By KEVIN HARRIS
CAIRO, Egypt – New Albany senior-to-be Romeo Langford poured
in six points in Team USA’s 117-69 victory over Mali in the Round of 16 of the
FIBA U19 World Cup on Wednesday.
Langford scored all six of his points in the second half. He
converted a slam dunk with 4:27 left in the third quarter to put the Americans
up 62-44. Langford’s two field goals were a pair of dunks in the last 1 minute
and 27 seconds of the game.
Langford shot 3-of-7 from the field, grabbed three rebounds
and made one steal in 6 minutes and 59 seconds of action. It was his second
game back after sitting out last Sunday’s contest with Angola because of back
spasms.
The Americans (4-0) had seven players who scored in double
figures, led by University of Kentucky recruit PJ Washington with a game-high
20 points on 9-of-12 shooting. Washington also grabbed eight rebounds and
distributed three assists.
Team USA forward Brandon McCoy recorded a double-double with
19 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. University of Kentucky player Hamidou
Diallo chipped in 14 points, while teammates Cameron Reddish, Louis King and
Payton Pritchard each scored 11. Purdue University guard Carsen Edwards tallied
10 points for the Americans.
Team USA will face Germany (3-1) in the medal quarterfinals
at 3:15 p.m. EDT Friday.
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