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Group A
Puerto Rico - Guatemala 62-5
Puerto Rico destroyed Guatemala to win the second place in Group A. They have 2-1 record and will meet USA in the Semifinals. On the other side, Guatemala is the last ranked team in this group with no win (0-3). They will continue in classification games from 5th to 8th place. The first rival of Guatemala will be Venezuela. Claudia Ortiz (96) came up with 17 points and 5 assists in victory. Raiza Rodriguez (96) helped with double-double of 13 points and 10 boards, while Krystal Luciano (96) added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Guatemala of course did not have anyone with double-digits as the whole team scored just 5 points in this game. Melisa Rabanales (96) and Brenda Cruz (97) had 2 pts each. What to say about this game. Puerto Rico was simply too strong and kept Guatemala scoreless in the second and last quarter.
Mexico - Canada 30-79
Canada won the first place in Group A of the U16 FIBA Americas championship. They blasted the hosts Mexico 79-30 to end this stage with perfect 3-0. It means that Canada will meet Brazil in the Semifinals. Mexico on the other side, failed to reach the next phase. They ended as No.3 with 1-2 score and will go to classification round from 5th to 8th place. Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau (186-F-96) shined for the winners with 17 points for 18 minutes on the court. Kia Nurse (180-PG-96) had 15 points and 5 rebs, while Khaleann Caron-Goudreau (186-F-96) added 12 points and 7 rebs. The hosts got 10 points and 7 rebs from Meliza Ramirez (95). She was the only Mexican players with more than 10 pts. The championship continues on Friday.
Group B
Brazil - Argentina 56-45
Brazil registered second win at the U16 FIBA Americas Championship in Merida. They outplayed Argentina 56-45 for 2-1 record, what was enough for the second place in Group B. Brazil will meet Canada in the Semifinals. Argentina was not able to deliver win at this stage (0-3) and they will continue in Classification Round from 5th to 8th place. Izabella Frederico (95) stepped up for the winners with 13 points and 5 rebounds. Kananda Ribeiro (96) added 10 points and she needed just one more rebound for double-double. Carla Silva (96) helped with 9 pts. Magali Pittavino (95) replied with 12 points for Argentina and Sofia Aispurua (95) had 10 pts, plus 5 rebs. Brazil celebrated in this game mostly thanks to great played second half. Quarters: 8-14, 12-10, 16-9, 20-12.
Venezuela - USA 32-114
Ex expected, USA registered another comfortable win in Merida. This time USA destroyed Venezuela 114-32 winning the first place in Group B of the U16 FIBA Americas Championship. It means that they will meet Puerto Rico in the Semifinals. Venezuela finished as No.3 in this group (1-2) and failed to reach the Semis. They will now fight for the fifth place at this event. Stephanie Mavunga (191-F-95) and Rebecca Greenwell (183-G-95) scored 18 points each for the winners. Mavunga pulled down 7 rebounds beside that. Jannah Tucker (180-G-95) helped with 17 pts. In Venezuela, Yolimar Martinez (95) netted 8 pts and had 6 rebounds. Maholy Lovera (96) scored 6 pts. Championship continues on Friday.
