June 28, 2026
PUERTO RICO defeated NEW ZEALAND 85-77 on June 28, 2026 in the FIBA WORLD CUP U17 2026. PUERTO RICO won by a 8-point margin. Dwight Gaines led all scorers with 30 points. PUERTO RICO shot 33.0% from the field while NEW ZEALAND managed 44.4%. PUERTO RICO collected 50 rebounds and NEW ZEALAND grabbed 43. This game was played as part of the FIBA WORLD CUP U17 2026 season in World Championship.
17 yrs (2009) 5'9″ - 1.75m
17 yrs (2009) 5'9″ - 1.75m
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | * Dwight Gaines | 36:20 | 30 | 9/28 | 3/11 | 6/17 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 1 | * Jeremy Willmore | 21:32 | 8 | 3/8 | 3/5 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 20 | * Darell Rodriguez | 18:02 | 6 | 2/5 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | * John Arroyo | 16:55 | 4 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | * Luis Rosado | 16:54 | 4 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | Jodereck Torres | 21:39 | 10 | 3/10 | 3/9 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Alexis Fuentes | 19:58 | 7 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Eduyn Albino | 16:04 | 9 | 3/11 | 2/6 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Ivaniel Lopez Arache | 13:41 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Yaddiel Sanchez | 08:12 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Jomar Alejandro Rodriguez Rivera | 07:50 | 3 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Michael Portilla | 02:52 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 199:59 | 85 | 30/91 | 19/51 | 11/40 | 14/23 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 88 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | * Tawhiri Cate | 36:03 | 9 | 3/11 | 2/9 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | * Marco Sula | 29:06 | 15 | 5/14 | 3/4 | 2/10 | 3/6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | * Jayden Cecil | 22:22 | 22 | 6/12 | 3/5 | 3/7 | 7/13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | * Zach Rampton | 20:36 | 4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | * Liam Anthony Keogh | 18:18 | 6 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Lawson Pryor | 18:58 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | William Patten | 15:27 | 6 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Jackson Couper | 15:18 | 14 | 5/5 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Noah Duncan | 08:36 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Matayas Thomson | 07:17 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Daley Pohio | 06:48 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Malakai Tuimalealiifano | 01:10 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 199:59 | 77 | 24/54 | 15/30 | 9/24 | 20/32 | 38 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 81 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
