scoring run to lead 36-31 at half- time.
Scoring six-straight points to start the second half, the USA
built its largest lead of the game, 42-31, when Durr scored on a fast break that resulted from one of Cox’s eight blocks in the game. Spain made six 3-pointers en
route to outscoring the USA 25-16 in the third stanza and the U.S. lead was just two points, 58-56, headed into the final 10 minutes. Spain opened the fourth quarter
with two more 3-pointers, while Cox made two free throws, and Spain led 62-60 at 8:40. The lead changed hands three more times before the USA tied it up at 71-all and was able to close out the game in the final few minutes. “Never give up,” Ogunbowale
Kristine Anigwe (left) accounted for 9.3 points and 5.6 rebounds a game as a key bench player for Coach Phillips’ USA squad, while 6-foot-4 Lauren Cox (right) was an inside force who averaged 7.1 points, a team high 8.4 rebounds and a team best 2.7 blocked shots a game.
anything like that, but it’s amazing just to be able to get that and to win the gold medal. It’s amazing.” “It’s an honor to make the all-tour-
nament team,” said Holmes. “I think everybody played hard and we all played together, so I just feel it’s an honor for me to make the team.” Cox led the USA past Spain with
20 points, 12 rebounds and a USA Women’s U17 single-game record eight blocked shots; Durr scored 17 points to go with four assists; and Ogunbowale added 15 points and eight rebounds. “I just came into the game wanting
to work hard and play hard inside,” Cox said. “I knew it was going to be tough. They have big girls inside, so I just had to work hard.” With the game tied at 71-all and
1:36 remaining in the contest, Cox scored at 1:28 and then blocked Spain’s next shot attempt and recovered the rebound, and then Durr pulled up in the key to score from the field to make it 75-71.
Spain drained a 3-point attempt that was whistled off because of an offensive
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foul, and the USA got the ball back, but missed its next shot attempt. Salvadores scored a driving layup at
10.8, but as Spain was forced to foul, Durr hit two free throws, and the USA led 77-73 with 7.1 seconds too play. The game reached its 77-75 final when Salvadores scored her final two points at the buzzer. “It wasn't doubt,” Durr said of the
game. “It was pressure, of course, because they were making every single shot. So, there was definitely pressure.” The USA took 7-2 and 9-6 leads in
the game’s early minutes. Spain posted a 6-0 run to take a 16-15 lead with 44.6 seconds left in the first quarter, but Ogunbowale drove for two points and the USA led 17-16 after one quarter. After Salvadores started the second
period with a score at 8:42, the USA put together its own 6-0 run to push its lead to 23-18 when Cox scored on a fast- break assist from Durr at 7:24, forcing a Spanish timeout. With two 3-pointers from Iris Junio,
Spain tied the game at 25-25 at 5:00, but the USA closed the first half with a 11-6
ESP
Cazorla Junio
said when asked what she had learned. “We were down in the fourth quarter, and we just kept going. Really, just never give up and work with your teammates.”
USA 77, Spain 75 July 6, 2014
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 28 5-11 0- 0 5 32 14 37 3-14 5- 8 8 41 13
Salvadores 37 16-29 3- 6 4 33 40 Conde Lopez
24 0- 7 2- 4 4 22 2 32 2- 3 0- 0 6 34 4
Raventos 14 0- 5 0- 0 2 23 0 Muhate Diallo Perez Totals
17 0- 4 2- 2 4 03 2 8 0- 1 0- 0 0 00 0 3 0- 2 0- 0 2 00 0 200 26-76 12-20 40 17 18 75
USA Boykin
Wilson Chou
Ionescu Burke
Ogunbowale 29 6-15 2- 2 8 21 15 Durr
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 34 7-15 3- 3 2 42 17
Samuelson 24 2- 5 2- 2 3 14 7 Cox
31 2- 4 1- 4 6 41 5 32 8-14 4- 4 12 23 20
3 0- 1 0- 0 0 00 0 2 0- 0 0- 0 0 00 0 6 2- 2 0- 0 1 03 5 7 0- 3 0- 0 2 11 0
Holmes 19 1- 3 2- 4 4 01 4 Mulkey
Anigwe 10 2- 4 0- 0 5 02 4 Totals
3 0- 0 0- 0 0 01 0 200 30-66 14-19 51 14 19 77
Spain USA
16 15 25 19 -- 75 17 19 22 19 -- 77
3-PT FGs-Spain (11-25): Salvadores 5-7, Cazorla 4-9, Junio 2-5, Conde 0-3, Raventos 0-1; USA (3- 12): Ogunbowale 1-4, Samuelson 1-3, Ionescu 1-1, Durr 0-2, Boykin 0-1, Wilson 0-1. TO-Spain 10, USA 19; BLKS-Spain 5, USA 10; STLS-Spain 8, USA 5.
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