On August 30, Beijing time, in the final round of Group C of the first stage of the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup, the United States defeated Jordan 110-62, winning three consecutive games to seal the first place in the group. Jordan, on the other hand, suffered three consecutive defeats after losing the game. The next stage of the United States team will be Lithuania and Montenegro, and the next stage of Jordan will be played by Mexico and Egypt.
In the first two rounds of the first stage of the group stage, the United States defeated New Zealand 99-72 and Greece 109-81 to seal the right to qualify early. Jordan, on the other hand, lost 71-92 to Greece and 87-95 to New Zealand in the first two matches, and announced that they did not qualify from the group early.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the U.S. team was on fire, leading the 8-0 wave through free throws, interior offense and jump shots. Jefferson broke the scoring drought for Jordan with a dry jumper. The following period, Edwards took over the game, leading the U.S. team to a 15-4 instant to extend the lead to 17 points through outside three-pointers, breakthrough layups and free throws. Then, the shooting percentage of the United States dropped slightly, and Jordan seized the opportunity to instigate a rally and hit a 6-2 wave with a breakthrough layup and free throw. The U.S. quickly responded with three shots from Haliburton and Johnson. In the first quarter, the U.S. led by 19 points at 31-12.
Heading into the second quarter, the U.S. team felt cold in the opening period, and Jordan seized the opportunity to continue scoring points through mid-range shots, breakaway layups and free throws to make it 9-2. The U.S. team immediately returned the attack, Ingram, Haliburton, and Rivers hit three points from the outside, and the U.S. team used it to hit a wave of 12-3 to stabilize the game. In the following period, the Jordanian team suffered frequent setbacks on the offensive end, only picking up some points through free throws, while the American team blossomed more on the offensive end, Bridges continued to score points by shooting outside and inside and Edwards, Brunson and others also shot and hit. At the end of the quarter, Ibrahim hit an open 3-pointer to stop the bleeding for Jordan. At halftime, the U.S. team was 62-33 ahead.
After the rematch, the two sides alternated points through free throws, jumpers and counter-attack layups in the opening period, and Jordan trailed by 30 points when Ibrahim hit a strong throw with the ball and scored. After that, the United States went on a 12-4 run, with Edwards and Portis hitting successive shots during this period, extending the U.S. lead to 38 points. In the following period, Jordan tried to organize a counterattack and hit three points from the outside in succession, but the United States team maintained its hot hand and Kellers and Ingram took turns shooting and shooting, and the United States firmly controlled the game. In the third quarter, the United States led Jordan 87-49.
In the final quarter, Rivers opened with a burst of hands and shot inside to lead the team to a wave of 7-2, but Jordan immediately exploded a wave of 5-0 to give the opponent a response. Then, Jordan tried to instigate a new round of counterattacks, but the United States team scored consecutive points led by Banchero and Portis. With too many points and little time left, the game lost its suspense. In the end, the United States beat Jordan to win three straight and seal the top spot in Group C.
Both sides start
Team USA: Brunson, Hart, Edwards, Bridges, Jalen Jackson;
Jordan: Jefferson, Hawass, Bazai, Ibrahim, Ardavari;