THE NMI’s men and women’s teams are off to a rough start in the FIBA Micronesian Basketball Cup 2022 as both took a big hit against Guam on Wednesday.
In the men’s division, the NMI was buried by Guam, 113-45.
The NMI’s Coby Santos led the team with 21 points with Shane Deleon Guerrero as the only other NMI player to score double-digits at 12 points.
Guam was dominant and they held the NMI to single-digit productions in the first two quarters,
The NMI Women’s Team suffered the same fate as they, too, were routed by their Guam’s counterparts, 94-46.
Sisters E’Anna and Ky’Sonna Won highlighted most of the offensive buckets for the NMI while the rest of the team chipped in with balanced work to trail a little over 10 points in the first quarter, 17-28.
However, Guam maintained a steady performance and eventually left the NMI in the proverbial dust.
On Thursday, the NMI Women’s Team outplayed Palau, 74-53, but the NMI men faltered in the final quarter against Palau which won 72-57.
The NMI Men’s Basketball Team
The NMI Women’s Basketball Team
