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*** PUERTO RICAN MEN BASKETBALL MAIN PAGE ***
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| |  | The Arecibo Captains had an easy win over the Fajardo Cariduros as they beat the Cariduros 90-78. The Captains took control of the game in the very 1st quarter 23-15. They had a commanding lead by the half 46-30. In the 2nd half the Cariduros tried to make a comeback but could not stop the Captains offense. The 16 points difference of the 1st half was just too much to make up in the 2nd half. For Arecibo, Brandon Hunter (201-F-80, agency: Priority Sports, college: Ohio) scored 20 points followed by Angel Figueroa with 16 points. For Fajardo, Uka Agbai (203-F-81, college: Boston Coll.) scored 27 points followed by Kevin Hamilton and Javier Mojica with 15 points each.
Over at Carolina, the Giants had a big 1st quarter 25-13 and went on to cruise for the win against the Caguas Criollos 82-74. The Giants took the first half 39-29. In the 2nd half it was much of the same for the Giants, they continued to dominate the Criollos and coasted for the win. For Carolina, Ebi Ere (195-G/F-81, college: Oklahoma) scored 29 points followed by Angelo Reyes with 17 points. For Caguas, Peter John Ramos (222-C-85) scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds followed by Ricardo Melendez with 15 points. |
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| Carolina Giants take first game from Caguas Criollos | |
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| | | With the round of play in the Super 6 fully underway, the Carolina Giants overcame the Caguas Criollos 82-80. The Criollos took the 1st quarter 19-18, they took a 3 point advantage at the end of the 1st half 39-36. In the 3rd quarter the Giants made an offensive run to reclaim the lead as the quarter came to an end 59-57. In the 4th quarter both teams played to an even level as both teams scored 23 points thus giving the Giants their 1st win in the Super 6 post season play. At present, the Santurce Crabbers lead the way with 5 points. The two teams with the most points at the end of this post season play will advance to the BSN Finals. For Carolina, Ebi Ere (195-G/F-81, college: Oklahoma) scored 26 points followed by Filiberto Rivera with 18 points. For Caguas, Marlyn Bryant (193-G-82, agency: Champion Sports Management, college: S.Florida) scored 20 points followed by Ricardo Melendez with 19 points. |
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| Carolina makes it to the Final 6 | |
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| | | The Carolina Giants came back from a 21 point deficit to take the series against the Bayamon Cowboys as they beat the Cowboys 81-79. The Cowboys facing elimination entered the 1st quarter firing on all cylinders as they took the 1st quarter 25-13. In the 2nd quarter the Bayamon Cowboys did not let up and took the 1st half 43-31. In the 3rd quarter the Giants started to chip away at the Cowboys lead and managed to cut the lead to just 5 points 63-58. In the 4th quarter the game was tied by two free throws from Filiberto Rivera (187-G-82, college: UTEP) who once again got fouled and gave the Giants the lead with just 3 seconds to end the game. For Carolina, Alejandro Carmona (194-G/F-83, agency: Next Level) and Ebi Ere both scored 18 points. For Bayamon, it was Lee Benson (208-F/C-73, agency: Paris Global Sports, college: Brown Mackie) with 24 points and 13 rebounds in a losing cause. |
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| Super Six in Puerto Rico, Larry Ayuso on fire | |
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| | | Super 6 BSN in Puerto Rico
Los Cariduros de Fajardo will play the Super 6 BSN after the victory against Leones de Ponce. Fajardo played a great game, Los Cariduros won 85-73. MVP of the game was Kevin Hamilton with 21 points and 10 assists. It was also worth to mention the game of Tanoka Beard with 17 points+14 rebs. Tanoka Beard is one of the best centers of the whole league. The ex-Zalgiris Kaunas was a one man show in the painting area, points, rebounds and blocks!
CARIDUROS DE FAJARDO-LEONES DE PONCE= 83-75
F= Hamilton 21, Beard 17, Mojica 14, Rivera 10, Agbai 9, Quintero 6, Salgado 6, Vazquez 2, Collazo 0, Colon 0
P= Frejie 19, Jones 14, Pagan 13, Aubry 10+11 rebs, Colon 6, Martinez 5, Heywood 4, Padilla 2, Orta 0, Lebron 0, Rosario 0
SANTURCE GOOD THE FIRST, 'EL JEFE' IS ON FIRE
Santurce won the first game of the Super 6 BSN against Conquistadores de Guaynabo 78-63. MVP was 'El Jefe' Larry Ayuso who scored 27 points (6/11 2pts, 5/12 3pts). Santurce won after an overtime (incredible overtime 21-6).
SANTURCE-GUAYNABO= 78-63
S= Larry Ayuso 27, Santiago 12, Rivas 10, Berdiel 8, Traylor 7, Narvaez 6, Dalmau 5, Falcon 2, R. Dalmau 1, Watson 0
G= Sheppard 15, Shannon 13, Escalera 12, Lee 11, Martinez 8+19 rebs, Latimer 2, Ortiz 2, Sanchez 0.
