LEON & IRAPUATO (Mexico) - USA continued to rearrange the record books as they booked their third group phase win of the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024 in Mexico. The Americans hardly broke a sweat in their 123-42 win over Croatia in Group C.
Coach Meg Barber's squad was unrelenting on defense, forcing 45 turnovers thanks to a record-setting 30 steals. That is now the all-time single-game record for steals in the competition's history. Jordyn Palmer had six steals, while Jacy Abii had sive swipes of her own in a dominant defensive showing.
Rank | Team | Opponent | Date | Steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | USA | Croatia 123-42 | 7/17/24 | 30 |
2. | USA | Korea 114-29 | 7/13/22 | 28 |
| Spain | New Zealand 83-48 | 7/21/18 | 28 |
4. | Canada | New Zealand 70-36 | 7/13/22 | 27 |
5. | USA | New Zealand 102-34 | 7/10/22 | 26 |
| Spain | Argentina 67-76 | 7/22/18 | 26 |
USA also breached the 120-point scoring threshold for the second time this week. Their 123 points here set the third-highest all-time single-game scoring output of any team in the tournament's history.
In all, this was nothing short of a masterclass in two-way basketball by Team USA.
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