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Duke-bound trio helps lead USA to Nike Hoop Summit victory

Jahlil Okafor

After losing the last two editions of the Nike Hoop Summit, the United States select team entered Saturday’s game at the Moda Center in Portland looking to end that dubious streak. Thanks in part to the play of three players who will all don Duke uniforms next season the United States was able to do so, beating the World Team 84-73.

Justise Winslow scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds off the bench, with fellow Blue Devil signees Tyus Jones (13 points, six assists and five steals) and Jahlil Okafor (14 points, ten rebounds) also scoring in double figures. In total four United States players scored in double figures, with Kansas signee Kelly Oubre scoring 14 points in what was a balanced effort for the team coached by DeMatha High School (Hyattsville, Md.) head coach Mike Jones.

For the World Team two guards led the way offensively, with SMU signee Emmanuel Mudiay (representing the Democratic Republic of Congo) scoring 20 points and Jamal Murray (Canada) adding ten to go along with five assists. But with Kentucky signees Karl Towns Jr. (six points, eight rebounds) and Trey Lyles (nine points, 11 rebounds) in foul trouble for much of the night, Roy Rana’s team lacked the balance they managed to display in the last two editions of this game.

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