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Maarty Leunen scored 10 of his 12 points in a span of 4:10 in the third quarter to get the U.S. back in the game (Photo: Joel Auerbach/US PRESSWIRE)
USA Men Rally For 77-74 Win Over Panama And Third Straight Win
It definitely wasn't pretty, nor was it easy. But in the end a determined USA Men's Pan American Games Team (3-2) made the plays it needed to come back from as many as 13 points down to defeat Panama (2-3) 77-74 Sunday afternoon. The win, which clinched fifth place for the Americans, was their third straight after starting the Pan Ams with two losses, including a 75-67 loss on July 26 to the same Panama team.

In a win filled with a number of big plays that were made by an assortment of USA players, the team featured a balanced scoring attack that saw guard Derrick Low came up big for the stars and stripes, finishing with 16 points, while Shan Foster (Vanderbilt / Kenner, La.) and D.J. White (Indiana / Tuscaloosa, Ala.) each finished with 14 points, and Maarty Leunen (Oregon / Redmond, Ore.) tallied 12points.

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