Deck drops 27 points, Campazzo dishes out 15 assists to lift Argentina over Puerto Rico / News - Basketnews.com

The trio of Facundo Campazzo, Gabriel Deck, and Nicolas Laprovittola combined for 64 points to propel Argentina past Puerto Rico at FIBA AmeriCup 2022.

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Argentina continued their hot start to the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 with another double-digit win, this time, at the expense of Puerto Rico,99-86 (19-21, 28-23, 29-20, 24-22).

Gabriel Deck

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Puerto Rico led for the majority of the first half, but Argentina found a way to grab a 47-44 lead at halftime. Argentina turned it up in the second half with a 28-20 third quarter and extended their lead to 75-64 heading to the fourth quarter.

It was more of the same in the final 10 minutes, as Argentina never let up and closed out Puerto Rico by outscoring them once again to seal the win.

"I think the guys played a complete game on both ends of the floor. I think we did a really good job following the gameplan, so we are really happy, excited with the first two games and hopefully, we can continue," said Pablo Prigioni, Argentina's head coach.

Argentina got big contributions from the trio of Facundo Campazzo, Gabriel Deck, and Nicolas Laprovittola.

Campazzo dished out a tournament-high 15 assists along with 17 points and 6 steals, Deck just missed out on a double-double with a game-high 27 points and 9 rebounds, and Laprovittola finished with 20 points along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals on 6-of-15 shooting from a three-point zone.

Puerto Rico had two players score in double figures, as Christopher Ortiz paced the Boricuas with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field, while Justin Reyes recorded 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals.

Argentina remains unbeaten at 2-0 in Group B, while Puerto Rico dropped their first game of group play and is now 1-1 in the group. Argentina will close group play against the Dominican Republic on Tuesday, September 6, while Puerto Rico will face the Virgin Islands on the same day.

Argentina: Gabriel Deck 27 (11/14 2PT, 9 REB), Nicolas Laprovittola 20 (6/15 3PT, 5 REB, 4 AST), Facundo Campazzo 17 (15 AST, 6 STL), Marcos Delia 10 (7 REB), Leandro Bolmaro 7.

Puerto Rico: Christopher Ortiz 21, Justin Reyes 14, Ethan Thompson 9, George Conditt 9 (7 REB).

Game highlights

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