Olympics 2012 Schedule: Previewing Top Events of Day 7

Even though it seems like some of the top Olympic events have already started winding down, there's still plenty to watch for on Day 7 in London.

Friday's Olympic schedule features an array of women's basketball action, plus a whole lot of swimming finals that will certainly pique your interest all day.

Don't miss out on seeing Missy Franklin's next opportunity to take home gold—or one more chance for Michael Phelps to do the same. Here's a look at where and when you can see Friday's best Olympic action.

You can see Friday's full schedule here. 

Women's 200-Meter Backstroke Final
When: 2:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBC (Tape Delay 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. ET)
Live Stream: NBCOlympics.com

American sensation Missy Franklin has certainly lived up to expectations during the Olympics thus far, but the 200-meter backstroke is her wheelhouse. This is where she'll put forth her most impressive performance of all.

Franklin has garnered plenty of gold thus far—the first of which came in the 100-meter backstroke on Monday, which she swam in 58.33 seconds. What made the win even more impressive—aside from the fact that it was her first gold medal, and she earned it at just 17 years old—was the fact that she swam the event a mere 14 minutes after swimming a semifinals heat, according to ESPN.com.

During Thursday's qualification heats, Franklin's time of 2:07.54 was the fastest. She owned the event at the 2011 World Championships. On Friday, this event will be hers to lose.

Men's 100-Meter Butterfly Final
When: 2:38 p.m. ET
TV: NBC (Tape Delay 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. ET)
Live Stream: NBCOlympics.com

One of the greatest swimmers in American history—not to mention one of the top Olympians in the history of the world—isn't quite finished dominating yet, and he'll prove it in the 100-meter butterfly finals on Friday.

During last month's Olympic trials, Phelps won the 100m fly after swimming it in 51.14 seconds. He proved that that performance was no fluke on Thursday morning, when his qualification time of 51.54 was the second best of the heats.

According to Reuters, we can all expect Milorad Cavic to give Phelps a run for his money during the finals. Phelps just barely trumped Cavic during the 2008 Games to win the gold, and he did it again on Thursday morning, beating him by 0.18 seconds in the heats. We'll see if Phelps can get the job done when it really counts.

Women's Basketball: USA vs. Czech Republic
When: 5 p.m. ET
TV: NBC Sports Network
Live Stream: NBCOlympics.com

Just like the men's team, the U.S. women's basketball squad has been unbeatable thus far in London. Odds are, it will be no different when the Americans take on the Czech Republic on Friday night.

The U.S. has won its first three games by an average of 36 points—so that doesn't bode well for the Czech Republic, which is aiming to become the first team to come close to giving the U.S. a run for its money. But with a 1-2 record in London, it doesn't look good.

On the bright side, the Czech Republic will enter Friday's game on the heels of its only win of the Olympics: an impressive 89-70 takedown of Croatia. If Katerina Elhotova and Ilona Burgrova can combine for 39 points once again, this team could give the U.S. its first scare of the summer.

Of course, they'll have to go through Candace Parker, Angel McCoughtry, Maya Moore and Tina Charles to do so, and that's much easier said than done.