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    49 assists - USA breaks record in third straight game

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    United States broke their own single game team assists record with 49 dimes. They set the new record for efficiency as well as the most field goals made and two-pointers made. USA also took over second place in the single game scoring mark with 141 points.

    ISTANBUL (Türkiye) - United States have represented teamwork to the utmost at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024 and the six-time champs showed that again in the Round of 16 by breaking the all-time competition single game team assists mark for the third straight game with 49 assists in a 141-45 win over Philippines.

    Six players had at least 4 assists - topped by Cayden Boozer with 9 dimes - and USA topped their previous mark of 43 with 5 minutes left in the game. The Americans registered 43 assists in the final group game against China a day after they dished out 40 assists versus Guinea. The record coming into the tournament was 36 by the Americans against Egypt in 2010.

    Rank

    Opponent

    Date

    Assists

    1. USA

    Philippines - 141-45

    July 3, 2024

    49

    2. USA

    China - 146-62

    July 2, 2024

    43

    3. USA

    Guinea - 124-49

    June 30, 2024

    40

    4. USA

    Egypt - 132-64

    June 7, 2010

    36

    5. USA

    Mali - 112-64

    July 5, 2022

    32

    5. USA

    China - 113-73

    July 5, 2010

    32

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    The 141 points ranked second all-time in U17 World Cup history, behind just the Americans' 146 points from a day earlier.

    Rank

    Opponent

    Date

    Points

    1. USA

    China - 146-62

    July 2, 2024

    146

    2. USA

    Philippines - 141-45

    July 3, 2024

    141

    2. Spain

    United Arab Emirates - 138-27

    August 9, 2014

    138

    3. USA

    Korea - 133-81

    June 30, 2016

    133

    4. USA

    Egypt - 132-64

    June 7, 2010

    132

    This was the 10th time that the six-time U17 world champions have scored 120 or more points over the course of this event's history - and the third time in Istanbul as they tallied 124 in the second game in Group against Guinea.

    The Americans in their game against Philippines also set a new record for efficiency with a value of 225, which topped the mark of 220 they set against China.

    Rank

    Opponent

    Date

    Efficency

    1. USA

    Philippines - 141-45

    July 3, 2024

    225

    2. USA

    China - 146-62

    July 2, 2024

    220

    3. Spain

    United Arab Emirates - 138-27

    August 9, 2014

    204

    4. USA

    Egypt - 132-64

    June 7, 2010

    197

    5. USA

    Croatia - 126-52

    July 6, 2018

    180

    5. USA

    Guineas 124-49

    July 30, 2024

    180

    The records kept going as Sharman White's team made 62 field goals, to set a new benchmark and eclipse the 57 they made against China.

    Rank

    Opponent

    Date

    Field Goals Made

    1. USA

    Philippines - 141-45

    July 3, 2024

    62

    2. USA

    China - 146-62

    July 2, 2024

    57

    3. Spain

    United Arab Emirates - 138-27

    August 9, 2014

    55

    3. USA

    Japan - 122-38

    August 12, 2014

    55

    3. USA

    Croatia - 126-52

    July 6, 2018

    55

    And 52 of those made field goals were two-pointers - yet another record.

    Rank

    Opponent

    Date

    Two-point Field Goals Made

    1. USA

    Philippines - 141-45

    July 3, 2024

    52

    2. USA

    Croatia - 126-52

    July 6, 2018

    50

    3. USA

    Japan - 122-38

    August 12, 2014

    49

    4. Spain

    United Arab Emirates - 138-27

    August 9, 2014

    48

    5. USA

    China - 113-71

    August 14, 2014

    47

    Another All-Time record here:

    USA shatter records: 146 points! 43 assists! 33 steals!

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