August 13, 2017

The first game was for the bronze medal and the last spot in the World Championships from this zone.  Brazil had a solid start, but it was Puerto Rico that pushed ahead for good in the final quarter to get the 75-68 win.  Ali Gibson was the only roster change between Centrobasket and this tournament and she delivered several key performances to help this team reach its goal.  Kelly Santos was the key player for Brazil, which never quite found its rhythm after being put back in the competition.  That set the stage for the championship game, where Argentina led throughout the first half to the delight of the home fans.  Canada used a big third quarter to overturn the deficit and take a lead, but a long drought in the fourth quarter opened up the opportunity for the hosts to recover.  Kia Nurse ended that drought to regain the lead and then Melisa Gretter, who had done so much to drive her team on, could not quite generate the right play to send the fans home happy.  Canada is closer to cementing its status as the second strongest team in the Americas as both teams will be looking forward to proving themselves next summer.

First Place:

Argentina vs. Canada 65-67 ARG Gretter 23 Rosset 18 Gonzalez 11 Burani 4 Boquete 4 Durso 3 Santana 2 Fiorotto 0 Marchizotti 0 Aispurua DNP Armesto DNP Perez DNP CAN Nurse 12 Ayim 10/6r Langlois 10 Hamblin 9/7r K. Plouffe 7/11r Fields 7/6r M. Plouffe 5/6r Colley 4 Scott 3 Hill 0 Dally DNP Carleton DNP

Third Place:

Puerto Rico vs. Brazil 75-68 PUR Gibson 19 Gonzalez 16 Placido 11 Perez 7 Salaman 5 Santos 4 Rosado 4 Melendez 4 Jones 3/6r Bermudez 2 Crespo 0 Quinones 0 BRA Santos 20/9r Da Silva 16 Macedo 14/6a J. Rodrigues 12 De Paula 3 Pacheco 2 L. Rodrigues 1 Justino 0 Honorio 0 Nicoletti 0 Teixeira DNP Zakrzeski DNP

August 12, 2017

The semifinals were played after a day of rest as the teams knew that wins would also mean qualification to the World Championship next year.  Canada has played well all tournament and wasted no time in jumping on Brazil early to roll to an 84-45 win.  Neither team started well in the second game, but the brilliance of Agostina Burani helped them hang on to a 48-44 win.  Puerto Rico will face Brazil for the last spot in the World Championship from the Americas before the championship game.

Canada vs. Brazil 84-45 CAN Fields 16 Nurse 16 Ayim 15/8r M. Plouffe 7 Colley 7 Langlois 5/9a K. Plouffe 5 Hamblin 4/9r Scott 3/7r Carleton 3 Hill 3 Dally 0 BRA Macedo 14 Santos 11/6r Justino 10 Da Silva 6 L. Rodrigues 3 Zakrzeski 1 Pacheco 0 Nicoletti 0 J. Rodrigues 0 De Paula 0 Honorio 0 Teixeira 0

Argentina vs. Puerto Rico 48-44 ARG Burani 26/12r Santana 6/10r Gonzalez 5 Rosset 4 Gretter 3/8r Durso 3 Boquete 1/7r Fiorotto 0 Perez 0 Marchizotti DNP Aispurua DNP Armesto DNP PUR Gibson 10 Gonzalez 9 Melendez 8/7r Salaman 6 Jones 4/12r Placido 3 Perez 2 Bermudez 2 Rosado 0/6r Santos 0 Quinones 0 Crespo DNP

August 10, 2017

Group A:

Colombia held off Venezuela 62-59, but knew that the result was not in their favor for moving on to the next round.  Argentina knew that they would be in the semifinals, but were looking for a win to top the group, which they did 68-49.  Brazil was disappointing, but the tiebreaker ended in their favor and they grabbed the last spot.

