Semi-Finals Day: Australian Gems sparkle in Semis to set up title clash with USA

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    It's a repeat of the 2021 Final after Australia and USA reached Sunday's big game.

    BRNO (Czechia) - The FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2025 Semi-Finals witnessed a sublime display from Australia as they cut down Canada, while holders USA soared past Spain.

    Having secured at least a silver medal, Australia will now be hoping they can repeat that kind of level when they face the reigning champions who swept aside Spain.

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    Australia into Semi-Finals after super team effort

    Australia produced an outstanding team effort to take down Canada

    Just when Australia needed it most, they turned up the dial with their best display of the tournament as they claimed a vibrant and impressive 87-75 success against Canada.

    Their rotations, physicality and decision-making all fed into a beautifully balanced effort, which saw them make 21 of 22 free throws and 50% from downtown.

    Further emphasizing their team-ethic, five players made it into double figures in scoring. Sitaya Fagan, Monique Bobongie and Zara Russell all netted 14 points, with Bonnie Deas showing her leadership again with 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.

    Jasmine Bascoe replied with a huge 29 points for Canada, while Avery Howell kept them in contention with 6 triples en-route to 20 points.

    USA one step away from defending title after sinking Spain

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    For the first 15 minutes of this Semi-Final contest, Spain more than matched the holders. But USA put their foot on the gas either side of half-time and left their opponents trailing with a scorching 19-2 run and that proved to be the basis for a 70-58 win.

    Jazzy Davidson started to heat back up and was at the heart of USA's best work with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals. Saniyah Hall maintained her momentum in the race to be crowned TISSOT MVP by adding 16 points, while Jordan Lee posted her best game so far with 15 points, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals.

    Drama as Japan shoot down Hungary in dramatic clash

    The battle to claim a top five place will see Japan having the opportunity to meet their mission on the last day of the competition after they came out 78-76 on top of Hungary in a nail-biting encounter.

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    They scored the last 5 points of the game with just a handful of seconds remaining to get the job done, with Riona Matsumota dropping 21 points, She was just one three-pointer away from matching Japan's all-time record.

    France fly past Portugal

    Having only just been pushed out by red-hot favorites USA in the Quarter-Finals, France had little difficulty in getting past Portugal 81-51 to set up a Sunday meeting with Japan for 5th place.

    They flew out of the blocks with a strong start and had no cause to look back, bolstered by a fine double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds from Sarah Cisse.

    Other results

    Israel celebrated a thrilling win as Raviv did serious damage again with another super show

    - Gal Raviv showed out spectacularly yet again with 38 points for Israel as they edged their way past China 84-79 as they continue their aim of finishing 9th. The joint best all-time points tally, it was also the second best in history in terms of field goals made and 2-point field goals made.

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    - Korea crept past Nigeria 85-79 off the back of five different players all putting up double-digit scoring returns, with Yunha Song and Minji Lee sharing 34 points.

    Brazil beat arch rivals Argentina in a tight affair in Brno as they took their first win

    - It was fifth time lucky for Brazil as they came back from behind to win against South American arch rivals Argentina 68-62 and record their first victory of the 2025 edition. Ayla McDowell went to work with 18 points, while Manu Alves had 12 points and 13 rebounds.

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