Four Dominicans scored in double figures, with Jean Montero being the face of the Dominican attack in the match.
The Dominican Republic recovered from a slow start against Egyptto take the victory in the first match of the basketball qualifying window FIBA held in Greece to advance the Paris 2024 Olympic GamesBy a score of 90 to 77, the Dominicans won a game where their defense and speed were the keys to containing an Egyptian team that had an advantage in terms of the height of its players.
By Dominican Republic, Jean Montero He ended up being the most outstanding player of the game and was awarded as such, as he became the team’s leading scorer with 17 points, coming off the bench, completing 47.1 percent of his shots. He also added five rebounds and four assists. Behind him was Chris Duartewho in just over 26 minutes contributed another 14 points with six rebounds, while Victor Liz y Angel Nunez They also contributed double figures in points, scoring twelve and eleven, respectively, while the latter also contributed nine rebounds to become the leader in that department among Dominicans.
Victor Liz, captain of the Dominican national basketball team, faces Amr Gendy of Egypt at the start of the FIBA Olympic play-offs. FIBA.basketball
For Egypt, Ahmed Metwaly was their best player, contributing 24 points in nearly 27 and a half minutes of play, while Khaled Abdelgawad y Anas Mahmoud scored 15 and 10 points, respectively.
How did they score?
Dominican Republic missed his first eight attempts from the three-point line, which, combined with a dominance of the paint, gave Egypt a six-point lead, winning the first quarter by a score of 22 to 16. In the second quarter, things changed radically thanks to Jean Monterowho led a partial of 27 to 9 in favor of the Dominicans, who would go into halftime with a 12-point lead, winning 43 to 31.
The Dominicans would return to the charge in the third quarter, opening with a 7-0 run and ending up winning the quarter 25 to 17, while in the final quarter, the Egyptians tried to get closer on the scoreboard, but the Dominicans never lost their advantage, finally winning 90 to 77.
What’s next for both teams?
With a victory, Dominican Republic will proceed to face the Greece this Wednesday, July 3, seeking to advance as group leader to the cross-table stage against Group A. On their side, Egypt will rest and face Greece Thursday, July 4th.
2024-07-02 20:38:05
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