Once again, the Spanish proved their absolute dominance in basketball!
“Roha” defeated 73-69 after matsara France in overtime, getting on top of it U19 World Cup which was held in Hungary. This was the second gold medal for Spain, with the “tricolors” failing to reach the first step of the podium for the first time.
The match was amazing, with the France just before the end of regular time to lead 59-63. Bubba Miller reduced it to 61-63 for Spain, while o Jordi Rodriguez with a big basket 18.4 before the end he equalized and sent the match to extra five minutes! There, starring him Raphael Villard the Spaniards managed to reach victory and first place.
JORDI RODRIGUEZ TIES THE GAME ?????????#FIBAU19 pic.twitter.com/7B4Y3wfcQ8
— NextGen Hoops (@NextGenHoops) July 2, 2023
The first scorer for the winners was Jordi Rodriguez, who had 18 points and the big shot late in regulation, but missed (6/23). The leader of the match was Villar, who scored 17 points on 2/4 3-pointers and was credited with an outstanding performance in overtime. From France, he stood out Melvin Azinsa with 21 points, while a legendary appearance with 14 points and 20 rebounds was made by Zachary Perrin.
The quarters: 19-18, 28-29, 41-43, 63-63 (cit.), 73-69 (para.)
After the match, the tournament awards were also given. THE Ethan Almansa Perez he was named tournament MVP, something he had done at both the World U17 and European U18 in previous years! In the top five of the tournament, in addition to the MVP, Mark Armstrong (USA), Jordi Rodriguez (Spain), Berke Buyuktuncel (Turkey) and Zachary Perrin (France) won a place.
IZAN ALMANSA PEREZ
?? WORLD MVP U17
?? MVP EUROBASKET U18
?? WORLD MVP U19#fibau19 @NextGenHoops pic.twitter.com/qasVJbYGz2— Gigantes del Basket (@GIGANTESbasket) July 2, 2023
They came to the ball?? #FIBAU19 pic.twitter.com/dncwamiC2p
— NextGen Hoops (@NextGenHoops) July 2, 2023
Source: Sport Fm
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