September 28, 2019
7th Place:
The day started with the game for 7th place as Argentina finished a disappointing tournament with a 67-65 loss to the Dominican Republic after finishing as runners up and getting close to the title last time. They did learn that they and Canada will be hosting the two tournaments in the Americas for the next stage of Olympic qualifying.
Dominican Republic vs. Argentina 67-65 DOM Morton 18/7r Monsac 13/8r Evangelista 9 Jones 6/7r Zapata 4/7r Marte 4 Caceres 4 Hernandez 3 Reynoso 2/12r Estrella 2 Frias 2 Guerrero 0 ARG Boquete 14 Gonzalez 11 De La Barba 10/6a Garcia 10 Burani 9/6r Aispurua 6 Perez 3 Ale 2 Fiorotto 0 Durso 0 Marchizotti 0 Llorente DNP
5th Place:
Colombia finished a solid tournament with a 75-62 win over Cuba in the 5th place game.
Cuba vs. Colombia 62-75 CUB Galindo 13/10r Amargo 11 Tornell 11 Avila 8/8r Neyra 8 Calvo 7 Martinez 3 Colas 1 Jourdain 0 Vargas 0 Garcia 0 Becquer DNP COL Munoz 14 Martinez 13/8r Arias 13 Rios 10/6a Palacio 7 Paz 6/10r Gonzalez 5 Caicedo 3 Vente 2 Coy 2 Lopez 0 Asprilla DNP
Semifinals:
That set the stage for the semifinals and the first one was a good game throughout. Canada got an unexpected boost from Shay Colley that made the difference in a 66-58 win over Brazil. Puerto Rico dialed up the chaos early, but the United States settled down on their way to a 78-54 win.
Canada vs. Brazil 66-58 CAN Colley 23 Raincock-Ekunwe 9/10r Carleton 9/8r Alexander 7/6r Ayim 6 Scott 4 Hill 4 Gaucher 2 Hamblin 2 Langlois 0 Edwards 0 Dornstauder DNP BRA Dantas 16/9r Dos Santos 14/7r De Souza 8/9r Teixeira 8 Costa 8 Ramona 2 Paixao 2 Goncalo 0 Dias 0 Pacheco 0 Monteiro 0 Gomes Colhado DNP
United States vs. Puerto Rico 78-54 USA Fowles 17/13r Charles 14/10r Samuelson 10 Ogunbowale 7/6r Sykes 6 Canada 6 Collier 4/10r Dolson 4/6r DeShields 4 Nelson-Ododa 4 Williams 2 Sessions 0 PUR Rosado 12 Quinones 9 Salaman 9 Gwathmey 4 Canales 4 Pagan 4 Kuzmanic 4 O’Neill 2 Maldonado 2 Gibson 2 Melendez 2 Roma 0
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