Chile cruises past Ecuador to avoid the last place in Neiva - Aug 2, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
South American Championship, Places 7-8: ECUADOR - CHILE 70-88
Chile celebrated the first win in Neiva. Thanks to this 70-88 victory against Ecuador, Chile avoided the last place in South American Championship 2010. Ecuador is the one who ended at this spot as they were not able to beat anyone at this event. Evandro Arteaga (178-G-83) came up with 18 points in victory [read more]
South American Championship, Places 7-8: ECUADOR - CHILE 70-88
Chile celebrated the first win in Neiva. Thanks to this 70-88 victory against Ecuador, Chile avoided the last place in South American Championship 2010. Ecuador is the one who ended at this spot as they were not able to beat anyone at this event. Evandro Arteaga (178-G-83) came up with 18 points in victory. Gonzalo Velasquez (185-G-81) had 15 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, while Patricio Briones (213-C-72, college: Dade CC) added 14 points and 8 boards. In the loosing squad, Jose Vicente Diaz (196-F-75) delivered 30 points. Eduard Caicedo (196-C-90) had 12 pts and 7 boards. Except of the last quarter, all other belonged to Chile. Evandro Arteaga and his teammates started with 14-22 in the first ten minutes and continued with 15-20 in Q2. It means that Chile was nice 13-points up at the halftime and was looking good. That was nothing compared to Q3, when Chile destroyed Ecuador with 15-29. Game winner was already known and last period was just the formality. Chile players slowed down and Ecuador cut the margin for 9 points. At the end, it was totally deserved 70-88 win for Chile.
South American Championship, Places 5-8: ECUADOR - PARAGUAY 45-89
As expected, Paraguay had an easy job against Ecuador celebrating 45-89 victory. It was just a first step forward to fifth place by Ecuador, who will have to beat Colombia in order to win that spot. Ecuador will play against Chile and will try to avoid the last place in Neiva. So far they registered poor 0-4. Jose Fabio (198-F-77) came up with double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds in Paraguay [read more]
South American Championship, Places 5-8: ECUADOR - PARAGUAY 45-89
As expected, Paraguay had an easy job against Ecuador celebrating 45-89 victory. It was just a first step forward to fifth place by Ecuador, who will have to beat Colombia in order to win that spot. Ecuador will play against Chile and will try to avoid the last place in Neiva. So far they registered poor 0-4. Jose Fabio (198-F-77) came up with double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds in Paraguay. Bruno Zanotti (197-F-82, college: Merrimack) (6 as) and Gustavo Torres (175-G-80) also helped their team with 19 points each. Daniel Perez (190-G/F-84) and Sergio Lopez (189-G/F-86) (5 rebs, 5 as) added 11 and 10 points respectively. In defeat, Jose Vicente Diaz (196-F-75) delivered 11 points. Nixon Mina (F-90) had 9 pts and 16 rebounds. Ecuador managed to resist only in the first quarter, which still belonged to Paraguay 19-21. Jose Fabio and his teammates destroyed Ecuador with 8-23 for the next ten minutes already making comfortable lead. After the breather, Paraguay continued to dominate. They closed third period with 11-23 and question about the winner was resolved. Ecuador was not able to respond in the last ten minutes, which Paraguay finished with 7-22. At the and, it was a 45-89 blowout win by Paraguay.
South American Championship: Venezuela heads to Semifinals - Jul 29, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
South American Championship, Day Three: VENEZUELA - ECUADOR 104-43
Venezuela advanced to Semifinals as No.2 of Group B and will play against Brazil. Venezuelans destroyed Ecuador in the last day of Preliminary Round heading to next stage with huge self-confidence. On the other side, Ecuador ended this phase winless. They will continue in Classification Games for 5th to 8th place. In the first game Ecuador will meet Paraguay. Gregory Vargas (182-G-86, agency: DR [read more]
South American Championship, Day Three: VENEZUELA - ECUADOR 104-43
Venezuela advanced to Semifinals as No.2 of Group B and will play against Brazil. Venezuelans destroyed Ecuador in the last day of Preliminary Round heading to next stage with huge self-confidence. On the other side, Ecuador ended this phase winless. They will continue in Classification Games for 5th to 8th place. In the first game Ecuador will meet Paraguay. Gregory Vargas (182-G-86, agency: DR. Carlos Sifuentes) came up with 17 points and 5 rebounds in victory. Hector Romero (202-F-80, college: New Orleans) (6 rebs), Jesus Centeno (190-G-85, agency: DR. Carlos Sifuentes) and Jesus Urbina (201-F-84, agency: Liman Sports, college: George Mason) helped with 14 points each. In defeat, Eduard Caicedo (196-C-90) collected 13 points and 7 rebounds. They didnt have any other player with double-digits in scoring. Everything was clear in just ten minutes. Venezuela players exploded in the first quarter ending it with huge 25-5 lead. It was a clear signal that Ecuador will not have a chance in this meeting and the only question was how big difference it will be at the end. Second frame ended 26-10 for Venezuela, who was 51-15 up at the half time. Nothing has changed after that as Venezuela finished Q3 with 24-14 and the last one with 29-14 for the final 104-43 blowout. Championship in Neiva continues on Saturday.
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