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[Post Game Thread] Italy (4-1) def. Puerto Rico (3-2) 73-57. Italy advance to the quarterfinals. Puerto Rico has been eliminated from contention.



[Box Score](https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/game/0309/Italy-Puerto-Rico#tab=boxscore)

by PapiShot

9 Comments

  1. Gabry5015

    Hustle won us this one! Very good game from Fontecchio even with rough shooting and 8 offensive boards from Melli, just exceptional

  2. DeathStar13

    Please Serbia win, I don’t want the USA yet

  3. StefCika

    So if Serbia wins they play USA is that correct?

  4. tomludo

    Amazing game by Pippo Ricci and Melli.

    Also props to PR. If they didn’t beat the Dominicans this game could’ve been completely meaningless.

  5. “Andate a casa vaffanculo”
    -Simone Fontecchio, 2023

  6. zuruka1

    PR couldn’t capitalize on Italy’s horrendous 3 point shooting, with their own horrible TOs and giving up way too many offensive rebounds, and eventually Italy found the touch again.

    Some Italian poster was saying how Datome is washed and shouldn’t be on the team, but after starting the comeback against Serbia last game, it was him again that scored a few buckets when this game was in the balance to start things up.

    Compare this to Finland, who struggled this tourney without their veterans, this really shows how valuable a veteran player can be.

  7. Giannis4president

    I love Melli so much

    We are not the most talented team but I love the struggle and defense of the whole team

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