Olympic Basketball 2012: U.S Women Stat Leaders from Pre-London Exhibition Tour
After three exhibition games, the U.S. Olympic women's basketball team has been arguably more dominant than the men's team.
While the men have sparked controversy over whether or not they could beat the 1992 Dream Team since Kobe Bryant claimed they could, the women's team has been letting their play say it all—and they've been flawless.
Winning by an average of 31.7 points per game, the women have yet to be challenged. When the men's team won by just 11 points over Brazil, the women won by 32.
Let's take an in-depth look at the clear favorite to win gold during the London Games on the women's side.
*Note: All exhibition stats courtesy USA Basketball.
Points: Lindsay Whalen (15.0 PPG)
1 of 5Minnesota Lynx star Lindsay Whalen has been incredible with Team USA, playing even better against the world's best than she did during the WNBA season.
After averaging just 11.0 points per game during the 2012 season, she has improved by 4.0 points per game as she tries to lead the Americans to a gold medal in London.
Whalen has already found success with the U.S. on the international stage, helping to win the gold medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. While this will be her first Games, she appears to have adjusted well.
Top Three Performers
| Position | Player | PPG |
| 1 | Lindsay Whalen | 15.0 |
| 2 | Maya Moore | 14.7 |
| 3 | Tamika Catchings | 11.0 |
Rebounds: Sylvia Fowles (6.3 RPG)
2 of 5While Tina Charles actually has a higher average than Sylvia Fowles at 7.5 rebounds per game instead of Fowles' 6.3, Charles has only played in two games.
What's even more impressive about Fowles' 19 total rebounds in three games is that 11 have come on the offensive end, and have helped her average 9.0 points per game.
The Chicago Sky's double-double machine averaged 18.5 points and 12.4 rebounds per game during the 2012 WNBA season, and both of her averages have been cut in half during the exhibition games before the Olympics.
This is Fowles' second Games, as she helped Team USA win a gold medal in Beijing, and she will be looking for her second gold.
Top Three Performers
| Position | Player | RPG |
| 1 | Sylvia Fowles | 6.3 |
| 2 | Tina Charles | 7.5 |
| 3 | Candace Parker | 5.3 |
Assists: Lindsay Whalen (3.7 APG)
3 of 5Lindsay Whalen doesn't just get it done in terms of scoring, she also helps set up her teammates.
Averaging 3.7 assists per game with the Olympic team, she is one of just two players who average at least three per game, with the other being Maya Moore.
This time her stats make sense when compared to her WNBA average, as she averaged 5.4 per game with the Lynx this season.
Whalen is one of the best facilitators in the game, as she led the WNBA with 5.9 assists per game during the 2011 season. She's leading the offensive charge for the U.S., and is helping the women's team average an incredible 95.7 points per game.
Top Three Performers
| Position | Player | APG |
| 1 | Lindsay Whalen | 3.7 |
| T-2 | Maya Moore | 3.0 |
| T-2 | Diana Taurasi | 3.0 |
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Three-Point Shooting: Diana Taurasi (60 Percent)
4 of 5Diana Taurasi is a three-point shooting nightmare for opponents. She is leading Team USA by shooting 60 percent, and she has the most three-pointers made with six.
Taurasi has been lighting it up from behind the arc, even for her standards. Compared to her 37.1 percent three-point shooting over her career, 60 percent is unheard of. She simply can't miss, which bodes well for a team that could need her to play a big role down the stretch.
The five-time All-Star and two-time WNBA Champion has also won an MVP award (2009) and made her case for being called the best scorer in history, racking up a record 34 30-point performances.
Taurasi has already won two Olympic golds in 2004 and 2008, and she will look for the trifecta in London.
Top Three Performers
| Position | Player | 3P% |
| 1 | Diana Taurasi | 60.0 |
| 2 | Tamika Catchings | 50.0 |
| 3 | Maya Moore | 37.5 |
Steals: Tamika Catchings, Angel McCoughtry (4.0 SPG)
5 of 5Team USA has been getting some great defense from almost every player, especially from Tamika Catchings and Angel McCoughtry.
Both Catchings and McCoughtry have racked up a dozen steals in the three games that they've played, averaging 4.0 per game.
Catchings has averaged 2.4 steals per game during her career, and is taking advantage of some poor guard play and ball protection during the Olympic exhibition games.
McCoughtry, on the other hand, has averaged 2.2 per game over her career, but brought that up to 3.2 per game during the 2012 WNBA season.
A former WNBA Rookie of the Year, McCoughtry has never played in the Olympics before, but looks to make the most of her trip to London.
The story couldn't be more different for Catchings, as this is her third Games and she has also played in the FIBA World Championship three times, earning two golds (2002, 2010) and one bronze (2006).
She's had a lot of experience on the international stage, and the only similarity between her and McCoughtry is that they both want to win an Olympic gold in London.
Top Three Performers
| Position | Player | RPG |
| T-1 | Tamika Catchings | 4.0 |
| T-1 | Angel McCoughtry | 4.0 |
| 3 | Maya Moore | 2.7 |
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