Nneka posted her third double-double in five games to lead the USA past Russia 75-56 in FIBA U19 World Championship second round action.
Russia came into the game as one of the four undefeated teams in the tournament. They went on a 13-4 run to a one-point lead in the third quarter. But the USA stepped up their defense and dominated Russia 20-6 in the final quarter to seal the win.
Nneka scored eight of her game-high 12 points and grabbed seven of her game-high 13 rebounds in the fourth quarter. She also had two assists, two steals and a blocked shot in the game.
Here is the game report, box score, quotes and photos (later today) from USA Basketball and the game report, box score and photos from FIBA.
The USA (4-1) play Japan (2-3) tomorrow in their final second round game. It's the first game of the day, at 11:00 pm today Pacific Time. You can follow it live on the FIBA website.
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