USA wins the Gold - Jul 1, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
BIG FINAL
USA - Brazil 81-78
USA outsmarted Brazil 81-78 winning the Gold in San Antonio. USA had to work very hard in order to take the Big Final and they made it. It means that USA finished FIBA Americas U18 Championship with perfect 5-0 record. Silver medal belongs to Brazil. It is important to mention that both teams booked a spot for 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship. Kyrie Irving (191-G) shined for USA with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists [read more]
BIG FINAL
USA - Brazil 81-78 USA outsmarted Brazil 81-78 winning the Gold in San Antonio. USA had to work very hard in order to take the Big Final and they made it. It means that USA finished FIBA Americas U18 Championship with perfect 5-0 record. Silver medal belongs to Brazil. It is important to mention that both teams booked a spot for 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship. Kyrie Irving (191-G) shined for USA with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. He was the MVP of this meeting with valuation 28. Austin Rivers (191-G) helped with 19 points, while Vander Blue (191-G) added 13. Quincy Miller-Scott (203-F/C-93) registered double-double of 11 points and 12 boards. In Brazil, Lucas Nogueira (212-C-92) shined with 22 points and 14 boards. Felipe Vezaro (190-G-92) followed him with 17 pts. USA grabbed the title thanks to great performance in the last quarter. The Americans entered to the last ten minutes with 5-point deficit, but they managed to tie the score quickly and later finished Q4 with 23-15. Of course, that was enough for the Gold in San Antonio. Before the last period, everything looked good for Brazil who was 34-35- up at the half time (22-15 Q1, 12-20 Q2). In third frame both teams were on fire, but Canadians scored 28, while USA stopped on 24 pts. However, that was not enough for Canada as Kyrie Irving and his teammates exploded in the last ten minutes taking the Gold medal on this prestigious event. In 2008, USA failed in the Finals against Argentina.
Places 3-4
Canada - Argentina 86-83 OT Kyle Wiltjer (206-C) made a three pointer with 1.7 seconds left in overtime to give Canada an 86-83 win to get the Bronze medal in the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. Argentina, who won the Americas title in 2008, this time finished as No.4. Both countries qualified for the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship. Kyle Wiltjer was the leading scorer in Canada with 27 points. Myck Kabongo (188-G-93) secured a nice help and was close to make triple-double: 15 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists. Julian Clarke (191-G) added 14 pts. In the loosing squad, Carlos Paredes (201-F/G-92) shined with 28 points and 8 rebounds. He was the MVP of this game with valuation 28. Marcos Delia (207-C-92) had 11 pts and 7 boards. Argentina was a better team at the beginning as they made 10-15 lead in the first quarter. Canada slightly improved in Q2, but still it was Argentina who ended it with 17-19. It means that Carlos Paredes and his teammates were decent 7-point up at the half time and were looking good. Third period ended with 18-18 tie and Argentina was on the right way to victory. However, Canadians exploded in the last quarter and mostly owing to Kyle Wiltjer finished it with 26-19, for 71-71 tie at the end of regular time. Both teams were leveled in OT, until the last 1.7 seconds when Wiltjer drained a winning triple for Canada.
Places 5-6
Uruguay - Puerto Rico 78-64 Uruguay outplayed Puerto Rico 78-64 to finish as No.5 in San Antonio. Uruguay ended this event with decent 3-2 record. On the other side, Puerto Rico had only one victory also in five appearances. Mathias Calfani (199-C-92) shined for the winners with 32 points and 14 rebounds. Calfani earned the MVP title for this meeting reaching valuation 34. Ivan Loriente (184-G-92) was the second scorer in Uruguay with 22 pts, while Luciano Parodi (G-94) added 12. In the loosing squad, Christopher Ortiz (93) replied with 16 points and 5 boards. Emmanuel Andujar (92) had 12 pts and 8 boards. Uruguay was slightly better in the first period ending it 21-19. They took full control on Puerto Rico in the second frame and jumped to 39-29 at the half time. Nothing has changed after the breather as Uruguay was better team in Q3 and Q4 as well. Puerto Rico slightly improved in that second half, but that was not enough against tough Uruguayans. At the end Uruguay celebrated 78-64 victory for the fifth place on 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. Both teams failed to qualify for 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship.
Places 7-8
Mexico - U.S. Virgin Islands 86-89 OT USVI grabbed overtime win against Mexico to avoid the last place at FIBA Americas U18 Championship in San Antonio. USVI did not disappoint at this event as they registered 2-3 record. On the other side, Mexico ended winless with 0-5 but they played pretty good in this meeting and were close to take it. Merwin Potter (93) was the leading scorer in USVI with 22 points. Aaron Brown (193-G-92) was the MVP in USVI with valuation 21. He collected 20 points and 11 rebounds for 28 minutes on the court. Javier Martinez (93) followed with 13 pts and 7 rebs. In Mexico, Kevin Acosta (175-G-91) was good with 27 points and 8 rebounds. Sergio Panduro (G-93) had 18 pts. USVI took control on Mexico from the very beginning. Merwin Potter and his teammates made nice 16-24 lead in the first ten minutes and until the half time they jumped to 32-42. Mexico drastically improved after the breather. Kevin Acosta was on fire and he paced Mexicans to nice 17-9 in Q3. They made 25-23 in the last quarter for 74-74 tie at the end of the regular rime. USVI was slightly better in overtime (12-15) and avoided the last place in San Antonio.
