BRNO (Czechia) - The opening day of action at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup did not disappoint, with a number of stellar displays from an array of ballers in Brno.
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It was a record-breaking day for USA as they dismantled Korea 134-53 to amass the highest ever score by any team in the competiton's long history.
It was Sienna Betts who proved the biggest menace for the defense as she had the biggest performance efficiency valuation of the day at a magnificent 35. That came from shooting a stunning 11 of 12 on her way to 25 points - along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
Her USA colleague Saniyah Hall also made the most of a special day for the team as she weighed in with an all-action 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Gal Raviv came into the competition as one of the top prospects and showed why with a mind-blowing 7 of 8 from downtown for first-timers Israel. However, her brilliant 35 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds was not enough to avoid going down 86-82 against Hungary.
Kejia Ran of China caught fire and put up a majestic 28 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, but it was not enough to prevent a nail-biting 93-88 defeat to Nigeria.
That was mostly due to Nora Ezike who had a dream debut. She sunk all eight of her shots in the contest to claim a sublime 25 points - as well as 6 boards and 2 steals as Nigeria collected their first ever win in the competition.
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