The 2022 FIBA AmeriCup Quarterfinals Argentina vs Venezuela match will be held on September 8, 5:40 PM (International Time) and September 9, 2:10 AM (Indian Time).
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Argentina vs Venezuela will go head to head in FIBA AmeriCup on September 8, i.e on Thursday at Geraldao Arena. The Virgin Islands never left and surged behind, but it came too late as Puerto Rico held on to a 76-73 victory to end group play on a high note at FIBA ​​AmeriCup 2022. Puerto Rico got off to a good start in the first quarter, beating the Virgin Islands 21-7, while Tremont his Waters and Alfonso Plummer combined for 14 points and he scored four of his 3-pointers. The Virgin Islands didn’t walk away quietly as she scored 26 points in the second quarter, showing she held a 45-33 lead at halftime. After Puerto Rico extended their lead to 18 points early in the third quarter, the Virgin Islands continued her 17-7 run and took the deficit to her single digits (60-52) in the fourth quarter. I shrunk it.Â
The Virgin Islands continued to put pressure on a comeback as he put a 15-2 run in his final four minutes of the game and cut the deficit to 74-73, but Ismael Romero’s putback him dunk secured the final win for Puerto Rico. seconds. Romero (23 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 10-of-12 FG) and Waters (17 pts, 7-assist, 2-steal, 7-of-15 FG, 2-of-6 3-point) pass Puerto Rico for second place. They shot the ball efficiently, scoring 40 points together and knocking down 17 of the team’s 29 field goals. Â
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Puerto Rico’s bench was very effective tonight and proved very important as Romero, Plummer and Ethan Thompson all scored 41 points to beat the Virgin Islands bench 41-13. Amir Nesbitt led the Virgin Islands with 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists on 11 of 18 shots from the field and 4 of 10 from 3 points. He scored 16 points in the second half and was the catalyst for the team’s comeback. Puerto Rico finished 2-1 in Group B, waiting to see who he faces in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the Virgin Islands finished 3–0 in the group and never progressed to the quarterfinals.
The 2022 FIBA AmeriCup Quarterfinals Argentina vs Venezuela match will be held on September 8, 5:40 PM (International Time) and September 9, 2:10 AM (Indian Time). Fans can live stream the match on Courtside 1891 and Indians can log in to Youtube.
Argentina: L. Barba, M. Maza, A. Burani, J. Mungo, D. Maria
Venezuela: Gregory Vargas, Jhornan Zamora, Pedro Chourio, José Vargas, Luis Bethelmy
