It never got exciting, just like most predicted.

After the first period, the Americans led 33–15.

The game's top scorer was Kelsey Plum, usually a bench player, who scored a whopping 20 points.

The match was finally summed up 121–59, and the USA thus goes through the group stage with five straight wins.

Can you say that a team makes a perfectly good effort despite losing by 62 points?

I actually think they took a step in the right direction, says SVT's expert Nick Rajacic after the match.

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List: This is how the basketball World Cup ends, according to SVT Sports expert Nick Rajacic.

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