The American Championship, Group B Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic match will be held on September 3, 10:10 AM (International Time) and September 3, 7:40 PM (Indian Time).
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Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic will go head to head in American Championship on September 3, i.e on Saturday. The United States trounced Colombia 95-77 on Monday night in a second-round qualifying game thanks to John Jenkins’ 26 points. The victory put the Americans in a position to guarantee their participation in the World Cup, which will be hosted in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia a year from now, when the next window of games begins in mid-November. The United States, which conceded the game’s first basket before scoring the next 12 points and never trailing again, finished with a total of 14 points from Langston Galloway and DaQuan Jeffries. Coming out on top with this victory is huge for us, said Jenkins.
48 points on 17-for-25 shooting in two games, including an astounding 14 of 21 from 3-point range. On Monday, he made 8 of 14 three-point attempts, with the last three of those attempts coming as the United States began to pull away in the waning minutes of the fourth. The United States would need to completely implode in order to miss out on World Cup qualification. In this stage of qualifying, the Americans are in a group with six other teams, and the top three teams in the group are guaranteed spots in the 32-nation tournament for the following year.
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In Group F, the United States is 7-1 and two games ahead of Brazil, Mexico, and Uruguay (all 5-3). Colombia is 3-5 while Puerto Rico is 4-4. Each club has four more qualifying matches to play. The U.S.’s two fourth-quarter surges were vital. In the last minute of the second quarter, the Americans outscored Colombia 8-2, converting a seven-point advantage into a 45-32 advantage at the half. And in the third, the Americans went on a 14-6 run to conclude the frame to take a 70-50 advantage into the game’s final 10 minutes.
The American Championship, Group B Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic match will be held on September 3, 10:10 AM (International Time) and September 3, 7:40 PM (Indian Time). Fans can live stream the match on Courtside 1891 and Indians can log in to Youtube.
Puerto Rico: Tremont Waters, Javier Mojica, Justin Reyes, Chris Ortiz, Ismael Romero
Dominican Republic: Angel, Victor Liz, Gelvis, Jeromy, Andres Feliz
