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Hailey Van Lith and the USA women’s 3×3 basketball team defeated Canada 18-17 on Friday to mark their third straight win.

The USA women have now recovered from their three-game losing streak to open the Olympics and are now even 3-3 overall.

Here are the updated standings following Friday’s win.

Team USA has one more game remaining in pool play, with a Saturday contest against China on deck.

A late basket from Van Lith sent Friday’s contest between the United States and Canada to overtime, where the first team to two points would claim the win.

Canada scored first, but Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard won the game with a shot from deep.

Howard led the team with seven points, going 4-for-5 from the one-point range before making her game-winning two-pointer.

Van Lith contributed five points, going 2-of-3 from deep while adding a one-point basket on six attempts.

Earlier in the day Van Lith and Howard each contributed four points during Team USA’s 14-13 win over France.

After struggling with their chemistry during tournament-opening losses to Germany, Azerbaijan and Australia, the American women have been able to put together a more comprehensive offense during three straight wins over Spain, France and Canada.

Finishing in the top six of the pool-play stage standings will give Team USA a chance to advance to the semifinals, although the team may need to make it through a play-in round to get there.

The top two teams after pool play head straight to the semifinals, while the next four teams will compete for two remaining spots in the next round.

If Team USA finishes group play among the top six teams, its play-in game will take place Saturday afternoon.

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