World Cup

Semi-Finals Game 8: USA - LITHUANIA 96-68

Date: September 11, 2014
Team USA will play in the championship game of the 2014 World Cup. They breezed past Lithuania in today’s semifinal clash in Barcelona. James Harden and Klay Thompson provided 16 points each to pace Team USA. It was quite a well-matched battle in the first half. Lithuania trailed by just five points after an ugly first period. The teams played aggressively defensively. The USA eked out a 21:16 lead after ten minutes. Team USA maintained the advantage throughout the second term but could not clear off. They secured a 43:35 halftime advantage. However it was all over in few opening minutes of the second half. Team USA exploded with an 18:2 run to leave Lithuania behind. James Harden unloaded all of his 16 points in the period helping Team USA to a 76:49 advantage at the final intermission. They protected the lead well throughout the fourth frame and sealed the winning outcome. Irving topscored with 18 points for the winners. Valanciunas and Kuzminskas replied with 15 points each for Lithuania.
Lithuania LITHUANIA68
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
63 kilijZaujis, zIjis 89 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 66-64 (23.1%) 5 9 9 5 8 5 6 5 5 5 60 61 5
0 zusVRLaZaus, Sdis 80 6-3 (80%) 5-3 (5%) 65-65 (655%) 6 5 6 8 6 5 6 5 5 4 68 0 5
7 ARaMuUas, eRjildis 69 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 8 5 8 8 4 5 6 5 5 8 4 5 5
66 bIUaRnujis, gIjiUis 61 6-4 (44.4%) 5-8 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5 4 4 5 3 5 6 8 5 6 8 -4 5
2 biZaulas, zIjis 64 6-3 (80%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 6 5 6 5 5 4 8 -3 5
1 KuJBajsVis, bajdiuDis 89 1-2 (90%) 5-6 (5%) 4-1 (05%) 4 1 7 6 5 5 5 8 5 6 60 85 5
3 OIZaus, biQUFjis 83 4-0 (15%) 6-8 (05%) 6-8 (05%) 5 8 8 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 65 1 5
9 viLQajILaZ, giQnus 69 6-4 (44.4%) 6-3 (80%) 3-0 (25%) 5 8 8 5 6 5 5 8 5 4 7 4 5
68 viLQajILaZ, KsasUIf 68 5-6 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 6 4 5 5 5 5 8 5 -3 5
60 kisalaiusVis, AiQujis 2 5-6 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 4 5 -3 5
64 zijVujis, Oiulaus 0 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5
65 zisiaUas, AaBis 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 -6 5
wIUil   60-42 (47.0%) 8-62 (66.6%) 48-38 (91.8%) 7 80 43 65 67 5 0 1 5 86 12 43  


USA USA96
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
65 oQLajD, KFQaR 43 1-65 (15%) 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 3 6 5 8 5 5 8 62 60 5
9 yiQaRd, KRjjRUh 84 4-2 (49.0%) 5-5 (5%) 4-0 (15%) 4 4 1 4 8 5 6 5 5 6 7 7 5
64 HiQdRj, ziBRs 88 3-9 (09.6%) 8-3 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 6 6 8 5 8 5 4 5 5 6 61 64 5
63 giLas, SjUhIjF 67 3-9 (09.6%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 3 1 6 0 5 5 8 5 8 2 9 5
3 CuQQF, AURphRj 64 6-8 (05%) 4-1 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 6 3 5 5 5 5 6 64 2 5
0 whIBpsIj, KliF 81 0-9 (96.3%) 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 5 6 61 61 5
1 eIsR, gRQQaZV 63 6-3 (80%) 5-3 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 4 3 -4 5
68 CIusajs, gRbiQZus 64 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 3 1 5 0 5 5 5 5 8 9 4 5
2 GiF, eudF 64 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 6 1 9 5 6 5 6 5 5 6 4 2 5
7 gReIJij, gRBiQ 2 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
66 OluBlRR, bisIj 9 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 8 8 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 6 5
60 gQuBBIjd, SjdQR 4 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-3 (5%) 8 8 3 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4 5
wIUil   87-01 (06.2%) 7-83 (49.0%) 66-85 (00.5%) 63 87 34 63 89 5 7 3 5 60 71 94  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)