Overview
- USA routed New Zealand 101-46 to move to 4-0, capping the win with a 21-0 surge and holding the Tall Ferns to single digits in two quarters.
- Caitlin Clark earned her first start of the window and delivered 14 points, six assists and two steals in 23 minutes.
- A day earlier, the United States beat Italy 93-59, with Clark adding 12 points off the bench and Kahleah Copper pacing the starters with 15.
- Nate Tibbetts is leading the bench after Kara Lawson returned to Duke, experimenting with more conventional substitutions following early five-in, five-out looks.
- USA already has a World Cup berth and is using San Juan for evaluation, with an unbeaten meeting against Spain set for March 17 on TNT.