August 22, 2018
Group A:
The last game of this group started Wednesday’s action as Cuba took care of business to win 99-39 and take the top spot and move on with the Dominican Republic. Guatemala moved into the consolation bracket with the loss.
Guatemala vs. Cuba 39-99 GUA Gonzalez 14 Cano 7 E. Rosales 6 Rivera 4 Rivas 4 Camacho 2 Garcia 2 Lopez 0 Vasquez 0 Larranaga 0 A. Rosales 0 Juarez 0 CUB Avila 18/6r/6a Galindo 16 Oquendo 11/6r Becquer 11/6r Cepeda 10/7r Amargo 10 Tornell 8 Perez 6 Martinez 6/6a Ochoa 3 Bouly 0
Standings: Cuba 2-0, Dominican Republic 1-1, Guatemala 0-2
Group B:
The two teams that were already advancing faced off to have an easier semifinal matchup and it was an excellent game. Hosts Puerto Rico built a lead in the first half, but Mexico closed the gap in the second half before falling 71-66 as Jennifer O’Neill was the difference. The other two teams were looking to get a bye in the consolation bracket. Costa Rica shook off a poor performance yesterday to nearly spring a surprise on the Bahamas, but came up short 60-57.
Puerto Rico vs. Mexico 71-66 PUR O’Neill 21/12r Gwathmey 9 Melendez 7/10r Salaman 7 Maldonado 6 Jones 5/10r Gibson 4 Quinones 4 Rosado 3 Gonzalez 3 Perez 2 Placido 0 MEX Silva 16/9r Avila 16 Luna 13/8r Pardo 10 Ramos 9 Beltran 2 Moreno 0 Taylor 0 Valenzuela 0 Arellano DNP Asencio DNP
Costa Rica vs. Bahamas 57-60 CRC Galvez 16/6r Jimenez 15 Matamoros 13/8r Pinnock 4/6r Malavassi 3 Quesada 2 Sanchez 2 M. Mora 2 Reyna 0 P. Mora 0 Miller 0 Alfaro DNP BAH Lewis 15 Neely 14 Forbes 13 Harrison 6 Dean 5/7r Grant 3 Moss 2 Demeritte 2 Fernander 0/8a Greene 0 Thompson 0
Standings: Puerto Rico 3-0, Mexico 2-1, Bahamas 1-2, Costa Rica 0-3
Semifinals: Cuba vs. Mexico and Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic
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