Panama beats Cuba for third place in Santo Domingo - Jul 13, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
2010 Centrobasket, Third place: CUBA - PANAMA 74-75
Panama grabbed the Bronze in Santo Domingo thanks to 74-75 thriller win against Cuba. With this victory Panama secured a spot for the Pan-American Games in Mexico next summer. Both teams booked a ticket for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship (Pre-Olympic). Jose Lloreda (201-F/C-80, college: LSU) shined for Panama in this game with double-double of 24 points and 12 rebounds. He was the MVP with valuation 22 [read more]
2010 Centrobasket, Third place: CUBA - PANAMA 74-75
Panama grabbed the Bronze in Santo Domingo thanks to 74-75 thriller win against Cuba. With this victory Panama secured a spot for the Pan-American Games in Mexico next summer. Both teams booked a ticket for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship (Pre-Olympic). Jose Lloreda (201-F/C-80, college: LSU) shined for Panama in this game with double-double of 24 points and 12 rebounds. He was the MVP with valuation 22. Joel Munoz (179-G-80) secured a nice help with 18 points, while Leonardo Pomare (203-F-86, college: San Diego) added 10 points and 11 boards. In Cuba, Orestes Torres (202-C-87) collected 16 points, 7 boards and 6 assists. Andy Boffil (192-G/F-82) had 15 and Allen Jemmott (195-G/F-80) scored 11 pts. Panama opened the game better. Jose Lloreda and his teammates dominated in the first ten minutes for 17-23 lead. Cuba drastically improved after that and limited Panamanians to just 12 points in Q2. On the other side, Cubans scored 19 for 36-35 turn at the half time. Panama replied after the breather and quickly grabbed back the lead. After 19-25 in third period Panama was 5 points up and there was ten minutes left in the game. Last quarter belonged to Cuba (19-15), but that was not enough. Panama was more concentrated in the finish to grab 74-75 victory and the Bronze in Santo Domingo.
Dominican Republic too much for Cuba in Centrobasket Semifinals - Jul 12, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
2010 Centrobasket, Semifinals: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - CUBA 85-71
Dominican Republic stays unbeaten in Santo Domingo. This time Dominicans outplayed Cuba 85-71 advancing to Centrobasket Finals, where they will take on Puerto Rico. On the other side, Cuba will fight against Panama for third place. Franklin Western (200-F-72, college: Providence) led the way for Dominicans with 16 points [read more]
2010 Centrobasket, Semifinals: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - CUBA 85-71
Dominican Republic stays unbeaten in Santo Domingo. This time Dominicans outplayed Cuba 85-71 advancing to Centrobasket Finals, where they will take on Puerto Rico. On the other side, Cuba will fight against Panama for third place. Franklin Western (200-F-72, college: Providence) led the way for Dominicans with 16 points. Kelvin Pena (193-G-81, college: Southeastern CC) had 14 points and 6 assists, while Elpidio Fortuna (186-G-85) added 13 points and 5 assists. Elys Guzman (206-F/C-82, college: Bemidji St.) had double-double of 10 points and 11 boards. In the loosing squad, Yoan Luis Haiti (200-C-82) collected 14 points and 5 rebounds. Lisvan Valdez (194-G/F-88) scored 13 pts. Third quarter was the crucial one in this game. Before that, Dominican Republic made two-point lead in the first half (17-12 Q1, 22-22 Q2). After the breather Dominican totally took control on their rivals. They exploded at the both sides of the court scoring 29 points in offense and at the same time limiting Cuba to just 10 points for 10 minutes. It means that Dominicans were up by 21 with one quarter to go. Cuba won the last ten minutes 17-24, but they needed a way more. Dominicans will meet powerful Puerto Rico in the Big Final, while Cuba and Panama will play few hours before that game. Both matches are scheduled for Monday.
Cuba advances to Semifinals in Santo Domingo - Jul 11, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
2010 Centrobasket, Day Five: CUBA - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 90-60
Cuba destroyed Trinidad and Tobago 90-60 in the last day of the Preliminary Round in Santo Domingo. With this victory Cuba jumped to second place in Group A and advanced to Semifinals. Trinidad and Tobago ended as the last ranked team in this group with just one win in four games. Allen Jemmott (195-G/F-80) was the leading player in victory with 24 points [read more]
2010 Centrobasket, Day Five: CUBA - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 90-60
Cuba destroyed Trinidad and Tobago 90-60 in the last day of the Preliminary Round in Santo Domingo. With this victory Cuba jumped to second place in Group A and advanced to Semifinals. Trinidad and Tobago ended as the last ranked team in this group with just one win in four games. Allen Jemmott (195-G/F-80) was the leading player in victory with 24 points. Orestes Torres (202-C-87) had 15 points and 7 boards, while Yudniel Perez (189-G-84) added 13 pts. Andy Boffil (192-G/F-82) helped his team with 12 points. In defeat, Ian Young (191-G-81, agency: JEMsports, college: Auburn) top-scored with 18 points. Joel Haywood (186-G-84) collected 13 points and 7 boards. Cuba smashed Trinidad and Tobago in the first period. Allen Jemmott and his teammates were unstoppable in offense scoring 27 points, while their rivals stopped on just 11. It was a clear signal that Cuba will take this one in style. The Cubans ended second frame with 25-20 meaning that they were 21 points up at the half time. Trinidad and Tobago was not able to resist in the second half as well. Cuba ended Q3 with 20-19 and Q4 with 18-11 for the final 90-60 victory. Cuba will meet Dominican Republic in the Semifinals. Cuba also already booked a spot for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship (Pre-Olympic).
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