Four-time FIBA Centrobasket winners Cuba got their 2016 campaign off to a good start with a huge win over Nicaragua.
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Cuba kick off Centrobasket in style
Cuba kicked off their 2016 FIBA Centrobasket campaign with a win over Nicaragua. There were also wins for Domincan Republic, U.S. Virgin Islands and Panama.
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Cuba almost doubled their opponents' score during their 98-50 triumph as Javier Justiz contributed 18 points in the victory, while Osmel Oliva had 14.
The Cubans shot at 48.8 per cent from the field, including 52.9 from three-point range, for a dominant win.
The Dominican Republic were also in good form as they saw off Costa Rica 79-58 as Rigoberto Mendoza and Marcos Castrillo had a tight individual battle.
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Both scored 15 points for their respective sides, but Mendoza had the last laugh as his team won the day.
The U.S. Virgin Islands also got a win, beating the Bahamas 82-74, while hosts Panama comfortably won the late game, beating Antigua and Barbuda 103-48.
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