France's Frank Ntilikina at right celebrates with Mathias Lessort after defeating the United States during a quarterfinal match for the FIBA Basketball World Cup in China on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. Photo Credit: AP/Ng Han Guan
On an international stage, Frank Ntilikina displayed some of the skillset that he has only hinted at with the Knicks, helping France to an 89-79 win over the United States in the FIBA World Cup in China on Wednesday.
The upset snapped a streak of 58 consecutive victories for Team USA in non-exhibition games in the World Cup and Olympics, sending them to the consolation round without a gold medal at a major international competition for the first time since the 2006 World Championships.