DOM/PUR - Dominican Republic dominates Puerto Rico in warm up:

PUERTO PLATA (FIBA Americas Championship) - The Dominican Republic dominated Puerto Rico 92-76 in front of 4,000 fans at Polideportivo Fabio Rafael González of Puerto Plata.

Francisco García led with 22 points while Charlie Villanueva followed with 14, Al Horford 12 and Marlon Martínez along with Luis Flores 8 each for the winners.

The gaame was dominated from start to finish by the Dominicans who had a 43-36 halftime lead.

In the loss Jesse Pellot-Rosa had 14 points, David Cortés 13, Ricky Sánchez 11 and Carlos Arroyo 9. The Puerto Ricans received good news as Daniel Santiago and Christian Dalmau accepted the invitation to join the national team next week as they prepare for the FIBA Americas Championship.

Game two will be played tonight at 8:00 pm at Gran Arena del Cibao in Santiago.

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