FIBA U19 World Cup Team USA vs. New Zealand box score: Stats, game summary as AJ Dybantsa and Co. advance to Finals

Team USA marched through the finals of the FIBA U19 World Cup 2025 after defeating New Zealand 120-64 in the semifinals on Saturday at the Lausanne Arena in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The US squad overwhelmed the Junior Tall Blacks from the outset. They never looked back, securing a Sunday winner-take-all showdown against Germany, which outclassed Slovenia 84-72 in the other semifinal.

USA vs New Zealand Box Scores

Quarterscores

TEAM	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	TOTAL
New Zealand	14	12	24	14	64
USA	32	23	26	39	120

New Zealand

#	Players	MIN	PTS	FG	2PT FG	3PT FG	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	+/-	EFF
0	Hayden Jones	27:45	5	2/9 (22.2%)	1/5 (20%)	1/4 (25%)	0/0 (0%)	0	3	3	3	1	5	0	1	-44	0
1	Kahu Treacher	06:27	2	0/1 (0%)	0/1 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	2/2 (100%)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3	2
2	Joshua Wyllie	12:08	2	1/1 (100%)	1/1 (100%)	0/0 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	-10	6
4	Jackson Ball	22:51	12	4/10 (40%)	3/4 (75%)	1/6 (16.7%)	3/5 (60%)	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	-28	3
5	Troy Plumtree	16:52	8	2/5 (40%)	0/0 (0%)	2/5 (40%)	2/4 (50%)	2	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	-7	8
6	Tama Isaac	26:58	8	4/11 (36.4%)	4/7 (57.1%)	0/4 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	1	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	-41	7
8	Xanda Marsters	08:22	3	1/6 (16.7%)	0/1 (0%)	1/5 (20%)	0/0 (0%)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-17	-1
11	Julius Halaifonua	24:44	15	7/14 (50%)	7/13 (53.8%)	0/1 (0%)	1/2 (50%)	2	2	4	1	4	2	1	2	-42	13
12	Oscar Goodman	17:10	2	1/5 (20%)	1/3 (33.3%)	0/2 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	1	3	4	2	2	5	0	0	-34	-1
13	Carter Hopoi	12:33	0	0/1 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	0/1 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	-23	2
14	Lachlan Crate	17:08	7	3/6 (50%)	3/4 (75%)	0/2 (0%)	1/3 (33.3%)	2	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	-27	6
16	William Blight	07:02	0	0/0 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	-4	0
Team/Coaches								4	3	7		0	1				45
TOTAL		200	64	25/69 (36.2%)	20/39 (51.3%)	5/30 (16.7%)	9/16 (56.3%)	13	22	35	13	16	21	7	4		45

USA

#	Players	MIN	PTS	FG	2PT FG	3PT FG	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	PF	TO	STL	BLK	+/-	EFF
4	Koa Peat	13:46	7	2/6 (33.3%)	2/6 (33.3%)	0/0 (0%)	3/5 (60%)	2	4	6	1	1	0	1	0	20	9
5	JJ Mandaquit	22:56	6	2/5 (40%)	0/3 (0%)	2/2 (100%)	0/0 (0%)	1	3	4	7	4	0	1	0	31	15
6	Caleb Holt	22:42	20	8/10 (80%)	4/4 (100%)	4/6 (66.7%)	0/0 (0%)	0	7	7	2	0	3	4	0	32	28
7	AJ Dybantsa	13:46	10	3/6 (50%)	3/5 (60%)	0/1 (0%)	4/4 (100%)	2	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	19	13
8	Jasper Johnson	18:16	14	5/11 (45.5%)	2/4 (50%)	3/7 (42.9%)	1/3 (33.3%)	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	12	8
9	Mikel Brown Jr.	17:21	11	5/8 (62.5%)	4/5 (80%)	1/3 (33.3%)	0/1 (0%)	0	2	2	6	0	2	1	0	26	14
10	Jordan Smith Jr.	12:59	7	2/3 (66.7%)	1/2 (50%)	1/1 (100%)	2/2 (100%)	2	1	3	1	3	1	0	0	22	9
11	Tyran Stokes	17:41	12	3/6 (50%)	3/5 (60%)	0/1 (0%)	6/6 (100%)	0	3	3	3	2	0	1	0	17	16
12	Brandon McCoy	12:00	8	4/5 (80%)	4/5 (80%)	0/0 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	1	3	4	1	2	0	1	0	26	13
13	Morez Johnson Jr.	14:24	6	3/6 (50%)	3/6 (50%)	0/0 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	3	1	4	0	1	0	0	2	26	9
14	Nikolas Khamenia	14:12	13	5/9 (55.6%)	3/5 (60%)	2/4 (50%)	1/2 (50%)	1	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	30	12
15	Daniel Jacobsen	19:57	6	3/7 (42.9%)	3/7 (42.9%)	0/0 (0%)	0/0 (0%)	3	3	6	1	1	1	0	3	19	11
Team/Coaches								1	3	4		0	0				157
TOTAL		200	120	45/82 (54.9%)	32/57 (56.1%)	13/25 (52%)	17/23 (73.9%)	16	34	50	26	15	8	11	5		157

Team USA vs New Zealand Game Summary

Team USA raced to a 23-8 lead from the efforts of AJ Dybantsa, Koa Peat, Jasper Johnson, Mikel Brown and Daniel Jacobsen. Morez Johnson and Caleb Holt would join the scoring assault in the second quarter to give the US five a 55-26 advantage at the half.

The eight-time world champions resumed their relentless attack in the second half, dropping 65 points to crush the Junior Tall Blacks and make the tournament final.

Holt led six US players in double figures with 20 points, seven rebounds, two assists and four steals. He shot 8-of-10 from the field, including 4-of-6 from the 3-point line. Jasper Johnson, Nikolas Khamenia and Tyran Stokes added 14, 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the Tommy Lloyd-coached team.

Mikel Brown Jr came up with 11 points and six assists while No. 1-ranked Class of 2025 prospect AJ Dybantsa contributed 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal in more than 13 minutes of action.

All US players scored at least six points in the game. The Americans' biggest lead stood at 59 points late in the game.

"It's always super fun winning, especially wearing USA on your chest. We have one more tomorrow so we are hoping to take care of business," nincoming Duke freshman Nikolas Khamenia said.

Julius Halaifonua led New Zealand's offense with 15 points while Jackson Ball added 12.

Hayden Jones, who came into the semifinal game as Team New Zealand's leading scorer at 15.2 ppg, was limited to five points on 2-for-9 shooting from the field.

Team USA shot 54.5% from the field while limiting the Junior Tall Blacks to 36.2%. They also dominated the rebounds (50-35) and assists (26-13) departments to keep their hopes of a record ninth championship alive.

The 120 points scored by the US team set a FIBA U19 World Cup Semi-Finals record. They eclipsed the record of 102 set by the 2019 US team in the Final Four against Lithuania, which only scored 67 points.