The Dominican Basketball Team took the victory with a score of 84-70 against their equals from Mexico with a masterful performance by Jean Montero and a final period in which the locals showed their best version.
After Mexico dominated in the first half, the Quisqueyans saved the best for their fans in the finale, with Jassel Pérez and Eloy Vargas also playing important roles.
Pérez’s defense was key and Montero’s offensive plays set the tone for the Dominicans to open the FIBA window with a victory.
After conceding command to Mexico in the first minutes, the Dominican Republic reduced the lead to just two points with a little less than a minute left to play thanks to a dunk by Ángel Luis Delgado to put the game at 31-33
The game continued with low scoring, ending in favor of the Mexicans 36-32, led by 11 points from Gabriel Girón and 8 points from Fabián Jaimes. Víctor Liz was the best scorer among the Dominicans with 10 points.
In the third period Jean Montero arrived and with a triple that lifted everyone present at the Virgilio Travieso Soto he put the Dominicans ahead 37-36 just two minutes into the second half.
A three-pointer by Luis Santos with 7:11 left in the game gave the Dominicans the biggest advantage up to that point with a score of 65-58, after moments before a counterattack by Jassel Pérez and Jean Montero ignited the Dominican fans. present.
Jean Montero repeated the long-distance dose to take a lead of twelve, the largest of the game for the Dominicans.
The best for the Dominican Republic were Montero with 19 points and 7 assists, Andrés Féliz with 13 points and 6 rebounds, and Angel Delgado and Víctor Liz with eleven points each. For the Mexicans, Gabriel Girón scored 25 points with five triples and Fabián Jaimes with 12 points.
Source: ESPN
2024-02-24 23:07:41
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