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Paris Leads US in Final Exhibition

Paris & USA Continue to Roll

July 01, 2007 | Women's Basketball

MOSCOW, Russia - Sooner All-American Courtney Paris scored 14 points in back-to-back games and helped lead the USA U21 Team to a pair of double-digit weekend wins in the 2007 FIBA U21 World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
 
Paris tallied 14 points and nine rebounds in a 96-40 trouncing of Brazil on Saturday.
 
On Sunday, the reigning AP Player of the Year contributed 14 points, seven rebounds (five offensive) and three assists in 93-70 win over Hungary.
 
Paris has scored 14 points in all three World Championship games for the undefeated (3-0) USA squad.  She is third on the team in scoring, behind Maryland's Crystal Langhorne (18.7) and Stanford's Candice Wiggins (17.0). 
 
Brazil Recap | Photos | Hungary Recap | Photos | Cummulative Stats
 
She is averaging 7.7 rebounds, which is second on the team.  The junior center is also shooting 59.4 percent from the floor and has made all four of her free throw attempts.
 
The USA U21 Team is the only undefeated squad remaining Pool A play. In the other pool, Russia and France are both 3-0.
 
Following a day off, the USA resumes preliminary round play on July 3 against Spain at 1:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. CDT) and on July 4 the squad will celebrate the country's birthday with an 11:15 a.m. (2:15 a.m. CDT) tip against Japan. Quarterfinals are slated for July 6, the semifinals will be held on July 7 and the finals are scheduled for July 8.
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