U.S. wins first-ever gold of Olympic 3x3 women's basketball in Tokyo

TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. team won the first-ever gold medal of Olympic 3x3 women's basketball after defeating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team 18-15 in Tokyo on Wednesday.

The clash for gold was a breath-taking thriller. U.S. scored the first point of the game and the ROC came back with a layup within seconds. U.S. used a 11-4 run to get an upper hand by 12-5. The ROC managed to came back to 12-9