USA Defeats Uruguay in Men's World Cup Qualifying

27 August 2022

MEN'S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING WINDOW 4 | LAS VEGAS, USA

Team Notes

The USA Basketball Men's World Cup Qualifying Team earned a 105-71 victory over Uruguay on Thursday at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas to open the second round and fourth window (six total) of Americas zone qualifiers.
The full game box score is available here.
Group F: The U.S. will take the top spot in Americas Group F with the victory over Uruguay and now own a 6-1 overall record. Brazil (5-2), who shared the top spot in the group coming into the second round, fell to Puerto Rico (4-3) tonight, 72-75, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Second Quarter Start: The U.S. took control of the game in the second quarter with a 16-0 run (9:01-6:15) to take a 36-19 lead. The Americans led by double-digits for the remainder of the game after a David Stockton three pushed the lead to 11 (31-19) with 7:26 remaining in the frame.
No Easy Baskets: The Americans won with disciplined team defense, not allowing any second chance points and only seven fast break points from their opponents.
Revered Reserves: The Americans saw their bench contribute 53 of the team's 105 total points. The Americans outscored Uruguay's bench, 53-28.
Shooting Stats: The USA shot 63.6% (42-66 FG) from the field, 51.7% (15-29 3FG) from 3-point and 66.7% (6-9 FT) from the line. Uruguay shot 50.9% FG (28-55 FG), 26.7% 3FG (4-15 3FG) and 52.4% FT (11-21 FT).

Player Notes

Can't Miss Jenkins: John Jenkins led the U.S. with 22 points, a new career-high for the three-time Men's World Cup Qualifying team member, while shooting a blistering 88.9% (8-9 FG) from the field and 85.7% (6-7 3FG) from deep. He took over the second half for the red, white and blue by tallying 16 points without missing a shot (6-6 FG, 4-4 3FG). His six threes also tied Cameron Reynolds U.S. record for most threes in a World Cup Qualifier (2/22/19 vs. Panama).
Giddy Up Galloway: Like Jenkins, Langston Galloway found his shooting stroke to help pace the USA in scoring. The Men's World Cup Qualifying Team veteran had 18 points (7-14 FG, 4-9 3FG) to go with three rebounds and four assists.