Group A
The first games of Wednesday were in this group and the opener had no impact on either team’s placement, but Puerto Rico stayed undefeated and kept Costa Rica winless 69-33 even while resting their star. That set the stage for the game that would determine the final team in the field next year and Cuba looked to continue to be the established team early, but Hillary Martinez and Destiny Campbell helped El Salvador come back and win 70-67.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2024/games/125033-CRC-PUR#boxscore
Costa Rica [33]: Araya 12 Mora 7/8r Reyna 3 Fernandez 2 Herrera 2 Ramirez 2 Sanchez 2 Matamoros 1/7r Alfaro 1 Paniagua 1 Torres 0 Benavides 0
Puerto Rico [69]: Melendez 12 Rios 8/8r/6a Pagan 8/8r Smith 8 Perez 7/6r Roma 7/6r Benitez 7 Harris 5 Penzo 4 B. Jones 3 A. Jones 0 Guirantes DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2024/games/125032-ESA-CUB#boxscore
El Salvador [70]: Martinez 24/8r/8a Campbell 22/8r Tevez 15 Aviles 4 Alfaro 3 Vega 2/7r Heredia 0 D. Escobar 0 G. Escobar 0 Dominguez 0 Ayala DNP Rivas DNP
Cuba [67]: Montero 18/8r/6a Vargas 14/15r Galindo 14/12r Fraguela 8/6r Gilbert 4 Amargo 3 Contreras 2 Tanis 2 Neyra 2 Sagarra 0 Gay 0 Valdes DNP
Standings: Puerto Rico 3-0, El Salvador 2-1, Cuba 1-2, Costa Rica 0-3
Group B
The first game in this group would set matchups in the consolation bracket and the US Virgin Islands picked up their first win 87-58 over Guatemala. The other game would determine semifinal pairings and Mexico was looking to get a good path to the final at home, leading for most of the game before Cesarina Capellan and the Dominican Republic roared back to win 78-67.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2024/games/125038-ISV-GUA#boxscore
US Virgin Islands [87]: George 18/13r Jones 15/9r Ephraim 12 Ngongba 9 Francis 6/6r Romain 6 Hamilton 6 Tate 5/6r Richards 5 Barry 3 Bough 2/6r
Guatemala [58]: Garcia 18/8a Oliva 16 Charles 9 Martinez 9 Perez 4 Aranki 2/10r Chocoyo 0 Zuniga 0 Calderon 0 Guiron 0 Gonzalez DNP Figueroa DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-centrobasket-womens-championship-2024/games/125039-MEX-DOM#boxscore
Mexico [67]: Rodriguez 17 Ramos 14/6r Jeffries 10 Ramirez 8/9a Lagunas 6/11r Faz 6 Gil 6 Martinez 0 Soto 0 Esquer DNP Acuna DNP Lara DNP
Dominican Republic [78]: Capellan 29/7r Martinez 17/14r Jimenez 13 Morton 10/9r Monsac 5 Abreu 3 Hernandez 1 Reynoso 0 Rodriguez 0 Evangelista DNP
Standings: Dominican Republic 3-0, Mexico 2-1, US Virgin Islands 1-2, Guatemala 0-3
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