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GB Students 62 (20, 28, 40)
Bernard 19, Refiloe Lethunya 16, Julius Joseph 12

United States 91 (14, 43, 72)
Dixon 21, Mason 20, Baxter 14

Before a sell out crowd of 5000 GBR basketball team met the might of the USA. Both teams were undefeated so one team had to loose their record. Neither team shot well during the first quarter but GBR held their own . The score being 20-14 at the end of the first quarter.

Could they maintain this intensity? Yes, as long as it was low scoring GBR was in with a chance. The referees calls were not going their way and GBR struggled to score. The half time score was 43-28 to the USA, GBR had been out played. The coaching staff had a tough job during the interval especially as they have another important game tonight against Brazil. Mike Bernard in trouble with three fouls was a major problem.

The US started the second half with a zone, which meant that GBR had to shoot well from outside the key. This they did not do with any consistency whereas the US scored on a succession of fast breaks and they led 72-40 at the end of the third quarter. A matter of damage limitation in the final quarter saw the final score at 62-91.
Source: BUSA - www.gbr-worldunigames.org.uk

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