The women’s team cuban basketball debuted this Thursday with a 59-68 defeat against the host cast of Mexicoin a duel corresponding to group B of the Centrobasket tournament, according to official media on the Island.
The Cubans came out ahead on the scoreboard and managed to dominate the first set 19-13, but a poor offense in the second set (8-16) allowed the locals to establish a 27-29 difference before the break, according to a report published in the sports portal Hit.
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The third period was more disputed, which closed with a score of 18-20, until the 14-19 of the fourth and last segment left the Caribbean team without options. With this outcome, the Mexicans certified the advance to the semifinal phase, since in their premiere they had surpassed the representative of El Salvador with a score of 61-48.
The Cubans achieved records quite similar to those of their rivals, with 18% effectiveness in shots from the perimeter, compared to 20 for the Mexicans, the publication specifies. The percentages in free throws (69-67) and rebounds (46-40) were also slightly higher for Cubans, but not in turnovers (23-23), turnovers (10-11) and assists ( 13-14).
The numbers of the clash suggest that the result was defined in the inside shots, since the hostesses achieved an effectiveness in 55 percent of them, in contrast to the 33 achieved by the Antilles. Individually, Yamara Amargo was the leader among the island’s scorers with 22 points. Nahomis Vargas led the way with double digits in rebounds (10) and Dairis Tornell added four assists.
This event is qualifying for the Central American and Caribbean Games of San Salvador 2023, to which he assigns seven tickets. Taking into account that there are the same number of participants, including El Salvador, which is already classified beforehand, the mere fact of participating already confers classification, Jit points out.
The challenge for the Cubans is to ensure participation in the FIBA AmeriCup 2023, qualifying for the Panamerican Games de Santiago 2023. For this, it is enough for those led by Márgaro Pedroso to beat the Salvadoran team in this Friday’s game, which defines second place in the group.
