Overview
- Argentina advanced with an 82-77 overtime win after a 70-70 regulation tie at Polideportivo Alexis Argüello in Managua.
- The team erased an 11-point second-half deficit with sustained defense, highlighted by Juan Fernández’s eight blocks.
- José Vildoza led with 18 points alongside Fernández’s 18, while Gonzalo Corbalán added 14 and Nicolás Brussino hit a key three and finished with 11.
- Puerto Rico’s José Alvarado scored 25 before being immobilized and taken off on a stretcher following a hard fall with 2:15 remaining.
- Juan Pablo Vaulet and Francisco Cáffaro were available after serving suspensions, while Gonzalo Bressán remained sidelined under reported FIBA discipline.