Sorry, I’m a day late on everything. Yesterday was my daughter’s birthday. Couple that with closing arguments in the Sandusky trial, and I just didn’t want to be near a computer to avoid any co-mingling of events. (It made much more sense in my head.)
The USA U18 team finished off host Brazil in a rematch, 81-56. Brazil was the only team able to stay within 30 points of the USA team during the week — losing by 19 and 27. The USA team pulled away in the second half, but for a good chunk of the game Brazil kept it tight.
Brazil pulled to within five, 18-13, but James Robinson (DeMatha Catholic H.S./Mitchellville, Md.) drove down the middle twice for layups, and Rasheed Sulaimon (Strake Jesuit College Prep/Houston, Texas) converted a steal into a layup in the quarter’s final seconds to push the U.S. advantage to 24-16 after one quarter of action.
The half ended with Brazil down only 6. The USA team opened it up in the second half, and it was never in doubt.
