The “Albiceleste” had the obligation to return to victory and that’s what they did this Sunday. He won hard by 80-76 and closed the fifth window.
(Picture: archive/FIBA)
After the painful defeat this Friday former Dominican Republic, the The Argentina basketball team had the need and the obligation return to victory so that the chances of qualifying for the 2023 World Cup do not worsen, and that is what he did this Sunday as a visitor against the Bahamas by 80 to 76.
Not only was he under pressure to win because of last Friday’s loss, but precisely because the Dominican Republic, a cast led by Néstor Che García, won again this Sunday against Venezuela by 72 to 68 and I passed it to the classification to the Argentine cast, leaving him in fourth place.
And to give Argentina some peace of mind in view of a future qualification for the World Cup -it will be decided in the sixth and last window of February-, the team led by Pablo Prigioni won a match which started evenly and with the pass of minutes dominated with some ease (reaching a maximum of 19 points), but that in the end it was complicated and suffered.
The scorer of Meet was the old Peñarol Jean Paul Vaulet with 19 points and 4 rebounds, followed by Lucius Redivo with 15 units (enter the two free ones at the end) and Joseph Vildoza he finished with 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. On the Bahamas side, current Boca Juniors David Nesbitt stood out with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
After a very homogeneous first quarter, from the second chapter the Argentinian cast took control of the game and with the advantage he managed to get 12 points (30-42) to comfortably go to the long break. That advantage stretched to 19 at the start of the final quarter but that’s when, surprisingly and unexpectedly, the Bahamas began to reduce the scoreboard and came to a small 3-pointer with 19 seconds left. to do (74-71). But then José Vildoza and Redivo were the keys who scored their corresponding free-kicks and left no time and no chances for those led by Johnson Anton Moses to secure a historic and unexpected victory.
With this victory, Argentina break record 7-3As Dominican Republic and Venezuelawhile the E group pointer is Canada with 10-0 and below are Bahamian (3-7) and Panama (2-8). In the February window, the Albiceleste will receive Canadian distribution and those directed by Che Garcia. It should be noted that the first three of group E, like the first three of Group Fand the best fourth team between the two zones will qualify directly for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, based in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
SYNTHESIS
Bahamas (76): Jaron Cornish 7, Abel Joseph 0, David Nesbitt 18, JR Cadot 7 and Jaraun Burrows 11 (FI); Eugene Bain 6, Kadeem Coleby 12, Godfrey Rolle III 15, Livingston Munnings Jrs 0 and Kemsy Sylvestre 0. DT: Johnson Anton Moses.
Argentina (80): José Vildoza 11, Lucio Redivo 15 Juan Pablo Vaulet 19, Nicolás Brussino 2 and Marcos Delía 7 (FI); Nicolás Aguirre 2, Martín Cuello 9, Franco Baralle 3, Juan Fernández 0, Tayavek Gallizzi 2 and Nicolás Romano 10. DT: Pablo Prigioni.
Partials: 18-19, 12-23 (30-42); 17-21 (47-63) and 29-17 (76-80)
Referees: Alan Tiago Dos Santos (Brazil), Roberto Vázquez and Johnny Batista Palermo (Puerto Rico)
Stadium: Sir Kendall Isaacs Gymnasium.
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