NICARAGUA lost to MEXICO 72-99 on February 27, 2026 in the FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 2027. MEXICO won by a 27-point margin. Jared Ruiz led all scorers with 26 points. NICARAGUA shot 39.4% from the field while MEXICO managed 48.6%. NICARAGUA collected 39 rebounds and MEXICO grabbed 36. This game was played as part of the FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS 2027 season in World Championship.
33 yrs (1992) 6'2″ - 1.88m
33 yrs (1992) 6'2″ - 1.88m
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | * Jared Ruiz | 32:03 | 26 | 8/15 | 4/7 | 4/8 | 6/7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | * Eden Ewing | 31:21 | 12 | 6/13 | 6/9 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | * Teddy Parham Jr | 24:47 | 5 | 2/10 | 1/3 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| 11 | * Andy Perez | 21:53 | 8 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 35 | * Jensen Campbell | 16:21 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Francisco Garth | 21:07 | 5 | 2/8 | 1/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 42 | Kevin Vivas | 15:13 | 5 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Andy Hodgson | 11:48 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Ponce Furgeson | 09:47 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Juan Herrera | 08:55 | 5 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Wilson Batista | 04:35 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Rodrigo Sierra | 02:10 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 72 | 26/66 | 17/38 | 9/28 | 11/15 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 79 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | * Gabriel Giron | 26:51 | 16 | 6/13 | 3/5 | 3/8 | 1/1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | * Paco Cruz | 24:50 | 16 | 5/13 | 1/4 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | * Paul Stoll | 20:33 | 4 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 31 | * J J Avila | 17:06 | 12 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | * Fabian Jaimes | 16:31 | 4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | Karim Rodriguez | 20:58 | 8 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Moises Andriassi Quintana | 19:20 | 11 | 4/6 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Gael Bonilla | 19:00 | 13 | 5/12 | 5/9 | 0/3 | 3/4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 25 | Israel Gutierrez | 18:19 | 5 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Victor Alvarez | 07:21 | 10 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 15 | Jorge Camacho | 04:35 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| 44 | Daniel Amigo | 04:35 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 199:59 | 99 | 35/72 | 16/32 | 19/40 | 10/11 | 27 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 131 |
* Players marked with * are starters.
