- Team USA was back to winning ways with a dominant 100-63 win over Italy
- Mikal Bridges and Tyrese Haliburton led the way for Team USA
- The team will now face the winner of Germany vs. Latvia in the semis
Team USA recorded a staggering 100-63 win over Italy to bounce back in style after their shock loss to Lithuania. The win on Monday now puts them in the semifinals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup where they will face the winner of Germany vs. Latvia.
The win left fans in a frenzy as they took to Twitter to share their two cents on Team USA’s dominant performance buoyed by Mikal Bridges (24 points, 7 rebounds, and 1 assist), Tyrese Haliburton (18 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists, and Austin Reaves (12 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists).
Some fans believed the loss to Lithuania was a massive motivation.
Looks like they were pretty motivated today after the L to Lithuania. Moving on! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/PEux5GYQEm
— John Biemer (@john_biemer) September 5, 2023
That Team USA was semifinals bound was happy news.
Rolling into the Semifinals! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/6HUMnUlSNk
— Tyler Gregory (@tylergregory50) September 5, 2023
Blowout was the word on the street.
Major blowout!!!! https://t.co/dxNzIbYR3G
— keems christenholt 🥉 (@keema_rob) September 5, 2023
A fan reminded the others about Bobby Portis’ rebounding that was key in USA’s win.
#Bucks Bobby Portis with 7 points, 7 rebounds
Oshkosh native Tyrese Haliburton with 18 points on 6 3s and 5 assists
Up next, Germany or Latvia in the semifinals https://t.co/z6ueLsjNrA
— Darius Joshua (@DariusJoshuaTV) September 5, 2023
A Super Mario meme floated around too.
They was really playing against Mario and Luigi's cousins https://t.co/sChFG7Jvpn
— jas the terrible 🪼 (@terriblyjas) September 5, 2023
Some fans were happy that the team was back on track.
Back on track 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/LLXldGYm38
— Chris B (@chrisb14) September 5, 2023
Some fans wanted Haliburton to start the game over Jalen Brunson.
Not starting Hali over Brunson is hilarious at this point. It’s not hard to see he’s better https://t.co/id5VGNewQx
— Pacers League Pass ➐ (@PacersLP) September 5, 2023
Team USA started strong in a now-or-never game against Italy carving a 10-point lead by the end of the first quarter. Bridges was phenomenal with his 8-of-11 shooting, while Haliburton caught fire later on to hit six three-pointers coming off the bench to help the side lead by 30+ points for most of the second half.
This was exactly the kind of bounce-back Team USA needed after losing to Lithuania in their final game of the second round on Sunday.
Team USA will return to action on Friday, September 8, when it faces the winner of Wednesday’s game between Latvia and Germany.
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