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The duel was very balanced, but in the end the experience of the Creole players who will play against Chile this Saturday prevailed.
Venezuela beat Colombia 73-69 with pain at the start of the second elimination window of the AmeriCup for Group A, which takes place at Obras Sanitarias Stadium in Buenos Aires.
The Venezuelan team dominated the first quarter, but in the last minutes they gave ground to Colombia, which came close to three points before the offensive inefficiency of the Creoles who bet on the three-pointers, in the end Fernando Duró’s team won 23-21.
Q2
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In the second quarter the trend continued, coffee growers went up 27-29, this marker was held for several minutes before the fierce defense of both quintets, shortly after Colombia took six ahead of Fernando Duró, who asked them to their managers to stop losing balls.
Betancourt entered the field and converted a three-man basket to reduce the advantage of the rival who did not let go of the reins and won the second half 13-7.
In the third quarter at 6:40, Michael Carrera equalized the game with a free throw at 40-40.
Immediately the criollos rose 43-42, but the duel continued very balanced, even if Venezuela went better and won the fourth 26-15, taking seven points ahead (56-49), with Heissler Guillent as driver.
Take and give me
At the start of the fourth period, Colombia got close to two points, only to get up a little when the clock struck 3:13, “patience children, patience,” Duró said in the time required from the Creoles.
Néstor Colmenares scored two goals that brought the game 64-65, then José Materán scored a triple to lead his team to victory, but the Colombians responded with another triple, regaining the lead of one.
Materán with his second consecutive triple gave Venezuela a 70-68 lead. The closure was fundamental for the victory of the Venezuelans for 73-69 who took advantage of the disorder and the defeats of the Colombians in the final stretch.
The best
Pedro Chourio was the top scorer in Venezuela with 13 points, he also gave four assists and captured four rebounds, Yohanner Sifontes led him with 12 points, José Materán contributed with 11.
Michael Carrera scored nine rebounds and got three rebounds, Néstor Colmenares also scored nine, but helped with five balls, Windi Graterol added eight and seven rebounds, the same goals as Guillent who made the difference with ten assists.
For Colombia the most important was Braian Angola with 19 points and was followed by Michaell Jackson with 15 points.
This Saturday Venezuela will face Chile and Colombia against Argentina.
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– Venezuelan Basketball Federation (@FVBbasketball) November 27, 2020
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