World Cup: Montenegro beats Mexico by 20 points Vucevic 27+10 all team bombed 14 three-pointers

Beijing time on August 25, the 2023 Basketball World Cup officially started, Group D first game Montenegro 91-71 defeat Mexico 20 points to get the opener, Montenegro 29-20 in the second quarter prevailed, the second half Montenegro led the third quarter to 16 points, the last quarter Montenegro firmly controlled the situation, and finally won the victory, Vucevic bombed 27 points and 10 rebounds to dominate the game.

Statistics

Montenegro: Vucevic 27 points and 10 rebounds, Ivanovic 14 points, Perry 16 points, 4 assists and 2 steals, Popovic 8 points, Montenegro hit 14 three-pointers

Mexico: Cruz 16 points and 6 assists, James 12 points and 8 rebounds, Stoll 10 points and 7 assists

Highlight moments

Vucevic snapped his hands violently

Hames High difficulty lever

Vucevic scored a three-point shot head-on

Stoll hit a three-point shot against Vucevic

Perry is tough 2+1

Match Review

In the first quarter, Vucevic scored eight consecutive points to lead 9-4, then Montenegro attacked mute, Mexico 7-0 to win the score, Šimonovic three points to stop the bleeding, Cruz responded with three points, Vucevic easily dunked, the two teams engaged in a protracted tug-of-war, the first quarter the two teams tied 19, Vucevic scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Ivanovic took the lead to hit a three-pointer, Dubjevic hit two free throws, then Mexico equalized the score 4-0, Ivanovic hit another three points, Mexico responded to 6-0 to stop Montenegro, timeout back, Vucevic replayed, Montenegro 17-4 and led to 10 points, during which Vucevic and Dubjevic combined to hit three three-pointers; Geelong made a three-point run to stop the bleeding from Mexico, Stoll also hit a three-pointer, and Petto broke through 2+1 to give Montenegro a 9-point lead at 48-39 at halftime.

Yibian fought again, Montenegro extended its lead 5-0, Mexico responded 5-0 after Montenegro once again opened the point gap, Popovich hit three consecutive points, once led to 16 points; Then Mexico continued to chase points, and Stoll hit another unreasonable three-pointer, once chasing 8 points; However, Vucevic came out of the break, and Montenegro still led by double digits after the third quarter, leading by 10 points at 68-58 into the fourth quarter.

In the final quarter, Vucevic played early, and the difference between Montenegro and Mexico hovered around 10 points, and Vucevic responded with consecutive scores; At the crucial moment, Perry was tough 2+1, Montenegro firmly controlled the situation, Vucevic was domineering and capped, and then the key 2 points were also there, Montenegro hit two three-point kills, and finally Montenegro beat Mexico to win.

Starting lineup

Montenegro: Perry, Popovich, Radonzic, Vučević, Šimonović

Mexico: Stoll, Cruz, Giron, James, Ibarra