This just in, Tina Charles seems to have the hang of this championship game deal.

Charles' performance in the 2009 national championship game will go down as one of the best effort in the glorious history of the UConn women's basketball program.

Charles delivered with a title on the line again on Saturday in Belgrade, Serbia.

Charles had 28 points and 18 rebounds (one shy of Ayana Walker's U.S. single-game record) as the U.S. defeated Russia 83-64 to win the gold medal at the World University Games.

"I just wanted to go out and play the way I know how to play," Charles said. "I treated this like it was a national championship game or a Big East Conference championship game. I know everybody worked hard, everybody wanted to win, and that's what was always on my mind."

Charles finished as the leading scorer (16.1 points per game) and rebounder (6.5 average in the seven games) for the undefeated U.S. squad.

Even with her UConn teammate Maya Moore forced to miss the tournament with a sprained knee, Charles had plenty of help. Danielle McCray of Kansas and Ohio State's Jantel Lavender were also double-figure scorers, averaging 12 and 10.4 points respectively.

UConn rising sophomore Tiffany Hayes led the U.S. with nine 3-pointers, was the fourth-leading scorer with an average of 8.9 points per game, tied for second with 12 steals and was third with 12 assists.

For those who get Fox College Sports, USA Basketball is saying the game will be aired on that station at 7 p.m.

Here's the info:


Belgrade, SERBIA (July 11, 2009) - Fox College Sports will air the 2009 Women's World University Games Gold Medal Game online at the following link www.sportzu.tv
. The broadcast will air at 7 p.m. EDT and loop three times.