Venezuela vs. Colombia 59-62 VEN Marquez 17/7r/6a Duran 12/9r Corrales 9/7r Wallen 8 Renault 6 Garate 4 Marcano 3 Ortega 0 Betancourt 0 Garcia DNP Perez DNP COL Martinez 19 Mosquera 10/6r Palacio 10 Munoz 8/6r Prens 7 Asprilla 4 Rios 3 Delgado 1 Tapias 0 De La Rosa 0 Vente 0 Caicedo 0

Argentina vs. Brazil 68-49 ARG Gonzalez 18 Boquete 16 Gretter 12/6r/7a Rosset 10 Burani 6/10r Fiorotto 4 Durso 2 Santana 0 Marchizotti 0 Armesto 0 Perez 0 Aispurua DNP BRA Justino 18/9r Da Silva 16/7r J. Rodrigues 6 Macedo 5 L. Rodrigues 2 Pacheco 2 Nicoletti 1 Zakrzeski 0 Honorio 0 Santos 0 Teixiera 0 De Paula 0

Standings: Argentina 4-0, Brazil 2-2, US Virgin Islands 2-2, Colombia 2-2, Venezuela 0-4

Group B:

The final day of group play started with both games in this group.  Canada helped solidify the standings as Nirra Fields led them past Paraguay 86-64 to take the top spot.  Puerto Rico, which had the bye for today, confirmed their qualification as the second place team with the result.  The other game was just for pride as Cuba played their best to start the second half and got the 62-51 win over Mexico.

Canada vs. Paraguay 86-64 CAN Fields 25/10r K. Plouffe 12 M. Plouffe 9/13r Scott 9 Nurse 8 Ayim 6/11r Hamblin 6 Colley 6 Langlois 3 Hill 2 Carleton 0 Dally 0 PAR Ferrari 14 Mercado 13 T. Insfran 13 Peralta 9 Caraves 9 Huttemann 6 Pena 0 Perez 0 Gomez 0 Aponte 0 R. Insfran 0 Quevedo 0

Mexico vs. Cuba 51-62 MEX Luna 11 Saad 11 Pardo 10 Silva 10 Nunez 4/11r Lara 4 Orozco 1 Torre 0 Ramos 0 Vargas 0 Avila DNP Martinez DNP CUB Casanova 16/9a/9s Galindo 12/7r Ochoa 12/7r Oquendo 7 Cepeda 6 Bouly 5 Romero 4 Thompson 0 Garcia 0 Martinez 0 Tornell 0 Armentero DNP

Standings: Canada 4-0, Puerto Rico 3-1, Paraguay 2-2, Cuba 1-3, Mexico 0-4

Semifinals:
Argentina vs. Puerto Rico
Canada vs. Brazil

April 9, 2017

Group A:

The US Virgin Islands were back to their best early, but Brazil recovered to send the game into overtime before the Centrobasket champions emerged 67-60 winners.  Natalie Day had her strongest effort of the summer at the right time as the US Virgin Islands completed their group play and could only wait on the results of other games to find out their fate.  The day ended with Argentina becoming the first team to clinch a semifinal place with a 70-47 win over Colombia.

Brazil vs. US Virgin Islands 60-67(OT) BRA Da Silva 15/9r Santos 12 Macedo 10 Pacheco 8/6r Honorio 6 Justino 4 L. Rodrigues 2 De Paula 2 Teixeira 1 J. Rodrigues 0 Zakrzeski 0 Nicoletti DNP ISV Day 20/13r Tate 18/8r Hamilton 11 Taylor 9/8r Bough 6/8r George 3 Barry 0 Claxton 0 Jones 0 Carey 0

Colombia vs. Argentina 47-70 COL Rios 10 Munoz 7/8r Martinez 6/6r Asprilla 5/6r Vente 5 De La Rosa 4 Prens 4 Palacio 4 Mosquera 2/6r Caicedo 0 Tapias 0 Delgado 0 ARG Gretter 16/6r Rosset 16 Boquete 9 Gonzalez 7 Marchizotti 6/7r Durso 5 Fiorotto 3/9r Burani 3/6r Santana 3 Perez 2 Aispurua DNP Armesto DNP

Group B:

The day started with a great game as it took overtime to for Paraguay to eliminate Mexico 73-67 and retain their own hopes of advancing.  Paola Ferrari was Paraguay’s talisman again and was one of two players to play every second while Jackie Luna-Castro had a tremendous game for Mexico.  The other game also ended up being close as Puerto Rico started well, but then had to fend off Anisleidy Galindo and Cuba 70-67.  Puerto Rico is now finished with their group stage and will need to wait for the rest of the games even though they are likely in a position to advance as Cuba and Mexico will both be looking to at least end their tournaments with a win on Thursday.

