding defense and rebounding.
- After the final, Clark sharply rejected a reporter’s question about whether she and Reese were “friends now,” returned to chastise the reporter, and that exchange went viral.
- The win and the viral exchange shift focus toward teamwork over feud stories and set up renewed attention on Clark and Reese as they return to their WNBA clubs this season.