2012 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

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2012 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
East West
78 79
1st half2nd halfTotal
East403979
West314778
DateMarch 28, 2012
Venue United Center, Chicago, Illinois
MVP Alexis Prince
Referees Abby Bickle
Jenene Pence
Jennifer Washo
Network ESPNU
Announcers Lou Canellis (play–by–play)
Abby Waner (color commentator)
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The 2012 McDonald's All-American Girls Game is an All-star basketball game that was played on March 28, 2011, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, home of the Chicago Bulls. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2012. The game is the 11th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002. The West team won 79–78. [1]

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2012 Game

The East team dominated the first half, achieving a lead of 16 points at one time. The West team fought back, but still trailed by eleven points at the half. In the second half, the West team continued to cut into the lead, and a layup by Morgan Tuck produced a tie at 50 points each early in the second half. Tuck ended the game with 18 points, but West's Nirra Fields, the first player ever to make a McDonald's All-American roster from Canada, ended the game with 20 points to lead all scorers. However, the West was unable to take the lead. The score was tied at 78 all, when East held for a final shot by Alexis Prince, but the shot did not go in and the buzzer sounded. The players headed to their benches, expecting to get ready for the first ever overtime in a McDonald's girls game. However, a late whistle had been blown and the referees decided that a foul on Bashaara Graves had occurred before the end of regulation. Three tenths of a second were put back on the game clock, and Graves went to the line with a one-and-one opportunity. She hit the first, and missed the second, but there was not enough time left for a subsequent play, so the East held on for the 79–78 win. Bashaara Graves was named the Tournament MVP. [2]

2012 East Roster

Source: [3]

#NameHeightPositionHigh SchoolHome TownCollege Choice
13 Brianna Butler 5w-11 G Nazareth Brooklyn, NY Syracuse
4 Kahleah Copper 6-1 G Prep Charter Philadelphia, PA Rutgers
11 Bashaara Graves 6-2 F Clarksville Clarksville, TN Tennessee
23 Bria Holmes 6-1 W Hillhouse Hamden, CT West Virginia
14 Malina Howard 6-3 P Twinsburg Twinsburg, OH Maryland
22 Niya Johnson5-7 PG P.K. Yonge Gainesville, FL Baylor
24 Michaela Mabrey5-9 G Manasquan Manasquan, NJ Notre Dame
5 Sierra Moore5-11 W Delone Catholic McSherrytown, PA Duke
21 Alexis Prince 6-1 W Edgewater Orlando, FL Baylor
30 Breanna Stewart 6-3 F Cicero–North Syracuse Cicero, NY Connecticut
20 Brittney Sykes 5-9 G University Newark, NJ Syracuse
3 Janee Thompson5-7 PG Whitney Young Chicago, IL Kentucky

2012 West Roster

Source: [3]

#NameHeightPositionHigh SchoolHome TownCollege Choice
1 Jordan Adams 6-1 G Mater Dei Santa Ana, Calif. USC
33 Candice Agee 6-6 P Silverado Silverado, Calif. Penn State
3 Katie Collier 6-3 P Seattle Christian SeaTac, Wash. Washington
25 Nirra Fields 5-9 G Mater Dei Santa Ana, Calif. UCLA
32 Moriah Jefferson 5-7 PG T.H.E.S.A. Glenn Heights, Texas Connecticut
30 Alexis Jones 5-8 PG MacArthur Irving, Texas Duke
24 Jordan Jones 5-6 PG DeSoto DeSoto, Texas Texas A&M
23 Jewell Loyd 5-9 G Niles West Lincolnwood, Ill. Notre Dame
34 Xylina McDaniel 6-2 F Spring Valley Columbia, S.C. North Carolina
  Imani Stafford 6-7 P Windward Los Angeles, Calif. Texas
44 Morgan Tuck 6-2 F Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, Ill. Connecticut
11 Courtney Williams 6-1 W North Shore Houston, Texas Texas A&M

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

All-American Week

Schedule

Contest Winners

See also

2012 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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