Paraguay vs. Mexico 73-67(OT) PAR Ferrari 30/6r T. Insfran 18 Mercado 13 Caraves 4/7r Aponte 4 Pena 3 Peralta 1 Huttemann 0 Caraves 0 Quevedo DNP Perez DNP R. Insfran DNP MEX Luna 25/17r Nunez 11/18r Pardo 11 Orozco 6 Silva 5 Torre 5 Saad 3 Avila 1 Martinez 0 Ramos 0 Vargas 0 Lara DNP

Cuba vs. Puerto Rico 67-70 CUB Galindo 20/8r Ochoa 14/8r Casanova 13/6r/8a/7s Bouly 6 Tornell 5 Oquendo 4/8r Romero 3 Garcia 2 Cepeda 0 Martinez 0 Armentero DNP Thompson DNP PUR Rosado 17 Jones 12/6r Gibson 11 Santos 10 Perez 9 Gonzalez 5 Melendez 2/8r Bermudez 2 Salaman 1 Placido 1 Crespo DNP Quinones DNP

August 8, 2017

Group A:

The day started with the US Virgin Islands coming out flat against Colombia after an impressive performance yesterday, not leaving themselves with enough time to come back as they lost 70-63.  Argentina closed the day by eliminating Venezuela 79-59.

US Virgin Islands vs. Colombia 63-70 ISV Tate 16/6r Day 14 Taylor 10 Bough 7 George 5 Jones 5 Hamilton 4 Barry 2 Carey DNP Claxton DNP COL Mosquera 15/6r Munoz 13/6r Martinez 13 Asprilla 12/8r Palacio 7/7r Rios 4 Prens 2 Tapia 2 Delgado 2 Vente 0 Caicedo 0 De La Rosa DNP

Argentina vs. Venezuela 79-59 ARG Boquete 13/7r Durso 13 Gretter 11 Gonzalez 11 Santana 8/11r Aispura 8 Marchizotti 5 Rosset 5 Fiorotto 3 Armesto 2 Burani 0/6r Perez 0 VEN Corrales 19 Wallen 14/12r Marquez 7/8r Duran 7 Perez 5 Renault 4 Marcano 3 Garate 0 Betancourt 0 Ortega 0 Garcia 0

Group B:

Canada handled Mexico 65-39 to set themselves up with a solid chance to win the group as they head into their bye day.  Puerto Rico won the next game 81-67 over Paraguay to put themselves in a position to advance with a win tomorrow.

Mexico vs. Canada 39-65 MEX Torre 8 Nunez 6/7r Pardo 5 Saad 4 Lara 3 Ramos 3 Silva 3 Avila 3 Luna 2 Orozco 2 Martinez 0 Vargas 0 CAN Fields 13 Ayim 8/6r Scott 8 Hamblin 7 K. Plouffe 6 Colley 6 Langlois 5/6a Nurse 4 M. Plouffe 3 Hill 3 Dally 2 Carleton 0

Puerto Rico vs. Paraguay 81-67 PUR Placido 14 Gonzalez 11 Melendez 10 Rosado 9/7r/7a Gibson 9 Bermudez 8 Santos 7 Jones 6 Perez 3 Salaman 3 Quinones 1 Crespo DNP PAR Ferrari 16/6r Caraves 14/9r Gomez 11 Aponte 10 Mercado 7 Huttemann 6 Pena 3 Peralta 0 T. Insfran 0 Quevedo DNP Perez DNP R. Insfran DNP

August 7, 2017

Group A:

The US Virgin Islands bounced back from a rough first day as Imani Tate led them to a 79-53 win, leaving Venezuela in a tough position despite playing well in their opener.  Colombia was the last team to start their tournament, but they could not keep up with Brazil in a 68-47 loss.

