LPB Round 2 (Second Stage): Carrib.Storm edge Toros Del Valle by three points

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The most exciting game of round 2 in the LBP took place in San Andres Island. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of Toros to Storm 94-91 on Monday evening. Strangely Toros Del Valle outrebounded Carrib.Storm 56-36 including a 22-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. 28 personal fouls committed by Toros Del Valle helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American forward Emmitt Williams (198-1998, college: LSU) who had a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds. The former international forward Romario Roque (180-1998) chipped in 22 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists. The former international swingman Cristian Solis (-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds for the guests. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
An exciting game was played in San Andres Island. Toros faced Storm. Guests from Cali defeated host Storm 90-79. The former international forward Yildon Mendoza (206-1996, college: Angelo St.) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 19 rebounds. Carlton Guyton contributed with 17 points for the winners. Toros' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international forward Romario Roque (180-1998) replied with 22 points for Carrib.Storm. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
An exciting game was played in Quibdo-Choco. Caimanes faced Cimarrones. Guests from Villavicencio defeated host Cimarrones 77-62. Alejo Britos scored 22 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners. Caimanes' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Darko Balaban responded with 23 points (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 2 Caimanes crushed Cimarrones in Villavicencio 97-44.



Carrib.Storm - Toros Del Valle 79-90

An exciting game was played in San Andres Island. Toros faced Storm. Guests from Cali defeated host Storm 90-79. The former international forward Yildon Mendoza (206-1996, college: Angelo St.) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 19 rebounds. American guard Carlton Guyton (190-1990, college: Kent St.) contributed with 17 points for the winners. Five Toros players scored in double figures. Toros' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international forward Romario Roque (180-1998) replied with 22 points and the former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) added 17 points and 7 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) in the effort for Carrib.Storm. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Carrib.Storm: R.Roque 22+3reb+3ast, S.De Luque 17+7reb+2ast, J.Ayarza 15+8reb+2ast, L.Almanza 7+6reb, K.Walters 6+1reb+1ast, E.Williams 5+11reb+1ast
Toros Del Valle: C.Guyton 17+3reb+3ast, Y.Mendoza 17+19reb, C.Solis 14+6reb, E.Ewing 12+7reb+2ast, D.Andre 11+3reb+2ast, L.Salazar 11+4reb

Cimarrones - Caimanes 62-77

An exciting game was played in Quibdo-Choco. Caimanes faced Cimarrones. Guests from Villavicencio defeated host Cimarrones 77-62. Caimanes shot 67.3 percent from the field. Caimanes outrebounded Cimarrones 25-14 including 21 on the defensive glass. It was a great shooting night for Caimanes especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.6 percentage. Argentinian guard Alejo Britos (187-1994) scored 22 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and the former international point guard Octavio Munoz (179-2001) chipped in 12 points during the contest. Caimanes' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Serbian center Darko Balaban (210-1989, agency: Helping Ballers) responded with 23 points (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) and American guard Markus Terry (188-1995, college: USC Aiken) scored 19 points. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Cimarrones: D.Balaban 23+4reb+2ast, M.Terry 19+2reb, C.Briggs 14+4reb+1ast, J.Kindred 4+2reb+6ast, O.Mena 2, W.Mosquera 0+2ast
Caimanes: A.Britos 22+3reb+2ast, O.Munoz 12+2reb+2ast, J.Dupree 10+1reb, J.Hernandez 8+5reb, S.Valencia 7+2reb+3ast, G.Espindola 7+3reb+2ast

Cimarrones - Caimanes 44-97

There was no surprise in Quibdo-Choco where Cimarrones were crushed by Caimanes 97-44 on Monday. Caimanes held Cimarrones to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 54.2 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Cimarrones 47-29 including a 36-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Caimanes looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Argentinian guard Alejo Britos (187-1994) scored 17 points and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and center Jhon Hernandez (208-1984) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Five Caimanes players scored in double figures. American guard Markus Terry (188-1995, college: USC Aiken) responded with 16 points and Serbian center Darko Balaban (210-1989, agency: Helping Ballers) scored 7 points and 11 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Cimarrones: M.Terry 16+4reb+2ast, C.Briggs 8+2reb+2ast, D.Balaban 7+11reb+1ast, J.Kindred 5+3reb, S.Hunt 5+1reb+1ast, J.Mendoza 3+1reb+1ast
Caimanes: A.Britos 17+3reb+6ast, G.Espindola 13+5reb+2ast, S.Valencia 13+6reb, J.Hernandez 13+8reb+1ast, J.Dupree 11+4reb, J.Perez 6+1reb+1ast

Carrib.Storm - Toros Del Valle 94-91

The most exciting game of round 2 in the LBP took place in San Andres Island. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of Toros to Storm 94-91 on Monday evening. Strangely Toros Del Valle outrebounded Carrib.Storm 56-36 including a 22-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. 28 personal fouls committed by Toros Del Valle helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American forward Emmitt Williams (198-1998, college: LSU) who had a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds. The former international forward Romario Roque (180-1998) chipped in a double-double by scoring 22 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists. The former international swingman Cristian Solis (-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds and American guard Carlton Guyton (190-1990, college: Kent St.) added 22 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the guests. Five Carrib.Storm and four Toros Del Valle players scored in double figures. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Toros Del Valle: C.Guyton 22+5reb, C.Solis 18+14reb, E.Ewing 12+7reb+4ast, D.Andre 12+10reb+2ast, F.Morales 9+2reb+6ast, Y.Mendoza 7+13reb+2ast
Carrib.Storm: E.Williams 29+10reb+3ast, R.Roque 22+7reb+11ast, S.De Luque 15+9reb+2ast, L.Almanza 15+4reb, J.Ayarza 11+4reb, D.Valera 2