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Apr. 13—The first half of Saturday's Nike Hoop Summit game couldn't have gone much better for the World Team ... or Illinois. The former was making all the hustle plays and parlayed that into a halftime lead. The latter saw commit David Mirkovic shine in his playing time off the bench, and priority target Dame Sarr hit the sweet spot of good, but not too good effort. All while the USA Network/Peacock crew of Noah Eagle and Robbie Hummel played up the Illini's international recruiting efforts (while Kasparas Jakucionis got plenty of screen time).
The second half trended back in Team USA's direction to what ultimately became a 124-114 overtime victory. Four players with at least 20 points was too much for the World Team to match. AJ Dybantsa (BYU) and Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas) led the way with 24 points apiece, Trey McKenney (Michigan) had 22 off the bench and Cameron Boozer (Duke) DOMINATED with 22 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and three steals.
Mirkovic did all of his scoring in the first quarter and finished with eight points and three rebounds. It was a solo 8-0 run for the future Illini forward, too, as he simply made himself available in the post and finished strong at the rim. (Plus a solid sell job getting fouled on a three-pointer that turned into free throws).
Sarr had 17 points and four rebounds. The 6-foot-7 1/2 wing showed versatility in his offensive game with his ability to attack the basket and finish through contact and pull up from three-point range and knock down shots.
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The second half trended back in Team USA's direction to what ultimately became a 124-114 overtime victory. Four players with at least 20 points was too much for the World Team to match. AJ Dybantsa (BYU) and Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas) led the way with 24 points apiece, Trey McKenney (Michigan) had 22 off the bench and Cameron Boozer (Duke) DOMINATED with 22 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and three steals.
Mirkovic did all of his scoring in the first quarter and finished with eight points and three rebounds. It was a solo 8-0 run for the future Illini forward, too, as he simply made himself available in the post and finished strong at the rim. (Plus a solid sell job getting fouled on a three-pointer that turned into free throws).
Sarr had 17 points and four rebounds. The 6-foot-7 1/2 wing showed versatility in his offensive game with his ability to attack the basket and finish through contact and pull up from three-point range and knock down shots.
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