52 Points: Collier's 19 Ends Hungary

Photo: WNBA.com / Minnesota Lynx. Official league headshot, 1040×760, full head.

Watch Collier's first ten minutes. Ten points before Hungary could settle the paint.

Napheesa Collier scored 19 points and 7 rebounds in 15 minutes on 9-of-13 shooting as the United States beat Hungary 108-56 by 52 points in Thursday's FIBA Women's World Cup quarterfinal at Berlin Arena and moved into the semifinals at 4-0.

The first quarter already had the answer. USA 36, Hungary 12. Collier had 10 of those before the ten-minute mark, 5-of-6 from the field while the Americans pounded inside and turned live-ball mistakes into layups. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese closed the period with a pick-and-roll at the buzzer. By then the lead was 24 and the room had already decided what kind of morning this was.

The half got louder. Twenty makes on the first 26 shots (77 percent), including five of six from three, put the Americans at 50-18 with six minutes left in the second. They walked into the locker room up 59-30, the highest-scoring first half in U.S. Women's World Cup history according to FIBA. Quarters finished 36-12, 23-18, 34-17, 15-9. Field goal rates: 59 percent against 34. Twos 62.2 percent against 36.1. Threes 52.2 percent against 32.1. Biggest lead 55. Time leading 39:04. Hungary led for 19 seconds. Attendance 5,303.

The defensive possession that stuck was the Minnesota one. Dorka Juhász, Collier's Lynx teammate, came in averaging 15.3 points and 11 rebounds for Hungary. She missed her first seven looks and did not score until 2:26 remained in the half. She finished with 2 points on 1-of-12. Same frontcourt language they speak in Minneapolis. Different jersey. The seal still worked.

Clark finished with 10 points and 9 assists, one board short of a second World Cup double-double. Rhyne Howard added 15. Sonia Citron left in the third after an accidental hit to the nose and returned for the fourth. USA Basketball posted the line and the semis stamp before Berlin had finished its coffee. The tournament win streak for the Americans sits at 34 games dating to the 2006 semifinal loss to Russia. Hungary's quarterfinal was its best World Cup finish; the program's last comparable run sat in a 1957 round-robin with no medal bracket.

Photo: FIBA. Napheesa Collier #11 USA vs Hungary, Women's World Cup 2026. Official FIBA still, landscape 7731×5154 (delivered w_2000), full head. Never stack with the headshot.

Saturday's semifinal is the winner of Spain-Australia. France-China and Belgium-Germany were still on the Berlin clock when this one closed. The Italy hangover is on tape. The Hungary tape is the one that shows what this roster looks like when the first closeout is early and the second wave never stops.

Sources

• FIBA game page: USA vs Hungary - 108-56 final; quarters 36-12 / 23-18 / 34-17 / 15-9; FG 59% / 34%; 2PT 62.2% / 36.1%; 3PT 52.2% / 32.1%; biggest lead 55; time leading 39:04; attendance 5,303; Berlin Arena; Collier game leader EFF 23
• FIBA player page: Napheesa Collier - vs HUN 10/09/2026: 15 min, 19 PTS, 9/13 FG, 8/11 2PT, 1/2 3PT, 4 OREB, 3 DREB, 7 REB, 1 BLK, +35, EFF 23
• AP via KSL: US women storm past Hungary 108-56 - Doug Feinberg; Collier 10 in first 10; 20-of-26 early (77%); 59-30 highest U.S. WC first half (FIBA); Clark 10/9; Juhász 2 on 1-of-12 after 15.3/11 entry avg; Citron nose then return; 34-game tournament streak since 2006 Russia semi; Hungary best WC finish
• Sporting News: 52-point demolition - USA Basketball line Phee 19/6 (FIBA board count is 7), Howard 15, Clark 10/9; 15-0 run; controlled 38:49 per FIBA page cited there; semis vs Spain-Australia winner
• USA Basketball @usabasketball Sep 10, 2026 - semis stamp + scored line
• Photos: WNBA.com Collier 1628932; FIBA Collier still hsuatlxv8eti8qqzcbus