Bracket play finally began last night at the Adidas Nations event out in Los Angeles. Yesterday afternoon I broke down how some of the NC State targets did yesterday morning in the AM session. Here is how they did in bracket play last night.
5-star 2016 PG Dennis Smith Jr. had 6 points (3-6 FG), 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals in 11 minutes of play in 2016 USA Team Wall’s 117-73 victory over 2017 USA Team Lillard. Smith only played 11 minutes because he had to leave the game due to a knee injury.
4-star 2017 PF Xavier Tillman had 14 points (6-11 FG), 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks for Team Lillard and 5-star 2017 PG Trevon Duvall had 10 points (5-19 FG), 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
4-star 2016 PF Sacha Killeya-Jones had 25 points (9-15 FG) and 5 rebounds in 29 minutes of play in Team Nations 81-92 loss to Team Canada.
5-star 2016 PF Bam Adebayo had 18 points (7-14 FG), 11 rebounds, and 3 steals in 2016 USA Team Rose’s 105-89 victory over Team Africa. 5-star 2016 SG Rawle Alkins had 28 points (11-18 FG), 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals for Team Rose. 5-star 2017 SG Hamidou Diallo had 28 points (10-22 FG), 3 rebounds and 3 steals for Team Africa. 4-star 2016 PF Mamadi Diakite had 7 points (2-7 FG), 10 rebounds, and 2 blocks for Africa.
Today’s schedule
Both the third place game and the championship game will be broadcasted live on ESPNU today.
3rd Place Game – 2017 USA Team Lillard (Xavier Tillman & Trevon Duvall) vs. Team Africa (Hamidou Diallo & Mamadi Diakite) at 7pm (EST)
Championship Game – 2016 USA Team Rose (Bam Adebayo & Rawle Alkins) vs. 2016 USA Team Wall (Dennis Smith Jr.) at 9pm (EST)
