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West fights off East for victory in McDonald's All-American boys basketball game: Live updates recap (4/1/2025)

Follow along for live updates from the prestigious high school boys basketball all-star event in Brooklyn, New York

JD Humburg, SBLive Sports

April 1, 2025; Brooklyn, N.Y., USA; McDonald's All-American West guard Meleek Thomas (5) shoots the ball against McDonald's All-American East guard Darius Adams (20) during the first half of the game at Barclays Center.
April 1, 2025; Brooklyn, N.Y., USA; McDonald's All-American West guard Meleek Thomas (5) shoots the ball against McDonald's All-American East guard Darius Adams (20) during the first half of the game at Barclays Center. / Pamela Smith-Imagn Images

The McDonald's All-American Games take place Tuesday evening at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The girls game tips off at 6:30 p.m. Eastern. The boys will follow at 9 p.m.

High School On SI's Myckena Guerrero is on site with interviews and other player notes from the game.

Follow along below for live updates from the annual high school boys basketball showcase.

EAST ROSTER

1, Shon Abaev

6-7 F, Calvary Christian Academy (Florida)

5, Darius Acuff Jr.

6-2 G, IMG Academy (Florida)

20, Darius Adams

6-5 G, La Lumiere School (Indiana)

10, Nate Ament

6-9 F, Highland School (Virginia)

12, Cameron Boozer

6-9 F, Christopher Columbus High School (Florida)

2, Cayden Boozer

6-4 G, Christopher Columbus High School (Florida)

4, Jalen Haralson

6-7 F, La Lumiere School (Indiana)

0, Zai Harwell

6-6 G, Wasatch Academy (Utah)

3, Trey McKenney

6-4 F, St. Mary's Preparatory (Michigan)

23, Malachi Moreno

6-10 C, Great Crossing High School (Kentucky)

24, Braylon Mullins

6-4 G, Greenfield-Central High School (Indiana)

22, Eric Reibe

7-0 C, Bullis School (Maryland)

WEST ROSTER

16, Alijah Arenas

6-6 G, Chatsworth High School (California)

11, Mikel Brown Jr.

6-3 G, DME Academy (Florida)

4, Nikola Bundalo

6-10 F, Prolific Prep (California)

0, Brayden Burries

6-4 G, Eleanor Roosevelt High School (California)

1, Chris Cenac Jr.

6-10 C, Link Academy (Missouri)

3, AJ Dybantsa

6-9 F, Utah Prep Academy (Utah)

14, Nikolas Khamenia

6-8 F, Harvard-Westlake School (California)

10, Koa Peat

6-7 F, Perry High School (Arizona)

22, Darryn Peterson

6-6 G, Prolific Prep (California)

5, Meleek Thomas

6-4 G, Overtime Elite Academy (Georgia)

8, Caleb Wilson

6-9 F, Holy Innocents' Episcopal School (Georgia)

24, Tounde Yessoufou

6-5 F, St. Joseph High School (California)

First quarter

East starting five: Acuff Jr., Mullins, Ament, Reibe, Cameron Boozer

West starting five: Dybantsa, Peterson, Brown Jr., Wilson, Cenac Jr.

Game starts with a thunderous dunk by BYU commit AJ Dybantsa! Ament answers with a 3-pointer for the East.

Brown scores in the paint, and West leads 4-3.

Ament buries two free throws. He has all five points for the East, which leads 5-4.

Cenac knocks down a tough turn-around jumper, giving West a 6-5 lead.

Mullins gets a steal, and it results in a put-back basket for Cameron Boozer. It's 7-6 East.

Dybantsa scores in the paint. He has four points. Acuff answers for the East, which leads 9-8.

Cameron Boozer makes 1 of 2 from the line, and the East leads 10-8 midway through the first quarter.

Cameron Boozer back to the line. He makes 1 of 2 again. East leads 11-8.

Oh, wow ... Peterson with an emphatic put-back slam for the West, which trails 11-10 with 4:32 left in the first period.

After a timeout, Meleek Thomas gets a second-chance basket for West. Trey McKenney knocks down a 3-pointer for East. It's 14-12 East.

Back-to-back 3-pointers for East, this one by Abaev. East up 17-12.

Burries attacks the rim and brings West within 17-14. Cayden Boozer answers for East, which leads 19-14.

Bundalo with a slam-dunk for West! Abaev makes his second 3-pointer for East, which leads 22-16 with 1:30 left in the quarter.

Meleek Thomas for 3! He has five quick points since checking in. Cayden Boozer answers for East, which leads 24-19.

Bundalo scores again for West. Four quick points for him. West trails 24-21, 33 seconds to go in the first quarter.

Moreno blocks a West 3-point attempt at the buzzer, preserving East's 24-21 lead after one quarter.

Second quarter

First basket of the second quarter goes to Peterson — and it's a fast-break dunk. West trails 24-23.

Brown makes 1 of 2 free throws, temporarily tying the score. Cameron Boozer gets a dunk on the other end, and East leads 26-24.

