2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship For Men Results Preliminary Round Final Standings
GROUP A 1. USA 2. Brazil
3. U.S. Virgin Islands 4. Mexico
Saturday, June 16 Group A
Sunday, June 17 Group A
USA 110, Mexico 59
Monday, June 18 Group A
Preliminary Round Group B
USA 105, U.S. Virgin Islands 42 Canada 77, Puerto Rico 51 Brazil 79, Mexico 69
Group B Argentina 76, Puerto Rico 65 Brazil 84, U.S. Virgin Islands 65 Canada 98, Colombia 67 Group B
U.S. Virgin Islands 81, Mexico 79 Canada 75, Argentina 68 USA 83, Brazil 64
Semifinals
The top two teams from each preliminary round pool advanced to the semifinals, while the bottom two teams played for 5th-8th places.
Tuesday, June 19 Consolation Semifinals: Puerto Rico 71, U.S. Virgin Islands 68 Mexico 85, Colombia 82
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of his game high 18 points and 11 of his 12 rebounds in the second half, got the USA off to good start with a jumper that upped the USA lead to 39-31. Ahead 42-34, Randle contributed five
points as the USA exploded for a 10-0 scoring run as its lead quickly ballooned to 52-34. And it could have been even worse for Brazil as the United States’ shooting from the free throw line went cold, resulting in a 3-for-8 shooting per- formance during the game clinching run. “I just wanted to lock in and bring
energy to the team, bring leadership to the team, and in the second half I just really wanted to focus in and be aggres- sive on both ends and on the defensive and offensive glass,” said Randle. “Julius made some really, really big plays; athletic plays around the basket.
USA Basketball News Colombia 72, Puerto Rico 65 Argentina 80, Colombia 45
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GROUP B 1. Canada
2. Argentina 3. Colombia 4. Puerto Rico
Medal Semifinals: USA 107, Argentina 72 Brazil 66, Canada 62
Finals
Wednesday, June 20 7th Place Game: U.S. Virgin Islands 77, Colombia 52 5th Place Game: Mexico 75, Puerto Rico 73 Bronze Medal Game: Canada 68, Argentina 66 Gold Medal Game: USA 81, Brazil 56
* Qualified for the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men
He really stepped up and I thought he played exceptionally well yesterday against Argentina, then to come back and follow it up was terrific,” Donovan said. Brazil got within 14 points late in
the third, 54-40, but Dekker hit a 3-pointer in the quarter’s final minute and added a baseline drive early in the fourth quarter, as the USA scored seven straight points to grab a 20-point lead and end all suspense about who would leave the arena wearing the gold medal. “I told our guys after that they’re the
Jake Layman came off the bench in the USA’s five games and shot a team high 40.0 percent from 3-point, while averaging 7.6 points and 4.0 rebounds a game.
ones that made it all possible. There was a lot of sacrifice. We had a lot of good players and I think they all understood that they all could probably score more, they all could probably do more, but maybe it wouldn’t be the best thing for our team. I was just really proud of the way they sacrificed for one another, they sacrificed for our country and they really wanted to win,” stated Donovan.