USA pours wrath on Italy to advance to World Cup semis

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Team USA made sure to bounce back in a strong fashion as it crashed Italy, 100-63, at the Mall of Asia Arena on Tuesday, September 5 to advance to the FIBA Basketball World Cup semifinals.

After starting flat against the Lithuanians that resulted into a 104-110 loss in the second round last Sunday, the Americans made sure to jump on the Italians this time to dominate for the rest of the quarterfinal match.USA uncorked a 20-8 run to turn a 4-6 disadvantage into a 24-14 cushion heading into the second frame.

The Steve Kerr-coached squad put the pedal to the metal and led Italy by as many as 41 points, 92-51, following an Tyrese Haliburton trey with 6:08 left in the gameMikal Bridges poured 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting including 4-of-6 from deep to lead Team USA, which eclipsed its quarterfinal finish in the 2019 edition of the world meet in China.

 

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