07-01-2009, 10:03 PM
"AUCKLAND (FIBA U19 World Championship) - While some people may link the match with the political relationship between the two countries, it was all about the basketball when the USA and Iran met in the opening game of the FIBA U19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand.
After a tense opening that saw the USA lead by just two, 14-12, with less than three minutes remaining in the first period, 203cm power forward John Shurna made the running for the USA, scoring seven points as his team went on a 16-1 run to finish the quarter in control, 30-13.
It would prove the decisive movement of the match as the USA went on to lead by 28 at half time and 42 at three quarter time, rotating their full bench to cruise to a 106-55 victory."
http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/la.../arti.html
After a tense opening that saw the USA lead by just two, 14-12, with less than three minutes remaining in the first period, 203cm power forward John Shurna made the running for the USA, scoring seven points as his team went on a 16-1 run to finish the quarter in control, 30-13.
It would prove the decisive movement of the match as the USA went on to lead by 28 at half time and 42 at three quarter time, rotating their full bench to cruise to a 106-55 victory."
http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/la.../arti.html