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Haliburton Leads USA Past Lithuania

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July 1st, 2019 by admin

HERAKLION, Greece – Iowa State’s Tyrese Haliburton scored a team-high 21 points and dished out eight assists in leading USA Basketball to a 102-84 win Sunday against Lithuania at the FIBA U19 World Cup in Greece.

Haliburton was a perfect 7-for-7 from the field in the first half and finished with 19 points as the United States opened up a 51-41 lead at the break.

In the game, Haliburton was 8-for-9 from the field and 4-for-5 behind the arc. He also had five steals in 35 minutes as the Americans improved to 2-0 in Group A.

The United States faces Senegal in the final game of group action Tuesday at 8 a.m. (CT). The game can be streamed on FIBA’s YouTube channel.