The day at the COCABA Championship started in the classification round, where El Salvador beat Guatemala 84-76. In the win, ex-New Hampshire player James Valladares had 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...7&t=QXBYAUQBPM
The semifinals were next starting with a wild game that went two overtimes before Panama beat Mexico 110-105 as neither team brought a full strength squad. In the win, ex-Louisiana Tech player Trevor Gaskins had 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists, ex-Southern Miss player Josimar Ayarza had 20 points, ex-Abilene Christian player Jonathan King had 16 points and 9 rebounds, ancient ex-Providence player Ruben Garces had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and ex-LSU player Jose Lloreda had 13 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-DII player Jesus Lopez had 23 points. With the preceding game taking so long, the other two teams did not get into much of a rhythm as Costa Rica did beat Nicaragua 51-43 in front of the home fans.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...8&t=QXBYAUQBPM
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.a...8&t=QXBYAUQBPM
Final Day Schedule:
5th Place: Honduras vs El Salvador
3rd Place: Nicaragua vs Mexico
1st Place: Costa Rica vs Panama
Sunday's Eurobasket Schedule:
Third Place: France vs Serbia, 8:00am EDT, ESPN3
Championship: Spain vs Lithuania, 1:00pm EDT, ESPN2