Jose Alvarado, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander explode in WC Americas Qualifiers

2022-07-05 06:32
Credit: FIBA
Credit FIBA

Big names across the Atlantic delivered some top performances for their respective national teams.

Jose Alvarado of the New Orleans Pelicans poured in 22 points (4/8 2PT, 4/8 3PT, 2/4 FT) alongside 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 turnovers, and 2 steals for 25 PIR to guide Puerto Rico (3-3) to a 97-87 (19-18, 32-17, 17-24, 16-25, 13-3) overtime win over Mexico (4-2).

Puerto Rico grabbed their third victory in Group D of the World Cup Americas Qualifiers and finished third in the table, getting the ticket to the next phase.

Jose Alvarado

Jose  Alvarado
Team: New Orleans Pelicans
Position: PG
Age: 24
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Birth place: United States of America

USA and Mexico led the standings in the first round with records of 5-1 and 4-2 accordingly.

Puerto Rico: Jose Alvarado 22 (7 REB, 7 AST), Gian Clavell 17, Christopher Ortiz 14, Ismael Romero 13 (12 REB).

Mexico: Daniel Amigo 20 (9 REB, 5 AST, 20 PIR), Pako Cruz 19 (5 AST), Gabriel Giron 14, Fabian Jaimes 11 (6 REB).

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In the other match, Canada (6-0) left no chance for the Virgin Islands (0-6) 113-67 (28-8, 24-13, 37-27, 24-19).

Thunder's rising star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander posted 24 points (10/11 2PT, 1/2 3PT, 1/2 FT), 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover, 2 steals, and 26 PIR.

Canada cruised to the next round without losses, clinching first seed in Group C.

Dominican Republic (4-2) and Bahamas (2-4) were the other two teams that advanced further.

Canada: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 24, Kassius Robertson 24, Dwight Powell 15 (6 REB), Thomas Scrubb 13 (5 REB), Kelly Olynyk 11 (5 REB), Nickeil Alexander-Walker 11 (5 REB, 7 AST).

Virgin Islands: Laron Smith 14 (5 AST), Ivan Aska 11 (6 REB), Romani Hansen 7.

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