Source-checked report · Continental
Bay Area Phoenix beat CDC Leones 79–72 to reach WBL Americas final
Bay Area Phoenix closed the second semifinal strongly after CDC Leones briefly moved ahead in the fourth quarter, securing a place in the continental final.
Bay Area Phoenix beat CDC Leones 79–72 in Santiago on 3 October to reach the 2026 Women's Basketball League Americas final. FIBA's completed semifinal report records the result and confirms the United States side as Sportiva Italiana's championship opponent.
Phoenix led 45–35 at halftime before CDC Leones recovered and moved 68–66 ahead with 6:05 remaining. FIBA reported that Phoenix answered with six consecutive points and allowed only four more over the final six minutes. Rosemarie Julien and Alaiyah San Juan scored 17 points each, while Kharyssa Richardson added 13; Macarena Retamales led Leones with 20.
The independent Chilean report corroborates the completed score and finalists. This article records only the semifinal result and does not present the later title game as complete. No game photograph is reproduced because exact republication rights were not established.
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