{"id":778891,"date":"2026-07-04T16:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T16:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/778891\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T16:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T16:57:15","slug":"mike-james-and-the-us-prevail-over-dominican-republic-and-andres-feliz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/778891\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike James and the US prevail over Dominican Republic and Andres Feliz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    2026-07-04T09:33:27+00:00<br \/>\n    2026-07-04T09:33:27+00:00<br \/>\n    2026-07-04T09:33:27+00:00.<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"author__avatar hide\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/author\/admin\/?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/35bc90c1a104ce0947b8f222080cd798.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-46 photo\" height=\"46\" width=\"46\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"author__name visually-hidden\" itemprop=\"name\">Aris Barkas<\/p>\n<p>      04\/Jul\/26 09:33<\/p>\n<p>      Eurohoops.net<\/p>\n<p>          <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n              <img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-header.png\"\/><br \/>\n          <\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/author\/?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        Aris Barkas      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/44c05f71-mike-james-usa-amerika-abd.png\" class=\"featured-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"\"   data-image-size=\"largepost\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"images.eurohoops.net\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/07\/44c05f71-mike-james-usa-amerika-abd.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The first game of Mike James with Team USA was more than impressive<\/p>\n<p>By Aris Barkas\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/en\/fibawc\/1987676\/mike-james-and-the-us-prevail-over-dominican-republic-and-andres-feliz\/mailto:barkas@eurohoops.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">barkas@eurohoops.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a game decided by one point, the USA beat the Dominican Republic 82-81 for the FIBA World Cup, with Mike James making a strong debut.<\/p>\n<p>The EuroLeague All-Time top scorer was sizzling with 15 points and 13 assists, stealing the show, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/basket\/real-madrid\/?lang=en\" title=\"Real Madrid\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"auto-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Real Madrid<\/a>\u2018s Andres Feliz had 24 points, six rebounds, and six assists.<\/p>\n<p>EuroLeague standout Jean Montero added nine points on 4\/16 FG on a cold night for him.<\/p>\n<p>In the other big game of the night, Canada destroyed Puerto Rico by 26 points (110-84) as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stole the show with 26 points.<\/p>\n<p>FIBA World Cup 2027 Americas Qualifiers<br \/>\nStandings<br \/>\nGroup A<\/p>\n<p>1. x-United States\u00a09 (3-1)<br \/>2. x-Dominican Republic 8\u00a0(3-1)<br \/>3. Mexico 8\u00a0(3-2)<br \/>4. Nicaragua\u00a05 (0-5)<\/p>\n<p>Group B<\/p>\n<p>1. x-Canada 10\u00a0(5-0)<br \/>2. Bahamas 7 (2-3)<br \/>3. Jamaica\u00a07 (2-3)<br \/>4. Puerto Rico\u00a06 (1-4)<\/p>\n<p>Group C<\/p>\n<p>1. x-Brazil\u00a08 (4-0)<br \/>2. Colombia\u00a05 (2-1)<br \/>3. Venezuela\u00a04 (1-2)<br \/>4. Chile\u00a04 (0-4)<\/p>\n<p>Group D<\/p>\n<p>1. x-Uruguay\u00a09 (4-1)<br \/>2. x-Argentina\u00a09 (4-1)<br \/>3. x-Panama\u00a07 (2-3)<br \/>4. o-Cuba\u00a05 (0-5)<\/p>\n<p>x-clinched second-round berth<br \/>o-eliminated<\/p>\n<p>-Top 3 teams from each group advance to the Second Round of the Qualifiers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/latest-news\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Read the latest News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026-07-04T09:33:27+00:00 2026-07-04T09:33:27+00:00 2026-07-04T09:33:27+00:00. 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