Cuba vs Bahamas
Havana, Nov 24 (RHC) – The Cuban men’s basketball team defeated the Bahamas 76-62 in the second window of the qualifiers for the 2025 Americas Cup.
At the Havana Sports City Coliseum, the Cubans’ superiority was evident from the beginning, when they started ahead 14-5.
The tone was maintained in the second quarter and the home team went to the halftime break with a 34-26 advantage, even putting on the court several of the substitutes.
At no time did the Cubans see the advantage in danger and finished the last two quarters with a good difference, showing an excellent defense.
Individually, the best offensive players on the court were Yoanki Mencia (17 points and 8 rebounds), and Reynaldo Garcia (11 points, three steals and three assists).
Next Monday, the Cuban squad will face Puerto Rico, in the closing game of this advantage and in a match that could decide the ticket to the event to be hosted by Nicaragua from August 22 to 31 next year.
After that, there will be a break and the Cubans will travel in February 2025 to Bahamas and Puerto Rico, where they will close the qualification for the Americup 2025, to which the first two teams will advance.
Source: Prensa Latina
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