Overview
- The U.S. beat Nicaragua 123-93 in College Park, with MarJon Beauchamp scoring 26 to cap a two-game sweep.
- The Americans opened 2-0, winning by 35 and 24 points, and sit in Group A with Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
- Beauchamp totaled 50 points across the two games, which The Athletic reported as a Team USA record for a qualifying window, on 69.2% shooting and 9-of-14 from three.
- U.S. coach Stephen Silas said Beauchamp will return to the NBA at some point, as the 25-year-old free agent weighs European offers and remains eligible for a two-way deal.
- The next qualifier is Feb. 26 against the Dominican Republic, with six two-game windows running through March 2027 and a top-seven Americas finish needed to reach Doha.