Venezuela vs. US Virgin Islands 53-79 VEN Renault 12/9r Wallen 12 Marquez 11/8a Perez 7 Corrales 4 Duran 4 Garate 2 Ortega 1 Garcia 0 Marcano 0 Betancourt 0 ISV Tate 26/7r Hamilton 18 Taylor 15/11r Day 14/14r Bough 2 Jones 2 Claxton 2 Barry 0 George 0 Carey 0

Colombia vs. Brazil 47-68 COL Munoz 13/6r Mosquera 13 Martinez 6 Asprilla 4/7r Caicedo 3 Tapias 3 Palacio 2 De La Rosa 2 Prens 1 Rios 0 Vente 0 Delgado 0 BRA L. Rodrigues 13/17r Justino 11/7r Teixeira 9 J. Rodrigues 6 Pacheco 6 Zakrzeski 6 De Paula 6 Santos 5 Honorio 2/6r Macedo 2 Da Silva 2 Nicoletti 0

Group B:

Cuba looked to be getting back on track after a tough opener, but Paraguay was fresher in the second half after a bye on the opening day and Paola Ferrari lifted them to a 69-66 win.  Canada continued to cement their status as group favorites by closing the day with a 75-59 win over Puerto Rico.

Paraguay vs. Cuba 69-66 PAR Ferrari 27/7r Aponte 10 Mercado 8/8r Pena 8/6r Caraves 6/11r Huttemann 4 T. Insfran 4 Peralta 2 Gomez 0 Quevedo DNP Perez DNP R. Insfran DNP CUB Oquendo 14/12r Casanova 14/6r/13a Bouly 13 Romero 8 Galindo 7/7r Ochoa 6/12r Cepeda 4/6r Martinez 0 Armenero DNP Garcia DNP Thompson DNP Tornell DNP

Canada vs. Puerto Rico 75-59 CAN Nurse 17/8r K. Plouffe 14 Scott 11 Hamblin 10/7r Fields 8/6r Ayim 6 Colley 4 M. Plouffe 3 Langlois 2 Carleton 0 Hill 0 Dally 0 PUR Gibson 16 Perez 13 Santos 7 Salaman 7 Gonzalez 7 Rosado 6/6r Quinones 2 Melendez 1 Jones 0 Placido 0 Bermudez 0 Crespo 0

August 6, 2017

The first edition of the tournament under the new AmeriCup name started on Sunday in Buenos Aires.  The ten teams are divided into two groups with round-robin play running for five straight days with only one bye for each team.  The top two teams in each group qualify for the all-important semifinals.  The winners of those semifinals along with the bronze medalists will join the Olympic gold medalist United States team in representing the Americas in next summer’s World Championship.

Group A:

The day opened with Venezuela harassing Brazil, but the team that only recently found out that they would be allowed to compete, won 71-63.  Waleska Perez and reigning NAIA Player of the Year Daniela Wallen helped the underdogs grab the lead late, but it was not enough.  The day ended with Argentina delighting the home fans by breezing to an 80-48 win over the US Virgin Islands.

Brazil vs. Venezuela 71-63 BRA Justino 12/10r Pacheco 12/7r Santos 9/8r J. Rodrigues 8/7r De Paula 8 Teixeira 7 Garvao 5 Da Silva 4 Macedo 4 Honorio 2 L. Rodriguez DNP Nicoletti DNP VEN Perez 21/6s Wallen 20/6r Corrales 9 Marquez 7 Renault 4 Duran 2 Garate 0 Marcano 0 Ortega 0 Garcia DNP Betancourt DNP

US Virgin Islands vs. Argentina 48-80 ISV Tate 19/8r Day 7/10r Hamilton 7/8r Bough 5 Taylor 5 George 3 Barry 2 Jones 0 Claxton 0 Carey 0 ARG Boquete 17 Durso 14 Gretter 14 Aispura 10 Rosset 6 Fiorotto 4/7r Marchizotte 4 Gonzalez 4 Perez 3 Santana 2 Armesto 2 Burani DNP

Group B:

Puerto Rico made only one change from their qualifying roster and Ali Gibson contributed immediately as they got revenge on Mexico with a 69-49 win.  A rematch of the final from two years agao was next as both teams welcomed some new players.  Canada’s additions helped that get even further ahead of Cuba compared to their last meeting as they took a big lead early and never looked back in an 81-35 demolition.

