Canada won the opening game of the FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qualifier with an 89-72 victory over the DR on Friday, 20 February. The game was played in Oshawa, Ontario. Canada won the first half 54-32. Through the first half, the Dominican Republic had maintained a five-point advantage after the first and second quarters.
The two teams will face each other again on Monday, 24 February, this time at the Palacio de los Deportes in Santo Domingo.
Canada and the Dominican Republic are in Group C with Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and the US Virgin Islands. Teams are meeting twice, both at home and away. The top three teams in each group qualify for the FIBA AmeriCup 2021.
The FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qualifiers feature 16 teams from the Americas zone divided into four groups of four teams. Teams play each other twice, home and away, during the qualifying phase with three windows set for 21-24 February 2020, November 2020 and February 2021.
The top three finishing teams in each Group will earn a qualifying berth in the FIBA AmeriCup 2021. Group A consists of Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela; Group B includes Brazil, Panama, Paraguay and Uruguay; and Group D includes Bahamas, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the USA.
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Basketball Canada
24 February 2020