Great finish by Dybantsa, and West is even again at 26-26.

West fouls Ament as he's throwing up an off-balance shot at the shot-clock buzzer. He makes 1 of 2 fom the line. East up 27-26.

Yessoufou with a huge DUNK! He won the dunk contest last night. Next possession, Peterson nails a 3, and suddenly the West is up 31-27 with 7:26 left in the half.

Acuff makes a long 2-pointer for East after a timeout. Next possession, Cameron Boozer throws down another dunk. It's 31-31.

Harwell with a steal and basket for East. Yessoufou scores for West. It's 33-33 midway through the second quarter.

Wilson makes 1 of 2 from the line, and West leads 34-33.

Acuff goes to the line and makes both free throws for East, which leads 35-34 with under 5 minutes remaining in the second quarter.

Moreno buries a corner 3 for East, which leads 38-34.

Yessoufou gets a steal and goes coast to coast, bringing West within 38-36.

Khamenia cleans up a miss and scores for West to tie the score at 38-38.

Bundalo with a tip-in, and West leads 40-38.

Bundalo finishes a fast break, and West is up 42-38.

Another steal and fast-break basket for West ... this one by Burries ... West has a 10-0 run and a 44-38 lead.

Oh, boy ... Yessoufou with another steal and DUNK for West! What a quarter it's been for him. His West squad leads 46-38 after a 12-0 run.

Thomas with a great pass to Burries, who scores to make it 48-38 West. That's a 14-0 run.

Abaev scores just before the buzzer to end the West scoring run. West 48, East 40, halftime.

Third quarter

First basket of the second half goes to Zai Harwell, and it's a 3-pointer. On the other end, Chris Cenac Jr. gets a second-chance basket for West, which leads 50-43.

Cenac scores inside again. Ament answers for East. It's 52-45 West.

Peterson makes 1 of 2 from the line for West, which leads 53-45.

Cameron Boozer gets a tip-in. East trails 53-47.

Wilson makes 2 of 2 free throws for West. Next possession, Cenac for 3! West leads 58-47.

Harwell for 3, and then Harwell with a put-back basket on the next East possession. It's 58-52.

Cameron Boozer DUNK! East trails 58-54.

Cenac DUNK for West! He has 10 points this quarter. West leads 60-54.

Harwell with another 3 for East, which trails 60-57 with 5:38 left in the third quarter. Timeout, West.

Acuff with a steal, and Harwell hits his third 3 of the quarter. Tied! 60-60.

Dybantsa answers for West, which leads 62-60.

Cameron Boozer makes two free throws, and we're tied again at 62-62.

Moreno muscles his way to the basket, and East leads 64-62 after a 16-4 run.

Khamenia scores in transition and is fouled. Misses the free throw, though. 64-64, 2:55 left in the third quarter.

Moreno scores under the basket. Arenas answers with a basket after a nice move in the paint. 66-66.

Bundalo with a second-chance basket to put West on top 68-66.

Arenas for 3! West up 71-66.

Bundalo finishes with a DUNK! West leads 73-66 after a 9-0 run.

Trey McKenney ends the West run. East trails 73-68.

After an East steal, Haralson finishes with a DUNK! East down 73-70, late third quarter.

Arenas makes 1 of 2 from the line. West 74, East 70, end of third quarter.

Fourth quarter

Harwell with a smooth jumper for the first basket of the fourth quarter. On the other end, Brown converts a 3-point play. West up 77-72.

Peterson with a fast-break DUNK for West, which leads 79-72.

Mullins with a turn-around basket for East, which trails 79-74.

Dybantsa scores for West. He has 13 points. After a steal by Wilson, Peterson dunks again for two more. West leads 83-74.

Peterson with his third DUNK of the fourth quarter, which isn't even three minutes old. West up 85-74.

Haralson with a put-back for East. Arenas with a 3 for West. It's 88-76 West.

Cameron Boozer drives the lane and dunks for East, which trails 88-78 midway through the fourth quarter.

Peterson makes a jumper. Moreno gets a put-back basket. West leads by 10, 90-80, with 4:52 to go.

Peterson makes 2 of 2 from the line. He's the game's leading scorer with 18 points. West up 92-80.

Acuff makes 1 of 2 from the line. Yessoufou scores on the other end. 94-81.

What a half for Harwell, who knocks down another 3. East trails 94-84.

Yessoufou makes 1 of 2 from the line, and West leads 95-84 with 3:09 remaining.

Khamenia with a 3-point play for West, and it's 98-84 with 2 minutes to go.

Ament makes 1 of 2 free throws. On the miss, East gets an offensive rebound, and Ament hits a 3. It's 98-88 West.

Meleek Thomas makes 1 of 2 from the line. West up 99-88.

Dybantsa makes two free throws, and that'll probably do it.

West 105, East 92, final. West wins for first time since 2018. Darryn Peterson (West), Cameron Boozer (East) are the MVPs.

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McDonald's All-American game 2025. box score, boys. / Photo by Myckena Guerrero

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