Team USA bounced back from the loss to Lithuania with an outstanding win over Italy, 100-63.
In general, the game was an applied lesson: Lithuania showed the US what it needed to work on, and, other than Jaren Jackson’s continued foul woes, the lesson paid off. Pretty much everything worked.
Rebounding has been a major problem so far, but in this one, the US killed Italy on the boards, 43-24.
Team USA also hit 17-36 on threes. Mikal Bridges shot 8-11 for 24 to pace the US.
As you’ll remember, Paolo Banchero very much wanted to play for Team USA but never got an invitation until this summer.