The Venezuelan basketball team lost 74-57 to Canada on Sunday in their final clash for the FIBA ​​World Cup qualifying windows this year, but thanks to their overall point differential they have got their ticket for the event which will take place in Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.

The setback forced her to wait for the result between the Dominican Republic and Argentina to seal her fifth universal tournament in history.

This is what they looked like on the pitch

The first quarter began with efficiency on both sides, and despite the fact that Venezuela then pressed on the defense, the North Americans deciphered the strategy with a more collective production, led by Philip Scrubb, to lead 22-17.

For the second quarter, the Creole attack experienced a drought which benefited from the arrival of a grown Jackson Rowe, who until then was the only double-digit player (10 points) between the two teams. Canada led 37-30 at halftime.

In the third period, our team was very imprecise, mainly from the perimeter where the Canadians had a better percentage (30%) to, among other things, manage to maintain and extend their advantage of 53-38. The national quintet could only score 8 units over this period.

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During the last 10 minutes of the game, tempers flared due to the intensity of Vinotinto de las Alturas to cut, which indeed worked for several spells as he was down only 7 points. However, Canada resisted the pressure to get the laurel.

They stood out for the winners, who closed the pre-World Cup with 11-1, their captain Philip Scrubb with 14 goals, and for the national team, Néstor Colmenares stood out with 13 points and Michael Carrera with 10 boxes.