Buchanan helps Team USA win at Nike Hoop Summit
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PORTLAND, Ore — Blake Buchanan played a key role as the USA toppled the World on Saturday night.
Buchanan, a senior at Lake City High, totaled eight points, eight rebounds and a steal as Team USA, a collection of graduating high school players, defeated a team of international players age 19 and under 90-84 in the boys Nike Hoop Summit game before 9,218 at the Moda Center.
In just under 16 minutes of playing time, the 6-11 Buchanan, a Virginia commit, was 3 of 6 from the field (0 of 1 from 3-point range) and 2 of 2 from the line. He was not credited with a blocked shot on the official statistics, but appeared to get a touch on a shot near the rim during a key stretch in the closing minutes.
Ronald Holland had 15 points, and USA Basketball rallied in the fourth quarter. Bronny James made his USA Basketball debut and scored 11 points. The son of NBA great LeBron James iced the game with a pair of free throws with 5.4 seconds remaining. Team USA also won the women's game, which was part of the Nike event for the first time.
Holland added nine rebounds, six steals and five assists for the Americans, who got 11 points from Isaiah Collier. Jared McCain, DaJuan Wagner and Justin Edwards each scored 10 points for Team USA.
Mackenzie Mgbako scored 22 points for Team World, which got 17 from Michael Nwoko, 15 from Aden Holloway and 12 from Andrej Stojakovic — the son of former NBA player Peja Stojakovic.
The U.S. improved to 17-7 against the World teams at the Nike event that dates to 1995.
Mgbako made a fadeaway with 7:56 left to put the World team up 70-69, but the Americans quickly reclaimed the lead and kept it the rest of the way. James made a 3-pointer with 4:54 left to push the USA lead out to six, and Holland had a putback score with 3:00 remaining to make it 86-79.
Alex Toohey, who has signed with Gonzaga, was scoreless in just over 7 minutes of playing time.
WOMEN'S GAME
TEAM USA 100, TEAM WORLD 79
LSU commit Mikaylah Williams scored 22 points, Notre Dame commit Hannah Hidalgo added 13 and Team USA topped Team World 100-79 in the inaugural women's game of the Nike event.
Connecticut commit Kamorea Arnold, Stanford commit Sunaja Agara and Oklahoma commit Sahara Williams each had 10 points for the Americans, while Hidalgo finished with eight assists and five steals. Texas commit Madison Booker finished with eight points, eight assists, five assists and three steals for Team USA.
Williams was 6 for 7 from 3-point range.
Shaneice Swain — who is entering the WNBA draft and expects to be picked Monday — led Team World with 19 points, while Toby Fournier had 18 points with nine rebounds and Nyadiew Puoch scored 16 points.