Mikal Bridges of the US basketball team highlighted their effort in setting the tone that led to a masterful 100-63 win for the Americans over Italy in the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Tuesday night, Sept. 5 at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena in Pasay City. USA's Mikal Bridges lays up during the FIBA Basketball World Cup quarterfinal match between USA and Italy in Manila on September 5, 2023. "I think we just set the tone. Kerr's team shot 36-of-67 (53.7%) from the field, including 11-of-15 (73.3%) from three-point territory, while its defense held Italy to 23-of-75 (30.3%) from the field, 7-of-38 (18.4%) from the trifecta. We were all ready to make that shot... we were all ready to make a play so that's never going to wear.

Source: Manila Times September 06, 2023 13:43 UTC