Lithuania U20 team downs USA U19 squad 101-72
June 26, 2011 6:59 PM
Meyers Leonard 4 points (2-3), 4 rebounds in 14 minutes of action.
Twenty-six hours after arriving in Panevezys, Lithuania, the USA U19 World Championship Team got its first taste of international competition Sunday evening and it was a bitter tasting one as Lithuania's U20 National Team rolled over the Americans 101-72 in an exhibition game. Tim Hardaway, Jr. (Michigan/Miami, Fla.) paced the USA offense with 18 points, 16 coming in the second half..
"We got ourselves in a big hole there in the first half obviously, they shot 75 percent and that's just not really acceptable," stated USA center Leonard. "In the half court they killed us because they just waited for us to make a mistake, then they made their open shots. I think in the second half we definitely won it to end it on a good note, but we need to be more physical and come out ready to play."
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Twenty-six hours after arriving in Panevezys, Lithuania, the USA U19 World Championship Team got its first taste of international competition Sunday evening and it was a bitter tasting one as Lithuania's U20 National Team rolled over the Americans 101-72 in an exhibition game. Tim Hardaway, Jr. (Michigan/Miami, Fla.) paced the USA offense with 18 points, 16 coming in the second half..
"We got ourselves in a big hole there in the first half obviously, they shot 75 percent and that's just not really acceptable," stated USA center Leonard. "In the half court they killed us because they just waited for us to make a mistake, then they made their open shots. I think in the second half we definitely won it to end it on a good note, but we need to be more physical and come out ready to play."
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