A Record-Tying Offensive Night in Berlin
The United States women's basketball team reached the FIBA World Cup semifinals in Berlin after defeating Hungary 108-56 in the quarterfinals. The 108 points matched the highest total the program has ever produced in a World Cup knockout game, equaling the output from a 1986 meeting with the Soviet Union. The victory was the 70th in a row for the Americans when Olympic and World Cup games are counted together.[S1]
Napheesa Collier finished with a game-high 19 points, the best scoring performance of her career at a global championship. All 12 players on the American roster scored and each saw at least 10 minutes of action, a feat the team has now achieved three times in four games at this tournament.[S1]
Shooting Efficiency and What Comes Next
The Americans shot 59 percent from the field and converted 12 of 23 attempts from three-point range, a 52 percent clip from beyond the arc. In World Cup play alone, the US has now won 34 consecutive games, a run that dates to 2006.[S1]
Saturday's semifinal will pit the United States against either Australia or Spain, with a place in the final at stake.[S1]
