FIBA U19 Women's World Cup: Centennial High School Alumn One To Watch

CORONA, CA — The U.S. will face Argentina in a round of 16 game in the FIBA U19 Women's World Cup Wednesday in Madrid, one day after former Centennial High School standout Londynn Jones scored 17 points in a 112-49 rout of Chinese Taipei.

The game will be streamed starting at 11:15 a.m. PDT on YouTube.com/FIBA.

The U.S. completed group phase play 3-0, outscoring its opponents 297- 161 to win Group B.

Argentina was last in the four-team Group A with an 0-3 record and outscored 255-122.

The U.S. is first in the girls rankings compiled by FIBA, basketball's international governing body, based on recent performances in international tournaments. Argentina is ranked 26th.

The U.S.-Argentina winner will face Wednesday's Czech Republic-Italy winner in a quarterfinal Friday.

The UCLA sophomore guard made seven of nine shots, including two of three 3-point shots, and one of two free throws in 18 minutes, 17 seconds off the bench.

The U.S. never trailed, outscoring Chinese Taipei, 10-2, over the opening 4:13 and leading 27-10 at the end of the first quarter, 52-20 at halftime and 75-36 after three quarters.

Forward Joyce Edwards, a senior at Camden High School in Camden, South Carolina, was the Americans' leading scorer for the second consecutive game with 19 points in 20:11 off the bench. Four other Americans finished in double figures in a game in which no U.S. player played more than 20:37.

Guard En Hsin Li led Chinese Taipei (0-3) with eight points in the Group B game at Sport Complex Espartales.

Chinese Taipei is 28th in the FIBA rankings.

Players in the tournament must be born on or after Jan. 1, 2004.