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08-28-2009, 03:10 PM
The Dominican Republic men's basketball team defeated Panama in their game 2 of the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship taking place in Puerto Rico. The game ended 100-87 in favor of the Dominicans.
The DR had lost game 1 to Brazil, 68-86. The DR squad has yet to play Venezuela and Argentina to move on to round two against the winner of Group A. Group A contenders are Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
The DR matches Venezuela at 6:30pm on Saturday, 29 August, and then Argentina at 6:30pm on Sunday, 30 August.
The four best teams qualify for the FIBA World Championship to take place in Turkey in 2010.
http://puertorico2009.fiba.com/pages/... (http://puertorico2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/facm/p/eid/4042/sid/4042/schedule.html)
http://www.fiba.com/pages/... (http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/fibaEven/fibaAmerCham/p/newsid/31842/arti.html)
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The DR had lost game 1 to Brazil, 68-86. The DR squad has yet to play Venezuela and Argentina to move on to round two against the winner of Group A. Group A contenders are Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
The DR matches Venezuela at 6:30pm on Saturday, 29 August, and then Argentina at 6:30pm on Sunday, 30 August.
The four best teams qualify for the FIBA World Championship to take place in Turkey in 2010.
http://puertorico2009.fiba.com/pages/... (http://puertorico2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/facm/p/eid/4042/sid/4042/schedule.html)
http://www.fiba.com/pages/... (http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/fibaEven/fibaAmerCham/p/newsid/31842/arti.html)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)