Game 3: USA 93 – Serbia 61
Way to go Team USA!
Gold Standard #12: Aggressiveness: We play hard every possession.
Once again relying on defensive pressure and transition offense, the
USA U17 Men (3-0) jumped out to an early lead against Serbia (2-1) and
then continued to apply pressure on its way to a 93-61 win in the 2018
FIBA U17 World Cup on July 3 at Union Athletic Club in Santa Fe,
Argentina.
The USA’s victory secured its No. 1 seed into the round of 16 play, where it will meet Dominican Republic (0-3) at 4:45 p.m. (EDT) on July 4.
“Serbia really is a good team,” said USA U17 head coach Don Showalter (USA Basketball youth division coach director). “They are very disciplined. They run really good sets. I thought our kids were really well prepared. I give a lot of credit to coach Fitch and coach Waterman, who had the scouting report on Serbia. I thought they did a great job of letting us know what they were going to run. And, us causing 38 turnovers for the game, I thought our defense was outstanding at times. Overall, I was really proud of the game tonight. I thought the kids really took this as one of those games where we had to get out quick, and we did.”
Jumping out to a 9-0 lead to start the game, the USA went on to force 38 turnovers, which it converted into 41 points, and collect 23 steals. Through three games, the USA is averaging 39.3 forced turnovers per game.
Additionally, the USA set an overall event and USA men’s U17 single-game record with 48 free throw attempts.
USA U17 Men Wrap Up 93-61 Win Over Serbia and No. 1 Seed Into Round of 16
The USA’s victory secured its No. 1 seed into the round of 16 play, where it will meet Dominican Republic (0-3) at 4:45 p.m. (EDT) on July 4.
“Serbia really is a good team,” said USA U17 head coach Don Showalter (USA Basketball youth division coach director). “They are very disciplined. They run really good sets. I thought our kids were really well prepared. I give a lot of credit to coach Fitch and coach Waterman, who had the scouting report on Serbia. I thought they did a great job of letting us know what they were going to run. And, us causing 38 turnovers for the game, I thought our defense was outstanding at times. Overall, I was really proud of the game tonight. I thought the kids really took this as one of those games where we had to get out quick, and we did.”
Jumping out to a 9-0 lead to start the game, the USA went on to force 38 turnovers, which it converted into 41 points, and collect 23 steals. Through three games, the USA is averaging 39.3 forced turnovers per game.
Additionally, the USA set an overall event and USA men’s U17 single-game record with 48 free throw attempts.
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