The Mexican basketball workforce misplaced 98-78 to Puerto Rico and thus misplaced the chance to acquire the one accessible ticket to compete within the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games.
In a match performed on the José Miguel Agrelot “El Choli” Coliseum, Omar Quintero’s workforce succumbed within the semifinals of the qualifying match during which 4 nations participated.
The 12 Warriors began the primary quarter dominantly and took the lead within the first jiffy due to the wonderful efficiency of Fabian Jaimes and veteran Paul Stoll. Nonetheless, on the finish of the interval, the locals lowered the deficit to only 5 factors (25-20).
Within the second quarter, the tricolor quintet ran out of fuel and failed to attain within the first three minutes; a state of affairs that the hosts took benefit of, turning the rating round to the jubilation of the viewers (47-36).
The break was of little use to the 12 warriors who have been unable to counter the Puerto Ricans’ athletic energy. Though they tried, they have been by no means capable of get forward towards an explosive Puerto Rico that confirmed off in entrance of its folks.
Within the 21 earlier conferences between the 2 groups, Mexico has emerged victorious on 12 events and Puerto Rico on 9, with the Puerto Ricans’ 97-87 victory on July 4, 2022, within the first spherical of the Americas qualifiers for the World Cup being the final match performed.
The workforce started this FIBA competitors with a loss to Lithuania, however on Thursday they defeated Ivory Coast, which raised the hopes of the followers.
Puerto Rico will face Lithuania, which beat Italy within the different semifinal. Puerto Ricans haven’t participated within the Video games since 2000.
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– 2024-07-15 23:57:41
