The Venezuelan national basketball team achieved an important 92-90 victory against the Dominican Republic national team in its second game of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.
The team led by Daniel Seoane relied on the work done by Edwin Mijares in the first quarter to try to keep the match as close as possible.
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The Dominican team was superior and sealed the first set of the match with a score of 18-19. For the second period, the Venezuelans made the necessary adjustments, but it was not enough and the second quarter ended 32-38.
Those led by Néstor ‘Che’ García returned from halftime with the intention of being able to seal their victory against Venezuela. However, the Creole team fought to keep the score as close as possible with a partial score of 63-64..
In the last period of the match, Venezuela gained strength and managed to reach a tie at 81 points to force overtime for the second game in a row.
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Already in the added time, Daniel Seoane’s team carried out a good defensive approach supported by accurate shots on the court to finish the game with a 92-90 advantage.
Garly Sojo and Néstor Colmenáres were the offensive leaders of the match with 21 points each. For his part, José Ascanio scored 18 points and was decisive in the final minutes of overtime.
2023-11-01 18:46:46
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