South American Championship 2010: Brazil wins the Gold - Aug 15, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
South American Championship 2010, Final: ARGENTINA - BRAZIL 68-94
Brazil won the Gold in Santiago. They blasted Argentina 68-94 in the Big Final to finish 2010 South American Championship with the perfect 5-0 record. Of course, the Silver belongs to Argentina. Silvia Gustavo (182-F-82) top-scored for Brazil in this game with 14 points. Kelly Silva Santos (192-C-79) had 13, while Helen Santos Luz (176-G-72) helped with 11 pts and 5 rebounds [read more]
South American Championship 2010, Final: ARGENTINA - BRAZIL 68-94
Brazil won the Gold in Santiago. They blasted Argentina 68-94 in the Big Final to finish 2010 South American Championship with the perfect 5-0 record. Of course, the Silver belongs to Argentina. Silvia Gustavo (182-F-82) top-scored for Brazil in this game with 14 points. Kelly Silva Santos (192-C-79) had 13, while Helen Santos Luz (176-G-72) helped with 11 pts and 5 rebounds. In the loosing squad, Paula Reggiardo (84) collected 19 points. Florencia Fernandez (190-C-86) had three les than her. Except of the first quarter, Brazil was way better team in this game. Argentina was the team who shined at the beginning and they created nice 25-17 lead in the first ten minutes. Brazil didnt panic and they slowly started to take control on this meeting. Silvia Gustavo and her teammates made 17-23 in the second frame and it was just beginning of their great play. After the breather, Brazil intensified defense and at the same time stayed productive on the other side of the court. They finished Q3 with 13-23 entering to the final quarter with decent lead. Very soon Brazil jumped to plus 15 and it was clear that this final is already over for Argentina. Brazil continued in the same rhythm until the end finishing Q4 with 13-31 for the final 68-94 victory and the Gold medal in Santiago.
Argentina heads to Big Final in Santiago - Aug 14, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
South American Championship, Semifinals: ARGENTINA - COLOMBIA 83-74
Argentina advanced to Big Final of South American Championship 2010. They outplayed Colombia in the Semis and will fight for the Gold against Brazil. Colombia will meet Paraguay for third place. Erica Sanchez (182-F/C-76) shined for the winners with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Florencia Fernandez (190-C-86) had 17 and Sandra Pavon (175-F-85) added 12 points, plus 9 rebounds for Argentina [read more]
South American Championship, Semifinals: ARGENTINA - COLOMBIA 83-74
Argentina advanced to Big Final of South American Championship 2010. They outplayed Colombia in the Semis and will fight for the Gold against Brazil. Colombia will meet Paraguay for third place. Erica Sanchez (182-F/C-76) shined for the winners with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Florencia Fernandez (190-C-86) had 17 and Sandra Pavon (175-F-85) added 12 points, plus 9 rebounds for Argentina. In Colombia, Yaneth Arias (188-F-82) shined with 23 points and 11 boards. Tathiana Mosquera (195-C-89) had 16 pts. Third quarter was the crucial one in this game. Before that, Colombia shined in the first ten minutes creating nice 16-24 lead. Argentina replied with 18-14 in the second frame closing the gap to four points until the halftime. Than, Erica Sanchez and her teammates took full control on their rivals. They exploded offensively scoring 31 points, while limiting Colombia to 17 on the other side. It was enough for comfortable lead and Argentina never looked back after that. Saturday is the last day of the competition in Santiago.
Argentina heads to Semifinals in Santiago as No.1 of Group A - Aug 13, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
South American Championship, Day Three: CHILE - ARGENTINA 75-82
Argentina ended Preliminary Round in Santiago with the perfect 2-0 record. After win against Paraguay in Day One, Argentina outplayed the hosts Chile for the first place in Group A. It means that Argentina will meet Colombia in the Semifinals. Chile (0-2) failed to reach the next stage and they will continue in Classification Games for 5th to 7th place [read more]
South American Championship, Day Three: CHILE - ARGENTINA 75-82
Argentina ended Preliminary Round in Santiago with the perfect 2-0 record. After win against Paraguay in Day One, Argentina outplayed the hosts Chile for the first place in Group A. It means that Argentina will meet Colombia in the Semifinals. Chile (0-2) failed to reach the next stage and they will continue in Classification Games for 5th to 7th place. Erica Sanchez (182-F/C-76) stepped up for the winners with 28 points and 8 rebounds. With valuation 28 she was the MVP of this meeting. Florencia Fernandez (190-C-86) added 19 points and 5 rebs, while Paula Reggiardo (84) helped with 14 pts. For the hosts, Tatiana Gomez (193-C-81) collected 18 points and 6 rebounds. Ziomara Morrison (193-C-89) had 17 pts and 5 rebs. Argentina was better team at the beginning as they made 15-20 lead in the first ten minutes. Chile improved after that, but still was not able to come closer. Second quarter finished 21-21 meaning that Argentina was five points up at the halftime. Question about the winner is resolved in third period, when Argentina made 18-28. There was ten minutes left after that and Chile had no chance. Semifinals, as well as first classification games, will be played on Friday.
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