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FIBA-Americas-U18  Puerto Rico and Brazil Punch World Cup Tickets in Quarterfinal Thrillers
The stakes could not have been starker. With four 2027 FIBA U19 World Cup berths reserved for the semifinalists, the FIBA U18 AmeriCup quarterfinals were effectively win-or-go-home World Cup qualifiers and both went down to the wire. Puerto Rico and Brazil survived to book their places in the final four and on the plane to next year's world championship, ending the runs of Argentina and the Dominican Republic.
Puerto Rico did the early damage and then hung on. They raced to an 18-point first-quarter lead at 26-8 and led for almost the entire night, but Argentina, true to a tournament full of comebacks, clawed all the way back to tie it at 40-40 in the third. Puerto Rico answered with a 6-0 run to retake control and never trailed again. Argentina made it frantic at the finish, ripping off an 11-0 burst to cut a 14-point deficit to 71-68 with 1:10 left, but Puerto Rico held firm for a 73-70 win.
Felipe Quinones (198-G-2008) was the engine, stuffing the sheet with 13 points, 12 assists, five rebounds, three steals and three blocks, including Puerto Rico's only basket in the closing exchanges. Jomar Bernard (205-F/G-2008) led the scoring with 18 points on four three-pointers, and Derick Salaberrios (193-F-2008) added 10. Santiago Pettinaroli (200-F-2008) paced Argentina with a double-double of nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds in a losing effort.
The second quarterfinal was a track meet. Brazil and the Dominican Republic traded 12 lead changes and matching double-digit runs before Brazil pulled clear 101-96. Brazil built a 13-point cushion in the fourth, watched the Dominicans surge back to tie it at 93-93, then closed it out at the line. Pietro Melo (185-G-2008) orchestrated the win with 21 points and a game-high nine assists, Joao Neves (200-SF-2008) added 20, and Isaiah Santos (190-SG-2008) chipped in 18 points and eight rebounds. Marlon Martinez (198-SF-2008) was magnificent in defeat, pouring in a game-high 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting, but it was not enough to keep the Dominican Republic alive.
The results set the semifinal field: unbeaten group winners USA and Canada now await, with the Americans drawing Brazil and Canada facing Puerto Rico rematches of group-stage routs in which USA beat Brazil 84-62 and Canada hammered Puerto Rico 101-48.
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