FIBA MEN’S WORLD CUP USA VS. NEW ZEALAND | AUGUST 26, 2023 BOX SCORE
FIBA MEN’S WORLD CUP USA VS. NEW ZEALAND | AUGUST 26, 2023 POST-GAME NOTES
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023
TEAM NOTES
Group Phase - 1st Round - Group C
Versus New Zealand: With tonight’s 99-72 win, the USA improves to 6-0 all-time against the Tall Blacks, including 3-0 at the World Cup. USA are now 58-2 in the preliminary round of the World Cup. Thirteen of the last 15 games in the prelimi- nary round have ended with margins of more than 20 points. Starting Out: Head coach Steve Kerr called on the same starting lineup as he has the previous five games: Jalen Brunson, Anthony Edwards, Mikal Bridges, Brandon Ingram and Jaren Jackson, Jr. FIBA Debuts: All 12 USA players made their senior debuts on the FIBA competition stage. Brunson, Tyrese Haliburton and Jackson Jr. have all won gold medals at FIBA championship events. Brunson won gold at the 2014 U18 FIBA Ameri- cas Championship and 2015 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup, while Haliburton and Jackson Jr. won gold at the 2019 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup and 2017 FIBA U17 Men’s World Cup, respectively. Start to Finish: After winning all four quarters in Saturday’s game, the USA is now 20-4 in quarters over its last six games. The U.S. won Saturday’s third and fourth quarters by nine points apiece, and are now sporting an impressive +65 margin in the fourth quarter over the last six games. Finishing Strong: After a slow start in the first half from the field, the U.S. responded in the second half, shooting 21-for- 29 (72.4%) from the field, including 5-for-8 (62.5%) from 3-point range. Defensive Dominance: The U.S. forced New Zealand into 19 turnovers, and held the Kiwis to 36 percent shooting (27/74) from the field. Superior Depth: The U.S. outscored New Zealand 54-23. In addition to leading scorer Banchero (21), Reaves (12) and Haliburton (10) scored in double-figures from the bench.
Mall of Asia Arena Game No: C-1
26 AUG 2023 20:40
Results
USA 99 vs 72 NZL (19 - 18, 26 - 18, 31 - 22, 23 - 14)
Attendance: 10,978 Game Duration: 1:52
Crew Chief: MAZZONI Manuel (ITA) Umpires:
FIBA Technical Delegate: RANGELOVA Eleonora (BUL)
KREJIC Boris (SLO) / PARK Kyoungjin (KOR)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
USA NZL
Scoring by 5 min intervals:
5 19 14 18
32 45 29 36
60 76 47 58
85 99 67 72
USA - USA
Field Goals M / A %
2 Points M / A %
3 Points M / A %
Free Throws M / A %
Rebounds OR DR TOT
No. Name
MIN
AS TO ST BS PF FD +/- PTS
10
4 HALIBURTON Tyrese 17:06 4/5 80 2/2 100 2/3 67
1 3 4 32311113
7 2 2
*5 BRIDGES Mikal 19:14 3/4 75 3/3 100 0/1
0 1/2 50 0 2/2 100
4 4
2 1 1 4 2 13
6 JOHNSON Cameron 16:34 0/3
0
0/3
1 1 2
1 2 10 2 1 2
*7 INGRAM Brandon 15:35 1/4 25 1/3 33 0/1
0
1 1 2 3 2 1
21
