USA & France BATTLE It Out In The U19 World Cup Final! | Ft. Chet Holmgren, Victor Wembanyama & More

The USA capped off its dominant run in the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup with one final victory in Riga, Latvia, to bring home the gold medal. An 11-0 run in the fourth quarter propelled the team to its eighth U19 World Cup title.

Purdue basketball's Jaden Ivey scored a team-high 16 points to lead the USA to an 83-81 win over France on Sunday. The team was undefeated in seven games and previously beat Turkey, Mali, Australia, Korea, Senegal and Canada.

Ivey's 16 points tied a team-lead with Louisiana Tech forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. The Boilermaker guard shot 6-of-10 from the field and made 4-of-6 from the free-throw line. He also recorded four rebounds, one block and a team-high three steals.

Purdue teammate Caleb Furst saw just under 10 minutes of action on the court, and he managed to register four points and four rebounds.

France was led by Victor Wembanyama, who scored 22 points on 6-of-14 shooting. He made all nine of his shots from the foul line and also snatched a team-high eight rebounds. The 7-foot-2 forward led his team with eight blocks against the USA.

In a back-and-forth matchup, the USA held the lead for just under two minutes longer than France throughout the game. There were four total lead changes, but the USA took advantage of 44 points in the paint and 19 fast-break points.

The USA also outrebounded France 43-29, and 16 offensive rebounds contributed to seven second-chance points. Each team's largest lead was just eight points, and the USA did enough to come away with the two-point victory.

[PolyWorldL]

Kenny Lofton Jr carried us for the win! He's was killing them with same spin, they was so worried about Chet they let #11 eat lol...

[ricardotabangcura]

wembanyama!! have great shot inside and outside and he is also a good defender., the next giannis antetokompo of the nba in the future...👏👏👏

[adeniyioduguwa]

One of the most competitive age grade basketball tournament ever.

[lawsonwilfrid]

wembanyama, 17's old, with his skills and his 7, 5ft... just the best potential!!

[masontronsor]

Lofton Jr is a unit who bangs down low…hope to see him do that in March even though he plays for La Tech I believe

[sincerity]

The kid with a bit of weight in the U.S team was incredible, even
wembanyama could not guard him properly under the rim

[vraelatao]

I was so mad with the foul out for France. The absence of Vic on the court was huge. They probably would have won had he stayed on the court. And what a show from Ivey and Lofton. Best u19 match I've seen for a while.

[briansam]

I liked how Kenny Lofton Jr. used his size and bulk to ward off the bigger or taller players when it came to getting the inside baskets.

[Talkurtalk]

What a game! So much skill and athleticism!

[vishnujayakumar]

WEMBANYAMA! He will be great in the NBA moving forward and is a very, very unique player.

[kendawooda]

The sequence starting at 5:46 is so good by Ivey. Jabs into the ballhandler to make him pick up the ball and then jumps the passing lane. Then leads the break himself with a nice controlled finish

[BoilersRock]

A whole lotta talent on the floor in this game

[jonathanb]

Boy that Lofton young man is a little taste of old school that I truly miss.

[bigsergiomex]

Kenny Lofton Jr... what a player!!! He remember me the 80's and 90's and that battles on the paint. I like it a lot. I'm a big fan from now and on.

[John.--]

Lofton is so strong. Unstopable in low post. 👏👏👏

[drae]

Dear, NBA players, this is how you play as a team and play through the game with out looking for fouls.

[EjwiiiMoviesNYMountains]

WOW, that was a more exciting game than a college or NBA basketball game.

[mikejones]

Swish, please drop them Wembanyama euro highlights when their season starts.

[Nowseemypoint]

Rookie match up for NBA next season is exciting 🔥

[carlmax]

Wembanyama is a beast he gon be a good player