Ruthless USA score 145 points to set Women’s Basketball World Cup record
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#642B8)
- World Cup Group A: South Korea 69-145 USA
- Americans break Brazil's record of 143 points set in 1990
- US unbeaten streak at World Cup stretches back to 2006
A'ja Wilson and the US put on quite a show on Monday in Sydney, breaking the World Cup scoring mark in a record rout of South Korea.
Brionna Jones scored 24 points and Wilson added 20 to help the US beat South Korea 145-69. Shakira Austin's layup with nine seconds left helped the Americans break Brazil's record of 143 points set in 1990.
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