Beijing time on July 2nd, the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup Americas qualifiers continued. Jackson scored 26 points and the US team defeated Puerto Rico 83-75. Thunder star Alexander scored 32 points to help the Canadian team 95-75. In a big win over the Dominican Republic, Pacers star Hield scored 24 points to help The Bahamas beat the Virgin Islands 297-80. In another game, Mexico defeated Cuba 75-66.
United States 83-75 Puerto Rico
In terms of data, the United States team Justin Jackson 226 points and 6 rebounds, Galloway 18 points and 6 rebounds, Jenkins 13 points, Jordan Bell 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Puerto Rico's Alvarado scored 20 points and 4 assists, and Clairvaux scored 17 points.
In this campaign, the U.S. team was locked in a fierce battle with its opponents in the first quarter, taking the lead alternately. Relying on Jenkins' step-back three-pointer, the U.S. team only took a 1-point lead at the end of the first quarter. The situation in the second quarter was similar to the first quarter, but in the second half, the Puerto Rico team fell into a scoring drought. It only scored 14 points in a single quarter and the United States team quickly widened the gap. In the final quarter of the game, although Puerto Rico struggled to narrow the score difference, it ultimately lost to the United States team 75-83.
Canada 95-75 Dominica
In terms of data, the Canadian team Alexander had 32 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Walker had 17 points, Olynyk had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, and Powell had 9 points. Enrique of the Dominican team scored 14 points, Delgado had 8 points and 10 rebounds, Leeds had 12 points, and Mendoza had 10 points.
Thunder star Alexander delivered a dunk after the opening game, but the Dominican team held on to the score in the first quarter. Alexander Walker hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, allowing the Canadian team to enter the second quarter with a 5-point advantage. However, in subsequent games, the Canadian team, which had many NBA players, gradually showed its overall advantage and widened the point difference. Especially in the third quarter, Alexander directly defeated his opponent with 16 points in a single quarter. In the end, the Canadian team defeated Dominica 95-75 and won five consecutive group stage victories.
Bahamas 97-80 Virgin Islands
In terms of data, Bahamas Hield had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Smith had 17 points, Miller had 16 points and 5 assists, and Thompson had 213 points and 6 rebounds. For the Virgin Islands, Milligan had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Hodegg had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and Aska had 12 points and 9 rebounds.
In this game, the two sides tied at 24 in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, Hilde led the team to make more achievements, beating the Virgin Islands by 13 points 28-15 in a single quarter, thus widening the point difference. After that, the Virgin Islands struggled to catch up, but still could not narrow the gap. In the end, the Bahamas won 97-80.
Mexico 75-66 Cuba
In terms of data, the Mexican team Cruz had 16 points, Gabriel had 15 points, and Stoll had 17 points and 6 rebounds. For the Cuban team, Rivero had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Guzman had 15 points, and Kubila had 11 points and 8 rebounds.
The two teams kept the score tight throughout the first quarter. With Gutierrez's buzzer-beating layup, the Mexican team led 18-16 by 2 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter of the game, the Mexican team took advantage of the situation to continue to expand the point difference, while the Cuban team was defeated and even scored only 11 points in the third quarter. In the final quarter of the game, the two teams staged a penalty shootout. Although the Cuban team struggled to catch up and once brought the point difference back to single digits, they ultimately lost to the Mexican team.
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