Match summary — FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 2027
USA defeated NICARAGUA 123-93 on in the FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 2027. USA won by a 30-point margin. Jared Ruiz led all scorers with 36 points. USA shot 57.1% from the field while NICARAGUA managed 40.5%. USA collected 31 rebounds and NICARAGUA grabbed 41. This game was played as part of the FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 2027 season in World Championship. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
USA
123 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | * Marjon Beauchamp | 25:28 | 26 | 9/13 | 4/5 | 5/8 | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| 11 | * Brandon Knight | 24:07 | 16 | 6/9 | 4/5 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | * Javonte Smart | 16:39 | 8 | 3/8 | 3/5 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | * Torrey Craig | 16:22 | 5 | 2/7 | 1/2 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | * Jeremiah Tilmon | 10:32 | 5 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | Nate Hinton | 23:24 | 8 | 3/8 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Kessler Edwards | 22:42 | 14 | 5/9 | 4/5 | 1/4 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 15 | Garrison Brooks | 19:04 | 7 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Kyle Guy | 15:39 | 17 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 4/7 | 5/5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Jaden Shackelford | 15:02 | 11 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Pedro Bradshaw | 07:25 | 4 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Ryan Woolridge | 03:36 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 123 | 44/77 | 29/40 | 15/37 | 20/28 | 20 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 153 | |
NICARAGUA
93 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | * Norchad Omier | 39:16 | 20 | 6/13 | 6/10 | 0/3 | 8/10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| 24 | * Jared Ruiz | 38:40 | 36 | 10/21 | 4/11 | 6/10 | 10/10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 |
| 0 | * Eden Ewing | 36:09 | 10 | 4/12 | 4/8 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | * Josmel Martinez | 27:32 | 9 | 4/13 | 3/11 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 29 | * Francisco Garth | 13:11 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Jensen Campbell | 28:56 | 11 | 3/9 | 0/3 | 3/6 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Andy Hodgson | 09:39 | 5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | Ponce Furgeson | 06:34 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Lesly Serrano | 00:03 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Rodrigo Sierra | 00:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Juan Herrera | 00:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Bartel Lopez | 00:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 93 | 30/74 | 20/49 | 10/25 | 23/26 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 91 | |