The 12 warriors beat the United States and approach China in 2019

The Mexican Basketball Team takes an important step towards the next qualifying round of the World Cup China 2019 after suffering a 78-70 victory over United States United in the fifth match of Group C.

Orlando Méndez was the match figure, as he quickly established himself as the leader of the game. attack of the tricolor team. Number 13 contributed 18 points and five rebounds in the tri-color victory.

Francisco Cruz was also a centerpiece for those led by Spaniard Ivan Deniz, at the end of the match with 23 units . While Gustavo Ayón who has not played with Mexico since 2015, added eight points, eight rebounds and seven assists to the cause.

Mexico started the game with a crushing 18-0. The gymnasium Juan de la Barrera has become the ideal stage to build a major victory because thousands of fans have never stopped supporting.

The US team was irregular on the field. Deniz opted for the intensity and disturbed all the shots that the United States tried

The first quarter was totally green, white and red with a 31 -10 convincing.

For the second quarter the United States tries to thwart the domination of locals, but Deniz sent Ayón and Machado to rest for Lorenzo Mata and beginner Diego Willis, for what gave freshness to the national quintenta.

Mendez and Cruz took the reins of the team, both of them signed a great match both the attack and the defense.

Mexico rested 45-28, with 13 points from Mendez, 13 from Cruz.

Deniz returned to Ayon and Machad or to the court to extend the advantage. While Jeff Van Gundy rested his best man of the game, Marcus Thornton (8 points).

Thornton returned and with this Mexico was deflated. The victory that was worked for three entire quarters hooked by a thread.

He scored six points in two of the three attempts and returned to the United States 55-51 at the end of the third quarter.

But the assistants did not lose hope and did not stop making noise.

A three – point shot from Cruz four minutes from the end spoke of itself: Mexico would not go away will triumph, I would not disappoint .

Thus, the Tricolor took the last minutes calmly, leaving the United States without time.

With the result, Mexico reached 8 points and matched Puerto Rico, who defeated Cuba. The United States added one point to the loss because it remains the leader with nine units.

The selection will face the next Sunday against Puerto Rico in this country. The duel will be a rematch for the Mexicans, after they were defeated 100-88 by the Caribbean in Monterrey on Feb. 23.