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Johnson, who tallied 19 points


and five rebounds in the gold medal game victory, was name the U18 Championship’s MVP after averaging a USA-best 14.0 points and 5.4 rebounds a game. “It’s a team honor, really,”


said Johnson on winning MVP honors. “Anybody on the team could have gotten it; what’s more important is winning the gold medal and all of us playing hard to get it.”


The USA upped its record at


the zone championship to 48-2 and has now medaled in every U18 competition, having won seven gold medals (1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2012 and 2014), while capturing silver in 2008 and bronze in 2002.


USA 156, Uruguay 58 Led by Kennard’s game-high


30 points on 7-of-12 shooting from 3-point range, the USA exploded offensively and cruised to a 156-58 victory over Uruguay in its FIBA Americas U18 Championship opener. The offensive showing set five USA


Stanley Johnson was selected Most Valuable Player of the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship after aver- aging 14.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.2 steals a game.


records in FIBA Americas U18 Championship play, including USA team records for most points scored, largest margin of victory (98 points), most field goals made (59), most team assists (40) and most assists by an individual after Brunson dished out 13. Further, Kennard, tied the USA’s U18 record for most 3-point attempts. “I think the one thing we’ve been


talking about is trying to play unselfishly, and they did that tonight,” said Donovan. “Forty assists. They were really unselfish; they played well together. I thought overall, their willingness to pass and share the basketball was special tonight.” The USA, which had 10 players


score in double digits, saw all 12 members score by halftime. In addition to Kennard’s 30 points,


the USA squad received 15 from Winslow; Jeter, Trier and Turner each scored 14; Zimmerman finished with 13 points; Brown, Brunson and Johnson chipped in 11 points apiece; and Lydon added 10 points. Lydon grabbed nine and Turner had


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eight of the USA’s 57 rebounds to help the U.S. outrebound its opponents 57-26, including a 19-5 margin on the offensive glass. Briscoe dished out nine assists, while Jones passed off for six and Kennard had four. Further, Turner was credited for four blocked shots, and Jones and Kennard picked off four steals apiece.


Uruguay put up the first points and


was ahead 5-2 early on, but a dunk by Turner at the 7:39 mark put the United States up for good, 6-5. Turner’s dunk spurred nine unanswered points that kick-started a 24-5 run that broke the game wide open, 28-10, with 3:35 still to play in the first quarter. By the time the first 10 minutes had expired, the lead was 44-15. There was no let-up in the second


period as the score ballooned to 84-26 by halftime. The U.S. went on to outscore Uruguay 38-19 in the third quarter and 34-13 in the fourth. In the tale of the tape, the USA


scored 40 points off of 32 Uruguayan turnovers; outscored Uruguay 86-20 in the paint, 16-2 on second-chance tries


and 25-7 on the fast break. The USA, which received 95 points off its bench as compared to 31 from Uruguay, had 21 steals to Uruguay’s four. The USA shot a sizzling 62.8


percent (59-94 FGs) from the field and an even 50.0 percent (13-26 3pt FGs) from 3-point, while Uruguay hit 33.3 percent (21-63 FGs) from the field and 45.8 percent (11-24 3pt FGs) from beyond the 3-point line.


USA 100, Mexico 46 In another well-rounded team effort


that saw eight players score eight or more points, including five in double digits, the U.S. downed Mexico 100-46. Johnson paced the U.S. attack with


18 points, Trier and Winslow scored 14 apiece, Brunson added 11 and Jeter was one board shy of a double-double after scoring 10 points and hauling in nine rebounds. Additionally, Briscoe, who grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds,


USA 156, Uruguay 58 June 20, 2014


USA Jones Trier


MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 14 3- 6 0- 0 3 60 7 13 4- 5 6- 8 2 31 14


Winslow 13 6- 8 1- 2 2 11 15 Turner


12 6- 8 2- 4 8 10 14


Johnson 14 4- 8 3- 4 7 12 11 Brunson 25 3- 5 4- 4 3 13 1 11 Briscoe 26 2- 6 2- 4 4 93 6 Kennard 22 10-15 3- 4 2 40 30 Brown Jeter


Lydon URU


9 5-10 1- 1 5 11 11 17 6- 8 2- 2 5 02 14 17 4- 8 0- 0 9 12 10


Zimmerman 18 6- 7 1- 4 5 03 13 Totals 200 59-94 25-37 57 40 16 156


Counago 15 5- 9 0- 0 0 12 13 Grolla


Medina 14 3-10 0- 2 4 03 6 Galletto 11 1- 6 0- 0 1 12 3 Rojas


Borrallo 25 1- 8 2- 4 8 04 4 Ulery


Da Costa 24 2- 7 2- 2 1 01 8 Rusch Jones


17 2- 4 0- 0 1 02 5 21 1- 2 0- 0 2 31 2 10 0- 1 0- 2 0 13 0


Trelles Deus


Uruguay


18 3- 4 0- 0 3 01 9 17 3- 4 1- 3 0 12 8 6 0- 1 0- 0 1 00 0


Totals 200 21-63 5-13 26 9 21 58 USA


44 40 38 34 -- 156 15 11 19 13 -- 58


3PT FGs-USA (13-26): Kennard 7-12, Winslow 2-3, Lydon 2-3, Brunson 1-3, Jones 1-1, Trier 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Briscoe 0-1, Brown 0-1; Uruguay (11- 24): Counago 3-5, Jones 3-4, Da Costa 2-5, Galletto 1-3, Trelles 1-2, Rojas 1-1, Medina 0-2, Grolla 0-1, Deus 0-1. TO-USA 10, Uruguay 32; BLKS-USA 8, Uruguay 1; STLS-USA 21, Uruguay 4.


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MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 22 0- 7 0- 0 2 20 0


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