The Mexican basketball team defeated with authority this Thursday in Medellín by 113-54 to that of Colombia and will be played against Uruguay on Sunday for their qualification to the world Cup organized by the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia from August 25 to September 10.
With seven wins and four losses, the Mexicans occupy fourth place in Group F of the Americas qualifiers and continue to depend on themselves to win a place in the World Cup.
At the Iván de Bedout Coliseum, Orlando Méndez was the best Mexican scorer with 20 points, while Andrés Ibargüen stood out for the Colombians by scoring 19 points.
La Tri quickly diluted the good start of the coffee team with the impeccable work of Paul Stoll and Gabriel Girón Jr., who announced that their squad would aim for triples near the orbital date.
With a 26-17 record, after a consistent start by Joshua Ibarra gaining rebounds, he finished the first quarter to begin to take revenge for the 93-89 defeat that the Colombian team gave him in Chihuahua in August, with a comeback included after having been 20 points below.
The bad night of Colombia in Medellín
The illusion of making history by attending the greatest basketball event for the second time in 50 years propelled the Mexicans, well led by Francisco ‘Pako’ Cruz, to overwhelm their rival in the second quarter with a 57-24 advantage taking advantage of their weak defense , continuous losses and a noticeable lack of aim.
Colombia fell into a pit from there. The Aztec national team did not slacken in the third quarter and Stoll and Gael Bonilla continued to take the lead, leading the counterattacks and with their shots to add three-pointers on several occasions and give another shot of authority at the end 88-40 to the bewilderment of the locals, who They did not find answers in the substitutes and had to use again Braian Angola, Romario Duque, Michael Jackson and Ibargüen.
Coach Omar Quintero found good signs on the bench with the contributions of Orlando Méndez and Víctor Gutiérrez within a very high performance of his team to win the first of the two finals they have in the sixth and last window of the World Cup qualifier.
For the last quarter, the Colombian national team continued to crumble against an opponent who never gave them a break and who was accurate at every opportunity to score 25 more points and finish with a resounding 113-54 victory.
On Sunday, in the last game of the window and when the Americans who will be in the World Cup will be known, Mexico visits Uruguay to try to secure a place as third or as the best fourth place in the qualifiers, while Colombia, already without options, receives a Puerto Rico that will go with everything to sign its place in the highest basketball event.
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