Puerto Rico defeated the Dominican Republic in the second round of group I and they all finished with a 3-1 record.
Puerto Rico was left in the match against the Dominican Republic by a tight 102 to 97. In a game that changed course several times throughout its development, the Puerto Ricans managed to determine it better. Tremont Waters and Karl-Anthony Towns had terrific performances and were the stars of the game.
The beginning of the match was favorable for Puerto Rico, which reached an advantage of 16 points in the average of the second quarter. However, the Dominicans reacted as the game progressed and with a triple at the end of the first half, they went into halftime with the game tied at 45.
Returning from the locker room, those led by Che García turned around the partial result and continued to lead by 11 points thanks to Karl-Anthony Towns. Puerto Rico was too limited in the resource of the outside shot, where it was not effective until the end of the period, where it made friends in the ring to leave the score at 74 to 69 facing the last quarter at the hands of Tremont Waters.
The highlights of the meeting
The last quarter of the match was hit by hit, with the last 30 seconds tied. The Puerto Ricans were strong in defense and with the bombardment from Holland they were ahead by 3 points. Finally, Puerto Rico defined the match from the line to seal the final 102 to 97.
Tremont Waters was the most prominent of the winning team, reaching a double-double with 37 points (11/22 2L TC) and 11 assists, to which he added 7 rebounds and 4 steals. George Conditt also had a good performance, with 18 points and 7 rebounds.
In the Dominican Republic, Karl-Anthony Towns owned the offense with 39 points, and also grabbed 10 rebounds. Andrés Feliz followed him in scoring, adding 22 points, with 8 assists and 8 rebounds.
Continuation of group I
With this result, added to Italy’s early win against Serbia, all teams in Group I were left with a 3-1 record. This way, Sunday’s matches will be definitive, and the winning teams will advance to the quarterfinals. The schedule is as follows:
Sunday 9/3
5:00 am Italy vs. Puerto Rico.
9:00. Dominican vs. Serbian.
Photos: FIBA.
Source: Tycsports
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