Ruthless USA score 145 points to set Basketball World Cup record

Betnijah Laney of the US (R) and Yoon Ye-bin of South Korea (L) fight for the ball during the Women's Basketball World Cup group A game between South Korea and the United States of America in Sydney on September 26, (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

A’ja Wilson and the US put on quite a show on Monday in Sydney, breaking the World Cup scoring mark in a record rout of South Korea.

Brionna Jones scored 24 points and Wilson added 20 to help the US beat South Korea 145-69. Shakira Austin’s layup with nine seconds left helped the Americans break Brazil’s record of 143 points set in 1990.