The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
USA Basketball U19 team advances to Gold Medal Game of FIBA World Cup
07.29.2017 | Women's Basketball
Longhorns Joyner Holmes and Alecia Sutton are members of the USA Basketball U19 Team.
Box Score (PDF) | USA Basketball U19 Headquarters
UDINE, Italy – The United States U19 Women's World Cup Team defeated Japan 73-66 on Saturday in the semifinal round of the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Udine, Italy, to advance to Sunday's Gold Medal Game.
The United States (6-0) will face Russia (6-0) in the Gold Medal Game of the FIBA U19 World Cup at 2 p.m. CT Sunday, which will be broadcast live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. Russia defeated Canada 65-41 in Saturday's other semifinal.
The U.S. will look to claim a seventh consecutive gold medal at the event. The USA has earned a record seven gold medals and one bronze in 11 previous U19 World Cups. Russia has captured three silver medals.
Texas sophomore guard Alecia Sutton scored four points and brought down seven rebounds in 18 minutes in a starting role. Fellow Longhorn Joyner Holmes brought down four rebounds and dished out three assists in 13 minutes off the bench.
The USA outrebounded Japan 50-39 and owned a considerable scoring advantage inside, outscoring Japan 52-30 in the paint.
USA BASKETBALL U19 SCHEDULE AT 2017 FIBA WORLD CUP
Saturday, July 22
Preliminary Rounds
USA 95, Mali 58
Sunday, July 23
Preliminary Rounds
USA 91, China 51
Tuesday, July 25
Preliminary Rounds
USA 66, Italy 49
Wednesday, July 26
Round of 16
USA 104, Puerto Rico 46
Friday, July 28
Medal Quarterfinals
USA 78, France 51
Saturday, July 29
Medal Semifinals
USA 73, Japan 66
Sunday, July 30
Gold Medal Game
USA vs. Russia
2 p.m. CT
Udine, Italy
