At the Geraldao Magalhaes stadium in the capital of the State of Pernambuco, the albiceleste team led by coach Pablo Prigioni obtained the third consecutive victory, after previous successes against the Virgin Islands (95-62) and Puerto Rico (99-86). .
Based on the difference in points achieved in the global sum, the Argentine team finished in second place, behind Brazil, which will allow it to face Venezuela, the best third-placed team.
The quarterfinal duel against the cast led by Buenos Aires coach Fernando Duró (former Olympic of La Banda and Gimnasia de Comodoro Rivadavia) will be this Thursday, at a time to be designated.
The red wine team completed its performance in the group stage with a heavy defeat against the United States (49-101), which made it fall back to third place in zone C of the continental competition.
In the Argentine triumph, Real Madrid’s forward from Santiago, Gabriel Deck, stood out once again, culminating with a score sheet of 24 points (7-11 in doubles, 2-4 in triples, 4-4 in free throws) and 6 rebounds in the 33m . that he remained in the game box.
For his part, the shooting guard of Barcelona, Nicolás Laprovíttola, contributed with 17 units and 6 assists in 35m.
In the Dominican quintet, which advanced to the quarterfinals as the second best third, intern Ángel Delgado (Pinar Karsiyaka, Turkey) stood out, with a balance of 20 points and 10 rebounds, despite the fact that he ended up with a sprained ankle law.
Prigioni’s team from Córdoba could have changed history at the last minute if Facundo Campazzo or Laprovíttola converted two doubles that would have allowed them to obtain a greater difference and displace the local Brazil (winner of zone A) from that position of better leader than finally credited.
The truth is that the River Plate team exhibited ups and downs in its performance and a permeable defense that triggered a warning signal.
It is that the Central American team took 22 offensive rebounds (out of a total of 44) and was able to prevail in the paint zone for almost the entire game, turning Delgado into one of the figures of the match.
The other, without a doubt, was Deck, who was particularly sharp in the first period (15 points) and asserted his power in one-on-one, every time he attacked the basket.
In the remaining Group B match played today, Puerto Rico beat the Virgin Islands 76-73.
The quarterfinal matches, to be played this Thursday, will be as follows: Brazil-Dominican Republic, Argentina-Venezuela, United States-Puerto Rico and Mexico-Canada.
Source: Ambito
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