FIBA Americas U18 – USA and Brazil to play in the final

Undefeated Brazil and United States have advanced to the final of FIBA Americas U18 Championship.

Brazil advanced to the final thanks to a strong second half in which they turned a 8 point deficit (they trailed by as much as 15 in the first half) and turned it in to a 14 point lead.  Power forward Vanessa Fausto Goncalves led Brazil with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Canada didn’t pose much threat to USA – who led by Morgan Tuck and Breanna Stewart claimed a 49 point win.

In the classification games Columbia defeated Mexico while Puerto Rico ousted Dominican Republic.

Semifinals

Brazil – Argentina 67-54
Brazil: Goncalves 17 (13 reb), Macedo 11, Gregorio 7
Argentina: Sancisi 17, Armesto 16, Llorente 9

USA – Canada 95-46
USA: Tuck 22, Stewart 20, Graves 14, Mabrey 13, Prince 9
Canada: Crozon 9, Byrne 8, Cooper 8, Hamblin 8

Classification

Columbia – Mexico 70-45
Columbia: Torres 13, Bustamante 11, Caicedo 11
Mexico: Davalos 10, Castro 8, Cota 6, Hernandez 6, Gomez 6

Puerto Rico – Dominican Republic 68-35
Puerto Rico: Leon Garcia 14, Ortiz Ledesma 12, Luciano Mendez 7, Rivera Barcelo 7
Brazil: Ramona Lyra Macedo 24, Fonseca Teixeira 11, Arantes Gregorio 6, Ferreira De Oliveira 6, Silva De Freitas 6