After nine consecutive appearances in World Cup and the silver medal he won in the last event, in 2019 in China, the Argentina will be absent from the big summer celebration.
Although 12 minutes before the end he was ahead of the Dominican Republic, lost 79-75 at her “home”. and failed not only to finish in the top three leading directly into the finals, but not even to get the ticket as best fourth. Gabriel Dek with 27 points stood out for Pablo Prigioni’s team, while Facundo Campacho and Nicolas Laprovitola were left with 10, but they were very inaccurate (3/12 and 3/11 shots respectively).
Jean Montero had 22 points for the winners, who have Argentine Nestor Garcia on their bench. The Dominican Republic, 9-3, took the second ticket from the fifth group, while the third went to Venezuela, despite losing 74-57 at home to the first Canada
THE Brazil punched their ticket as the best fourth after an 83-76 home win over the USA, with Bruno Campoclo having 21 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and Langston Galloway 19 for the losers. The Mexicowhich was defeated 82-69 by Uruguay and the Puerto Rico which won 87-80 in Colombia took the other two tickets, behind Team USA.
Detailed results:
5th Group
Venezuela-Canada 57-74
Argentina-Dominican Republic 75-79
Panama-Bahamas 88-66
Grading:
Canada 11-1
Dominican Republic 9-3
Venezuela 8-4
Argentina 8-4
Panama 3-9
Bahamas 3-9
6th Group
Brazil-USA 83-76
Uruguay-Mexico 69-82
Colombia-Puerto Rico 80-87
Grading:
USA 9-3
Puerto Rico 8-4
Mexico 8-4
Brazil 8-4
Uruguay 5-7
Colombia 3-9
Source: Sport Fm
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