The Cuban basketball team beat its Bahamas counterpart this Friday in the second qualifying window for the FIBA AmeriCup 2025.
The excellent defense of those led by Osmel Planas managed to maintain distance on the scoreboard with the visitors, who at the Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum achieved a final score of 76-62.
#Cuba wins in Fiba AmeriCup window
They won with excellent defense against Bahamas. #baloncesto #FIBA #CubanSport https://t.co/bUXWKVfJAh pic.twitter.com/VylxZZwTKE— JIT Cuban Sport (@jit_digital) November 23, 2024
According to the sports portal report JitDespite some offensive impressions during the first two periods, the Cubans resolved with favorable odds of 16-11 and 18-15, for a halftime partial of 34-26.
A notable improvement followed in the third quarter, which allowed them a favorable score of 22-17, stretching the difference to 13 points, winning 20-19.
In the individual order, Yoanki Mencía stood out, who led the winners in points (17), rebounds (8) and efficiency (19), thus deserving the recognition as the most valuable player of the game, he points out. Jit.
Reynaldo García, with 11 points, three steals and the same number of assists, also stood out for the hosts, who now have two wins and one loss in group D, an “extremely important balance” in order to qualify for the AmeriCup 2025.
Next Monday the Cubans will face Puerto Rico, in which the ticket to the event that Nicaragua will host from August 22 to 31 of next year could be resolved.
Basketball: Cuba against Bahamas on the route to Americup 2025
Regarding the upcoming match, more difficult than this Friday’s, according to analysts, the coach of the Cuban national team was optimistic, according to statements to Jit.
“We will go out to do our job, to resolve with our best weapons, we know the difficulty that each game entails and we will always look for defensive solidity and with a lot of confidence in the players we have,” said Planas.
