“Our shots were on, our
post players finishing and I think collectively with our defense, it helped us produce offense,” said Ionescu, who fin- ished with six points, eight rebounds and a game-high five assists. "We played with great defensive intensity, and I think that helped us offensively.” The USA outscored
Mexico 18-9 in the third quar- ter, including making four of its 10 3-pointers, and then 14-5 in the fourth period to bring the game to its 91-35 final. Overall, the USA dominat-
ed nearly every statistical cate- gory, highlighted by a 55-24 rebounding advantage, a 52-15 edge in points off the bench and 27 points off of Mexico’s 23 turnovers.
USA 86, Canada 45 The U.S. celebrated its
Fourth of July holiday with an 86-45 defeat of Canada. The win propelled the USA into the semifinals of the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship. Holmes led the USA with 24 points
Joyner Holmes was named to the five-player FIBA U17 All-Tournament Team after compiling 10.6 points and 5.7 rebounds a game for the U.S.
Canada managed to keep pace with
in 17 minutes to go along with five rebounds, and she was 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Ogunbowale added 16 points, eight rebounds and four steals; and Samuelson contributed 10 points and five rebounds. “I think the score was not indicative
of how tough the game started,” said Phillips. “ I really thought that we stifled each other on the offensive side of the ball, and both teams struggled to score. That was familiarity, and that was well coached-basketball. Both teams were familiar with the scouting report. I think our depth and energy and intensity on the defensive side of the ball really helped spark us to create a lead.” The USA, which previously had
beaten Canada 80-45 on June 21 in an exhibition tournament in Nogent Sur Seine, France, held its opponent to 27.9 percent shooting (17-61 FGs) and forced 21 Canadian turnovers, while it shot 44.4 percent (32-72 FGs) from the field, 81.8 percent from the free throw line (18-22 FTs) and committed only 12 turnovers.
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the USA in the first five minutes, and led 5-3 at 4:53 in the first period. Seven straight points from Ogunbowale, however, launched a 13-0 U.S. run that saw the U.S. squad end the quarter with a 16-5 advantage. The second period saw another U.S.
run, this time a 12-0 spurt that included back-to-back 3-pointers from Samuelson to push the USA ahead 30-9. While Canada managed just five
more points, the USA put up 11 points to lead 41-14 at halftime. The USA held Canada scoreless for
the first 4:51 of the second half as four U.S. players added 10 points to make it 51-16 when Canada finally scored from the field at 5:09. The interruption did not slow the U.S. offense, which went on to put up 17 points to Canada’s 10, and the game entered the final 10 minutes with the USA leading 68-26. Canada managed to outscore the
USA 19-18 in the fourth quarter, but the game’s outcome had long been decided, and the USA finished with an 86-45 win that saw 11 U.S. players contribute
points. Durr dished out four assists to go with her nine points and four rebounds; Boykin grabbed seven rebounds; and Cox blocked three shots, scored six points and tallied six rebounds.
USA 91, Hungary 63 Leading by just seven points at half-
time, the USA played its way into the gold-medal game with a hard-fought 91- 63 win over Hungary. Samuelson made six 3-pointers in
the first quarter alone and finished the game 6-of-11 from beyond the arc to set USA Women’s U17 records for 3-point- ers made and attempted on her way to 25 points and four steals. Additionally, Anigwe tied the U.S. Women’s U17 record for rebounds with 14 boards and 14 points. “I thought we struggled at times,
and credit Hungary for really pushing the tempo offensively,” said Phillips. “They really had us back on our heels. I was
USA 86, Canada 45 July 4, 2014
USA Boykin
Wilson Chou
Ionescu Burke
Ogunbowale 20 6-16 2- 2 8 10 16 Durr
Samuelson 21 4- 8 0- 0 5 01 10 Cox
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 21 4-10 1- 1 4 40 9
19 1- 2 2- 2 7 12 4 20 3- 6 0- 0 6 10 6
9 0- 0 0- 0 0 20 0 12 2- 4 0- 0 1 01 4 20 2- 7 2- 4 2 10 6 12 0- 1 1- 2 3 01 1
Holmes 17 9-15 6- 6 5 01 24 Mulkey 13 0- 1 2- 2 3 22 2 Anigwe 16 1- 2 2- 3 4 11 4 Totals
CAN Bailey 16 1- 3 0- 0 3 15 2
Van Leeuwen 20 2- 6 0- 0 6 02 6 Carleton 32 3-14 0- 0 4 21 7 Willock 19 0- 3 2- 2 6 10 2 Yearwood 22 1- 7 0- 1 1 11 2 Kirkpatrick 23 0- 2 2- 2 0 33 2 Garven Brewer
15 1- 5 0- 0 2 01 2 17 4- 8 0- 0 1 00 9
Broewn 10 1- 3 0- 0 4 11 2 Gilles Corbin
12 3- 6 1- 2 1 04 9 4 0- 1 0- 0 0 00 0
Chandler 10 1- 3 0- 0 1 00 2 Totals
USA Canada
200 17-61 5- 7 34 9 18 45 16 25 27 18 -- 86
59 12 19 -- 45
3-PT FGs-USA (4-11): Ogunbowale 2-5, Samuelson 2-4, Durr 0-1, Ionescu 0-1; Canada (6-23): Van Leeuwen 2-5, Gilles 2-3, Carleton 1-8, Brewer 1-2, Kirkpatrick 0-2, Garven 0-2, Bailey 0-1. TO-USA 13, Canada 23; BLKS-USA 7, Canada 2; STLS- USA 15, Canada 8.
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200 32-72 18-22 50 13 9 86 MIN FG FT R A PF PTS
Jenny Maag/USA Basketball
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