Halcones Xalapa defends LNBP title! - Mar 11, 2010 Halc.Xalapa - Halc.Rojos
89-79
Halcones Xalapa defended LNBP title! In Game 5, which was played last
night, Halcones Xalapa managed to beat Halcones Rojos 89-79 wining the
Final series 4-1.
Leandro Garcia Morales (186-G-80, agency:
Interperformances, college:
Texas
A&M) once again was the leading player in victory. He scored 26
points last night and pulled down 7 rebounds beside that.
Gerald Brown (193-G-75, college:
Pepperdine) and
Victor Mariscal (198-F-72) (6 rebs) followed him with 16 and 15
points respectively. On the other side,
Ricky Sanchezz (212-C/F-87) collected 20 points and 6 assists.
Lawrence Hill contributed with 17 points and 8 boards.
Last quarter was the crucial one yesterday. Halcones Rojos had better
beginning as they took 25-27 lead after ten minutes of play. The hosts
replied in the next ten minutes for 46-40 HT score. After the breather,
Halcones Rojos came to minus 2 and everything was open again. However,
Leandro Garcia Morales and his teammates exploded in the last period
draining 27 points. They stopped Halcones Rojos on 19, what was enough
for comfortable victory and third LNBP title in the row.
As a reminder, Halcones Xalapa and Halcones Rojos finished regular
season with the same 32-8 record. In the Quarterfinals, Halcones Xalapa
was better than Abejas 3-0. After that, they escaped with 3-2 against
Lobos Grises.
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