{"id":144223,"date":"2025-07-03T12:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/144223\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:46:10","slug":"jasper-johnson-team-usa-dominate-first-tournament-game-of-fiba-u19-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/144223\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasper Johnson, Team USA dominate first tournament game of FIBA U19 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

After sweeping through the group stage, Team USA<\/a> couldn\u2019t have asked for a better start to the tournament portion of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup. <\/p>\n

On Wednesday in Switzerland, the Americans won their Round of 16 matchup in convincing fashion, cruising past Jordan from start to finish en route to a 140-67 victory. After Jordan took an early 3-2 lead, it was nothing but the United States the rest of the way, the fourth quarter turning into a literal dunk contest for the red, white, and blue. 140 points marked a single-game scoring record for Team USA in this event. <\/p>\n

Kentucky freshman guard Jasper Johnson<\/a> was solid during his 15 minutes, posting eight points, two rebounds, one assist, and one block. He shot 3-6 from the field, including a 2-5 mark from long range, soaking up most of his playing time in the first half. This comes after Johnson dropped 11 points in Tuesday\u2019s final group stage win<\/a>, but appeared to suffer a minor injury to his shooting wrist in the third quarter. <\/p>\n

That clearly wasn\u2019t an issue for him against Jordan, though. Johnson, who did not have a wrap or bandage on his wrist, looked comfortable and confident on Wednesday. His top highlight was a steal at halfcourt that he turned into a beautiful bounce-pass for a transition score by his teammate. The 6-foot-5 guard also drilled a deep three-pointer from well beyond the line. <\/p>\n

With the win over Jordan, Team USA advances to Friday\u2019s quarterfinals, setting up a showdown against Canada. The Canadians, which feature Florida\u2019s 7-foot-8 big man Olivier Rioux<\/a>, beat Mali 100-75 in their tournament opener. <\/p>\n

Team USA was able to share the love against Jordan in a game that quickly turned into a blowout. All 12 players scored at three points, led by 19 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and seven steals from class of 2026 forward Tyran Stokes<\/a> \u2014 a major Kentucky recruit. He wasn\u2019t the only Wildcat high school target putting up numbers, though. Five-star prospects Caleb Holt<\/a>, Jordan Smith Jr.<\/a>, and Brandon McCoy<\/a> all scored 13 points each against Jordan. <\/p>\n

After failing to medal at the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup for the first time since 2011, Team USA is on a revenge tour thus far in 2025. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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