The 2012 McDonald’s High School All-American Game at the United Center in Chicago was a close contest between East and West, but the West team pulled out the four-point victory, 106-102. The game’s Most Valuable Player was Shabazz Muhammad with his 21 points and six rebounds. He scored 15 points in the first half. The small forward is currently not committed to a school yet.
2012 McDonald’s All-American Game Final Score: Shabazz Muhammad Leads West To 4-Point Victory
The East was able to stay competitive, with UCLA Bruins recruit Kyle Anderson nearly pulling off a triple-double: 13 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. It was a long journey for the East squad, overcoming a 24-point deficit at one time and eventually paring that down to four points with two minutes remaining.
Recent MVPs from this game include North Carolina's Harrison Barnes and Ohio State's Jared Sullinger (co-winners in 2010) and Kentucky's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and North Carolina's James Michael McAdoo's (both in 2011). Sullinger and Gilchrist are still playing in the 2012 NCAA Tournament while the other two reached the Elite Eight. Will Muhammad be able to make a deep run into the tournament with whichever school he winds up at?
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