Belize defeated by Dominican Republic 95-78, will play for bronze vs Mexico Sunday night

Posted: Saturday, July 29, 2023. 11:15 pm CST.

By Aaron Humes: Facing another of the regional powerhouses in the FIBA U-17 Centrobasket Tournament in the Dominican Republic, Belize gave a good account of themselves, leading by 2 at the end of the first quarter, then trailing by three at the half and by ten with 4:22 remaining in the final quarter.

But a final scoring burst of 19-12 put away the game with a 95-78 final score, consigning Belize to the bronze medal game versus Mexico while the Dominicans and Puerto Rico play for gold.

The top three teams will advance to the FIBA U-18 Americas Championship so there is still some history to be made Sunday night as the third-place game goes on before the gold medal match.

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