Team Belize scored a major, decisive victory against Cuba at the Centrobasket Championships in the Dominican Republic this afternoon.
Belize won by 16 with the final score, 78 to 94. Alex Carcamo led all scorers with 23 points while Richard Troyer had 21 and Milton Palacio had 12 assists. Team Belize was hot from the field shooting 53% connecting on 11 three pointers.
It's an incredible win because the Cuban team is a powerhouse and because the game was an absolute must have if team Belize has any hopes of advancing to the semi-finals.
Team Belize will next play the defending champion Puerto Rico - which is also one of the top ranked teams in the world.
Yesterday's games had to be rescheduled because FIBA deemed the facility unfit to play because of the lack of air conditional and leaks from the roof of Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto. With FIBA threatening to cancel the competition, tournament organizers had to scramble to bring in portable air conditioning units....
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