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MBK: Turner, U.S. Open World University Games with Win
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 07/03/2009

BELGRADE, Servia-Four players scored in double digits and the 2009 USA Men?s World University Games Team (1-0) held Finland (1-1) scoreless over the final 8:50 as the USA opened World University Games play with a 87-40 victory on Friday night in Belgrade, Serbia.

Craig Brackins (Iowa State / Palmdale, Calif.) and Corey Fisher (Villanova / Bronx, N.Y.) paced the balanced attack with 12 points apiece, Talor Battle (Penn State / Albany, N.Y.) was perfect from the field and finished with 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting, while Robbie Hummel (Purdue / Valparaiso, Ind.) notched 10 points in a game that saw all 12 team members contribute to the scoring column.

?We showed our guys a little about Finland in our scouting report, but, obviously, we didn?t have a lot,? said USA and University of Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan. ?If we don?t learn to study when we are on the bench and then execute on the floor, things can get away from us in a hurry. The thing I like about our team, and I?ve told them from day one, is our guys do a great job of observing from the bench. Giving up two points in the fourth quarter shows that our guys made the adjustments.

?We shot 9-of-21 (from 3-point). That?s 27 points on 21 shots. Anytime you can make more points from your threes than you took shots, obviously, that?s pretty good. If it?s there we take it, but I liked some of the threes where we penetrated, drew the help and then kicked to our teammates. We got some pretty good looks.?

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