United States 87-Brazil 64 (May 18+10reb, Adams 15, Tucker 10, Morrison 10, Villanueva 8, Paul 7, Gray 6, Wright 6, Shakur 6, Withers 1; Toledo 22, Caio 11, Luis Felipe 11, Douglas 9, Ricardo 5, Paulinho 4, Marcao 2)
The USA overcame a slow start to defeat Brazil in their first real game of the tournament, following last night's forfeit win over Venezuela. With the game tied 33-33 late in the second quarter, the US embarked on an 8-2 run to take the lead into the locker room, then outscored Brazil 21-10 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Excellent defense held the Brazilian duo of Paulinho and Caio, who combined for 51 points against Puerto Rico, to just 15 points on 4-17 shooting.
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Balanced effort carries USA to Americas U-21 title - Aug 1, 2004 (by Eurobasket)
United States 97-Puerto Rico 86 (May 18+8reb, Withers 17, Gray 13+6ast, Adams 12, Wright 10, Paul 8+8ast, Tucker 7, Villanueva 6, Padgett 4, Shakur 2; Ramos 34+9reb, Barea 27+6ast, Verdejo 12, Colon 9, Rosa 2, Rosas 2)
Puerto Rico's Peter John Ramos and Jose Juan Barea may have combined for 61 points, but the key baskets in the game may have been scored by a player who tallied just 13. [read more]
United States 97-Puerto Rico 86 (May 18+8reb, Withers 17, Gray 13+6ast, Adams 12, Wright 10, Paul 8+8ast, Tucker 7, Villanueva 6, Padgett 4, Shakur 2; Ramos 34+9reb, Barea 27+6ast, Verdejo 12, Colon 9, Rosa 2, Rosas 2)
Puerto Rico's Peter John Ramos and Jose Juan Barea may have combined for 61 points, but the key baskets in the game may have been scored by a player who tallied just 13. With the score 53-50 early in the second half, Justin Gray hit two consecutive three-pointers to give the US a nine-point lead. When Puerto Rico rallied early in the fourth quarter, Gray quieted them with another three, and the US was not threatened again. In the first half, the US had twice gotten out to double-digit leads (12-2 and 42-28), but Puerto Rico came back both times.
Earlier in the day, Argentina and Venezuela won to capture third and fifth places respectively.
Argentina 78-Canada 70 (Figueroa 19, Alloatti 17, Mainoldi 14, Zago 8, Treise 7, Muruaga 5, Ingrata 3, Rivero 2, Weigand 2, Oprandi 1; Costain 12, Kendall 10, Thomas 10, Denison 8, James 5, Gallimore 5, Bekkering 5, Kou 4, Francis 4, Hallet 4, MacDonald 3)
Venezuela 87-Brazil 73 (Cedeno 25, J. Urbina 20+10reb, J. Centeno 14+5ast, Marriaga 11, Palacios 6, Urdaneta 3, Parra 3, Vasquez 3, Quintero 2; Toledo 20, Paulinho 12, Caio 10, Luis Felipe 8, Douglas 7, Cristiano 7, Dede 4, Marcao 3, Ricardo 2)
Bahamas storms past Dominican Republic for seventh place - Aug 1, 2004 (by Eurobasket)
Bahamas 102-Dominican Republic 91 (OT) (Johnson 28 (8x3), Barr 21+12reb, Henfield 20, Douglas 17+14reb, Hines 11+11ast, Hudson 2, Bain 1, M. Rolle 1, Hepburn 1; E. Fortuna 18+8ast, Paulino 18, J. Fortuna 15, Bonilla 14, Montas 12+9reb, Santana 6, Herrera 5, Ruiz 3)
With a 66-43 lead in the third quarter, it looked like the Dominicans would cruise to their first win of the tournament. [read more]
Bahamas 102-Dominican Republic 91 (OT) (Johnson 28 (8x3), Barr 21+12reb, Henfield 20, Douglas 17+14reb, Hines 11+11ast, Hudson 2, Bain 1, M. Rolle 1, Hepburn 1; E. Fortuna 18+8ast, Paulino 18, J. Fortuna 15, Bonilla 14, Montas 12+9reb, Santana 6, Herrera 5, Ruiz 3)
With a 66-43 lead in the third quarter, it looked like the Dominicans would cruise to their first win of the tournament. But the Bahamas, led by the outside shooting of Mitchell Johnson and a great performance by Jeremy Barr, staged a stunning run to take the lead, and only a late three-pointer by Jose Fortuna sent the game into overtime. An 11-0 run midway through the extra period (85-85 to 96-85) gave the Bahamas their margin of victory.
United States beat Canada - Jul 31, 2004 (by Eurobasket)
United States 86-Canada 63 (Paul 19+8ast (5x3), Gray 18, Withers 11+7reb, May 9+8reb, Tucker 9, Villanueva 6, Adams 5, Wright 4, Shakur 2, Morrison 2, Padgett 1; Kendall 15+10reb, Blackwood 11, Francis 10, MacDonald 8, Gallimore 5, Costain 4, Thomas 4, Denison 2, Bekkering 2, James 2)
Plagued by foul trouble for three quarters, the US fashioned a 19-2 run [read more]
United States 86-Canada 63 (Paul 19+8ast (5x3), Gray 18, Withers 11+7reb, May 9+8reb, Tucker 9, Villanueva 6, Adams 5, Wright 4, Shakur 2, Morrison 2, Padgett 1; Kendall 15+10reb, Blackwood 11, Francis 10, MacDonald 8, Gallimore 5, Costain 4, Thomas 4, Denison 2, Bekkering 2, James 2)
Plagued by foul trouble for three quarters, the US fashioned a 19-2 run to open the the fourth quarter and finally put away Canada.
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