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Likekele tallies 11, Americans advance to gold medal game

Oklahoma State’s Isaac Likekele had another great outing for the United States en route to a 102-67 victory over Lithuania in the U19 FIBA World Cup semifinal.

In 18 minutes on Saturday, Likekele posted 11 points, 3 rebounds, an assist.. Likekele’s 11 points came off an efficient 5-for-9 from the field and 1-for-2 on 3-pointers.

With the victory on Saturday, the U.S. will play against Mali for the U19 2019 Fiba World Cup title. This game will be held on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. central time and can be viewed on ESPN+.

The U.S. is looking to win it’s seventh U19 World Cup championship since the tournament began in 1979.