“Our defensive pressure and energy
was off the charts,” Sheehey said of the second half. “First half, we were a little sluggish on defense. We gave them open shots. Second half, we were closing on defense and got early buckets.”
The USA finished with a 47-34
rebounding advantage and scored 46 of its points in the paint, compared to Sweden’s 26. While the USA’s shooting improved dramatically in the second half, Sweden’s did not. For the game, Sweden shot 38.5 percent (25-65 FGs) from the field and just 28.0 percent from 3-point (7-25 3-point FGs).
Australia 93, USA 84 In a game that featured 11 lead
changes and 10 tied scores, the USA was outscored 34-20 in the fourth quarter and fell to Australia 93-84. Facing an Australian roster that
included five players with senior national team experience, the USA led by five
USA 83, Sweden 65 July 10, 2013
SWE Joseph
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 29 2- 3 2- 2 4 54 7
Czerapowicz 26 3-13 4- 5 3 03 12 Lindell
21 1- 6 0- 2 4 01 2
Lindqvist 19 3- 5 0- 0 4 14 7 Hampton 18 4- 7 2- 2 5 24 11 Barton
23 3-10 0- 0 3 12 7
Karlsson 17 1- 4 0- 0 3 10 2 Sundstrom 16 3- 8 0- 0 0 01 7 Ronstrom 7 0- 1 0- 0 0 12 0 Norman 17 4- 7 0- 0 1 01 8 Hartman Totals
7 1- 1 0- 0 1 01 2 200 25-65 8-11 34 11 23 65
USA MIN FG FT R A PF PTS
Hancock 17 3- 6 2- 2 3 01 9 Dinwiddie 26 3- 8 0- 0 4 62 6 Graham 18 5- 7 4- 5 7 12 14 McDermott 24 3- 6 2- 2 4 12 8 Payne Ferrell
12 4- 7 1- 2 4 32 9 19 6-13 4- 4 1 20 20
Sheehey 16 3- 5 0- 0 5 01 7 Haws
7 0- 2 1- 2 1 01 1
Kilpatrick 19 0- 5 1- 2 2 01 1 Jefferson 22 3- 6 2- 2 10 12 8 White Kirk
Totals
Sweden USA
16 0- 3 0- 0 3 21 0 4 0- 0 0- 0 1 00 0 200 30-68 17-21 47 16 15 83
17 10 17 21 -- 65 18 19 27 19 -- 83
3PT FGs-Sweden (7-25): Czerapowicz 2-7, Barton 1-7, Hampton 1-3, Joseph 1-2, Sundstrom 1-2, Lindqvist 1-1, Karlsson 0-2, Ronstrom 0-1; USA (6-22): Ferrell 4-7, Hancock 1-2, Sheehey 1-1, Kilpatrick 0-4, White 0-3, Graham 0-2, Dinwiddie 0-1, McDermott 0-1, Haws 0-1. TO-Sweden 9, USA 8; BLKS-Sweden 0, USA 3; STLS-Sweden 1, USA 5.
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Cory Jefferson was a beast on the boards for the Americans. The 6’9” center pulled down a team leading 9.0 rebounds a game, and also accounted for 10.5 points and 1.1 blocks.
points, 64-59, heading into the final quarter, but it could not shut down Australia’s Jason Cadee, who scored 16 of his 23 points in the final 10 minutes to help spur his side to the win. “We had the five-point lead as we
entered the fourth quarter, and then I think we just struggled defensively,” said McKillop. “We struggled to defend screens, we struggled to limit them to one shot, we struggled to contain pene- tration, and the struggle on the defensive end carried forward on the offensive end where we rushed things too much because we became in a hurry to score rather than stay within the framework of the system.” For the first time in the USA’s four
games it lost the rebounding battle, albeit by a slim margin of 42-41. McDermott finished with 22 points,
Dinwiddie had 14 and Ferrell and Kilpatrick had 10 points apiece. Additionally, Jefferson grabbed 11 boards. The USA trailed 11-6 at 5:55 in the
first quarter, before three 3-pointers in the last five minutes of the stanza helped the USA outscore the Aussies 13-to-9 to finish the first period down by just one
point, 20-19. Kilpatrick, who had closed the first
quarter with a 3-pointer, opened the second with another three, but neither team was able to find breathing room. The score was tied at 26-all at 6:18, at 33-all at 3:06 and then at 40-all with 18 seconds left after Australia’s Cadee sank a long-ball. In the last possession
of the first half, Dinwiddie pulled up for a three at the buzzer to push the USA to a 43-40 advantage at halftime. Both teams started the third quarter
with 3-pointers before Jefferson made two free throws to put the USA up by five, 48-43 at 7:13. Trading baskets over the next few minutes, the USA added consecutive scores, including a 3-pointer to take its largest lead of the game, 59-49. Australia countered the USA’s next
five points with its own three-point play and a 3-pointer, a basket, and with two made free throws from Cadee at 23.6 seconds to close the deficit to five points, 64-59, heading into the final 10 minutes.
Australia 93, USA 84 July 11, 2013
AUS
Norton Steindl
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 14 1- 2 0- 0 2 30 3 14 1- 5 0- 0 0 10 3
Broekhoff 32 3- 9 2- 2 12 21 10 Dumovic 13 2- 7 0- 0 6 03 4 Bairstow 26 11-18 0- 2 9 53 22 Cadee
Hadziomerovic 2 1- 1 0- 0 0 03 3 Odigie
Blanchfield 18 1- 2 2- 3 1 02 5 Ellis
26 7-10 6- 9 2 21 23 14 0- 0 0- 0 1 41 0 17 3- 9 1- 1 3 00 8
Young Totals
USA
24 6-11 0- 0 4 24 12 200 36-74 11-17 42 19 18 93
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS
Hancock 18 1- 1 1- 2 2 11 3 Dinwiddie 19 6-10 1- 3 2 23 14 Graham 33 1- 2 2- 2 6 52 5 McDermott 33 7-18 4- 4 4 23 22 Payne Ferrell
11 1- 4 2- 2 3 05 4 23 4-16 1- 1 5 33 10
Sheehey 10 1- 4 1- 2 0 01 4 Kilpatrick 17 3- 9 2- 2 4 11 10 Jefferson 29 3- 5 0- 0 11 00 6 White Haws Kirk
7 3- 3 0- 0 0 01 6 DNP DNP
Totals
Australia USA
200 30-72 14-18 41 14 20 84 20 20 19 34 -- 93
19 24 21 20 -- 84
3PT FGs-Australia (10-23): Cadee 3-5, Broekhoff 2-5, Ellis 1-4, Steindl 1-3, Norton 1-2, Blanchfield 1-2, Hadziomerovic 1-1, Young 0-1; USA (10-25): McDermott 4-8, Kilpatrick 2-6, Ferrell 1-6, Graham 1-2, Dinwiddie 1-1, Sheehey 1-1, Payne 0-1. TO-Australia 10, USA 13; BLKS-Australia 1, USA 5; STLS-Australia 7, USA 8.
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