Americans drove inside and converted 4-of-6 from the line and at 4:08 it was the Greek coach who stopped play to halt the USA’s momentum. It didn’t work, however, as Ferguson, who finished with four points, got an quick steal and dunk to spur a 9-2 spurt that ended at 2:03 with the USA up 45-33 and Greece again calling for time. Greece never again got closer than
eight points, and the USA came away with the victory The USA owned a 43-38 rebound-
ing margin, but allowed Greece to grab 22 on the offensive glass. However, the U.S. outscored Greece 46-28 in the paint. The U.S. shot an even 50.0 percent
(31-62 FGs) from the field and 25.0 percent (4-16 3pt FGs) from 3-point range. In contrast, the USA’s defensive effort held Greece to just 32.9 percent (23-70 FGs) from the field and 20.7 percent (6-29 3pt FGs) from beyond the arc.
USA 99, Angola 56 Behind a balanced offensive effort,
the USA stormed to a 99-56 victory over Angola.
USA 99, Angola 56 August 9, 2014
ANG
De Sousa 36 6-20 4- 4 7 02 17 Do
Miranda 11 0- 2 0- 0 2 00 0 Manuel
Fermando 31 6-12 0- 4 13 1 45 12 Amandio 16 0- 5 0- 0 2 03 0 Jungo Xavier Totals
USA
Newman 19 4- 7 0- 0 4 20 8 Jackson 18 2- 8 1- 2 8 42 5 Tatum Giles Stone Battle
14 3- 7 3- 4 1 01 10 19 6- 9 2- 4 4 02 14 25 3- 9 2- 4 12 11 8 20 2- 7 3- 3 5 13 8
Ramsey 15 1- 2 0- 0 1 41 2 Ferguson 20 4- 6 2- 3 0 12 13 King
14 3- 9 2- 2 5 21 9
Ellenson 14 3- 8 2- 4 2 01 8 Swanigan 14 3- 4 4- 5 3 23 10 Rabb
Totals
Angola USA
8 17 15 16 -- 56 27 23 29 20 -- 99
3PT FGs-Angola (5-29): Jungo 3-10, de Sousa 1-9, Manuel 1-4, Miranda 0-2, Xavier 0-2, Fermando 0- 1, Amandio 0-11; USA (6-14): Ferguson 3-4, Tatum 1-2, Battle 1-2, King 1-3, Newman 0-1, Ramsey 0-1, Ellenson 0-1; TO-Angola 28, USA-19; BLKS- Angola 7, USA 6; STLS-Angola 7, USA 22.
USA Basketball News
8 2- 3 0- 0 4 10 4 200 36-79 21-31 54 18 17 99
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 29 0- 1 1- 2 3 34 1 33 4- 9 3- 4 5 01 12
31 5-18 0- 2 3 05 13 13 0- 4 1- 4 4 11 1 200 21-71 9-20 46 5 20 56
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS
Six-foot-10 Diamond Stone finished just shy of averaging a double-double for the U17 World Championship having posted 13.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and adding 3.3 blocked shots a game.
All 12 members of the team con-
tributed in the scoring column, including four in double digits, led by Giles, who scored 14 points and had a game-high six of the USA’s 22 steals. Also scoring in double digits were Ferguson, who hit 3-of-4 from 3-point en route to 13 points; while Swanigan and Tatum con- tributed 10 points apiece. Further, Stone grabbed a team-best 12 boards to go with eight points and three blocked shots and Jackson had five points, eight rebounds and a team-high four assists. “We had a lot of energy today,” said
Showalter. “Our guys were really focused today because yesterday was a close game for us. We are preparing the right way for teams. We’re not looking past anybody. We’re coming out, playing hard to start with. There are always cases in a game where you don’t play quite as well, the ball doesn’t bounce quite right. But, we had a really nice five, six, seven- minute stretch, and then we’d come back and have another really good stretch. Everybody scored. Everybody con- tributed a great deal tonight. We were just great teammates tonight. Everyone was cheering for each other. We were happy when our teammates did good
things. That goes a long way toward success, when you’re being good teammates to each other.” The Americans led from start to
finish for the second game in a row, but got off to a slow start. Hitting 2-of-4 from the charity stripe for the game’s first points, 2:10 elapsed before the team’s first field goal. However, once the squad got going, there was no stopping the red, white and blue. Giles picked off his first steal and
finished with a fast-breaking dunk to put the USA up 4-0 at 7:50, followed by a Newman steal and Tatum jumper, giving the crowd a glimpse of what was to come. With its engine fired up, the
United States raced to a 15-2 lead with 4:13 to play in the opening quarter. Angola sunk a pair of 3-pointers in a 47-second span to close to 18-8, but the USA reeled off 11-straight points over the quarter’s final 2:35 to take command 27-8 after 10 minutes of play.
The 11-0 run that capped the first quarter ballooned to a 17-0 run to
open the second quarter. Continuing to dominate the floor on both ends, the USA extended to a 32-point lead, 46-14, before heading into the locker room at half with a commanding 50-25 advan- tage.
The second half was more of the
same as the Americans outscored Angola 29-15 in the third quarter and 20-16 in the fourth. While the USA owned a 54-46
rebounding margin, the Americans allowed Angola to grab 24 on the offen- sive end, a number that didn’t sit well with Showalter. However, he was pleased with the team’s six turnovers in the second half. The USA forced 28 turnovers -- 22
of which were produced by steals by the Americans -- and they resulted in 29 points. Owning a 50-32 scoring advan- tage in the paint, the Americans dominat- ed on the fast break, 29-4, and its bench outscored Angola’s reserves 54-14. “The bench is definitely important,”
said Swanigan. “We had 54 points, that’s over half our points off the bench. The bench is what makes us the best team in the tournament.”
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