Puerto Rico vs. Mexico 69-49 PUR Gibson 13 Melendez 9 Placido 9 Bermudez 7/6r Perez 7 Rosado 7 Jones 5 Gonzalez 4 Salaman 4 Santos 2 Quinones 2 Crespo 0 MEX Luna 16/11r Silva 7 Pardo 6 Avila 6 Orozco 6 Nunez 4 Lara 2 Ramos 2 Torre 0 Vargas 0 Saad 0 Martinez 0

Cuba vs. Canada 35-81 CUB Galindo 12 Ochoa 5/7r Romero 5 Casanova 4 Oquendo 3/7r Bouly 2/7r Cepeda 2 Martinez 2 Garcia 0/6r Tornell 0 Armentero 0 Thompson 0 CAN Fields 18 Hamblin 15/10r Scott 12 K. Plouffe 7/6r Colley 6 Nurse 6 M. Plouffe 5/6r Ayim 4 Langlois 3/8r Dally 3 Hill 2 Carleton 0

July 29, 2017

Division A:

The final was expected to be an exciting game and it more than lived up to the hype.  Kelsey Griffin had her most impressive performance to date as Australia’s naturalized player, grabbing MVP honors, but Saki Mizushima could not be stopped behind the arc and Japan fended off a last ditch effort to escape with the 74-73 win and retain their crown against new challengers.  The day started with the other important game as Kim Mi-Hyang and North Korea lost to the Philippines 78-63, setting themselves up to be relegated to Division B in the next edition of the tournament.  Taiwan was clearly more motivated in the 5th place game as they jetted out to a big lead and beat New Zealand 65-45.  China beat South Korea 75-51 to grab the last medal in a game featuring a great battle of young post players.

1st Place:

Australia vs. Japan 73-74 AUS Griffin 30/15r Tolo 13/8r Snell 9/7r Ebzery 8/6a Smith 6 Cumming 3 Lavey 2 Blicavs 2 Mansfield 0 Garrick 0 Hodges DNP Kunek DNP JPN Mizushima 26 Miyazawa 11/7r Nagaoka 10  Takada 9/8r Machida 7/9a Fujioka 4/6a Osaki 4 Mawuli 3 Kawamura 0 Akaho 0 Yoshida DNP Kondo DNP

3rd Place:

South Korea vs. China 51-75 KOR Park JS 14/11r Kang L-S 13/6r Lim 12 Kim S-D 6 Kwak 4 Park H-N 2 Sim 0 Park H-J DNP Kang A-J DNP Roberson DNP Bae DNP Kim D-B DNP CHN Li YR 16/11r Huang SJ 16/6r Li M 9/7a Wu 8 Gao 8 Zhao 5 Shen 5 Sun 3 Shi 3 Shao 2 Huang HP 0 Chen DNP

5th Place:

New Zealand vs. Taiwan 45-65 NZL Cocks 10/8r Purcell 8/10r Edmondson 8 Harmon 4/6r Stockill 4 Paalvast 4 Bygate 3 Franklin 2 Jillings 2 Agnew 0 Taylor 0 Ott 0 TPE Huang P-J 10 Burke 10 Lin Y-T 9/6a Cheng 8/9r Wu 6 Huang F-S 6 Lo 4 Huang H-T 4 Lan 3 Wang 3 Chen 2 Lin C-W DNP

7th Place:

North Korea vs. Philippines 63-78 PRK Kim M-H 20 Ro 17/9r Kim H-O 13 Kim R-J 7/6r Jang 2 Kim U-J 2 Ri 2 Kim H-Y 0 Pak H-J DNP Ko DNP Kong DNP Pak J-A PHI Lim 16 Almazan 13 Resultay 10/10r Animam 10/6r Bernardino 8 Miranda 7 Cabinbin 6/8a Pontejos 6 Sambile 2 Dy 0 Tongco 0 Castro DNP

Division B:

The other championship game was every bit as thrilling, especially with promotion to the next Division A tournament on the line.  Nadezhda Kondrakova and Kazakhstan got off to the better start, but the roar of the home fans helped India surge into the lead in the fourth quarter as Jeena Palanilkumkalay Il Skaria led the way in a 75-73 win.  Miliakere Koyamainavure had another great game for Fiji, but Amanda Lim and Singapore had too strong of a start to be stopped as they won 80-65.  Rebecca Akl and Lebanon did just enough in the final frame to beat Elena Khusnitdinova and Uzbekistan 59-55.

