The next match was against the USSR, a team the USA had beaten in recent competitions, but never in the Olympics, until this year, when the USA won a "surprisingly easy" game 102–88, with McClain scoring 26 points, only one fewer than Cynthia Cooper's 27. The gold medal game was a rematch against Yugoslavia, which the USA team won 77–70.
The next contest featured the USSR, a team that the USA had previously beaten in recent competitions but never in the Olympics until this year when the USA won an "easy" game 102–88 with McClain scoring 26 points, one fewer than Cynthia Cooper's 27. The gold medal match was another encounter against Yugoslavia, which the USA team secured a victory over by a score of 77–70.