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
DONGGUAN, China — The U.S. has been ousted from medal contention by France at the World Cup, failing to capture gold at a major international tournament for the first time since the 2006 world championships.
Evan Fournier scored 22 points, Rudy Gobert added 21 points and 16 rebounds and France beat the U.S. 89-79 in the World Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday, rallying from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to pull off the upset.