snared 12 rebounds; Giles posted 14 points and 10 rebounds; Jackson notched 12 points and grabbed seven boards; Tatum scored 11 and Bryant narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points and nine caroms. The USA’s unselfish play was
evidenced by 29 assists, six came from Ramsey and five from Woods. “I was very pleased with the
team’s effort,” said Showalter. “There are three things that we try to instill in our players. The first is unselfish- ness, the second is to play smart and the third is to play aggressively. I thought we accomplished those three things today.” Stone took a feed inside from
Newman for the game’s first points 35 seconds into the contest. He then blocked a shot at the other end, came up with the board, ran the length of the court and got another feed inside from Newman 24 seconds later and the U.S. was off and running. Mexico got its first point, a free
throw at 6:34 to make it 10-1, but the U.S. reeled off nine unanswered points to pull ahead 19-1 at 4:49. Mexico’s lone field goal of the first quarter came at 2:26 and by the end of the first period, the USA was well in control 29-9. The USA put on a show in the sec-
Malik Newman poured in 21 points in 26 minutes to lead the U.S. to a 96-72 win over Argentina in first round play.
Stone put up 11; while Jackson, Ramsey and Woods chipped in nine points apiece.
“It’s exactly like Argentina has
ond quarter. Its defense held Mexico to two field goals, while the offense upped the lead to 52 points, 68-16, at halftime. While outscoring Mexico 31-8 in the
third quarter and 31-7 in the fourth, the USA wowed the crowd with no-look passes, alley-oops and a variety of slam dunks en route to victory. Shooting 57.1 percent (56-98 FGs)
from the field and 33.3 percent (6-18 3pt FGs) from beyond the arc, the U.S. held Mexico to a frigid 12.3 percent (8-65 FGs) from the floor and just 20.0 percent (3-15 3pt FGs) from 3-point. Further, the USA dominated in every
statistical category, winning the battle of the boards 73-32, forcing Mexico into 32 turnovers, resulting in 43 points. A whopping 96 points were scored in the paint by the stars and stripes.
USA 96, Argentina 72 Newman scored a game-high 21
points to lead the USA to a hard-fought 82
played us in the past four years,” said Showalter. “From a coaching standpoint, we knew they were going to be that type of team -- physical, hold you and do whatever they can to keep the game close. I thought our kids responded well at times and I thought we got a little frustrated at times with worrying about things we can’t control. So, it was a good lesson for us as we move on.”
In a game that saw a combined 57
fouls whistled – 24 on the U.S. and 33 on the Argentina squad – there were 63 free throws attempted over the 40-minute game, which hindered both teams’ ability to get into a flow.
Five different U.S. players scored as
the team reeled off 16 unanswered points to start the game. During that time, the North American defense forced the South Americans into seven turnovers, while the U.S. also blocked three of the five Argentine missed shots.
At 5:15, Ayan Nunez drove to the
96-72 victory over Argentina. The USA’s points were well distrib- uted, as Bryant scored 13 points and
hoop for his team’s first points of the contest. From there the squads swapped points almost one-for-one and as the first quarter ended, the USA’s lead was 31-16.
Argentina struck first in the second
quarter to close the gap to 31-18, but that was as close as the game would get. Receiving buckets three different ways from three different players -- Rabb drove to the basket, Jackson hit a three and Tatum Prep nailed a pull-up jumper - - the USA distanced itself 38-18 at 7:01. From there, the lead hovered
between 17 and 22 points and the USA headed to the locker room up 55-33. Argentina outscored the U.S. 22-17
in the third period, still, heading into the final quarter the USA led 72-55. After a driving layup by Argentina
to start the fourth quarter, the U.S. clamped down on defense and scored 12 straight points to up the score to 84-57 with 5:38 to play and the U.S. closed with the 96-72 win. While Argentina made 18-22 free
USA 130, Mexico 31 June 11, 2013
USA Woods
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 18 1- 4 0- 0 0 51 2
Newman 18 7-12 1- 1 2 22 19 Jackson 17 6- 9 0- 0 7 11 12 Giles Stone
17 6-10 2- 4 10 33 14 17 9-11 2- 4 8 00 20
Ramsey 17 2- 4 2- 2 2 62 6 Ferguson 16 3- 9 0- 0 5 51 7 King
Tatum Bryant
17 4- 7 1- 4 6 02 9 18 5-12 0- 0 2 30 11 18 4- 4 2- 3 9 10 10
Giddens 10 3- 9 0- 2 6 11 6 Rabb, Ivan 17 6- 7 2- 2 12 21 14 Totals 200 56-98 12-22 73 29 14 130
MEX MIN FG FT R A PF PTS
Santana 24 1-10 2- 3 2 13 5 Vazquez 15 0- 1 0- 0 3 02 0 Melendez 22 2-12 2- 2 4 03 7 Contreras 10 1- 5 0- 0 0 01 3 Venegas 13 0- 6 2- 4 2 01 2 Olivera 23 0- 7 0- 0 1 00 0 Chavira 20 1- 5 0- 0 1 30 2 Castro Pina
7 1- 3 2- 3 1 00 4 14 0- 3 1- 2 0 01 1
Villegas 20 0- 4 2- 2 2 03 2 Lara
10 0- 4 1- 2 2 02 1
Hohenstein 22 2- 5 0- 0 4 01 4 Totals 200 8-65 12-18 32 4 17 31
USA Mexico
29 39 31 31 -- 130 9787 -- 31
3PT FGs-USA (6-18): Newman 4-7, Ferguson 1-4, Tatum 1-3, Jackson 0-2, King 0-1, Ramsey 0-1; Mexico (3-15): Santana 1-2, Contreras 1-1, Melendez 1-5, Chavira 0-1, Pina 0-2, Olivera 0-4. TO-USA 12, Mexico 32; BLKS-USA 15, Mexico 1; STLS-USA 23, Mexico 4.
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