LNB Round 5 (Regular Season): Marineros edge Soles by three points

There will be only one (last) round of the Regular Season in LNB. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 5 in the LNB took place in Santo Domingo. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 6th ranked Soles (2-5) to fourth ranked Marineros (4-3) 97-94 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Soles. The best player for the winners was forward Anderson Mirambeaux (203-1999, college: Miami, OH) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds. U.S. Virgin Islands power forward Rakeem Christmas (206-1991, college: Syracuse) chipped in 21 points and 6 rebounds. Naturalized American Luis Martinez (198-1984, college: William Pater.) produced 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Marineros have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Soles at the other side dropped to the seventh position with five games lost. Marineros are looking forward to face Metros (#6) in Santiago in the next round. Soles will play at home against Titanes and are hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Titanes (3-3) against fourth ranked Marineros (4-3) on Friday night. Visiting Titanes were defeated by Marineros in Puerto Plata 89-72. Swingman Braynt De La Cruz (198-2002, agency: BMS Sport Agency) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Rakeem Christmas contributed with 8 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American forward Randy Bautista (, college: ASA Manhattan CC) answered with 25 points and 6 rebounds for Titanes. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Marineros have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Titanes at the other side dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with Caneros. Marineros will play against Metros (#6) in Santiago in the next round. Titanes will play on the road against Soles in Santo Domingo and hope to get back on the winning track.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Titanes (3-3) against seventh ranked Metros (3-5) on Wednesday night. Visiting Titanes were defeated by Metros in Santiago 92-76. Emmitt Williams stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Terry Larrier responded with 27 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Metros moved-up to sixth place. Loser Titanes dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with Caneros. Metros will meet higher ranked Marineros (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Titanes will play against Soles in Santo Domingo and hope to secure a win.

Other games of round 5 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Metros were defeated by Soles in Santo Domingo 81-71. Caneros beat Leones at home 80-63. Indios lost to undefeated Reales on the opponent's court 84-98.
The best stats of 5th round was 32 points and 13 rebounds by Luismal Ferreiras of Indios.



Marineros - Titanes 89-72

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Titanes (3-3) against fourth ranked Marineros (4-3) on Friday night. Visiting Titanes were defeated by Marineros in Puerto Plata 89-72. Marineros players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Swingman Braynt De La Cruz (198-2002, agency: BMS Sport Agency) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). U.S. Virgin Islands power forward Rakeem Christmas (206-1991, college: Syracuse) contributed with 8 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American forward Randy Bautista (, college: ASA Manhattan CC) answered with 25 points and 6 rebounds and the other American import guard KJ Jackson (187-1998, college: UMBC) added 18 points in the effort for Titanes. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Marineros have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Titanes at the other side dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with Caneros. Marineros will play against Metros (#6) in Santiago in the next round. Titanes will play on the road against Soles in Santo Domingo and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Marineros: B.De La Cruz 21+14reb+3ast, C.Carela 12+3ast, B.Polanco 11+2reb+1ast, J.Bello 9+5reb+1ast, R.Christmas 8+6reb+2ast, J.Wilson-Frame 6+2reb
Titanes: R.Bautista 25+6reb+2ast, K.Jackson 18+4reb+1ast, A.De La Rosa 9+3reb+2ast, J.Corporan 5+3reb+5ast, G.Adon 5+4reb+1ast, J.De La Cruz 4+6reb+2ast

Soles - Metros 81-71

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 7th ranked Metros' (3-5) road loss to sixth ranked Soles (2-5) 71-81 on Friday. Naturalized American Luis Martinez (198-1984, college: William Pater.) stepped up and scored 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Oliver Liriano chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Martinez is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Soles players scored in double figures. American forward Emmitt Williams (198-1998, college: LSU, agency: BMS Sport Agency) responded with 21 points and 6 rebounds and the other American import guard SirJabari Rice (193-1998, college: Texas) scored 15 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Despite that victory Soles went down to seventh position due to points difference. Loser Metros dropped to the sixth place with five games lost. Soles will meet at home higher ranked Titanes (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Metros will play against Marineros in Puerto Plata and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Soles: O.Liriano 14+7reb+1ast, M.Guzman 13+2reb+1ast, L.Martinez 13+9reb+4ast, S.Verplancken 11+4reb, D.Cabrera 8+2reb, J.Tolbert 8+7reb+4ast
Metros: E.Williams 21+6reb+1ast, S.Rice 15+3reb+2ast, L.Reynoso 8+3reb+1ast, O.Garcia 7+2reb+2ast, J.Allen 7+2reb, R.Glenn 4+3reb

