How Stewart's 19-7-6 in 17 Minutes Reset USA
Breanna Stewart's 19-7-6 in 17 minutes reset USA after the Italy scare.
Photo: WNBA.com / New York Liberty. Official league headshot, 1040×760, full head.
USA beat Czechia 105-64 and finished Group D 3-0.
Breanna Stewart scored 19 points with 7 rebounds and 6 assists in 16:47 on 8-of-11 shooting.
Pause it on that early catch. Fifty-one seconds in, Stewart's triple flipped a 0-2 hole into a 3-2 lead, and Czechia never led again. The night before, Stewart missed her first eight shots against Italy and still hit the go-ahead basket in a 55-52 escape. This time the first look left her hand clean. Eleven of the 19 came in the opening quarter. By halftime she already had 13, 6, and 6, her first 10-5-5 line at a Women's World Cup. TCL Player of the Game at 31 efficiency. Attendance sat at 11,693 inside Berlin Arena.
Quarters went 29-15, 28-18, 25-14, 23-17. Lead tracker: USA in front for 39 minutes and 9 seconds. Czechia led for 14 seconds. One lead change. Biggest lead 43. Biggest run 11-0. Field goal rates 52.5 percent and 32.8 percent. Twos: 63.6 percent and 51.4 percent. Threes: 28 percent and 10 percent. Free throws: 63.6 percent and 65.4 percent.
Napheesa Collier added 12 and 6 after a quiet first two games. Jackie Young was in the first-half double-digit pile with them. USA Basketball counted 32 assists on 42 makes, all 12 scorers, and a 57-33 half that answered the 30-point first half against Italy. Czechia shot 22-of-67 and 3-of-30 from deep and finished 0-3 in its first World Cup since 2014.
Stewart is undefeated in 23 Women's World Cup games. Only Uljana Semjonova (29) has more wins without a loss; Stewart ties Skaidrite Smildzina at 23. The tournament streak for the Americans sits at 33 dating to the 2006 semifinal loss to Russia. The bracket does not care about the Italy scare anymore. Thursday's quarterfinal is the winner of Hungary-Japan.
Photo: USA Basketball. Breanna Stewart #10 of USA against Czechia at Berlin Arena, Sep 7, 2026. FIBA Women's World Cup Group D. Landscape 1600×1024, full head. Never stack with the headshot.
The close used the early three, the help that kept showing, and a minutes cap that still produced a 19-7-6 night. Group play is done. The next possession that matters is Thursday.
Sources
- FIBA game page USA vs Czechia — 105-64; quarters 29-15 / 28-18 / 25-14 / 23-17; Stewart TCL POTG 19 PTS; efficiency 31; lead tracker 39:09 / 0:14; biggest lead 43; biggest run 11-0; attendance 11,693; Berlin Arena; 2PT 63.6% / 51.4%; 3PT 28% / 10%; FT 63.6% / 65.4%
- USAB prowly notes — Stewart 19/7/6 in 16:47; first 10-5-5 at World Cup by half; undefeated in 23 WC games; Semjonova 29; ties Smildzina at 23; FG 52.5% (42-80) vs Czechia 32.8% (22-67); 32 assists; all 12 scored; Czechia 3-30 from three
- AP News: Stewart and Collier spark US bounce back — 11 of 19 in Q1; 8-of-11 FG; missed first eight vs Italy; 33-game tournament win streak since 2006 Russia semi; half 57-33
- USA Basketball: USA Handily Defeat Czechia 105-64 — Stewart first points at 51 seconds; Collier/Young first-half doubles; QF vs Hungary/Japan winner Sep 10
- ESPN box score — supporting box
- Photos: WNBA.com Stewart 1627668; USA Basketball Czechia recap featured still
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