US women storm past Hungary 108-56 to reach FIBA World Cup semifinals

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Feinberg, D. (2026, September 10). US women storm past Hungary 108-56 to reach FIBA World Cup semifinals. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/us-women-storm-past-hungary-108-56-to-reach-fiba-world-cup-semifinals/article_0d3ee2dd-04bb-5761-a483-f6c5b7b8173b.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-10 · by Doug Feinberg

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The US women's basketball team, led by Napheesa Collier with 19 points, defeated Hungary 108-56 in the FIBA World Cup quarterfinals on Thursday. The US has now won 34 consecutive games in the tournament and has made every medal round since 1983. The Americans dominated from the start, jumping out to a 36-12 lead after the first quarter and never looking back, despite Hungary's top scorer Dorka Juhasz being held to just two points on 1 of 12 shooting. The win advances the US to the semifinals, where they will play the winner of the Spain-Australia game.
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The US women's basketball team defeated Hungary 108-56 in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup on Thursday in Berlin. The US dominated from the start, leading 36-12 after the first quarter and 59-30 at halftime. Napheesa Collier scored 19 points, while Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese showed their chemistry on the court with several key plays. The US has now won 34 consecutive games in the tournament, dating back to a loss to Russia in 2006, and will play the winner of the Spain-Australia game on Saturday in the medal round. This was the second-biggest margin of victory in the quarterfinals in World Cup history, and the US also set a record for most points scored in the quarterfinals with 108. The team's balanced offense, with five players scoring in double figures, was key to their success.

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Americans BERLIN FIBA World Cup Hungary U.S.

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Hungary GPE · 6× Americans NORP · 5× U.S. GPE · 5× Australia GPE · 1× BERLIN GPE · 1× Belgium GPE · 1× China GPE · 1× France GPE · 1× Napheesa Collier PERSON · 1× Spain GPE · 1×

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The offense was sizzling early on as the Americans hit 20 of their first 26 shots (77%), including five of six 3-point attempts to race to a 50-18 lead with 6 minutes left in the first half.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-10
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2026-09-10 · Toronto Star
US women storm past Hungary 108-56 to reach FIBA World Cup semifinals · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 1 hedged)

BERLIN (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 19 points and the U.S. routed Hungary 108-56 to advance to the semifinals of the women’s FIBA World Cup on Thursday. asserted
U.S. → score → Thursday
The U.S. will play the winner of the Spain-Australia game on Saturday in the medal round. asserted
U.S. → play → round
France played China and Belgium played host Germany in the other quarterfinal matchups. asserted
Belgium → play → matchups
The Americans have now won 34 consecutive games in the tournament dating to a loss to Russia in the 2006 World Cup semifinals. asserted
Americans → win → semifinals
The U.S. has made every medal round since 1983 when the format changed to have medal rounds. asserted
format → make → rounds
The U.S. was off and running early against Hungary, jumping out to a 36-12 lead after the first quarter. asserted
U.S. → run → quarter
The Americans were constantly pounding the ball inside and converting turnovers into easy layups. asserted
Americans → pound → layups
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese showed their growing chemistry on the court, finishing the quarter with a nifty pick and roll just before the buzzer. asserted
Clark → show → buzzer
Collier had 10 points in the first 10 minutes. asserted
Collier → have → minutes
The offense was sizzling early on as the Americans hit 20 of their first 26 shots (77%), including five of six 3-point attempts to race to a 50-18 lead with 6 minutes left in the first half. asserted
Americans → sizzle → half
The Americans led 59-30 at the break — the highest scoring first half in team history at the event according to FIBA. uncertain
Americans → lead → FIBA
The Americans got a little scare when Sonia Citron had to leave in the third quarter when she was hit in the nose by a Hungary player’s hand by accident. asserted
she → get → accident
Citron returned to start the fourth quarter. asserted
Citron → return → quarter
Clark finished with 10 points and nine assists, just missing out on her second double-double of the tournament. asserted
Clark → finish → tournament
They contained Hungary’s top scorer Dorka Juhasz, who plays for the Minnesota Lynx. asserted
who → contain → Lynx
She came into the game averaging 15.3 points and 11 rebounds in the tournament. asserted
She → come → tournament
She missed her first seven shots and didn’t get her first basket until 2:26 was left in the half. asserted
2:26 → miss → half
She finished the game with two points on 1 of 12 shooting. asserted
She → finish → shooting
Hungary came away with its best finish ever in the World Cup by reaching the quarterfinals for the first time. asserted
Hungary → come → time
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