{"id":478968,"date":"2025-08-18T08:54:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/puerto-rico-defeats-dominican-republic-in-a-friendly-match-on-the-road-to-the-americup-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T08:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:54:45","slug":"puerto-rico-defeats-dominican-republic-in-a-friendly-match-on-the-road-to-the-americup-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/basketball\/puerto-rico-defeats-dominican-republic-in-a-friendly-match-on-the-road-to-the-americup-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rico defeats Dominican Republic in a friendly match on the road to the AmeriCup 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n<strong>SAN JUAN.<\/strong> \u2013 In a duel filled with intensity and Caribbean pride, the <strong>Puerto Rico<\/strong> national team defeated <strong>Dominican Republic<\/strong> this Sunday 87-80 in overtime, in a scrimmage match held at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum as preparation for the <strong>FIBA AmeriCup 2025<\/strong>, which will be held from August 22 to 31 in Managua, Nicaragua.\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/baloncesto\/luka-doncic-enciende-las-alarmas-tras-recibir-un-golpe-en-la-rodilla-derecha-ante-letonia\/\">Luka Doncic raises alarms after receiving a blow to the right knee against Latvia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nPoint guard <strong>Jos\u00e9 Alvarado<\/strong> emerged as the figure of the match with <strong>25 points<\/strong>, including <strong>seven in overtime<\/strong>, leading the Puerto Ricans in the first presentation under the direction of the new coach <strong>Carlos Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>. The New Orleans Pelicans player, who had already represented the country in the 2023 FIBA World Cup and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, now assumed a leading role as the absolute leader on the court.\n\nAlso standing out for Puerto Rico was <strong>Ysmael Romero<\/strong>, who shone with a double-double of <strong>17 points and 22 rebounds<\/strong>, while <strong>Isaiah Pi\u00f1eiro<\/strong> contributed 14 units.\n\nOn the Dominican side, the team led by <strong>N\u00e9stor \u201cChe\u201d Garc\u00eda<\/strong> was spearheaded by <strong>Jassel P\u00e9rez<\/strong> with 21 points, followed by <strong>Andr\u00e9s Feliz<\/strong> (15) and <strong>\u00c1ngel Delgado<\/strong> (12).\n\n\n<p>The game remained close from start to finish. Dominicana forced overtime thanks to the cold blood of P\u00e9rez, who converted <strong>three free throws<\/strong> after being fouled on a three-point attempt with only three seconds left on the clock. However, in overtime Alvarado reappeared, stringing together seven consecutive points to seal the game.<\/p>\n\n\nBoth teams shot for a <strong>41% field<\/strong>, but the big difference was in the <strong>low 15% in three-pointers of the Dominicans (5 of 32)<\/strong>, which ended up taking its toll.\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN JUAN. \u2013 In a duel filled with intensity and Caribbean pride, the Puerto Rico national team defeated Dominican Republic this Sunday 87-80 in overtime, in a scrimmage match held at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum as preparation for the FIBA AmeriCup 2025, which will be held from August 22 to 31 in Managua, Nicaragua. 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