The U.S. did not advance anyone to
the finals of the shootout. In addition to the men and women’s
3x3 tournaments, 14 nations participated in the mixed 3x3 tournament, in which each team was comprised of two men and two women in a knockout format. The U.S. did not compete in the mixed competition. France claimed the gold medal after downing Argentina 14-8 in the championship game, while Ukraine secured the bronze medal with a 15-8 victory over Czech Republic. Under FIBA's 3x3 rules, each game
consisted of one 10 minute period and the team leading after completion of regular playing time, or the first team to score 21 points, was declared the winner. If the score was tied after regulation play had completed, overtime was conducted and the first team to score two points won the game. Shots made outside the 3-point line
were awarded two points, shots made inside the 3-point line were awarded one point, and each made free throw was worth one point. Additionally, a 12-second shot clock was utilized. Each player was allowed four
personal fouls and each team was allowed seven before the bonus went into effect and one free throw was awarded.
Day 1 - August 23
The 2012 FIBA 3x3 World Championships for Men and Women got underway on Aug. 23 and both the USA men’s and USA women’s teams went 2-0 in preliminary games. “The atmosphere here in Athens was
great,” said USA Basketball 3x3 Director Travis Johnson. “Each team had two solid wins today and we’re looking for more of the same tomorrow.” The USA men opened with a 17-14
victory over Turkey and followed that up with a 20-14 win over Egypt. “The strength of our team is that all
four of us can play inside-out, defensive- ly and offensively,” said Williams fol- lowing the men’s game against Egypt. “We play for each other. We try to do the right thing, make the right play every time. We’re working hard. We really want this.” The USA Women’s 3x3 World Championship Team earned their
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Ira Brown,who played basketball collegiately at Phoenix College and Gonzaga University and then played professionally overseas, helped power the American squad to a 5-2 record at the FIBA 3x3 World Championship.
victories before the 10-minute game clock expired as the first team to 21 points wins. The women opened with a 22-9 victory over Germany and followed that up by defeating Angola 21-4. “The first game was a little more of
‘catch your wind’ and also we were trying to get used to the rims, because we’re playing outside and the depth perception is different,” said Ogwumike. “But, in the second game we were jelling better. We knew what to run (and) when. We were looking for each other, being aggressive and using our conditioning to our advantage.”
Day 2 - August 24 The USA men’s and women’s teams
each went 2-0 in day two to remain perfect and improve to 4-0 in prelimi- nary round play. “It was a great second day for our
teams as they both went 2-0 again. It turned out to be a tight game for the men against Lebanon, we were up five with two minutes left and they came back so we’ve got to do a better job with our time management,” said Johnson. “On the women’s side, they did
great against Bulgaria in their first game, played very solid. In the second game I think we kind of underestimated Argentina and it was tight in the begin- ning. But as the women have been doing this whole tournament they had a nice
little run at the end to win the game.” The American men opened day two
play with a 13-9 victory over previously unbeaten England, and followed that up with a narrow 15-14 win over Lebanon. The U.S. men chalked up their four
wins in the first two days thanks to defensive effort and balanced scoring. “We try to take pride in our defense
and being able to take care of our match- ups one-on-one no matter who we’re guarding,” said the 6-10 Adesanya. “The experience has been phenomenal. Just being able to have the chance to play on this stage is awesome, great. I feel so blessed to be a part of it and my team- mates feel the same, especially having the chance to represent the USA.” The USA women continued to
steamroll their opponents, earning both day two victories before the 10-minute game clock expired. The women posted a 21-14 win over previously undefeated Bulgaria and closed out day two's action with 21-12 decision against Argentina. The USA women in their first four
games won each game by reaching the 21-point mark. “I think we’re just a group of talent-
ed players. You have three players that play NCAA basketball and you have Ann (Strother) who was a professional player. We can all score in a variety of ways and so that’s hard for teams to stop. They have to come out and make sure they
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