Culiacán, Sin.- After the Aztec players fell in their first match against Colombia in overtime for a marker from 93 to 89.
The Mexican Basketball Team expired 82-72 to the Brazilian National Team in his second commitment, in the FIBA America Qualifiers.
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Where they are looking for a ticket to go to the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Japan, Philippines and Indonesia next year. Game that marked the debut of the Sinaloan Santiago Ochoa in the senior team.
Santiago Ochoa was on the list of the 12 warriors directed by Omar Quintero.
It is expected that from one moment to the next he will have his first minutes of action in the Mexican team, the largest, the one that is looking for its ticket to the 2023 World Cup.
The Mexican team, which did not have the presence of Juan Toscano, due to his return to Los Angeles Lakers, beat the Cariocas in the first three quarters of the match (17-13, 21-17 and 25-17). In the last period, the locals outscored the Aztecs 25-17, however, this last effort by the Brazilians was not enough to overcome Mexico, so they ended up falling by 10 points.
Featured players in the match:
Paul Stoll and Irwin Dávalos were the game’s top scorers, each scoring 16 points.
Francisco Cruz also had a great performance, since the one from Nogales, Sonorasent 13 points, two rebounds and two assists.
With this result, Mexico is in second position in Group F of the FIBA America Qualifying for the World Cup of the coming year. Above the National Team, is the United States.
The next commitment of those led by Omar Quintero will be against their neighbor, the United States, in the first meeting of the FIBA America AmeriCup, which will take place in Brazil. The game will be played on Friday, September 2 at 3:40 PM (Central Mexico time).
