The Dominican Republic also overcame the obstacle of Angola, taking the qualification with 3/3!

With time in the “16” of this year’s Mundobasket, the Dominican Republic!

Coach Che Garcia’s team continued their very good performances, overcoming the obstacle of fighting Angola (67-75) and making 3/3 in the 1st group of the competition, celebrating at the same time the qualification to the next phase, as the first! On the other hand, the Africans experienced their second defeat and it will be very difficult for them to qualify, due to their heavy defeat against Italy.

Although her big star, Carl Anthony Townshad a problem with fouls and played only 15’06” scoring 8 points, the Dominican Republic managed to get the most important victory.

Leader for the triumphant o Feliz with 17 points, while o Liz added another 13, while collecting 8 rebounds. On the other hand, for the losers, he stood out De Souza (19 points, 9 rebounds).

The match was a derby in its longest duration, with the Dominican Republic taking a double-digit lead (20-10) at the end of the 1st period. Angola then fought back to cut it to 32-37 before the teams went to the locker room, taking a 46-45 lead and ending the third quarter ahead 50-49. The winner was decided in the “final stretch” of the match, with the Dominicans consistently finding solutions in their attack, eventually winning 75-67.

The quarters: 11-20, 32-37, 50-49, 67-75

The match statistics