Kentucky’s Kyle Wiltjer hit two free throws with .5 seconds to beat a team called the NetScouts Basketball USA All-Stars 75-73 in an exhibition game in China.
Wiltjer finished with 17 points and 3 rebounds in his first audition to make the Canadian World University Games squad.
Canada plays Latvia tomorrow in another tune up for the games that begin July in Russia.
Here is the boxscore for the game from NetScoutsbasketball.com:
USA (73)
Derek Needham, PG (Fairfield) 2 points, 4 rebounds
Oliver McNally, G (Harvard, NBL Canada) 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
Derrick Rodgers, PG (Portland) 0 points, 0 rebounds 1 steal
Mike Moore, G (Hofstra, Lithuania) 15 points, 5 rebounds
Robert Crawford, G/F (Central Arkansas) 3 points, 0 rebounds, 1 steal
Mike Davis, C (Seton Hall, Romania) 0 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
Jonathan Morse, F (Metro State) 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals
Devin Sweetney, G/F (St. Francis-PA, NBL Canada) 25 points (4-of-7 3′s), 3 rebounds
Roger Franklin, F/G (North Texas) 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
Jason Conrad, C/F (Chico State) 6 points, 2 rebounds
Isaac Butts, C (Appalachian St., NBL Canada) 2 points, 4 rebounds
Canada (75)
Kevin Pangos, G (Gonzaga) 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Brady Heslip, G (Baylor) 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
Kyle Wiltjer, F (Kentucky) 17 points, 3 rebounds
Melvin Ejim, G (Iowa State) DNP
Thomas Scrubb, F (Carleton) 11 points, 4 rebounds
Mangisto Arop, G (Indiana State) 0 points, 1 rebound
Laurent Rivard, G (Harvard) 0 points, 4 rebounds
Philip Scrubb, G (Carleton) 8 points, 3 rebounds
Dwight Powell, F (Stanford) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Jordan Bachynski, C (Arizona State) DNP
Murphy Burnatowski, F (Colgate) 0 points, 2 rebounds
Owen Klassen, F (Carleton) 4 points, 6 rebounds
Daniel Mullings, G (New Mexico State) 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
Grant Mullins, G (Columbia) DNP
Kyle’s newest vine shows all his new fans from China and they are even throwing up three goggles.
