National League Round 5: Guerreros lose to Manabi in the game between Top 4 teams

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Very significant was Manabi's (#2, 3-2) victory against 3rd placed Guerreros (1-4) 93-87. Manabi shot 33 for 58 from the free-throw line, while Guerreros only scored nine points from the stripe. Manabi forced 21 Guerreros turnovers. Strangely Guerreros outrebounded Manabi 58-39 including 18 on the offensive glass. 35 personal fouls committed by Guerreros helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Forward Mairon Cuero (190-89) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and American forward Telvin Gabriel (198-94, college: Lander) chipped in 18 points and 11 rebounds. Neudy Reyes (-86) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Manabi maintains second place with 3-2 record having just two points less than leader Santa Maria. Guerreros at the other side keep the third position with four games lost. They share it with Triple E-Uda. Manabi are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Triple E-Uda (#4) in Gualaceo in the next round. Guerreros will play against the league's leader Santa Maria and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very significant was Santa Maria's (#1, 5-0) victory against 3rd placed Triple E-Uda (1-4) 73-60. Abrahan Barahona (-3) nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and Nixon Mina accounted for 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Cristian Ulloa (-98) came up with 15 points and 6 rebounds for Triple E-Uda in the defeat. Triple E-Uda's coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Undefeated Santa Maria (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. Triple E-Uda at the other side dropped to the bottom position with four games lost. They share it with Guerreros. Santa Maria will play against Guerreros (#3) in Santo Domingo in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Triple E-Uda will play at home against the league's second-placed Manabi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Guerreros - Manabi 87-93

Very significant was Manabi's (#2, 3-2) victory against 3rd placed Guerreros (1-4) 93-87. Manabi shot 33 for 58 from the free-throw line, while Guerreros only scored nine points from the stripe. Manabi forced 21 Guerreros turnovers. Strangely Guerreros outrebounded Manabi 58-39 including 18 on the offensive glass. 35 personal fouls committed by Guerreros helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Forward Mairon Cuero (190-89) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and American forward Telvin Gabriel (198-94, college: Lander) chipped in 18 points and 11 rebounds. Gabriel is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Manabi players scored in double figures. Neudy Reyes (-86) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and guard Arath Polanco (-3) scored 16 points and 6 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Manabi maintains second place with 3-2 record having just two points less than leader Santa Maria. Guerreros at the other side keep the third position with four games lost. They share it with Triple E-Uda. Manabi are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Triple E-Uda (#4) in Gualaceo in the next round. Guerreros will play against the league's leader Santa Maria and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Manabi: M.Cuero 23+11reb, V.Toftness 20+4reb+4ast, T.Gabriel 18+11reb+3ast, B.Valles 12+2reb+3ast, H.Kelly 5+3reb+3ast, M.Anibal 5+3reb+3ast
Guerreros: P.Arath 16+3reb+6ast, R.Neudy 15+11reb+1ast, T.Michael 12+8reb, G.Edison 11+5reb, O.Jose 9+3reb+8ast, E.Enrique 7+3reb+4ast

Santa Maria - Triple E-Uda 73-60

Very significant was Santa Maria's (#1, 5-0) victory against 3rd placed Triple E-Uda (1-4) 73-60. Santa Maria dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Triple E-Uda's 30. Abrahan Barahona (-3) nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and the former international power forward Nixon Mina (205-90) accounted for 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Cristian Ulloa (-98) came up with 15 points and 6 rebounds and power forward Juan Bolanos (-97) added 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks respectively for Triple E-Uda in the defeat. Triple E-Uda's coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Santa Maria (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. Triple E-Uda at the other side dropped to the bottom position with four games lost. They share it with Guerreros. Santa Maria will play against Guerreros (#3) in Santo Domingo in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Triple E-Uda will play at home against the league's second-placed Manabi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Santa Maria: B.Abrahan 22+11reb, N.Mina 16+8reb+4ast, D.Sanz 13+6reb, A.Guerra 8+6reb+6ast, M.Martinez 7+7reb+5ast, A.Nelson 3+3reb+1ast
Triple E-Uda: C.Ulloa 15+6reb+2ast, B.Juan 12+7reb+1ast, G.Rodrigo 10+2reb+1ast, J.Andrade 7+4reb+1ast, M.Romo 7+3reb+7ast, C.Paul 6+2reb+1ast



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