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Centrobasket Semifinals
Consolation The first games on Friday were in this bracket as teams were completing their tournament and playing for placement. The Bahamas did not have one of their star players available, reducing some of the depth advantage that they enjoyed over Guyana. Ruth Adams had another big game, helping Guyana control the second half to…
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Centrobasket Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were on Thursday with the winners staying in championship contention and the losers dropping down to the consolation bracket. The US Virgin Islands took the lead in the first quarter of the opener, but Rhema Collins had another big game for the Bahamas and took the lead before halftime. The game flipped back…
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CentroBasket Day 3
Group A This group opened and closed Wednesday with the top spot and the bye to the semifinals on the line. Rhema Collins had a good game alongside Lashann Higgs to help the Bahamas start well, but Mexico dominated the middle quarters on their way to an 81-67 win. Nicaragua needed a win to avoid…
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Centrobasket Day 2
Group B Both games in this group were close on the first day, but that trend soon changed as they opened Monday’s schedule. The US Virgin Islands bounced back from a close loss with a decisive 84-47 win over El Salvador. Guyana tried to navigate a game with a limited rotation again, but struggled and…
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Centrobasket Day 1
Eight teams headed to Managua, Nicaragua for the Centrobasket tournaments. There are two groups for round-robin play with the last place team getting eliminated after those games. The top three finishers in the tournament besides El Salvador will join them in next summer’s AmeriCup. Group B Sunday’s action started in this group with El Salvador…
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Weekly Report #57
Americas The semifinals in Brazil started on Saturday and the game was excellent. Araraquara had the lead going into the fourth quarter, but Campinas started the comeback, forcing overtime and then prevailing. The other series started on Sunday with Sampaio getting the win at Cerrado. The finals in Chile started this week with Colegio Los…