Caneros - Leones 80-63

No shocking result in a game in La Romana where fifth ranked Caneros (3-3) defeated bottom-ranked Leones (1-5) 80-63 on Thursday. Eusebio Suero stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and point guard Raimer Santana (183-1997, agency: BMS Sport Agency) chipped in 12 points and 7 assists. Four Caneros players scored in double figures. Nicaraguan forward Jean Quezada (-2000) responded with 7 points and 11 rebounds and Kevin Perez scored 16 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Caneros moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Titanes. Leones lost fourth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with five games lost. Caneros will meet at home league's leader Reales in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Leones will play against the league's leader Reales (#1) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Caneros: E.Suero 18+10reb+1ast, Y.Colome 14+2reb+4ast, R.Santana 12+1reb+7ast, B.Polanco 10+5reb+2ast, T.Zanna 8+6reb, R.Guerrero 8+11reb+1ast
Leones: K.Perez 16+2reb, E.Holt 11+5reb+1ast, L.Cabrera 7+9reb+1ast, J.Quezada 7+11reb+1ast, B.Griffin 6+2reb+1ast, L.Manuel Lopez 5+3reb+5ast

Soles - Marineros 94-97

The most exciting game of round 5 in the LNB took place in Santo Domingo. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 6th ranked Soles (2-5) to fourth ranked Marineros (4-3) 97-94 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Soles. The best player for the winners was forward Anderson Mirambeaux (203-1999, college: Miami, OH) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds. U.S. Virgin Islands power forward Rakeem Christmas (206-1991, college: Syracuse) chipped in 21 points and 6 rebounds. Naturalized American Luis Martinez (198-1984, college: William Pater.) produced 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and American forward Jordan Tolbert (200-1992, college: SMU) added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Marineros have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Soles at the other side dropped to the seventh position with five games lost. Marineros are looking forward to face Metros (#6) in Santiago in the next round. Soles will play at home against Titanes and are hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Marineros: A.Mirambeaux 23+10reb+1ast, R.Christmas 21+6reb+1ast, J.Bello 18+5reb, J.Wilson-Frame 11+5reb+4ast, I.Hamilton 6+5reb+2ast, B.Polanco 5+1reb
Soles: L.Martinez 22+5reb+5ast, J.Tolbert 15+6reb+3ast, T.Cheese 12+2reb+3ast, D.Cabrera 10+2reb+2ast, O.Liriano 9+1reb+1ast, M.Guzman 8+1ast

Metros - Titanes 92-76

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Titanes (3-3) against seventh ranked Metros (3-5) on Wednesday night. Visiting Titanes were defeated by Metros in Santiago 92-76. Metros looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American forward Emmitt Williams (198-1998, college: LSU, agency: BMS Sport Agency) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and point guard Miguel Dicent (190-1994, college: Morehead St., agency: BMS Sport Agency) chipped in 17 points and 4 assists. American forward Terry Larrier (203-1995, college: UConn) responded with 27 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import guard KJ Jackson (187-1998, college: UMBC) scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Metros moved-up to sixth place. Loser Titanes dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with Caneros. Metros will meet higher ranked Marineros (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Titanes will play against Soles in Santo Domingo and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Metros: E.Williams 19+15reb+4ast, M.Dicent 17+3reb+4ast, O.Garcia 12+1ast, S.Rice 11+2reb+3ast, J.Iciano 10+2reb+1ast, B.Boyd 8+3reb+3ast
Titanes: T.Larrier 27+8reb+1ast, K.Jackson 20+6reb+2ast, M.Evangelista 12+11reb+1ast, K.Jordan 9+8reb+2ast, R.Bautista 4+3reb+6ast, G.Adon 2

Reales - Indios 98-84

The game between closely ranked teams ended with second-ranked Indios' (4-2) road loss to leader Reales (6-0) 84-98 on Thursday. It was a great shooting night for Reales especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Reales made 8 blocks. American point guard Quade Green (183-1998, college: Washington, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up and scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and his fellow American import guard Nahziah Carter (198-1999, college: Washington, agency: BMS Sport Agency) chipped in 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Luismal Ferreiras (200-2003, agency: BMS Sport Agency) responded with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 13 rebounds (on 15-of-19 shooting from the field) and American power forward Justin Patton (216-1997, college: Creighton) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Reales have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 6-0 record. Loser Indios keep the second position with two games lost. Reales will meet bottom-ranked Leones (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Indios will play against Leones (#8) in Santo Domingo and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Reales: Q.Green 30+6reb+5ast, N.Carter 25+5reb+6ast, V.Martinez 10+3reb+2ast, L.Duarte 8+2reb+2ast, C.Rosario 6+3reb, R.Smith 6+8reb+1ast
Indios: L.Ferreiras 32+13reb+2ast, J.Patton 17+11reb+2ast, H.Gravett 11+2reb+5ast, D.Edge 9+4ast, N.Morillo 6+3reb+1ast, H.Ortiz 3+1ast