Duke-bound wing R.J. Barrett and Kansas signee Devon Dotson will square off in the championship game of the International Youth Basketball Spectacular in Beijing.
The game is set for 3 p.m. local time Saturday in Beijing.
Dotson went for 33 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in Providence Day’s 75-72 semifinal win over the Bayi Rockets, a Chinese club team that Providence had previously lost to.
Barrett and Montverde routed the third American team in the event, Chaminade College Prep (CA), 89-35, in the other semifinal. Monteverde is the No. 1-ranked team in the USA Today poll.
For more, read my New York Times story on the trip here.
The Chargers avenged an earlier loss to the Bayi Rockets, the top professional youth team in China, by the score of 75-72 to advance to the championship game of the International Youth Basketball Spectacular in Beijing. They will face Montverde Academy tomorrow at 3:00pm.
— Brian Field (@pdshoops) December 8, 2017
We celebrated two big wins today with the best cheering section in Beijing! We finished the day up with cultural experiences of mask-making and an Ancient Chinese tea ceremony. Championship game and closing ceremonies are on tap for tomorrow. #PDSChargers #PDSGlobal pic.twitter.com/JBepcQ0O54
— Brian Field (@pdshoops) December 8, 2017
