Former UConn star Diana Taurasi had a game-high 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting and three steals to lead the United States to a 93-58 win over Russia Monday in the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament in Haining, China.

Sylvia Fowles and Candace Parker added 15 and 12 points respectively while Taurasi's former UConn teammate Sue Bird had two points, four rebounds and two assists for the U.S. (2-0) which advanced to Tuesday's championship game against Australia.

The U.S. opened play in the pre-Olympic tournament with an 84-74 win over Latvia.

Svetlana Abrosimova, a teammate of Bird and Taurasi at UConn, had two points in 20 minutes for Russia which surprisingly fell to 0-2 in the tournament and will face Mali in the fifth-place game on Tuesday followed by the bronze-medal game between China and Latvia.

Former UConn stars Asjha Jones and Tamika Raymond will join Danielle Page as the Connecticut Sun representatives at the Dunkin' Donuts at 704 Foxon Road in East Haven from 1-2:30 p.m. on Thursday.

The trio will greet customers, sign autographs and participate in a
basketball skills clinic with children from the New Haven Boys and Girls
Club.