Player of the Year: Quincy Miller-Scott (203-F/C-93) of Kentucky
Guard of the Year: Myck Kabongo (188-G-93) of High School
Forward of the Year: Quincy Miller-Scott (203-F/C-93) of Kentucky
Center of the Year: Lucas Nogueira (212-C-92) of Estudiantes II
1st Team
G: Myck Kabongo (188-93) of High School
G: Austin Rivers (191) of High School
F/C: Quincy Miller-Scott (203-93) of Kentucky [read more]
USA and Brazil to meet in the Finals - Jun 30, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
Semifinals
USA - Canada 122-89
USA blasted Canada and advanced to FIBA Americas U18 Championship Finals. The powerful USA team scored 122 points in this game, what was more than enough for comfortable victory. They will meet Brazil in the battle for Gold. On the other side, Canada will take on Argentina for third place. Austin Rivers (191-G) was on fire in victory with 35 points. He made 9 of 12 attempts from behind the arc [read more]
Semifinals
USA - Canada 122-89 USA blasted Canada and advanced to FIBA Americas U18 Championship Finals. The powerful USA team scored 122 points in this game, what was more than enough for comfortable victory. They will meet Brazil in the battle for Gold. On the other side, Canada will take on Argentina for third place. Austin Rivers (191-G) was on fire in victory with 35 points. He made 9 of 12 attempts from behind the arc. Tony Mitchell (198-F) helped his country with 13 points and 9 rebounds, while Kyrie Irving (191-G) added 12 pts and 7 assists. In Canada, Myck Kabongo (188-G-93) shined with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. He was the MVP of this game with valuation 39. Singh Bhullar (223-C-94) netted 14 pts. USA took control on their rivals from the very beginning. Austin Rivers and his teammates had wonderful first quarter ending it with 37-10 lead. Canada improved after that, especially in offense, but still was not able to come any closer. Actually, USA won Q2 as well (31-29) and went on the half time with unreachable lead. USA finished Q3 with 32-22, while the last one belonged to Canada 22-28. It was clear that USA slowed down in the second half as they already secured the Finals.
Brazil - Argentina 70-56 Brazil was too strong for Argentina in the Semifinals and will meet USA in the battle for Gold. Brazil stretched its wining streak in San Antonio to four, but they will take on powerful USA, who also has 4-0 so far. On the other side, Argentina will fight for third place against Canada. As a reminder, all semifinalists already booked a spot for 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship. Lucas Nogueira (212-C-92) paced Brazil to victory with double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds. He was the MVP of this meeting with valuation 31. Felipe Taddei (192-G-92) was the second scorer in victory with 11 pts. In the loosing squad, Patricio Garino (196-G/F-93) delivered 10 points. Lucas Machuca (185-G-92) stopped on one less. Argentina was the team who dominated at the beginning. Argentineans shined in the first quarter taking nice 8-15 lead. Brazil replied with 14-11 in the second period for minus four at the half time. Third frame was pretty leveled, but it was Brazil who ended it 20-19. Argentina still had the lead and could not imagine what will happen to them in the last ten minutes. Brazilians destroyed Argentina with impressive 28-11 and finished this game with comfortable 70-56 victory! Both, the Big Final and Bronze medal game are scheduled for Wednesday.
Places 5-8
Uruguay - Mexico 106-63 Uruguay grabbed the second victory in San Antonio. This time, it was a Classification Round and Uruguay was better than Mexico. In order to take the fifth place at this event, Uruguay will have to beat Puerto Rico. On the other side, if Mexico wants to avoid the last place at FIBA Americas U18 Championship, they will have to beat U.S. Virgin Islands. Both games are scheduled for Wednesday. Ivan Loriente (184-G-92) stepped up for Uruguay in this victory with 26 points. Mathias Calfani (199-C-92) also was great adding 21 points and 5 boards. Diego Garcia (183-G-92) (7 rebs, 6 as) and Juan Modernell (92) added 10 pts each. In Mexico, Juan Rangel (93) collected 25 points. Kevin Acosta (175-G-91) followed him with 13 points and 7 boards. Uruguay dominated in this game from the very beginning. Ivan Loriente and his teammates played great defense, limiting Mexico to just 7 points for 10 minutes of play. On the other side, Uruguay drained 28 and already was 21-point up. During the second frame they jumped to 51-21 and the game winner was already known. Nothing has changed after the breather, despite Uruguay already had victory in their pocket. They ended Q3 with 23-19 and the last one with 32-23 for the final 106-63 win.
U.S. Virgin Islands - Puerto Rico 79-87 Puerto Rico made the first step forward to fifth place in San Antonio. The Puerto Ricans outplayed USVI 79-87 and will meet Uruguay in the last day of the FIBA Americas U18 Championship. At the same time, USVI will meet Mexico and will try to avoid the last place at this event. Christopher Ortiz (93) was the leading player in Puerto Rico with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Dejuan Marrero (93) secured a nice help adding 13 pts and 6 boards for the winners. Angel Matias (93) (7 rebs) and Gary Browne (92) helped with 12 points each. Aaron Brown (193-G-92) shined for the USVI with 31 points and 6 boards. He reached valuation 25 in this meeting. Merwin Potter (93) had 18 pts. Puerto Rico opened the game strongly making the crucial lead in Q1. Christopher Ortiz and his teammates shined at the both sides of the court and managed to finish first ten minutes with excellent 13-28. That turned out as too much for USVI, who managed to cut the deficit for rest of the way, but not to take the lead. USVI ended Q2 with 20-19 and they also won third period, but with 17-15 and still needed a way more. Puerto Ricans were calm and they managed to keep their lead in the last quarter, despite USVI ended it with 29-25. At the end, nice 79-87 victory for Puerto Rico, who will continue their battle for position No.7.
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