The Mexican team was defeated by their Venezuelan pair and left the top of Group C of the FIBA legala————————————————————
The choice of Mexico fell 74-80 against Venezuela Y both advanced to the quarterfinals of the AmeriCup of basketball, which is played until next Sunday in the Brazilian city of Recife.
The fight between the Mexicans and the Venezuelans was equalwith the split part in favor of each of the four stages (29-19, 13-16, 13-27 and 19-18), but in the final seconds the pivot Windi Graterol became decisivewho in his points scored managed to maintain the advantage against the reaction of the opposing quintet.
Graterol2.04 meters tall and player of spartans of his country, graduated as one of the leading scorers of the game with 17 pointsnext to his countryman Joseph Ascanioand posted six rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal.
For Mexico, the figure is the young forward of Spanish Barcelona, Yahir Bonillawith fifteen points, seven rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block.
Venezuelathere is still a pending battle against USAhas four points and if it falls against the North Americans it will finish with five, while Mexico He closed his participation in the first period with five units, the result of two wins and one loss.
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Already in the quarterfinals, how about the position table of the Group of Mexico
Country | Games played | Obtained | Lost | Pts | Pts+ | Pts- | Difference
- Mexico | 3| 2 | 1 | 5 | 212 | 207 | 5
- Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4| 152 | 132 | twenty *
- United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3| 155 | 131 | 24 *
- Panama | 3| 0 | 3| 3| 176 | 225 | -49
* The match between the two was postponed due to water generated by the venue’s leaks
How the AmeriCup continues, Mexico’s next rival and the next games
The group stage will close with the final games of zone B and the rescheduled one in C
Tuesday, September 6
- 13.10 | United States – Venezuela (Group C)
- 15.40 | US Virgin Islands – Puerto Rico (Group B)
- 18.10 | Dominican Republic – Argentina (Group B)
Source: Tycsports
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