JULY 1, 2021 - Mexico surprised Russia at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Split. Mexico recovered from a loss in the opener to Germany with a 72-64 win. Gustavo Ayon (207-C-85) gave his team the first points in the game as Mexico finished the opening period with an 18-16 run. Russia replied with a massive 20-13 surge in the second frame as Francisco Cruz (191-SG-89,) and Timofey MOZGOV closed the half at 36-31 for Russia. Mexico replied with a 19-7 rally in the third period and Daniel Amigo (208-C-95,) scored 58-48 early in the last. Semen Antonov (202-F-89) and Semen Antonov reduced to 61-56, while Gustavo Ayon scored a free throw for 6-point advantage. Paul Stoll (180-PG-85) later nailed a three for 65-56 when it became clear about the winner. Gustavo Ayon and again Paul Stoll scored for 72-64 that became the final result in the game. Francisco Cruz top-scored for the winners with 21 points, whilst Gustavo Ayon and Paul Stoll had 11 each. Semen Antonov answered with 13 points in a loss and Andrey Vorontsevich (207-PF-87) had 11. (eurobasket news) Background Music: M4-Beats Video & photo courtesy of FIBA ___________________________________________________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER - All clips and photos are property of respective owners. NO copyright infringement is intended, all videos are edited to follow the "FreeUse" guideline of YouTube. Thank you for watching! Don't Forget to Like & Subscribe!