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The USA women's 3x3 basketball team dropped its second game, this time to Azerbaijan, 20-17, on Wednesday. They fell 17-13 to Germany on Tuesday.
Dearica Hamby led the way for the U.S., finishing with 7 points and 5 rebounds, Cierra Burdick contributed 4 points and 4 rebounds, while Hailey Van Lith posted 5 points and 1 rebound. Tiffany Hayes, who plays for the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces and won the game on a wide-open layup, starred for Azerbaijan, putting up 11 points and 7 rebounds.
With their two losses, Team USA sits in eighth place in the 3x3 standings, with Canada, Spain and Australia in the top three spots.
Team USA has its work cut out for it with two games on Thursday, first against Australia at 7 a.m. ET and later against Spain at 3:30 p.m. ET. Pool play will conclude on Saturday, and the tournament will wrap up on Monday with the semifinals, bronze medal and gold medal games.
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