Argentina achieved its first victory in the U18 Basketball World Cup, beating Belize, 109 to 73, in the closing of group B.
With this result, the albiceleste team finished second and on Friday (at 8:10 p.m.) they will cross against Venezuela, on the Obras Sanitarias field, in search of a place in the next World Cup.
Coincidentally, Argentina won the U17 South American final against Venezuela, with the base of this same team and that, in some way, generates marked optimism ahead of the decisive match.
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{{msg}} {{msg}}Argentina, led by Mauro Polla from Bahia, had the participation, once again, of Albano Costa (9 de Julio player), who made a great defensive contribution, in 23m21.
The Bahi native was essential in containing, along with Joaquín Folmer, Josaiah Moseley and Douglas Langford.
Additionally, offensively Costa added 6 points (0-1 in t3 and 3-6 in t2), 3 rebounds, one assist and one turnover.
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The albiceleste began to change the course of the game towards the end of the first half, when their game grew against the zonal defense and increased their shooting percentages.
His most decisive players were Tyler Kropp, with 30 points and 14 rebounds; also Felipe Minzer, who finished with 28 points (4-7 in t3, 4-8 in t2 and 8-9 in t1), 14 recoveries and 6 assists, while Thiago Sucatzky closed with 24 points (2-2 in t3, 6-9 in t2 and 6-6 t1).
Results and positions
In group A, Canada beat Venezuela, 89 to 53, and the Dominican Republic beat Puerto Rico, 63 to 52.
Positions: 1st) Dominican (3-0), 6 points; 2nd) Canada (2-1), 5; 3rd) Venezuela (1-2), 4 and 4th) Puerto Rico (0-3), 3.
In B, in addition to the Argentine victory, the United States defeated Brazil, 88 to 57.
This is how they finished: 1st) United States (3-0), 6 points; 2nd) Argentina (1-2), 4; 3rd) Brazil (1-2) and 4th) Belize (1-2).
In this way, in addition to Argentina-Venezuela, the other crossings will be Dominican Republic-Belize, United States-Puerto Rico and Canada-Brazil.
