THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Dee Brown poured in a USA Junior World Championship record 47 points, including 19 of Team USA's 21 points in the fourth quarter, as the U.S. squad remained undefeated with an 87-84 victory over Lithuania on Tuesday afternoon.

Team USA improved to 5-0 in the tournament after fighting back from 14 points down. The win improved the Americans to 2-0 in quarterfinals play and leaves them on top of the Group G standings. But the United States needs a victory Wednesday over Australia (4-1, 1-1 in quarterfinals play) to clinch a spot in the medal round semifinals.

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"That was a great international basketball game. Lithuania was definitely ready to play. We were lucky to win the game because I don't think we were ready to play and Dee Brown saved us," said Team USA coach Ernie Kent. "I can't say enough about Dee Brown. Anybody that can knock down nine 3s, and all of them big 3s, that tells me a lot about his character and type of player he is.

"We called a ton of plays for him down the stretch that gave him an opportunity to make buckets because he was the only one that was really shooting it very well from the perimeter."

Brown, a rising sophomore at Illinois, made 18-of-29 shots overall, including 9-of-15 from 3-point, and 2-for-2 from the foul line. Additionally, the 6-foot-1 guard added four rebounds, six assists and six steals in 37 minutes of action.

Brown's 47 points surpassed Kenny Walker's previous USA record of 33 points. Brown also established USA records for most field goals made and attempted, and most 3-pointers made and attempted.

"Down the stretch my teammates freed me up for some open shots and I was knocking them down and I was kind of in a groove. Give credit to my coach and teammates for allowing me to step up and make shots and for getting me open. That was the main key down the stretch, making shots," said Brown, who admitted in the post game press conference that he once scored 70 points as a 16-year-old in an AAU game and also had 42 as a senior in a high school contest. "To score 47 points against a team like that is something I'll remember always."

The game was deadlocked 64 all entering the fourth quarter. Paul Davis (Michigan State) scored the USA's only points in the quarter other than from Brown with 6:56 left, giving the U.S. a 71-68 lead. Lithuania's Linas Kleiza, who finished with 28 points and will be playing at the University of Missouri next season, scored eight straight points during a 10-2 offensive run that saw Lithuania surge ahead 78-74 with 4:50 to go.

Trailing 81-78 with 2:15 remaining, Brown hit his seventh 3-pointer of the game to even the score at 81-81. Lithuania's Kleiza missed a three and Brown came away with the rebound. On the other end, he again found the range from 3-point range to lift the U.S. ahead 84-81 with 1:27 left to play. Following another miss by Lithuania, he did it again, sinking another 3-pointer to push the U.S. advantage to 87-81 with 48 seconds showing.

Lithuania made it tight when Arturas Jomantas made a three and his only shot in the game with 35.4 seconds left to close the deficit to 87-84. The U.S,. turned the ball over, but Lithuania had difficulty getting anyone open and Gediminas Maceina launched a would be game tying 3-pointer that was well off the mark. De'Angelo Alexander (Oklahoma) grabbed the rebound with 2.1 second to play and was immediately fouled. Lithuania however, was not yet in the bonus and when the USA in bounded the ball to Brown, time expired and the USA had the win.

The USA fell into early foul trouble and struggled with its shooting in the opening quarter, and quickly found itself chasing Lithuania. With the U.S., shooting just 4-of-16 (25 percent) over the first 10 minutes, Lithuania made 10 of its first 16 shots and sprinted away from the USA with a 14-4 run midway through the opening stanza to expand its lead to 22-9.

Holding a 29-17 lead at the end of the first quarter, Lithuania pushed out to a 31-17 lead, and with 6:25 to go in the half led 36-24. Switching to a zone defense, the U.S. began to find its rhythm. Behind a defense that allowed Lithuania just two field goals for the remaining 6:25, the Americans slowly fought back into the game.

With Brown contributing 13 points and Davis adding five, the Americans closed out the rest of the first half with a 19-4 run, and after Brown connected on a 3-pointer with 1:16 left in the half, the USA had its first lead of the game, 43-40.