“Australia came out and played
really well,” said Schneider. “They were able to shoot the ball well, and they built an early lead. They gave us their best shot, and we've got to expect that. We also have to respond, and we've got to make sure we bring our best game as well, especially now in the semifinals. Bottom line is we were able to do what we needed to do to get the win. You've got to credit Australia, and at the same time, you have to credit our kids for responding.” Leading by just four points at half-
time, the U.S. defense buckled down and forced 13 Aussie turnovers in the second half and limited Australia to just 25.0 percent (10-40 FGs) shooting from the field after the midway point. DeShields led the USA with 19
points and four blocked shots, Russell tallied 18 points, and a USA U17 record-tying 14 rebounds, and Harper scored 13 points and grabbed 11
USA 98, Mali 28 August 22, 2012
MLI Djire
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 6 0- 2 0- 0 011 0
Fomba 32 0- 5 0- 0 332 0 Kone
Dakouo 34 1- 7 0- 0 11 04 2 Ketia
7 0- 1 0- 0 000 0 25 4-15 2- 3 804 10
Soumare 6 0- 2 0- 0 000 0 N’Diaye 14 1- 8 0- 0 100 3 Maiga Drave
18 3-11 0- 0 202 9 11 0- 2 0- 0 010 0
Konare 20 0- 2 0- 0 211 0 Konta Diallo
21 2- 5 0- 0 001 4 6 0- 1 0- 0 201 0
Totals 200 11-61 2- 3 35 6 16 28 USA
Allen
Greenwell 15 4- 8 3- 3 511 13 DeShields 16 5- 9 0- 0 330 13 Reimer 10 4- 6 2- 2 101 10 Russell
Washington 21 4-12 0- 0 10 40 9 Harper Davis Turner
11 2- 6 0- 0 310 4 12 1- 5 0- 0 520 2
20 3- 7 0- 0 201 6 21 6-10 1- 2 520 13
McCall 16 4-10 1- 7 901 9 Chidom 25 4- 6 1- 2 810 9 James
15 3- 7 2- 3 621 8
Totals 200 41-88 10-19 65 23 6 98 Mali
USA
656 11 -- 28 23 31 18 26 -- 98
3-PT FGs-USA (6-14): DeShields 3-5, Greenwell 2-4, Washington 1-3, Harper 0-1, Davis 0-1; Mali (4-24): Maiga 3-10, N’Diaye 1-5, Fomba 0-2, Ketia 0-2, Soumare 0-2, Djire 0-1, Kone 0-1, Konare 0-1; TO-Mali 34, USA 18; BLKS-Mali 2, USA 10; STLS-Mali 13, USA 17.
80
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 18 1- 2 0- 0 371 2
Contributing 8.8 ppg. for the gold medalist USA U17 team, Kaela Davis has now earned four medals in as many competitions representing USA teams.
rebounds, including seven offensive boards, to go with her USA U17 record eight steals – a high she previously set with seven steals on Aug. 21. Further, the USA blocked a USA
U17 team record 16 shots, while it attempted a record 93 field goals. The USA put the first points on the
board with a three-point play from Allen. From there, however, Australia compiled an 11-1 run to lead 11-4 with 6:43 to play in the opening quarter. Another U.S. three-point play, this
one from Harper, pulled the USA to within four, 11-7, at 6:28. Australia went up by seven again
with a 3-pointer at 6:00 before the USA worked its way back to a 14-11 deficit with an offensive rebound and score from Harper. The Australian lead bounced between five and three points as the teams battled, and with a score at the buzzer, Australia led 24-19 after the first quarter. With another 3-pointer at 9:34,
Australia again led by seven points, 27-20, in the second period, but DeShields answered with her own three, and the USA worked its way back to
within two points, 27-25, when DeShields scored again at 8:40. A score from Reimer at
6:25 tied the game at 29-29, and the game was tied three more times before the USA took its first lead since the start of the game, 37-35, after two free throws from Washington. Australia scored with less
than a minute left in the period to pull even, but DeShields and Chidom each sank two free throws in the final 27.4 seconds to give the USA a 41-37 advantage at halftime. Two free throws from
Russell and then two 3-pointers from DeShields at 9:07 and 7:24 gave the USA some breathing room, 49-41. After another free throw from
USA 89, Australia 68 August 24, 2012
AUS MIN FG FT R A PF PTS
Panousis 28 2-10 2- 2 562 6 Mangakahia 27 8-16 3- 4 245 21 Brown 23 0- 6 4- 4 11 12 4 Wehrung 32 6-16 4- 4 513 19 Collins Turner Smith
7 0- 2 0- 0 000 0 6 0- 6 0- 0 500 0 16 0- 4 0- 0 605 0
A. Froling 20 3- 7 2- 6 610 8 Pearce
15 1- 6 0- 0 104 2
K. Froling 7 1- 3 0- 0 001 2 Blackburn 3 0- 0 0- 0 001 0 Scherf
16 2- 7 2- 2 700 6
Totals 200 23-83 17-22 58 13 23 68 USA
Allen
Greenwell 25 2- 8 0- 0 602 4 DeShields 33 6-19 4- 4 510 19 Reimer 23 3-10 1- 2 831 7 Russell 30 7- 8 4- 7 14 13 18 Washington 7 1- 2 5- 8 000 7 Harper Davis Turner McCall
34 5-17 3- 3 11 21 13 16 3-17 1- 2 402 7 9 0- 3 2- 4 302 2 4 1- 2 1- 2 311 3
Chidom 13 2- 5 2- 2 904 6 James
1 0- 0 0- 0 000 0
Totals 200 31-93 24-35 67 10 20 89 Australia
USA
24 13 14 17 -- 68 19 22 24 24 -- 89
3-PT FGs-Australia (5-17): Wehrung 3-7, Mangakahia 2-2, Panousis 0-4, Pearce 0-2, Brown 0-1, Turner 0-1; USA (3-13): DeShields 3-5, Greenwell 0-5, Davis 0-2, Harper 0-1; TO-Australia 25, USA 19; BLKS-Australia 4, USA 16; STLS- Australia 11, USA 15.
USA Basketball News
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 5 1- 2 1- 1 024 3
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