POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Carlos Arroyo
Brazil - Canada 88-70
Brazil had a joyful Day One of Marchand Continental Championship Cup 2011. The host of this event celebrated 88-70 victory against Canada for 1-0 record. Puerto Rico also won in Day One so Brazil and Puerto Rico currently share the first place. Canada and Dominican Republic have 0-1. Tiago Splitter (211-C/F-85, agency: Interperformances) and Rafael Hettsheimeir (206-C-86) were the leading players in Brazil with 14 points each. Guilherme Giovannoni (202-F-80, agency: Interperformances) followed them with 13 pts and home squad had two more players with double-digits. In the loosing squad, Carl English (192-G-81, college: Hawaii) delivered 17 points. Denham Brown (198-F-83, agency: Edge Sports, college: Connecticut) had 16 and Jevohn Shepherd (196-F-86, college: Michigan) added 14 points, plus 7 boards. Brazil destroyed Canada in the first ten minutes 24-2 and never looked back after that. Quarters: 24-2, 21-16, 17-20, 26-32. In Day Two, Brazil will meet Dominican Republic. Canada will take on Puerto Rico.
Brazil: Tiago Splitter 14, Rafael Hettsheimeir 14, Guilherme Giovannoni 13
Canada: Carl English 17, Denham Brown 16, Jevohn Shepherd 14+7 boards
Puerto Rico - Dominican Republic 99-77
Puerto Rico cruised past Dominican Republic in Day One of the Marchand Continental Championship Cup 2011. They celebrated 99-77 win sharing the first place with Brazil, who outplayed Canada also yesterday. Carlos Arroyo (188-G-79, college: FIU) was a key player for the winners. He spent 32 minutes on the court collecting 28 points and 6 assists. Jose Juan Barea (181-PG-84, college: Northeastern) also was great adding 19 points and 9 assists to this victory. Ricky Sanchez (212-C/F-87) and Alejandro Carmona (194-G/F-83) (6 rebs) helped with 15 and 12 points respectively. In Dominican Republic, Jack Michael Martinez (203-F/C-81, agency: Paris Global Sports) was better than the others with 19 points and 9 rebounds. Al Horford (208-F/C-86, college: Florida) and Luis Flores (188-G-81, college: Manhattan) (5 as) had 14 and 9 points respectively. Quarters: 23-14, 23-20, 32-26, 21-17. In Day Two, Puerto Rico will meet Canada. Dominican Republic will play against Brazil.
Puerto Rico: Carlos Arroyo 28+6 as, Jose Juan Barea 19+9 as, Ricky Sanchez 15, Alejandro Carmona 12+6 boards
Dominican Republic: Jack Michael Martinez 19+9 boards, Al Horford 14, Luis Flores 9+5 as
