USA Basketball Rallies to Beat Montenegro 85–73 at the World Cup, Reaches Quarterfinals

Montenegro center Nikola Vucevic (4) blocks the shot of U.S. guard Anthony Edwards (10) during the second half of a Basketball World Cup second round match in Manila, Philippines, on Sept. 1, 2023. Michael Conroy/AP Photo

MANILA, Philippines—Everything had looked so easy for the U.S. at the Basketball World Cup. Points were coming in bunches, final scores were blowouts and stress wasn’t a problem.

Until Friday.