1st Place:

Kazakhstan vs. India 73-75 KAZ Kondrakova 30/18r Kurazova 17/6r Yagodkina 9/8r/6a Ossipenko 8 Kolesnikova 5 Ivanova 4 Astapenko 0 Abikeyeva 0 Begun 0 Kovalevskaya 0 Aldanysheva DNP IND Palanilkumkalay Il Skaria 20/6r Limaye 17/10r/6a Varghese 14 Sidhu 13 Paul Durai 9 Rajaganapathi 2 Akula 0 Pattemane Udayakumar 0 Kaur 0 Prasannan Geetha DNP Sonkar DNP Chaturvedi DNP

3rd Place:

Uzbekistan vs. Lebanon 55-59 UZB Khusnitdinova 22 Sevastyanova 9/8r Averyanova 6/12r Samatova 6 Salavatova 6 Ejova 3 Asanova 2 Nauruzbaeva 1 Kashuba 0 Koneva DNP LBN Akl 20 El Charif 10/6r Fares 7 Bakhos 6 Gyokchian 5 Moukaddem 5 Mokdad 3 Schoucair 3 Maalouf 0 El Harake 0 Chammas DNP

5th Place:

Fiji vs. Singapore 65-80 FIJ Koyamainavure 31/11r Wise 15/7r Kainamoli 7/6r Sauta 5 Tawake 3/8r Raluvenitoga 2 Tora 2 Dobui 0 Boseiwaqa DNP Nainima DNP Korovou DNP Whippy DNP SGP Z. Lim 26 Poon 11 Tan 9/7r See 7 Chu 6/6r Koh 5 R. Lim 5 Tang 5 Loiter 4 Yoshida 2 Ang 0 J. Lim 0

July 29, 2017

Division A:

Semifinals:

The first semifinal went to Australia 81-64 over South Korea.  The other game was much more exciting and close throughout as Manami Fujioka fueled Japan past China 74-71.

South Korea vs. Australia 64-81 KOR Sim 14 Kang L-S 14 Lim 12 Kwak 8 Kim S-D 6 Park H-N 6 Park J-S 4 Bae 0 Kim D-B 0 Park H-J DNP Kang A-J DNP Roberson DNP AUS Griffin 16/9r Smith 12/6r Blicavs 10/8r Mansfield 10 Snell 7 Tolo 6/8r Cumming 6 Ebzery 6 Garrick 4 Lavey 2 Hodges 2 Kunek 0

China vs. Japan 71-74 CHN Shao 16 Gao 13/6r Li YR 13 Shi 9 Shen 6/6a Zhao 6 Li M 3 Sun 3 Huang HP 2/7r Huang SJ 0 Lu 0 Chen DNP JPN Fujioka 19/8r/14a Miyazawa 16 Nagaoka 14 Takada 13/7r Osaki 6 Machida 2 Mawuli 2 Kawamura 2 Mizushima 0 Yoshida DNP Kondo DNP Akaho DNP

5th Place:

New Zealand is clearly still gunning for the top of the consolation standings as they got the early lead on North Korea and rolled to an 82-61 win.  Taiwan had a similarly easy time dispatching the Philippines 82-61.

