It was 101-89 in Santiago del Estero, after a first quarter in which they managed to take an advantage of 18 points in their favor. La Albiceleste, this Thursday, plays heads-up against Cuba to reach the semifinals of the pre-Olympic qualifier.
Will it be another coup in time or a continuation of the reconstruction process? The stumble that the Argentina Men’s National Team basketball player suffered this Wednesday against Bahamas by 101-89 caused a shock in Santiago del Estero and on the winding road that he presumes he will have to travel if he wants to reach the Paris 2024 Olympic Gamesafter having been left out of the 2023 World Cup. This Thursday, against Cubawill go hand in hand for the qualification to the semifinals.
At the Ciudad de Santiago del Estero stadium, the team led by Pablo Prigioni designed a forceful performance in the first quarter (they won it 37-25) and then faded in much of the match. Just towards the end of the game, the local quintet reacted and reduced the numbers, but the Caribbean cast knew how to control it to take the victory, the second of their time in this contest.
The Santa Fe forward Nicholas Brussino (Gran Canaria, Spain) was the main offensive card of the Albiceleste team, with a scoresheet of 21 points (3-5 in doubles, 5-7 in triples), 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 recoveries in the almost 30 minutes that he was on court.
Photo EFE/ Marcelo Endelli
The Cordovan point guard Facundo Campazzo (brand new hire from Real Madrid) exhibited flashes of his talent and finished with a balance of 18 points, 10 goal passes, 7 steals and 4 rebounds in 29m.
In the Bahamas, their NBA players made the difference. Phoenix Suns forward Eric Gordon sealed a fantastic performance with 24 points (5-10 in doubles, 1-2 in triples, 11-12 in free throws), 3 assists, 2 recoveries and one rebound. While his teammate on the Arizona franchise, intern DeAndre Ayton, also built a convincing task, with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The third NBA representative of the Central American team, guard Buddy Hield (Indiana Pacers), also contributed effectively and closed a job with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Photo: EFE/ FIBA
Argentina will seek this Thursday against Cuba (10.22) in La Banda access to the semifinals of the continental Olympic Prequalifier. The teams from Chile-Colombia (17.10) and the Virgin Islands-Uruguay (19.40) will also play in zone B at the Vicente Rosales stadium.
This is just the first instance of one of the qualifying routes for the Olympic event that will take place between July 27 and August 11 at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Lille and at the Arena Bercý in Paris, and at the that only 12 selected will participate. One of them will be that of the host country, which has a place reserved by the International Olympic Committee, so there are only 11 places left to cover among more than 60 applicants.
Of those 11 places available for Paris 2024, seven will be resolved in the World Cup in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. These tickets will be distributed among the best teams from each continent based on the final location in the competition: two will be for teams from America, two for Europe, one for Africa, one for Asia and one for Oceania.
2023-08-17 02:57:21
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