USA Basketball tops Colombia 95-77 in World Cup qualifying

Published August 29, 2022 9:46 PM

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia (AP) — USA Basketball is on the brink of qualifying for next year’s World Cup. John Jenkins scored 26 points and the U.S. defeated Colombia 95-77 in a second-round qualifying game. The win put the Americans in position to clinch a spot in the World Cup when the next window of games takes place in mid-November. Langston Galloway and DaQuan Jeffries each scored 14 for the U.S., which gave up the game’s opening basket, then scored the next 12 points and never trailed again.

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