Saturday was the last day of games in the tournament, starting with the 7th place game with two teams in different places. The Bahamas had a disappointing tournament and was looking to end on a winning note. El Salvador knows that the competition will be even more difficult next summer and was trying to build momentum for that step up in level. Brandi Harvey-Carr had a good game, but Antonicia Moultrie and Valerie Nesbitt helped the Bahamas get the lead and win 80-65. The 5th place game ended up being excellent as Nicaragua led for nearly all of the game, but found themselves getting forced into overtime by a Guyana team that only played their bench for around two minutes. Kiyomi McMiller got help from Gissel Gamble to eventually secure the 92-87 home win as Anaya McDavid and Ava Thomas led Guyana in scoring while Joy Adams battled on the boards.
The bronze medal game also had the added prize of a spot in AmeriCup on the line. Esmery Martinez and the Dominican Republic put it out of reach early win a big first half lead. Imani Tate led the US Virgin Islands, which ended up losing 102-69. Mexico was looking to make a big breakthrough as they had the first quarter lead in the championship game. Puerto Rico had been through some tougher games in this tournament and they turned it around by halftime for a solid lead. Jackie Benitez and Zaida Gonzalez led them in scoring as they built up the margin on their way to the 82-68 win and a fifth consecutive title at this event.
7th Place
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2026/games/134709-ESA-BAH#boxscore
El Salvador [65]: Harvey-Carr 27/9r Escobar 13/6a Tevez 9 Aviles 4 Quijano 3 Dominguez 3 Vega 2 Alvarado 2 Menendez 2 T. Rivas 0 A. Rivas DNP Alfaro DNP
Bahamas [80]: Moultrie 25/11r Nesbitt 22/8a Collins 15 Stewart 8 Kerr 4 Simpson 4 Rolle 2 Reckley 0 Demeritte 0 Seymour 0 Kelly 0 Higgs DNP
5th Place
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2026/games/134710-NCA-GUY#boxscore
Nicaragua [92]: McMiller 33/6r Gamble 25 Romero 12 Alvarez 6/13r/7a Sambola 6 Ulloa 6 Gibbs 2/8r Ramos 2 Peralta 0 Anderson 0 A. Hodgson DNP L. Hodgson DNP
Guyana [87]: McDavid 23/8r Thomas 20 J. Adams 19/22r/8a R. Adams 18/11r/7a Edwards 7/6r Ogle 0 Romain DNP Copperfield DNP Ritchie DNP
3rd Place
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2026/games/134711-ISV-DOM#boxscore
US Virgin Islands [69]: Tate 25 Jones 16/6r George 11 Hamilton 4 Ephraim 3 Ngongba 3 Elohim 3 Taylor 2 Kleemann-Day 2 Romain 0 Bough DNP
Dominican Republic [102]: Martinez 20 Capellan 18 Acosta 15 Almon 10 Batista 10 Polanco 9 Morton 7/6r/6a Queliz 5 Sosa 4 Y. Jimenez 4 R. Jimenez 0 Benitez 0
1st Place
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2026/games/134712-MEX-PUR#boxscore
Mexico [68]: Esquer 15 Valenzuela 14 Pitts 12 Lagunas 10 Maciel 6 Gil 5 Jeffries 4/6r Rodriguez 2 Chavez 0 Vidales 0 Lucero DNP Carr DNP
Puerto Rico [82]: Benitez 20/7r Gonzalez 20 Rosado 14/7r McGee-Stafford 13/10r Solis 4 Jones 4 Pagan 4 Melendez 3 De Leon 3 Torres 0 Rodriguez DNP Roma DNP
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