The victory was the 27th in a row in World Cup play for the Americans, who haven’t lost since the 2006 semifinals against Russia.
United States' Alyssa Thomas prepares to shoot as Bosnia and Herzegovina's Milica Deura watches during their game at the women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. Kelsey Plum scored 20 points, Chelsea Gray added 16 and the United States women routed Bosnia and Herzegovina 121-59 on Tuesday to break the team record for consecutive wins at the The U.S. won 26 in a row from 1994-2006 leading up to that game.
What started with Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Sylvia Fowles has now been passed on to Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson. A legacy of excellence that doesn’t appear it will end anytime soon. After going unbeaten in pool play again, the U.S. hasn’t lost a game prior to the semifinals since 1983.The U.S. was coming off a record rout of South Korea in which the team broke the World Cup record for points with 145.
The lead ballooned to 63-31 at halftime. Bosnia and Herzegovina put together a small run to start the third quarter, but the U.S. scored the final 19 points of the period. Once again they used a dominant inside performance, outscoring Bosnia and Herzegovina 84-28 in the paint led by Wilson, Stewart and Brionna Jones.
The U.S. was missing Jewell Loyd, whom the team said was resting. Kahleah Copper started in her place and finished with 11 points.SCOREBOARD
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