CHICAGO – Asia Durr scored 14 points and Taja Cole added 13 points to lead the East to an 89-87 victory over the West in the McDonald’s All-American girls basketball game on Wednesday night at the United Center.
Mater Dei’s Katie Lou Samuelson scored 12 points for the West while shooting 5-for-17, including 2 of 10 on 3-pointers. Te’a Omari Cooper led the West with 21 points.
Trailing by 14 with 5:25 left, the West got it within 87-84 with 32.7 seconds left on Samuelson’s 3-pointer. Samuelson, a Connecticut signee, missed a 3-pointer to tie the score with 13 seconds left.
Cole sealed the game with a pair of free throws with 6.1 seconds left.
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EAST 89, WEST 87
East: Gillespie 3-8 1-3 9, Mabrey 4-9 2-2 12, Mompremier 3-6 0-0 6, Ogunbowalo 4-13 0-1 9, Durr 6-13 0-1 14, Fuehring 1-6 1-1 3, Murray 1-4 2-2 4, Patberg 1-6 0-0 3, Boykin 2-2 0-0 4, Fraser 4-7 1-2 10, Strother 1-4 0-0 2, Cole 4-10 4-4 13. Totals 34-88 11-16 89.
West: Collier 3-5 2-2 8, Samuelson 5-17 0-0 12, Brown 3-8 0-2 6, Higgs 1-8 0-0 2, Cooper 8-14 2-3 21, Lambert 0-5 1-2 1, Watts 7-13 1-1 19, Walker 2-8 0-0 4, Hearn 0-3 0-0 0, Cunningham 2-5 0-0 5, Anigwe 4-10 1-1 9, Hosey 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-98 7-11 87.
Halftime—EAST 46-43. 3-Point goals—EAST 10-22 (Mabrey 2-3, Gillespie 2-4, Durr 2-5, Patberg 1-1, Fraser 1-1, Cole 1-2, Ogunbowale 1-4, Fuehring 0-2), WEST 10-39 (Watts 4-9, Cooper 3-6, Samuelson 2-10, Cunningham 1-4, Hosey 0-1, Hearn 0-1, Lambert 0-3, Walker 0-5). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—EAST 56 (Mabrey, Mompremier, Durr, Murray, Patberg 6), WEST 65 (Collier 10). Assists—EAST 16 (Patberg 5), WEST 21 (Lambert 6). Total fouls—EAST 11, WEST 18. A—NA.
