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Memorial graduate Kenneth Lofton Jr. showed an impressive performance in the victory of Team USA U19 (4: 0) 132: 60 on Thursday against Korea.

The native Port Arthur left the field with 7 of 8, scored 14 points, grabbed six boards and collected a steal in 15 minutes.

Victory will bring the USA to the quarter-finals at the FIBA ​​U19 Men’s World Cup in 2021 in Riga, Latvia. The USA closed with the single game records of the U19 men in points (132), rebounds (62), assists (39), scored field goals (57) and attempted field goals (92).

« Well, he ( Lofton Jr.) is really a tough guy to defend, « said US head coach Jamie Dixon (TCU). “We have a good passing game and then he really got around the edge, comes with his back to the basket, gets offensive rebounds and can score on dump-offs. So it’s a good combination and he’s pretty good off the free-throw line. « 

The Americans will next face Senegal (2-2) in the quarter-finals on Friday (July 9th) at 10am CT and they would with one Victory move into the semi-finals on Saturday. The final is planned for Sunday.

The Americans were strong in this wire-to-wire victory, winning the first quarter with 31:17 and ending the quarter with a 12: 3 run over the last 1:41 . Peyton Watson (Long Beach Poly HS / Long Beach Calif.) Was ready, scored seven points and got three rebounds to start in the first quarter.

« The chances came to me and I was ready when they did, « said Watson. « They decided to put me in the starting XI and I wanted to come out with a spark and I think I did my part and played very well. »

In the second quarter, the US opened the game with a 13- 0 run from 6:04 to 2:26 in the quarter and ended the last verse with a 19-4 run at the end of half.

Lofton scored a perfect 6 from in the first half with 12 points and four rebounds 6 out of the field to lead the US to a 59: 30 lead at halftime.

The US had all 12 players in the game and eight players finished the game in double digits. The Americans were led by Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha Academy / Minneapolis, Minnesota), who scored a double-double from the bench with 17 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and three blocks; Watson with an almost double double of 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists, a steal and a US U19 record tying four blocks.

« It felt like a lot of fun, we had a lot of guys, who played a great game and came up with some great numbers and we had fun, ”said Holmgren. “We love to get each other going and share the ball. We build confidence, build chemistry, find our rhythm and I think things are going pretty well. ”

The US kept the accelerator pedal in the second half, outperforming South Korea at 29:16 in the third quarter and in the fourth Quarter with 45:14 and in the total half with 74: 30 points. The Americans finished the last 4:23 of the game on a 23-4 run, with Miller scoring eight points along the way. The US won the rebound differential 62-25, giving 39 assists, forcing South Korea to 23 Ball losses, which led to 40 points, and surpassed South Korea with 94-30 in the color.

The USA also recorded 10 blocked shots in the game and are currently leading the FIBA ​​U19 World Championship with 33 blocks. The USA also leads the FIBA ​​U19 World Championship in total points (402), assists (111) and runner-up overall (224).

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