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FIBA U19 Women's World Cup: Centennial High School Alumn One To Watch
RivCo's Londynn Jones takes the court as the U.S. Women's World Cup U19team plays Argentina Wednesday. Here's how to watch.
![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.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/26363680/20230719/110636/styles/patch_image/public/fiba-photo-courtesy-londynn-jones___19110301158.jpg)
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.
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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.
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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.