Justine Pissott scores 12 points for Team USA against Brazil

Lady Vols’ Justine Pissott scores 12 points for Team USA against Brazil.

Tennessee incoming freshman Justine Pissott scored 12 points for Team USA in its 84-40 victory against Brazil in the semifinals of the 2022 FIBA Women’s Americas Championship Saturday.

The win clinched Team USA a berth in the gold medal game of the tournament Sunday at Estadio Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Team USA (5-0) will face Canada Sunday at 2 p.m. EDT. There, Team USA will seek its 10th consecutive gold medal in the event, and the 11th since the tournament’s inception in 1988.

Pissott, a five-star recruit from Toms River, New Jersey and graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School, scored her points from beyond the 3-point arc (4-for-8).

She also had five rebounds, three rebounds and one steal for Team USA.

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