John Calipari continued his winning ways as the Dominican Republic National Team defeated Puerto Rico 80-72 last night to stay undefeated and win the Centrobasket Tournament.
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Trebuchet MS]The Dominicans finished the tournament with a perfect 6-0 record and won Centrobasket for the first time since 2004. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Jack Michael Martinez led the Dominican Republic with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Juan Coronado added 17 points and 9 boards. Francisco Garcia and Eulis Baez scored 11 points each. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Trebuchet MS]J.J. Barea led Puerto Rico (5-1) with 18 points and 6 assists. Daniel Santiago finished with 16 points. Ricardo Sanchez chipped in 15. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Trebuchet MS]The Dominicans fell behind 27-17 early in the second quarter before exploding on a 23-5 run. Puerto Rico closed the half with a couple of baskets to cut the Dominican lead to 40-35. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Puerto Rico eventually took the lead 65-64 in the fourth quarter but the Dominican Republic used a decisive 7-0 run to take a 74-67 lead with 2:53 remaining.
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The Dominican team will now try to qualify for the Olympics in Venezuela where the top 3 teams will travel to London to compete for gold.
