International bragging rights will be on the line at 7 p.m. Friday at Moda Center in the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit.
Team USA, with former West Linn Lions star Payton Pritchard, pounded the World Team 101-67 in last year's game, and according to Team USA coach Miles Simon, it's going to take the same type of defensive effort to get it done again.
"I know what kind of pride the guys take on the defensive end of the floor," Simon said. "I know what they can do individually, and I know what they can do dialed in as a group.