2026 NBA All-Star Game results, scores: USA Stars win title as new format raises level of competition

Anthony Edwards led the USA Stars team on what was a (mostly) competitive night at Intuit Dome

The new USA vs. the World format delivered at the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. Three teams played a mostly competitive mini tournament that saw the USA Stars team (made up of younger American All-Stars) take down the USA Stripes team (made up of more established Americans) in the championship game. Anthony Edwards led the USA Stars team and was named the game's MVP.

The new format featured four 12-minute games. The first three of those games were all closely contested. Edwards credited Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama of Team World for setting the tone in the first game, and both of the first two games featured game-winning 3-pointers.

The USA Stars won the first game over Team World in overtime as Scottie Barnes knocked down the winning triple. De'Aaron Fox gave the USA Stripes team a buzzer-beating win in the second game of the night, as his 3 gave the American vets a win over their younger counterparts.

The USA Stripes won the third game of the night as well with Kawhi Leonard having the most dominant 12-minute stretch of the game. The Clippers star scored 31 points in that game, including 11 in a row, in front of his home crowd at Intuit Dome. His teammates scored 17 points in the win. Wembanyama had a chance to tie that game at the buzzer, but he missed a 3 as time expired.

The USA Stars team ran away from the USA Stripes in the title game, winning by 26 points. Every other game was decided by one possession.

NBA All-Star Game scores

The 2026 NBA All-Star Game consisted of four 12-minute games between the three teams. All teams faced each other in round-robin-style action in the first three games before the top two teams squared off for the championship in the final game.

• Game 1: USA Stars 37, World 35 (OT)
• Game 2: USA Stripes 42, USA Stars 40
• Game 3: USA Stripes 48, Team World 45 -- Team World eliminated
• Game 4 (Championship): USA Stars 47, USA Stripes 21 -- USA Stripes win competition

CBS Sports had live updates throughout the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. Check out the highlights below.

[Feb 15, 2026 at 7:55 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

FINAL: USA Stars 47, USA Stripes 21

NBA All-Star Weekend is in the books. The first year of the USA vs. World Format was a success. However, the championship game of the round-robin format was anticlimactic, following the first three games, which were quite eventful. There were several highlights from the night that fans should remember. De'Aaron Fox hit a game-winner with no time remaining. Kawhi Leonard caught fire and scored 31 points. And you can't forget about Anthony Edwards, who said that Victor Wembanyama helped set the tone.

Edwards finished with eight points in the final, while Leonard scored just 1 point.

[Feb 15, 2026 at 8:01 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

Your 2026 All-Star Game MVP is ... Anthony Edwards.

[Feb 15, 2026 at 7:35 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

Tyrese Maxey has seven of his team's 11 points through the first three minutes of action. USA Stars up 12-1 over USA Stripes.

[Feb 15, 2026 at 7:31 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

Bragging rights are on the line between Team USA Stripes and Team USA Stars.

[Feb 15, 2026 at 7:13 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

FINAL: USA Stripes 48, Team World 45

The new All-Star Game format has delivered big time. And Kawhi Leonard's play during the 48-45 win over Team World was special. Playing in front of the hometown crowd at Intuit Dome, Leonard dropped 31 points. He also knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds remaining to send USA Stripes to the title game. USA Stripes will face USA Stars in the title game shortly.

Standings

• 1. Team Stripes 2-0 ... PD: +5
• 2. USA Stars 1-1 ... PD: +1
• 3. Team World 0-2 ... PD: -6

[Feb 15, 2026 at 6:58 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

Team Stripes has 31 points vs. Team World here in the final round-robin game before the title game. Kawhi Leonard has 19 of those points. He can't miss.

[Feb 15, 2026 at 6:31 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

FINAL: Team Stripes 42, Team USA 40

What a game. After Anthony Edwards stole the ball and knocked down a 3-pointer to take the lead briefly, Team Stripes responded. De'Aaron Fox hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win the game. Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 11 points for Team Stripes, while Edwards and Cade Cunningham both scored 11 for Team USA.

Standings

• 1. Team Stripes 1-0 ... PD: +2
• 2. USA Stars 1-1 ... PD: +1
• 3. Team World 0-1 ... PD: -3

[Feb 15, 2026 at 5:57 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

FINAL: USA Stars 37, Team World 35 (OT)

If you didn't, there would be overtime in the NBA All-Star Game ... you would be mistaken. After Anthony Edwards hit a clutch 3-pointer to tie the game at 32 in the final minute. The team that scored five points first won the game. USA Stars won 37-35 after Scottie Barnes knocked down a game-winning 3-pointer. Edwards scored 13 points for USA Stars, while Victor Wembanyama scored 14 for Team World.

USA Stars vs. USA Stripes is up next.

Standings

• 1. USA Stars 1-0 ... PD: +3
  
• 2. Team World 0-1 ... PD: -3
  
• 3. Team Stripes 0-0 ... PD: 0

[Feb 15, 2026 at 5:36 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

Team World leads USA Stars 23-17 with 5 minutes left. Anthony Edwards has eight points for USA Stars.

[Feb 15, 2026 at 5:23 pm ET · Cameron Salerno]

We are officially underway from Los Angeles. Spurs star Victor Wembanyama begins the NBA All-Star Game with five quick points.

[Feb 15, 2026 at 4:39 pm ET · Stephen Pianovich]

A quick cheat sheet for remembering who is on whose team tonight:

• International players (plus Karl-Anthony Towns and Norm Powell) are Team World
• Young American players are USA Stars
• American vets are USA Stripes

2026 NBA All-Star Game rosters: How teams are split for new USA vs. World format

Jasmyn Wimbish

[Feb 15, 2026 at 4:10 pm ET · Stephen Pianovich]

Confused about the new format? Let us walk you through it...

• The 25 All-Stars will be divided into three teams (Team World has nine players). There will be two U.S. teams (USA Stars and USA Stripes) and one World team. Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff will coach USA Stars, while San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson will lead USA Stripes. Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajaković will coach Team World.
• There will be a round-robin tournament of four, 12-minute games. USA Stars and Team World will face off in Game 1. The winner of that game will play USA Stripes in Game 2. The losing team of Game 1 will then play USA Stripes in Game 3. Following the three games, the two teams with the best record will face off in Game 4 with the chance to be crowned champions of All-Star Weekend.
• If all three teams have a 1-1 record after the first three games, the point differential from the round-robin games will be used to determine the two teams that advance to the championship game.
• The All-Star Game has a $1.8 million prize pool. Each player on the championship-winning team gets $125,000. Players on the second-place team get $50,000, while players on the third-place team get $25,000.

2026 NBA All-Star Game format explained: How USA vs. World works in three-team mini tournament

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[Feb 15, 2026 at 3:52 pm ET · Stephen Pianovich]

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