Can Mexico record historic win over USA in Greensboro?
GREENSBORO (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers) – Both teams won their first game of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers 2019, now USA will receive Mexico in Greensboro,
GREENSBORO (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers) – Both teams won their first game of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers 2019, now USA will receive Mexico in Greensboro, North Carolina, to close out the first window.
USA got a hard-fought 85-78 win over the Boricuas in Orlando, as Mexico fended off a hard challenge from Cuba to get a 72-66 win in Leon.
The teams presented the same squad from their first game, so we can expect a highly competitive game that could be decided in small details.
KEY MATCHUPS – FIBA AmeriCup 2017 MVP Jameel Warney led the offensive for the USA in the team’s first game of the Qualifiers against Puerto Rico with 17 points. Meanwhile, Mexico will rely heavily on Hector Hernandez, who’s 25 points commanded the team to a victory over Cuba in the first day of Americas Qualifiers.
KEY FACTS - USA have won their eight games played in FIBA competitions against Mexico. Their last encounter was during the World Cup 2014, with a win 86-63 for the USA in the Round of 16. The last time USA played a competitive game on their home soil was in August-September 2007, during the AmeriCup. They faced Mexico during that tournament, with a productive win, 127-100.
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