teams to figure out what we’re playing and
what we’re in because I’m letting them play to their instincts a lot and they’re wonderfully instinctive players.” China
Brianna Stewart earned MVP honors at the U19 World Championship after leading the U.S. to gold averaging 16.9 points and 6.2 rebounds a game, while shooting a sizzling 50.9 percent from the field and 58.3 percent from 3-point.
8-of-11 from the field and a perfect 8-of-8 from the line, while grabbing five boards, dishing out two assists and nab- bing three steals in 20 minutes of play. Dominating in every category, the
USA outrebounded the Europeans 60-23, scored 39 points off of 28 turnovers, had a 68-24 advantage in the paint, 28-2 on second chances and 42-24 off the bench. The USA had 28 steals and the hosts managed just one. Shooting a sizzling 55.0 percent from the field and 45.5 percent from 3-point, the Americans held Lithuania to 29.5 percent from the floor and 22.0 percent beyond the arc.
USA 103, China 56 Stewart scored a game-high 20
points to lead the USA as it shattered China 103-56. In addition to Stewart, who also
had a game-high four steals, Tuck contributed 18 points and eight rebounds, Wilson notched a double- double with 16 points and 10 caroms, Turner also scored 16 and hauled in seven boards, Jones contributed 13 points and dished out a game-best five of the USA’s 19 assists, while Harper pitched in 12 points and five rebounds. “Our effort and our focus on defense
has just been incredible these first two games,” said Meier. “It starts with our leadership. I feel like they communicate so well as a team. They cover for each other. So, I’m sure it’s hard for the other
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closed the first quarter, which saw a pair of lead changes and three knot- ted scores, with a 3-pointer to narrow the gap to 23-18.
Hitting the first bucket of the second
quarter, China closed to 23-20 and that was as close as the Asian squad would get. Jones scored six points in a 12-0 run that gave the American women some breathing room, 35-20, with 4:15 remaining before half. China cut the lead to 37-24 at 3:20,
but the Americans closed out the half on a 7-3 spurt and headed into the locker room up 44-27. After outscoring China 4-2 to open
the second half, the China strung togeth- er five straight points and the score stood at 48-34 at 7:25. The U.S. turned up its defensive
pressure, which resulted in a monsterous 17-0 scoring spree, nine of which came from Stewart, to take charge 65-34 with 3:03 left in the third. By the end of the third quarter the
USA was up 70-43. The lead ballooned to 48 points, 97-47 with 3:15 to play, before the U.S. cruised in for the win. The USA again dominated the glass,
outrebounding China 51-24. The U.S. also scored 26 points on 24 Chinese turnovers. The U.S. shot a red-hot 53.8 percent
from the field overall but just 25.0 percent from 3-point, while limiting China to 35.0 percent from the field and just 15.0 percent (3-20 3pt FGs) from 3-point after the Asians went off for 48.0 percent (12-25 3pt FGs) in their first game.
USA 103, Mali 26 The USA did not waste much time
in establishing control over Mali, sprint- ing to a 30-5 lead before cruising in for a 103-26 victory. All 11 available USA players put points on the board and six finished in double digits, including a game-high of 17 from Stewart. Harper, Jones, Turner and Wilson had 11 points apiece; while Graves posted a double- double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Wilson finished with a double-double for the second straight night as she also hauled in 12 boards. Further, Green dished out a game-high seven assists to go with eight points and Harper picked off a game-best seven steals. “To Mali’s credit, they played really,
really hard,” said Meier. “They disrupted us a little bit and turned us over in the last five minutes of the game. The stats don’t look as nice as we wanted them to.”
The game was a mismatch from
the start. Mali’s team on average was 5’8” tall, while the USA had a 6’0”
USA 103, China 56 July 19, 2013
USA
Stewart Tuck
Graves Harper Plum Green Turner Coffey Wilson
CHN
Jefferson 16 0- 5 2- 2 2 31 2 Jones
22 6- 8 6- 6 3 12 20 26 8-13 1- 1 8 11 18 20 1- 2 0- 0 2 20 2 16 6-11 0- 0 5 13 12 12 0- 4 0- 0 2 02 0 13 2- 7 0- 0 1 21 4 21 8- 9 0- 0 7 13 16 11 0- 4 0- 0 5 11 0 21 7-10 2- 3 10 22 16
Agee DNP Totals
200 43-80 13-14 51 19 19 103 MIN FG FT R A PF PTS
Yang, L. 34 2-10 0- 0 4 42 6 Zhang, J. 33 4- 6 2- 3 3 34 10 Gong Hu
17 0- 4 1- 2 2 11 1 20 5- 8 1- 1 3 01 11
Yang, H. 18 2- 4 4- 4 1 00 8 Zhang, W. 9 0- 1 0- 0 0 00 0 Li
Huang Qiang
USA China
27 3-13 0- 0 1 11 7 17 2- 4 2- 4 3 22 6 3 0- 1 0- 0 1 00 0
Zhang, L. 22 3- 9 1- 1 3 01 7 Totals
200 21-60 11-15 24 11 12 56 23 21 29 30 -- 103
18 9 13 16 -- 56
3-PT FGs-USA (4-16): Stewart 2-2, Tuck 1-3, Jones 1-2, Plum 0-3, Green 0-3, Jefferson 0-2, Coffey 0-1; China (3-20): L. Yang 2-8, Li 1-7, Gong 0-4, J. Zhang 0-1; TO-USA 17, China 24; BLKS-USA 2, China 2; STLS-USA 12, China 3.
USA Basketball
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 22 5- 7 2- 2 2 53 13
FIBA
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