# 2018 Centrobasket Women

The 2018 Women's Centrobasket Championship was the 21st edition of the women's Centrobasket. It was held in the city of Manatí, Puerto Rico, from 20 to 24 August 2018. The tournament was scheduled to include eight teams, including the Virgin Islands, but they withdrew.

## Group stage

In this round, the teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams; each group played a round-robin. The top two teams in each group advanced to the championship round, consisting of semifinals, a bronze medal game, and a gold medal game. Semifinalists also qualify for the 2019 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.
All times are local (Atlantic Time Zone – UTC-4).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cuba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 91 | +93 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 134 | 114 | +20 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 181 | −113 | 2 | 5th–7th place playoffs |
* 20 August 2018 20:30
* Boxscore
| Guatemala | 29–82 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–24, 11–25, 7–16, 4–17 |||
| Pts: Gonzalez 13 Rebs: López 8 Asts: Cano 2 | | Pts: Reynoso 20 Rebs: Reynoso 16 Asts: Morton 5 |
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí Referees: Hortencia Sánchez (MEX), José Fernández (CRC), Rebeca Dávila (PUR)
* 21 August 2018 20:30
* Boxscore
| Dominican Republic | 52–85 | Cuba |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 14–18, 15–20, 11–28 |||
| Pts: Morton 18 Rebs: Monsac 8 Asts: Evangelista 5 | | Pts: Amargo 24 Rebs: Ávila 11 Asts: Martínez 8 |
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX), Christian Wilmore (BAH)
* 22 August 2018 16:00
* Boxscore
| Guatemala | 39–99 | Cuba |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 14–28, 6–29, 7–22 |||
| Pts: González 14 Rebs: Cano 4 Asts: Rivas 4 | | Pts: Ávila 18 Rebs: Cepeda 7 Asts: Martínez, Ávila 6 |
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí Referees: José Fernández (CRC), Christian Wilmore (BAH), Rebeca Dávila (PUR)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 136 | +143 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 165 | +52 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Bahamas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 226 | −64 | 4 | 5th–7th place playoffs |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 250 | −131 | 3 | 5th–7th place playoffs |
* 20 August 2018 16:00
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 77–42 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–7, 19–11, 17–14, 18–10 |||
| Pts: Luna 16 Rebs: Ávila, Valenzuela 7 Asts: Silva, Valenzuela 4 | | Pts: Matamoros 15 Rebs: Matamoros 12 Asts: Quesada 3 |
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Natalia Cuello (DOM), Grant Todey (USA)
* 20 August 2018 18:30
* Boxscore
| Bahamas | 50–95 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–30, 7–16, 17–22, 16–27 |||
| Pts: Grant 24 Rebs: Grant 6 Asts: Grant 10 | | Pts: three players 12 Rebs: Jones 7 Asts: Meléndez 5 |
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Yuliet Méndez (CUB), Kendell Henry (ISV)
* 21 August 2018 16:00
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 74–52 | Bahamas |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–8, 14–18, 20–11, 20–15 |||
| Pts: Luna 18 Rebs: Valenzuela 11 Asts: Ávila 8 | | Pts: Grant 19 Rebs: Grant 15 Asts: Forbes 3 |
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Norval Young (BVI), Grant Todey (USA)
* 21 August 2018 18:30
* Boxscore
| Costa Rica | 20–113 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 0–33, 12–23, 5–29, 3–28 |||
| Pts: Jiménez, Malavassi 5 Rebs: Matamoros 5 Asts: four players 1 | | Pts: Jones 17 Rebs: Maldonado, Gwathmey 8 Asts: Rosado 9 |
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Gregory Hamilton (CAY), Yuliet Méndez (CUB)
* 22 August 2018 18:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 71–66 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 26–16, 15–18, 15–19 |||
| Pts: O'Neill 21 Rebs: O'Neill 12 Asts: Rosado 4 | | Pts: Silva, Ávila 16 Rebs: Silva 9 Asts: Pardo 5 |
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Yuliet Méndez (CUB), Maripier Malo (CAN)
* 22 August 2018 20:30
* Boxscore
| Costa Rica | 57–60 | Bahamas |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 8–15, 19–12, 16–16 |||
| Pts: Galvez 16 Rebs: Matamoros 8 Asts: Malavassi 5 | | Pts: Lewis 15 Rebs: Dean 7 Asts: Fernander 8 |
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí Referees: Hortencia Sánchez (MEX), Gregory Alexander (CAY), Norval Young (BVI)

## 5th–7th place playoffs

| 5th–7th place semifinal | 5th–7th place semifinal | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| | | 24 August 2018 | 24 August 2018 |
| | | Bahamas | 55 |
| 23 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 | | Bahamas | 55 |
| 23 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 | Costa Rica | 49 |
| Guatemala | 60 | Costa Rica | 49 |
| Costa Rica | 62 | | |

### 5th–7th place semifinal

* 23 August 2018 16:00
* Boxscore
| Guatemala | 60–62 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 17–13, 15–13, 10–26 |||
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí

### 5th place match

* 24 August 2018 14:00
* Boxscore
| Bahamas | 55–49 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–7, 8–12, 14–21, 20–9 |||
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí

## Championship playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 23 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 |
| Cuba | 86 |
| Cuba | 86 | 24 August 2018 | 24 August 2018 |
| Mexico | 80 | 24 August 2018 | 24 August 2018 |
| Mexico | 80 | Cuba | 54 |
| 23 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 | | Cuba | 54 |
| 23 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 | Puerto Rico | 83 |
| Puerto Rico | 72 | Puerto Rico | 83 |
| Dominican Republic | 56 | | |
| Dominican Republic | 56 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | 24 August 2018 | 24 August 2018 |
| | | Mexico | 85 |
| | | Dominican Republic | 81 |

### Semifinals

* 23 August 2018 18:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 72–56 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 12–15, 20–13, 26–13 |||
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí
* 23 August 2018 20:30
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 86–80 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 23–17, 26–26, 21–28 |||
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí

### 3rd place match

* 24 August 2018 16:00
* Boxscore
| Mexico | 85–81 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 12–31, 20–17, 30–20 |||
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí

### Final

* 24 August 2018 18:30
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 54–83 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 17–20, 15–21, 11–24 |||
* Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz, Manatí

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Puerto Rico |
| | Cuba |
| | Mexico |
| 4 | Dominican Republic |
| 5 | Bahamas |
| 6 | Costa Rica |
| 7 | Guatemala |
* Qualified for the 2019 FIBA Women's AmeriCup