FIBA Americas Qualifier: Day 7

By Alfredo R. Berrios ESPNdeportes.com SAN JUAN -- Call it the "Clash of the Caribbean Titans”. The coach for the Dominican Republic is viewing Wednesday's game against Puerto Rico as the one which could determine if his team can advance any further in the FIBA Americas Championship. There's also an emotional toll attached to this match. Julio Toro is Puerto Rican and has been Puerto Rico's national head coach on more than one occasion, including the 2004 Olympics when the Puerto Ricans beat the Dream Team in Athens. "Destiny gave me this opportunity to return to the international game and it's an honor to be coaching the Dominican Republic," said Toro. Dominican Republic, led by Charlie Villanueva, Al Horford and Luis Flores, won 80-74 over Uruguay in Day 1 of the quarterfinals. Villanueva scored 19 points, Horford added 17 and Flores 14 for the Dominicans. Leandro Garcia Morales scored a game-high 28 points for Uruguay -- all of them in the fi...