Undefeated: Venezuela Vanquishes Chile in Copa América Basketball Qualifiers

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This Saturday the Venezuelan basketball team earned its second victory in the qualifying rounds for basketball’s Copa América , a competition scheduled for 2022, by beating its Chilean counterpart by a score of 86-77.
😤🔚 ¡Final del partido! Gran victoria de @FVBbasketball 🇻🇪 en OT2 sobre @ChileFeba 🇨🇱 por los Clasificatorios al #AmeriCup 2022. pic.twitter.com/MYux05EAdQ
— FIBA AmeriCup (@AmeriCup) November 28, 2020
Through the Twitter account set up for the continental tournament, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) described Venezuela’s triumph as a “huge victory.” The game went into overtime following a 64-64 tie at the end of regulation play.
😬¡¡A tiempo extra!!😬 @FVBbasketball 🇻🇪 64 – 64 🇨🇱 @ChileFeba pic.twitter.com/P3LnP2AR2x
— FIBA AmeriCup (@AmeriCup) November 28, 2020
The star of the game was Heissler Guillent, who scored nineteen points, had eleven assists and three rebounds, and accumulated a player efficiency rating of nineteen.
Yesterday, Venezuela prevailed over the Colombian team 73-69.
Featured image: Photo courtey FIBA
Translation: OT/JRE/SL
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