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After a close fight in the first three quarters, the men's basketball team of Mexico succumbed to that of Puerto Rico by 79-84, in the last game of the first phase of the elimination tournament of America en route to the World Cup China 2019.
The so-called " 12 Warriors " offered great resistance against a Puerto Rican team led by base Jose Juan Barea, who he plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Dallas Mavericks, in addition to goalkeeper Gian Clavell, who also joined the Mavericks' line up until Last November.
Clavell and David Huertas led the team's host team to victory, with 17 points each, while Barea and Ramón Clemente cooperated with 12 each and Jorge Bryan Díaz was with eight.
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On the Mexican side again, as in the previous match, Francisco Cruz very productive under the ring with 22 points, escorted from the other generator, Orlando Méndez, with 17, while the captain Gustavo Ayón placed 12.
The Mexican team was already safe in the second round of America's ranking even before the victory against the US team by 78-70, last Thursday in the Mexican capital.
Prior to this meeting between Puerto Ricans and Mexicans, the United States won 93-62 to an eliminated Cuba, in the game contested in Havana.
In this way, Group C stayed with the Americans in first place with 11 points, Puerto Ricans in second place with 10, in third place Mexicans with nine and Cubans with six.
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