Breanna Stewart had 19 factors, seven rebounds and 6 assists to assist the United States rout the Czech Republic 105-64 on Monday.
The People rebounded from their worst preliminary-round sport in 50 years after edging Italy 55-52 on Sunday. Stewart set the tone early to be sure that would not occur once more because the U.S. received its thirty third in a row within the event, going again to a semifinal loss to Russia within the 2006 World Cup.
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Subsequent up for the U.S. is the quarterfinal spherical on Thursday. They’ll face the winner of the Hungary vs. Japan sport which takes place Tuesday.
Stewart had 11 factors within the first 10 minutes because the U.S. jumped out to a 29-15 lead. The People had solely 30 factors within the first half in opposition to Italy. They saved it going within the second quarter behind Napheesa Collier, who had seven of her 12 factors within the interval.
The People prolonged the benefit to 57-33 on the half. They weren’t challenged within the second half by the Czechs because the lead ballooned to greater than 40 factors.
Stewart completed in need of her World Cup career-high of 23 factors set in opposition to China in 2018. She solely performed simply over 16 minutes in opposition to the Czechs. Stewart sat within the fourth quarter giving her no likelihood at turning into solely the second participant in World Cup historical past to have a triple double. The Czech’s Erika Dobrovicova completed the feat in 1994 in opposition to Spain.
The Czech Republic completed winless in pool play. The Czechs have been taking part in of their first World Cup since 2014. They received the silver medal after they hosted the occasion in 2010.
In different video games on Monday, China beat Italy; Germany topped Mali; Belgium beat Australia; Puerto Rico edged Turkey; France routed Nigeria; Spain beat Japan and Hungary slipped previous Korea.
