Canada takes on U.S. for bronze in women’s 3×3 basketball

Click on the video player above beginning at 2:50 p.m. ET to watch live coverage of women’s 3×3 basketball at Paris 2024.

The Canadian team of Kacie Bosch, Paige Crozon, and twin sisters Michelle and Katherine Plouffe face the reigning Olympic champion U.S. for bronze at 3 p.m. ET.

The gold-medal matchup will feature Spain and Germany, who beat Canada 16-15 earlier on Monday.

Paige Crozon, Kacie Bosch and Katherine Plouffe each had four points for Canada, while Michelle Plouffe contributed three.

Germany got 11 points from Sonja Greinacher, including a bucket that snapped a 15-15 deadlock with a single second left on the game clock.

WATCH l Canada falls to Germany in women’s 3×3 basketball semifinal:

Women’s 3×3 basketball semifinals: Canada vs. Germany

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Watch Canada take on Germany in the women’s 3×3 basketball semifinals at Paris 2024.

The Canadians were up 9-5 at the midway point before running into foul trouble that allowed Germany to get back into the game and take the lead with about three-and-a-half minutes to go.

The 2024 Games mark Canada’s first Olympic appearance in 3×3 basketball, coming after the discipline made its debut in Tokyo.

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