Facing Puerto Rico, on the side of San Juan, Team USA fulfilled without mission, but not without difficulty. If she led for 36 of the 40 minutes against the teammates of Jose Alvarado, and had a 17-point lead in the third act, the latter never gave up. Under public pressure, they came within 10 units in the final quarter, but the former King Justin Jackson was royal and repelled the assaults with the help of Langston Galloway.
The winger signs 26 points at 9/16 including a nice 5/10 at 3-pts in addition to 6 rebounds and 3 assists. As for Galloway, he adds 18 points at 8/14, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals and Jon Jenkins scores 13 points at 4/9. Opposite Jose Alvarado, who was playing his first with Puerto Rico, signed 20 points at 7/17 and Gian Clavellformer NBAer, 17 points at 6/15.
With a record of 4-1 Team USA will advance to the second round without worries and will have to win Monday in Cuba to take a big step towards the World Cup.
