The U.S. U-19 FIBA basketball team beat Lithuania 76-69 after fighting through a halftime tie at 36. Darius Miller and Clay Thompson each scored ten points in the contest, just three points shy of the team leader, Tyshawn Taylor.
The winning streak now stands at six, and the U.S. is among the top qualifiers for the quarterfinals where they will face Canada.
Casey Johnson, True Blue Kentucky
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Darius Miller (Kentucky / Lexington, Ky.) provided the U.S. with a much need spark early in the fourth quarter. With the USA clinging to a 59-56 lead and 9:18 left, Miller pumped in six straight points while making a momentum shifting steal and blocking a shot as the U.S. moved out to a 65-56 lead with 6:26 to be played.
“They didn't play a lot of guys so I think they got tired so when I came in and just tried to play with a lot of energy and it just worked out for us. My teammates did a good job of getting me the ball when I was open,” said Miller. “I think we played with a lot more intensity in the second half, we came out ready to play and ready to go. They we're playing with a lot of intensity and we had to match it in the second half to come out with the win.”
“They didn't play a lot of guys so I think they got tired so when I came in and just tried to play with a lot of energy and it just worked out for us. My teammates did a good job of getting me the ball when I was open,” said Miller. “I think we played with a lot more intensity in the second half, we came out ready to play and ready to go. They we're playing with a lot of intensity and we had to match it in the second half to come out with the win.”
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