Basketball: Bolivia knocks out Ecuador despite losing in Guayaquil | DUTY

The national basketball team managed to qualify for group B of the 2023 Philippines-Indonesia-Japan World Cup Qualifiers Despite the fact that he lost this Wednesday in Guayaquil, in a revenge match, against his counterpart from Ecuador by 69 to 51.

In the overall result, the Bolivian team took advantage, taking into account that in the first leg match, played last Saturday in Tarija, he won by 91 to 57, taking a difference of 34 points, which the Ecuadorians could not overcome playing at home.

The national team did not have the escort this time Joshua Reaves, former NBA player who was decisive in Saturday’s victory and that he left the campus due to differences with the leadership of the Bolivian Basketball Federation, as he denounced mistreatment of the delegation in its preparation stage in the capital of Chapaca.

As the winner of this qualifying stage, Bolivia He went on to the second phase to be played in Chile (July 13-15), where he will face the host, as well as Paraguay and Nicaragua. Follow the series will go on to play against representatives of Central America.

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