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 getting shuffled to the consolation bracket at home while also flipping the tiebreaker. Kiyomi McMiller could not keep them in the game as Esmery Martinez and the Dominican Republic pressed their advantage in the paint, getting the 90-54 win.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2026/games/131085-MEX-BAH#boxscore
Mexico [81]: Chavez 16 Valenzuela 14/10r Gil 14 Esquer 13 Jeffries 8/6r Lagunas 7 Pitts 6/6a Carr 2 Rodriguez 1 Maciel 0 Vidales 0 Lucero 0
Bahamas [67]: Higgs 23 Collins 22/7r Moultrie 10 Stewart 5 Nesbitt 4 Reckley 3 Simpson 0 Kerr 0 Rolle 0 Kelly 0 Seymour 0 Demeritte 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2026/games/131084-NCA-DOM#boxscore
Nicaragua [54]: McMiller 24/8r Gamble 17 Peralta 7/6r L. Hodgson 2 Anderson 2 Romero 2 Gibbs 0 Sambola 0 Ulloa 0 Ramos 0 A. Hodgson 0 Alvarez 0
Dominican Republic [90]: Martinez 21/10r/6a Capellan 11 Sosa 10/6r Polanco 10 Acosta 8 Almon 6/12r Batista 6 Y. Jimenez 6/7a Benitez 4 R. Jimenez 4 Queliz 2/6a Morton 2
Standings: Mexico 3-0, Dominican Republic 2-1, Bahamas 1-2, Nicaragua 0-3
Group B
Guyana needed a win in order to avoid finishing in last place in this group. Their lack of depth hurt again even as Joy and Ruth Adams had strong games, dropping them to the consolation bracket after an 87-71 loss to the US Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico pretty quickly slammed the door on any possibility of an El Salvador upset, taking the top spot in the group with the decisive 99-34 victory.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2026/games/131091-ISV-GUY#boxscore
US Virgin Islands [87]: Tate 18/7r/6a Jones 15 Taylor 12 George 12 Kleemann-Day 9/9r Elohim 9 Hamilton 7 Ephraim 3 Ngongba 2 Bough 0 Romain DNP
Guyana [71]: J. Adams 28/15r R. Adams 23 McDavid 13/8r Thomas 4 Edwards 3 Ogle 0 Romain DNP Copperfield DNP Ritchie DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2026/games/131090-ESA-PUR#boxscore
El Salvador [34]: Aviles 7 Vega 6/8r Quijano 6 Harvey-Carr 4 Alvarado 3 Escobar 3 A. Rivas 2 Alfaro 2 Tevez 1 Menendez 0 Dominguez 0 T. Rivas 0
Puerto Rico [99]: Torres 13 McGee-Stafford 12/14r Rosado 12 Rodriguez 10 Roma 9 Gonzalez 8 Melendez 7 Pagan 7 De Leon 7/8a Benitez 6 Solis 5 Jones 3
Standings: Puerto Rico 3-0, US Virgin Islands 2-1, El Salvador 1-2, Guyana 0-3
Bracket:
Championship:
Mexico vs winner US Virgin Islands-Bahamas
Puerto Rico vs winner Dominican Republic-El Salvador
Consolation:
Nicaragua vs loser Dominican Republic-El Salvador
Guyana vs loser US Virgin Islands-Bahamas
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