Match summary — FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 2027
MEXICO defeated NICARAGUA 98-79 on in the FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 2027. MEXICO won by a 19-point margin. Gael Bonilla led all scorers with 25 points. MEXICO shot 50.7% from the field while NICARAGUA managed 36.3%. MEXICO collected 43 rebounds and NICARAGUA grabbed 42. This game was played as part of the FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 2027 season in World Championship. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
MEXICO
98 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | * J J Avila | 33:54 | 19 | 6/7 | 4/4 | 2/3 | 5/7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 34 |
| 2 | * Gael Bonilla | 31:53 | 25 | 11/17 | 11/17 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | * Paco Cruz | 28:50 | 14 | 5/12 | 3/6 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | * Gabriel Giron | 22:15 | 11 | 3/9 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | * Fabian Jaimes | 04:15 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Moises Andriassi Quintana | 27:55 | 14 | 6/12 | 4/5 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 0 | Karim Rodriguez | 20:57 | 7 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Victor Alvarez | 12:59 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Israel Gutierrez | 08:49 | 4 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Melo Sanchez | 05:33 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| 6 | Bryan Martinez Rodriguez | 02:40 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Paul Stoll | 00:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 98 | 37/73 | 29/49 | 8/24 | 16/24 | 31 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 121 | |
NICARAGUA
79 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | * David Watson | 29:45 | 15 | 6/19 | 3/10 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | * Joost West | 27:56 | 14 | 6/11 | 6/8 | 0/3 | 2/4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | * Kaleb Myers | 27:26 | 5 | 1/7 | 1/6 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -1 |
| 29 | * Francisco Garth | 13:20 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | * Kevin Vivas | 12:28 | 5 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | Jared Ruiz | 30:47 | 19 | 7/16 | 4/10 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Eden Ewing | 24:00 | 13 | 5/12 | 4/7 | 1/5 | 2/3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 22 | Isaac Peralta | 16:00 | 1 | 0/6 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Lesly Serrano | 06:35 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Juan Herrera | 05:44 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 35 | Wilson Batista | 03:39 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Troy Andrews | 02:19 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 199:59 | 79 | 29/80 | 21/50 | 8/30 | 13/21 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 78 | |