Brazilian Maiara Pereira puts on a show at the FIBA ​​U19 World Cup

MIAMI (United States) - Brazilian Maiara Pereira stood out as she had a 30-point, 20-rebound performance at the FIBA ​​U19 Women's World Cup.

The young player, in Tuesday's game against Korea, left a monstrous statistical line of 30 points, 20 boards, 7 assists and 1 steal, earning her the Player of the Day in the tournament being held in Debrecen, Hungary. Her performance kept Brazil fighting very closely but in the end ended up losing 80-74. 

Pereira was completely dominant in attack, making 14 of 24 attempts at the basket, as well as a couple of free throws. Of her 20 total, she had 13 offensive rebounds.

The 1.85m tall player had already performed well at the start of the tournament, but the astounding performance against Korea left her averaging 18.3 points and 11.7 rebounds to rank fifth and third, respectively. among the leaders of each category at the end of the group stage.

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