Russell, Reimer scored on both ends of an Australian three to help the USA build a 54-44 lead at 5:59. Australia closed to within seven,
54-47 at 4:10, but then Harper scored again and DeShields sank two from the charity stripe, and the USA was back on top 58-47 at 3:20. From there, the teams traded scores before a score from Russell and yet another offensive rebound led to two made free throws from Harper to give the USA a 65-51 lead headed into the final 10 minutes. Australia in the fourth stanza could
not get any closer than 12 points, and overall the USA outscored Australia 24-17 to bring the game to its 89-68 final.
USA 84, Canada 59 Collecting 55 points off the bench
and 38 offensive rebounds, the USA used its depth and a determined effort to wear down Canada and record an 84-59 win that earned the USA a place in the U17 gold medal game. “I really was pleased,” said
Schneider. “I felt like we came out and played hard. We couldn't get shots to fall early, but we were getting four and five chances because of our offensive rebounding. I think we had 13 offensive rebounds in the first quarter - that's pretty incredible. Just our effort was so much better and more intense than it had been. An equally outstanding stat for us was that we had 55 points off the bench - that's just unheard of, and it vouches for our depth.” All 12 players scored for the USA,
including 11 points, eight rebounds, seven steals and four assists from Harper, 10 points from Davis, 10 points and seven rebounds from Chidom and a game-high 12 rebounds to go with seven points from Greenwell. While the USA struggled with its
shooting, making just 33.0 percent (32-97 FGs) from the field and 12.5 percent from 3-point (2-16 3pt FGs), it was helped by a 69-41 rebounding advantage and 31 Canadian turnovers, which it converted into 31 points. The USA’s 97 shot attempts were a USA U17 team record, as were its 23 steals. The U.S. led 3-0 before Canada
responded and outscored the USA 9-2 over the next two-plus minutes to lead
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Taya Reimer averaged 9.8 ppg., 5.4 rpg. and 1.3 bpg. in her eight starts for the USA.
USA 84, Canada 59 August 25, 2012
USA Allen
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 14 1- 1 0- 0 144 2
Greenwell 25 2-14 2- 2 12 11 7 DeShields 21 2-13 3- 4 202 7 Reimer 13 2- 7 3- 4 404 7 Russell 19 2- 7 2- 2 702 6 Washington 18 4- 9 0- 0 720 9 Harper Davis Turner
26 4-16 3- 4 841 11 13 3- 9 4- 6 411 10 15 4- 9 0- 2 500 8
McCall 13 2- 3 0- 0 410 4 Chidom 17 5- 7 0- 1 712 10 James
6 1- 2 1- 2 300 3
Totals 200 32-97 18-27 69 14 17 84 CAN
Nurse Colley
A. Goudreau 19 1- 4 0- 0 412 3 Wolfram 23 6- 8 2- 2 311 14 Grant-Allen 20 1- 3 6- 6 702 8 Buttenham 11 0- 3 0- 0 300 0 Davis
Jardine
22 0- 6 0- 0 201 0 8 0- 3 0- 0 101 0
Dornstauder 5 0- 0 0- 0 110 0 Orum Potter
14 1- 3 2- 4 303 4 18 6-10 1- 2 621 13
K. Goudreau 13 1- 1 0- 0 112 3 Totals 200 19-57 19-26 41 11 18 59
USA Canada
22 19 18 25 -- 84 16 16 8 19 -- 59
3-PT FGs-USA (2-16): Greenwell 1-8, Washington 1-2, DeShields 0-3, Davis 0-2, Harper 0-1; Canada (2-14): A. Goudreau 1-3, K. Goudreau 1-1, Buttenham 0-3, Nurse 0-2, Colley 0-2, Davis 0-2, Jardine 0-1; TO-USA 17, Canada 31; BLKS-USA 3, Canada 6; STLS-USA 23, Canada 9.
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 28 3-11 8-12 431 14 19 0- 5 0- 0 324 0
9-5 with 7:12 remaining in quarter one. After the USA missed three of its
next four free throws, Canada upped its lead to seven, 13-6 at 4:27. Davis responded with two makes
from the foul line, and they were followed by a steal and fast break layup from Harper and a score from Chidom to pull the USA within one, 13-12, at 3:38. Canada made three from the charity
stripe to lead by four, 16-12, before the USA closed the quarter with a 10-0 run that included scores from five different U.S. players. The 10 consecutive points erased the deficit and propelled the U.S. ahead 22-16 as the buzzer sounded on the first quarter. Canada rallied and led by two
points, 28-26, at 6:17 after posting seven straight points. Davis scored to end the spurt, and
the USA followed with points from Chidom and McCall to take a 32-28 lead at 5:07.
Canada pulled within two, but the
USA again strung together a run to end the stanza, this time a 9-2 stretch that included a 3-pointer from Washington, a steal and bucket from Davis and four points from Harper to help the USA take a 41-32 lead at halftime. After the USA made three free
throws to lead 44-32 to start the third quarter, Canada scored four straight points to close within eight, 44-36 at 7:57, but that was as close as they would get for the remainder of the game. Reimer scored at 7:14 followed by
Chidom to help give the red, white and blue a 48-36 lead and the momentum. Canada managed just four points over the next six minutes as the USA got points from four players to end the quarter with a 19-point, 59-40, advantage. Any hopes of a Canadian comeback
were dashed as the USA opened with a steal and fast break basket from Washington and then scores from Greenwell and Turner to lead 65-40 at 8:40.
The USA earned its largest lead of
the game, 29 points, after two free throws from DeShields that made the score 71-42 at 6:58. From there, Canada outscored the USA 17-13 to bring the game to its 84-59 final. “I think we wore them out,” Turner said. “We came out strong and we built a
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