Dominican Republic dominate Virgin Islands to get into win column

RECIFE (Brazil) - Dominican Republic grabbed their first win in Group B at the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 after defeating Virgin Islands 77-58.

Dominican Republic led 22-14 after one quarter after going on an 8-2 run to close the quarter and never looked back. Virgin Islands shot 0-of-10 from three-point range in the first two quarters before finally making their first shot from beyond the arc in the third quarter.

Andres Feliz and Angel Delgado led Dominican Republic, as Feliz finished with a game-high 18 points along with 2 rebounds and 3 assists on an efficient 7-of-9 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 from three-point, while Delgado recorded a double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists on 7-of-12 shooting from the field.

Sadiel Rojas also chipped in with 10 points and 6 rebounds for Dominican Republic and converted this four-point play, giving them a 19-point lead:

Dominican Republic actually committed one more turnover than Virgin Islands (18-17), but they took advantage of the 17 turnovers they forced with a 23-11 advantage in points from turnovers.

Despite the loss, Virgin Islands got the chance to play all but one player and every player who saw minutes tonight got into the scoring column with Ivan Aska and Romani Hansen each scoring 10 points.

With the win, Dominican Republic are now 1-1 in Group B, and they will close group play against Argentina on Tuesday September 6, while Virgin Islands are now 0-2 in the group and will face Puerto Rico on the same day.

"I'm feeling great, but I'm feeling better for my teammates. We got a lot of young guys who are getting opportunity in this tournament and I'm really proud of them. I wouldn't be able to do all of this without them." - Angel Delgado, Dominican Republic

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