Day 1 in Formosa

Group A

Canada - Argentina 75-61
Canada outgunned Argentina for 1-0 record in Group A. Cashius Mcneilly (185-SG-01) delivered 22 points for the North American side. Canada dominated in the first half. They established a 43:26 halftime advantage. Argentina narrowed the gap in the second half but could not avoid the loss. Shemar Rathan-Mayes (178-G-01) accounted for 9 points for the winners. Gaston Bertona (178-PG-01) answered with 21 points for the hosts.

Venezuela - Paraguay 64-70
Paraguay rallied past Venezuela to open win count at the tournament. Jose Barreto (185-F-01) and Matheus Blaich (188-F-01) recorded 16 points each for the winners. Venezuela secured a 31:29 halftime lead. But Paraguay responded with a 26:19 rally in the final stanza and iced the victory. Fabricio Ruiz (187-G-02) had 12 points in the win. Alhan Diaz (175-G-01) and Andres Marrero (186-F-02) answered with 15 points each for Venezuela.

Group B

USA - Puerto Rico 110-69
USA captured the first victory at the championship. They cruised past Puerto Rico in Group B. Five players scored in double digits for the winners. Vernon Carey (204-C-01) banked in 17 points and 9 boards for USA. They grabbed a 24:11 lead ten minutes into the game. USA unloaded 62 points in the second half to ease to the win. Roderick Hampton (193-G-01) chipped in 16 points in the victory. Luis Rolon (185-G-01) answered with 18 points for Puerto Rico.

Mexico - Dominican Republic 45-86
Dominican Republic opened win count in Formosa. They drubbed Mexico in the opener. David Jones (193-F/G-01) stepped up with 22 points to lead the winning side. Dominican Republic piled up a comfortable 47:23 halftime lead. They did not loosen the grasp in the second half marching to a well-deserved victory. Julio Rodriguez (180-PG-01) and Jean Montero (185-G-03) had 14 points each for the winners. Ivan Cruz responded with 12 points for Mexico.