If Japan's women's basketball squad is this year's Cinderella team, they are taking it right until midnight.
Japan dominated France in the semifinals on Friday, earning an 87-71 victory to set up a date with the U.S. in the gold medal game Sunday.
Rui Machida played an instrumental role in getting Japan into its first Olympic basketball gold medal game, with the diminutive point guard pulling the strings in the historic win.