with 1:33 left in the first quarter. By the time the buzzer
sounded for the first break, the USA owned a 34-11 lead, due in large part to scoring 14 points off of eight Argentina turnovers. The USA went on to
outscore Argentina 29-15 in the second quarter for a 63-26 halftime advantage, then won the third by a 28-15 margin and closed out the fourth quarter 27-23 to bring the score to its lopsided final. Jones handed out nine of
the USA’s 21 assists, while Turner had four blocked shots for the third-straight game.
Owning a 55-40
Jalen Brunson dishes the ball off inside to Stephen Zimmerman during the USA’s 90-56 victory over Dominican Republic in the semifinals.
rebounding margin, the USA was led on the glass by Kennard with nine, Winslow hauled in
USA 90, Dominican Rep. 56 June 23, 2014
DOM Flores Matos Feliz
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 17 1- 5 0- 0 1 21 2 21 2- 7 0- 0 2 02 4 21 1- 7 1- 1 6 10 3
Rodriguez 28 5-11 0- 1 10 03 10 Araujo
11 1- 5 2- 4 3 04 4
Francisco 10 1- 5 0- 0 0 02 2 Montero 16 1- 5 2- 2 3 12 5 Perez Valera Pena
24 4- 8 3- 3 6 22 11 16 1- 1 0- 0 1 22 2 17 4- 8 1- 1 4 02 9
Vitiello 19 1- 8 1- 2 2 13 4 Totals 200 22-70 10-14 41 9 23 56
USA Jones Trier
MIN FG FT R A PF PTS 27 6- 9 2- 2 3 71 14 20 4- 6 4- 6 2 10 13
Winslow 18 0- 6 0- 0 3 22 0 Turner
17 2- 2 5- 6 5 02 9
Johnson 19 6-12 3- 4 7 12 15 Brunson 20 1- 6 8-12 2 21 10 Briscoe 15 4- 6 0- 0 2 20 8 Kennard 12 4- 8 0- 0 0 00 11 Brown Jeter
Lydon
9 1- 2 2- 2 1 00 4 15 0- 2 0- 0 2 01 0 14 0- 1 0- 4 6 13 0
Zimmerman 14 3- 3 0- 0 6 02 6 Totals 200 31-63 24-36 45 16 14 90
Dominican Republic 14 15 12 15 -- 56 USA
24 27 18 21 -- 90
3PT FGs-Dominican Republic (2-17): Vitiello 1-4, Montero 1-3, Francisco 0-4, Flores 0-2, Matos 0-2, Feliz 0-2; USA (4-15): Kennard 3-6, Trier 1-2, Jones 0-2, Johnson 0-2, Winslow 0-1, Brunson 0-1, Brown 0-1; TO-Dominican Republic 24, USA 13; BLKS- Dominican Republic 2, USA 8; STLS-Dominican Republic 4, USA 15.
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eight and Zimmerman grabbed seven. The North Americans outscored the
South Americans 72-19 off the bench. Argentina finished the night shoot-
ing 33.8 percent (24-71 FGs) from the field and 13.6 percent (3-22 3pt FGs) from 3-point, while the USA hit 54.2 percent (45-83 FGs) of its tries from the field and connected on 34.6 (9-26 3pt FGs) from afar.
USA 90, Dominican Rep. 56 Downing Dominican Republic 90-
56 to advance to the gold medal contest, the U.S. again produced a well-rounded offensive effort. USA Basketball veter- ans Johnson and Jones combined for 29 points, eight assists and five steals to lead the way as five players scored in double digits and two more scored eight points apiece. “I actually thought our guys did a
good job and went in with a 22-point lead at the half,” said Donovan. “What hurt us was that we went 5-for-12 from the free-throw line in the third quarter. I thought our press was good. We went through a long stretch in the second half where we really held them down and they didn’t score, but the problem was we kept getting fouled and missing free throws.” Turner swatted away two shots to up
his blocked shots total to 14 and surpass the previous USA U18 competition
record of 13, set in 1994. “I think that’s one of my
biggest roles on this team, to play defense,” said Turner upon learning of the record. “I accept that role, and I take a lot of pride in that role.” Johnson led all scorers
with 15 points and also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and had three steals; Jones scored 14 points and dished out seven assists; Trier scored 13 and picked up three steals; Kennard closed with 11 points; Brunson scored 10 points and shot 8-of-12 from the line; while Turner added nine points and Briscoe had eight. The Dominican Republic
struck first, but the USA answered with a 12-1 run, with eight points coming
from Jones, to go up 12-3. By the end of the first quarter the USA led 24-14. Opening the second quarter with
an 18-5 run that was aided by a perfect 10-of-10 from the line, the USA forged ahead 42-19 and it looked like another run away victory. The Dominicans, however, assembled
an 8-2 spurt to close the gap to 44-27. Jones got the U.S. back on track
with two from the line, then got a run- ning fast break lay-up and assisted a buzzer-beating Trier 3-pointer as the USA moved ahead 51-29 at the half. Forcing the Dominicans into a pair
of misses and three turnovers, the USA’s offense scored eight straight points to expand the lead to 64-37. By the end of the period, which saw Kennard take a pass from Jones and hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, the Americans were up 69-41 and from there sailed in for the 37-point win and a spot in the gold medal game. “You learn to sacrifice for some-
thing that is bigger than you as a basket- ball player,” said Trier. “We have one goal at hand, and that is to win gold. Winning gold is bigger than all of us, so individually it’s us coming together and sacrificing what we need to in order to win gold.” The USA edged the Dominicans
on the glass, 52-48, and outscored its opponent 25-6 on the fast break.
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