The USA got it going offensively tonight as their guards were on the attack leading them to 47 first half points and 90 for the night, the highest total of any team so far in the tourney. The Americans were led in scoring by Katie Bussey (Montana St.) who was celebrating her birthday and did […]
USBA China Tour: Final Night in Zhongxian
China withstood a strong team effort by New Zealand and held on for a 75-70 win. Li Wei hit a big three-pointer in the final minute to put the margin at six and force the Kiwi’s to look for quick three’s. New Zealand had to foul China to stop the clock and the home team […]
Women’s Basketball China Tour: USA Defense Stymies China, Aussies Win Close One
In the first game of the night, Australia held on to beat New Zealand 69-60. After building a solid lead against the Kiwi’s late in the second half, they had to make a big 3-point shot by Vanessa Panousis to solidify their lead and close out the win. (We’re trying to get the box score […]
Women’s Basketball: USA Tops New Zealand in Zhongxian City
The USA All-Stars applied pressure defense early against New Zealand and jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as they defeated the Kiwi’s 83-36. Full court defensive pressure and balanced offensive scoring allowed the Americans to take a 44-22 lead into the locker room at the half, Jasmin Holliday (Oregon) had 10 […]
USBA China Tour: Opening Night in Zhongxian – China Tops Aussies
Zhongxian is a small little city…small for China that is… it’s population is only about 2 million. Yep, that’s really small for China, when you consider places like Beijing have roughly 30 million. Here’s a little city scape from our hotel floor…see if you can spot the arena!!! Apparently, the next city we […]