New Zealand vs. North Korea 82-61 NZL Harmon 15/9r Purcell 13/14r Agnew 10/8r Cocks 10 Taylor 8/6r Edmondson 7 Bygate 7 Paalvast 7 Ott 3 Stockill 2 Franklin 0 Jillings 0 PRK Ri 19 Kim H-O 17 Ro 11/7r Kim U-J 7 Kim R-J 4/6r Jang 3 Kim M-H 0 Kim H-Y 0 Pak H-J DNP Ko DNP Kong DNP Pak J-A DNP

Philippines vs. Taiwan 53-87 PHI Cabinbin 14/7a Lim 7 Bernardino 6 Sambile 6 Pontejos 6 Resultay 5 Almazan 3/6r Animam 2 Miranda 2 Tongco 2 Dy 0 Castro 0 A ba Burke 16/11r Lin W-T 14/7r/6a Wu 14 Cheng 13/6r Chen 6 Lan 6 Huang P-J 5 Huang H-T 4/10r Huang F-S 4 Lo 3 Wang 2 Lin C-W

Final Day Schedule:
1st Place: North Korea vs. Philippines
3rd Place: New Zealand vs. Taiwan
5th Place: South Korea vs. China
7th Place: Australia vs. Japan

Division B:

Semifinals:

A battle of Central Asia foes highlighted the race for promotion as Zalina Kurazova and Kazakhstan beat Uzbekistan 77-51.  Jeena Palanilkumkalay Il Skaria and India got the final push they needed from the home fans to take a fourth quarter lead on Rebecca Akl and Lebanon and win 79-69.

Kazakhstan vs. Uzbekistan 77-51 KAZ Kurazova 24/8r Kondrakova 18/10r Astapenko 8 Yagodkina 7/7r/6a Ivanova 7 Ossipenko 5 Kolesnikova 4 Abikeyeva 2 Begun 2 Kovalevskaya 0 Aldanysheva DNP UZB Sevatyanova 19 Averyanova 13/15r Samatova 10/6r Khusnitdinova 6 Ejova 2 Kashuba 1 Asanova 0 Salavatova 0 Nauruzbaeva 0 Koneva 0

Lebanon vs. India 69-79 LBN Akl 20/6r El Charif 17/14r Moukaddem 16/7r Bakhos 9/6r Gyokchian 4 El Harake 3 Fares 0/6a Mokdad 0 Schoucair 0 Chammas DNP Maalouf DNP IND Palanilkumkalay Il Skaria 20/7r/6a Sidhu 17 Paul Durai 13 Akula 9 Limaye 7 Rajaganapathi 6/6r Varghese 4 Sonkar 3 Pattemane Udayakumar 0 Chaturvedi 0 Prasannan Geetha DNP Kaur DNP

5th Place:

Miliakere Koyamainavure and Fiji got a historic win after edging Sri Lanka 65-64.

Sri Lanka vs. Fiji 64-65 SRI Iddamalgoda 12 Durage 10/9r Don Thalagala 9 Gallage 8/12r Silva 8/12r Beruwalage 7 Paiva 6/7s J. Thewahettige 4/8 K. Thewahettige 0 Ekanayake 0 Arachchilage DNP Karthigesu DNP FIJ Koyamainavure 22/6r Tawake 11/13r Kainamoli 10/10r Wise 9 Dobui 5/6r Raluvenitoga 4 Tora 2/6r Sauta 2 Boseiwaqa DNP Nainima DNP Korovou DNP Whippy DNP

Final Day Schedule:
1st Place: Fiji vs. Singapore
3rd Place: Uzbekistan vs. Lebanon
5th Place: Kazakhstan vs. India

July 27, 2017

Division A:

The quarterfinals were played on Thursday as a win was the only way to grab a spot in next summer’s World Championship.  New Zealand had a good start in their quest to benefit from combining Oceania with Asia, but South Korea controlled the second quarter and there was no answer for 2018 WNBA Draft prospect Park Ji-Su as they won 64-49.  Australia took care of business early and rolled past North Korea 81-48 with Alanna Smith making the most of her opportunities as Ro Suk-Yong could not drag her team along with her heroics alone.  China also wasted no time in dealing with the Philippines, blasting them 117-43.  Taiwan saved their strong efforts for the most important game, but Moeko Nagaoka made sure that Japan would advance as they won 73-57.

