Puerto Rico stays alive: 115-92 rout of Bahamas keeps FIBA World Cup hopes going
Puerto Rico exhaled: a 115-92 win over Bahamas on Monday, July 7 secured a spot in the second round of the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. 1
How it happened
A balanced scoring night: 1 Jezreel de Jesús (22), Ysmael Romero (21), Alfonso Plummer (19), Ethan Thompson (17), Enrique Freeman (13), Isaiah Piñeiro (11).
Why it mattered
Puerto Rico came in on the brink of missing the World Cup for the first time since 1982 after losing to Canada. The Bahamas win kept the dream alive. 2
What's next
Second round in August: Argentina away (Aug 27) and Uruguay at home (Aug 31). 1
Sources
Reported by the CoquiList Newsroom · Facts backed by the sources cited above
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