Rivers beats Knight in head-to-head ESPN2 matchup
Words. Jason Jordan
Austin Rivers
Few matchups between hyped-up high schools stars actually live up to the excitement that it builds, but when Winter Park (Fla.) combo guard Austin Rivers tangled with Pine Crest (Fla.) point guard Brandon Knight this past Friday on ESPN2, the performances trumped the hype.
In the end, Rivers had the better supporting cast as Winter Park outlasted Pine Crest, 87-76, at Florida Atlantic University. Knight, ranked No. 2 in the HSH national top 50, pumped in 48 points in the loss, while Rivers, ranked No. 5, dropped 42 points.
Pine Crest’s second-highest scorer had just seven, but Winter Park’s John Swanson drained six three-pointers and finished with 22 points for the winners.
With just over five minutes left in the game, Knight scored 12 straight points and cut the lead to nine with just over a minute to play, but Rivers answered with a three-point play to thwart any chance of a comeback.
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Both players looked sensational. Rivers scores more efficiently but Knight is the physically superior player right now.
Both are NBA guys. Tremendous skills.
Great game, Knight had to put his team on his back but other than that both guys looked so superior to anyone else on the court.
VERY EXCITING TO WATCH!!!!!
LETS GO ROC BOYS