New Zealand vs. South Korea 49-64 NZL Harmon 13/10r Edmondson 11/9r Cocks 11/6r Paalvast 6 Purcell 4/9r Stockill 2 Taylor 2 Agnew 0 Jillings DNP Ott DNP Bygate DNP Franklin DNP KOR Park J-S 19/11r Lim 14/8r Kwak 11/9r Roberson 7 Kang L-S 7 Kim D-B 4/6r Park H-N 2 Bae 0 Sim 0 Park H-J DNP Kim S-D DNP Kang A-J DNP

Australia vs. North Korea 81-48 AUS Smith 20/9r Blicavs 13 Cumming 11 Griffin 9/6r Ebzery 7 Mansfield 5 Garrick 5 Lavey 4/6r Tolo 4/6r Kunek 3 Snell 0 Hodges 0 PRK Ro 22 Kim R-J 7 Pak H-J 7 Jang 5 Kim H-O 5 Ri 2 Kim H-Y 0 Kong 0 Kim U-J 0 Kim M-H 0 Ko DNP Pak J-A DNP

China vs. Philippines 117-43 CHN Li YR 17/12r Huang SJ 15/8r Li M 12 Sun 12 Gao 12 Shao 12/7a Zhao 9/7r/7a Lu 9 Zhi 8 Huang HP 6 Shen 5 Chen DNP PHI Bernardino 11 Sambile 10 Tongco 5 Miranda 4 Resultay 4 Castro 3 Cabinbin 2 Pontejos 2 Lim 2 Animam 0/6r Almazan 0 Dy 0

Japan vs. Taiwan 73-57 JPN Nagaoka 28 Mizushima 11 Takada 10/9r Osaki 8 Fujioka 7 Machida 4 Miyazawa 3 Yoshida 2/8a Kawamura 0 Mawuli 0 Kondo 0 Akaho 0 TPE Huang P-J 17 Huang F-S 8 Burke 7/16r Wu 6 Chen 5 Cheng 4 Lo 4 Huang H-T 4 Lin Y-T 2 Lan 0 Wang 0 Lin C-W DNP

Brackets:

Semifinals:

South Korea vs. Australia

China vs. Japan

5th Place:

New Zealand vs. North Korea

Philippines vs Taiwan

Division B:

Kazakhstan had a bye due to the uneven number of teams, but everybody else had their quarterfinal game.  The only close game saw Natalya Koneva and Uzbekistan surge to start the second half to beat Singapore 84-79.  Lebanon eased past Sri Lanka 86-37.  It took a little while longer for India to establish control against Fiji because of Miliakere Koyamainavure, but they eventually got the 93-51 win.

Uzbekistan vs. Singapore 84-79 UZB Koneva 26/7a Khusnitdinova 19/11r Sevastyanova 16/8r Samatova 10/10r Salavatova 6 Averyanova 5/8r Nauruzbaeva 2 Kashuba 0 Asanova 0 Ejova DNP SGP J. Lim 18 Poon 13/6a Chu 13 Yoshida 12 Tang 6 R. Lim 5/7r Z. Lim 4 Koh 4 Tan 2 See 2 Loiter 0 Ang 0

Lebanon vs. Sri Lanka 86-37 LBN Moukaddem 16/6a Maalouf 14/9r Gyokchian 13/12r Fares 9 Akl 9 Schoucair 8 El Harake 5/8r Mokdad 4 Bakhos 4 El Charif 4 Chammas 0 SRI Silva 17/6r Ekanayake 7 Don Thalagala 4/6r Beruwalage 4 Iddamalgoda 3 Gallage 2/6r Paiva 0 Durage 0 K. Thewahettige 0 J. Thewahettige 0 Arachchilage 0 Karthigesu DNP

India vs. Fiji 93-51 IND Paul Durai 19 Varghese 15 Rajaganapathi 10/10r Chaturvedi 10 Palanilkumkalay Il Skaria 9 Prasanna Geetha 8 Limaye 7/7r Pattemane Udayakumar 6/6r Kaur 6 Akula 3 Sidhu 0 Sonkar 0/7a FIJ Koyamainavure 24/11r Tora 9 Kainamoli 9 Tawake 4 Dobui 2 Wise 2 Raluvenitoga 1 Sauta 0 Boseiwaqa DNP Nainima DNP Korovou DNP Whippy DNP

Brackets:

Semifinals:

Kazakhstan vs. Uzbekistan

Lebanon vs. India

5th Place:

Sri Lanka vs. Fiji

Singapore (bye)