Puerto Rico rallies to defeat Venezuela

Puerto Rico 93-Venezuela 80 (Ramos 24, Barea 23+8ast, Brignoni 18 (6x3), Verdejo 10, Lopez 6+9reb, Sanchez 4, Orozco 3, Orta 3, Ayala 2; Palacios 15+9reb, Cedeno 15, Marriaga 13, J. Urbina 9, B. Urbina 7, J. Centeno 7, Quintero 6, Parra 4, F. Centeno 2, Adrian 2)

In a wild game that featured 54 fouls, Puerto Rico used a 15-0 fourth-quarter run to erase an 11-point deficit and claim their second win of the tournament. Juan Jose Barea, who had a nightmarish (4-21) shooting night, redeemed himself with 11 points in the decisive quarter, where Puerto Rico outscored Venezuela 35-13. Venezuelan star Miguel Marriaga got off to a hot start but was limited to 24 minutes due to foul trouble.