The Dominican national men’s basketball team defeated Panama 81-53 in the start of the basketball matches of the Pan American Games taking place in Santiago de Chile. The DR won the first, third and last quarter (17-10, 24-13, 28-8, 23-11).
The best scorer for the Dominican Republic was Juan Guerrero, with 16 points. For Panama, the most outstanding scorer was Alexander Romero, with 13 points.
The Dominican Republic is playing Argentina, Venezuela and Panama in Group A. The DR has yet to play Venezuela and Argentina in the basketball tournament that is taking place 31 October to 4 November. Argentina won its first game against Venezuela.
Group B teams are Chile, Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico.
The top two in Group A and Group B advance to the knockout stage.
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1 November 2023