A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart Impress Fans as Team USA Wins Olympic Tuneup vs. Germany

The United States women's national team rolled to an 84-57 victory over Germany in its final exhibition before the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Team USA came up short last Saturday against a squad of the WNBA's best stars, the second straight time it lost the All-Star Game in the modified format.

The U.S. was determined to atone for that and jumped out to an early lead. It led the Germans 22-9 after the first quarter and didn't look back from there. The talent gap was simply too large as the United States pulled away in the second half.

Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson posted a double-double (19 points and 14 rebounds), while the New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart put up 15 points, six boards and five assists. Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas had one of her trademark showings by doing a little bit of everything (eight points, seven rebounds and four assists).

Wilson and Stewart helped to suffocate Satou Sabally defensively. The Dallas Wings star shot 3-of-17 from the field for eight points.

Fans were happy with what they saw from the United States, particularly its two best players.

Team USA now heads to Paris for the Summer Games. It opens the tournament on July 29 against Japan before games against Belgium and Germany follow in the group stage.

On the men's side, the competition has begun to catch up to the United States, so gold isn't a fait accompli. It's a different story for the women's squad, which won gold at the last seven Olympics.

Anything short of an eight straight gold medal — and a dominant run to get there — will be chalked up as a surprise.