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Puerto Rico women's basketball falls to Australia 70-54 in FIBA World Cup opener

Puerto Rico lost 70-54 to Australia in its FIBA Women's World Cup opener in Germany.

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Puerto Rico lost its first match of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026, held in Germany, to Australia by a score of 70-54. [1] Jerry Batista, coach of Puerto Rico's women's national basketball team, said after the loss that the team's goal is to win, not just close the gap, and that the mentality must be to win. [2] Australia opened the game with a 7-0 run, led 19-11 after the first quarter, and forced Puerto Rico coach Jerry Batista to call a timeout. [3] Australia went on a 9-0 run to take a 49-38 lead, and Puerto Rico failed to score in the final 4:45 of the third quarter, which ended 51-38. [4] Puerto Rico's next game in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 is on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at 11:45 a.m. against Belgium. [5] Batista said Puerto Rico needs to win at least one of its remaining group games against Belgium and Turkey to advance from the group stage. [6] Puerto Rico was within one point of Australia in the third quarter, at 37-36, before Australia pulled away to win 70-54. [7]
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  1. Puerto Rico lost its first match of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026, held in Germany, to Australia by a score of 70-54. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  2. Jerry Batista, coach of Puerto Rico's women's national basketball team, said after the loss that the team's goal is to win, not just close the gap, and that the mentality must be to win. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  3. Australia opened the game with a 7-0 run, led 19-11 after the first quarter, and forced Puerto Rico coach Jerry Batista to call a timeout. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  4. Australia went on a 9-0 run to take a 49-38 lead, and Puerto Rico failed to score in the final 4:45 of the third quarter, which ended 51-38. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  5. Puerto Rico's next game in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 is on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at 11:45 a.m. against Belgium. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  6. Batista said Puerto Rico needs to win at least one of its remaining group games against Belgium and Turkey to advance from the group stage. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  7. Puerto Rico was within one point of Australia in the third quarter, at 37-36, before Australia pulled away to win 70-54. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
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