The Tall Ferns fought hard in the opening quarter against the big-name United States team before falling to a 101 - 46 defeat undone by some red-hot shooting in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Head coach Nat Hurst has named an inexperienced Tall Ferns squad with three uncapped players for their FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers in Puerto Rico next month

Two potential debutants have been confirmed in the Tall Ferns squad for the upcoming FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Shenzhen, China.