8 BANCHERO Paolo 18:54 8/10 80 6/8 75 2/2 100 3/5 60 2 2 4 1 1 4
4 22
4
9 PORTIS JR Bobby 8:33 2/4 50 2/3 67 0/1 *10 EDWARDS Anthony 23:55 5/10 50 5/7 71 0/3
0
1 1
1 1
0
14 10
0 4/7 57
7 7 3 5 1
1 4 13 1 3 13
*11 BRUNSON Jalen (C) 24:44 3/6 50 2/5 40 1/1 100 3/3 100
4 4 4 2
5
12 HART Josh
15:20 1/2 50 0/1
0 1/1 100 2/2 100 1 3 4
1 28
12
*13 JACKSON JR Jaren 16:15 4/4 100 4/4 100
4/4 100
4 4 1 3
1 5 3 0
0
14 KESSLER Walker 1:30 0/1
0 0/1
0
2
12
15 REAVES Austin 22:20 4/6 67 2/4 50 2/2 100 2/2 100
2 2 6 1 3
2 2 19
Team / Coach
4 4
Totals
35/59 59 27/41 66 8/18 44 21/27 78 5 36 41 23 19 10 7 17 23 27 99
Coach
KERR Steve
Assistant Coach
SPOELSTRA Erik
NZL - New Zealand
PLAYER NOTES
Field Goals M / A %
2 Points M / A %
3 Points M / A %
Free Throws M / A %
Rebounds OR DR TOT
No. Name
MIN
AS TO ST BS PF FD +/- PTS
Leading the Way: Paolo Banchero is the fourth player to lead the U.S. in scoring over the last six games. Banchero, who scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half, was 8-for-10 (80%) from the field, including 2-for-2 (100%) from 3-point range. He was named the TCL Player of the Game. Double Figure Figures: Six Americans finished with double digits in the scoring column: (Banchero-21, Edwards-14, Jack- son Jr.-12, Austin Reaves-12, Brunson- 12, Haliburton-10). Eleven of the 12 USA players notched points. Sharing is Caring: Reaves had a team-high six assists in USA’s win over New Zealand. The U.S. notched 23 total assists from eight different players.
15
*1 TE RANGI Reuben (C) 29:52 6/16 38 3/8 38 3/8 38
1 1 2 1 1
3 2
-10 -17
9
2 LE'AFA Izayah 23:27 3/11 27 0/3
0 3/8 38
1 1 2 1 3
12
*3 DELANY Finn 23:18 5/10 50 4/7 57 1/3 33 1/2 50
5 5 1 4
4 3 -4
2
4 BRITT Taylor
5:41 1/3 33 1/3 33
1 1
1 1
-10
12 10
*5 ILI Shea
21:37 4/10 40 3/7 43 1/3 33 3/3 100 2 2 4 5 2 1
3 3 0 3 5 -3
*7 WETZELL Yannick 22:24 4/8 50 4/8 50 11 CAMERON Flynn 13:19 2/9 22 1/4 25 1/5 20
2/4 50 1
1
1
5 3 0 0 0 4
2 2 4 1 3
-22
16 SMITH-MILNER Tohi 10:56 0/1 *20 NGATAI Jordan 23:16 0/1
0 0/1
0
3/3 100
2
1 1 -14
0
0/1
0
2 2 2 3 1
3
-19
22 HARRIS Hyrum 8:49 23 BROWN Walter James 2:48
1 1 1 1
2 1 -19
-3
42 FOTU Isaac
14:33 2/5 40 2/5 40
2 3 5 3 4 7
1
2 4 -14
Full Game Story
Team / Coach
Totals
72
27/74 36 18/46 39 9/28 32 9/12 75 11 22 33 13 19 7
23 17 -27
Coach
CAMERON Pero CORONEL Zico
Assistant Coach
USA
NZL
USA
NZL
Points from Turnovers Points in the Paint Second Chance Points Fast Break Points Bench Points
Biggest Lead Biggest Scoring Run Lead Changes Times Tied Time Leading
23 16 40 (20/32) 63% 34 (17/42) 40% 8 8 22 6 54 23
27
10
12-0 (97-70)
9-0 (2-9)
6 3
29:33
8:18
Legend: %
(C) DR OR
*
+/-
AS MIN
Shooting Percentage
Captain
Game Starter Fouls Drawn
Plus-Minus
Assists
BS No.
FD PF
M/A PTS
Blocked Shots Uniform Number
Defensive Rebounds Offensive Rebounds
Made / Attempts
Minutes Played
Qx
Fouls
Points
Quarter
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