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| Boricuas Abroad | |
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| | | BORICUAS ABROAD
In Poland, Turow reached the Finals of the Polish League. Turow will play against Prokom. In the Semifinals Turow defeated Slask 4-1. The last game, the team of Andres Rodriguez won 83-70. For Our Boricua 23 minutes with 9 points (1/3 2pts, 0/1 3pts, 7/8 FT) and 3 assists.
In Turkey, Besiktas reached the Semifinals, in the first game the team of Istanbul won against Turk Telekom Ankara 87-77. Rick Apodaca played 22 minutes with 4 points (2/3 2pts, 0/2 3pts) and 1 rebound.
In Bosnia, Siroki won against Grude 83-75. For Sharif Fajardo 13 points. Siroki has now in the Bosnia League a 8-2 standings.
In Spain, It was Play-offs time! Unicaja Malaga won the first two games against Real Madrid. The first game 89-73, Daniel Santiago played 27 minutes with 16 points (5/10 2pts, 6/8 FT) and 5 rebounds. In the second game Malaga won 88-86 in an exciting game, for 'El Senor de los Anillos' 6 points and a lot of intensity in the painting area.
In Italy, in the second division, Caserta reached the Semifinals after the victory 94-80 against Rimini. For Guillermo Diaz 28 minutes with 14 points (2/3 2pts, 3/6 3pts, 1/2 FT) and 3 rebounds.
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| Carolina Giants Rout Bayamon Cowboys | |
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| | | It was over right from the 1st quarter as the Giants crushed the Cowboys, 31-16. In the 2nd quarter the Cowboys could not buy a basket as they would only score 7 points in this quarter to end the half down big, 52-23. The Cowboys just couldn't find the way to get into the game and midway in the 2nd half Coach Cintron of Bayamon emptied his bench to give his regulars a rest for the night. For Carolina, Ebi Ere (195-G/F-81, college: Oklahoma) scored 18 points followed by Alejandro Carmona with 16 points. For Bayamon, Florentino Valencia (196-F-85, agency: Paris Global Sports, college: Toledo) scored 14 points followed by Gustavo Salgado with 10 points. This best 2 out of 3 series will continue on Saturday when the Giants visit the Cowboys at Bayamon. |
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| Fajardo Cariduros takes lead against Ponce Lions | |
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| | | The Fajardo Cariduros outhustled the Ponce Lions and took the first game of a 2 out of 3 series with a 68-60 win. The Cariduros started the game with a fast pace game and this seems to take Ponce out of their game plan. In the 1st quarter Ponce's import player Matt Freije was called for a technical foul when he complained of a non call by one of the officials, this seemed to frustrate Freije and this could be noticed in his low point production in the game. The 1st quarter finished with the game tied at 18 points. In the 2nd quarter the Cariduros continued to out rebound the Lions who seemed totally out of sync thru out the game. The Lions did manage to take the lead as the half came to an end 31-29. In the 3rd quarter both teams kept pace with each other and the quarter ended tied at 45-45. In the 4th quarter the Lions could not buy a basket as the Cariduros went on an offensive run and Ponce could not stop the bleeding. For Fajardo, Uka Agbai (203-F-81, college: Boston Coll.) scored 23 points followed by Tanoka Beard with 12 points and 13 rebounds. For Ponce Wilfredo Pagan (184-G-76, agency: Next Level) scored 18 points followed by Joel Jones with 13 points. The series continues tonight when Fajardo visits Ponce.
In other BSN action Bayamon has ended the dream for the Humacao Grays, which one night before had made a incredible comeback to eliminate San German from competition, but the Gray's luck also came to an end as the Cowboys beat the Grays 100-91. The Cowboys took the 1st quarter 21-20, but the Grays came back in the 2nd as the half ended 45-44 in favor of the Grays. In the 3rd quarter the Cowboys played a great defense as they went on an offensive run and took a commanding lead to coast the rest of the game for the win. For Bayamon, Lee Benson (208-F/C-73, agency: Paris Global Sports, college: Brown Mackie) scored 29 points and grabbed 21 rebounds followed by Christopher Vega with 17 points. For Humacao, Ansel Guzman (175-G-84, agency: Next Level) scored 24 points followed by Roberto Nieves with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Bayamon will now face the Carolina Giants in a best of 3 series. |
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| Grays win sudden death game in dramatic fashion | |
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| | | In one of the most dramatic comebacks of the year, the Humacao Grays beat the San German Athletics 91-89. The Grays started out the game strong, but San German came back with a late rally of 9-0 to take the lead at the end of the 1st quarter. Humacao had dominated thru out most of the 1st quarter until this rally which ended with a 3 pointer from Omar Alvarado (180-G-83, agency: Next Level) as the buzzer sounded to end the quarter with San German in command 24-22. In the 2nd quarter the Athletics continued pressing the ball and took advantage of a lapse in defense by the Grays as they took the lead 36-29 as |
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