2008 Beijing Olympics Results: U.S. Women's Basketball Routs S. Korea, Advances to Semifinals

Sylvia Fowles helped to lead the U.S. women's basketball team to a quarterfinal win on Tuesday against South Korea in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Fowles scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the 104-60 win against South Korea as the U.S. team advances to the semifinals. It is the sixth straight Olympics that the Americans have advanced to the medal round.

The USA team will face either Russia or Spain in the semifinals Thursday night. China plays Australia in the other semifinal.

The U.S. has now won 31 straight games since losing to the Unified team in the semifinals of the 1992 Olympics. The Americans were 5-0 in their pool, winning by an average of 43 points.

South Korea started the game on a hot streak, shooting 9-of-16 (59%) in the first quarter. However, the U.S. team outscored South Korea 26-9 in the second quarter, ending the first half up 51-30.

Diana Taurasi added 12 points and Cappie Pondexter and Kara Lawson each had 11 for Team USA. Lisa Leslie added 10 points and five rebounds.

Kim Kwer-yong scored 14 points and Beon Yung-ha and Jung Sun-min each had 13 points to lead South Korea, which advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Latvia to earn the fourth seed in Group A.

In other women's basketball scores, China defeated Belarus, 77-62, and Australia beat the Czech Republic, 79-46.

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