POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Akeme Smart
Brujos Izalco - Isidro Metapan 84-68
Brujos Izalco to level things up at 1-1. Brujos Izalco dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Isidro Metapan's 42. They outrebounded Isidro Metapan 56-32 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Brujos Izalco made 15 blocks. The best player for the winners was Vincentian center Akeme Smart (218-91, college: McCook CC) who had a double-double by scoring 31 points and 17 rebounds. American swingman JaCarre Crockett (190-96, college: Philander Smith) chipped in 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. American Chris Blake (195-88, college: Detroit Mercy) produced 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and Cuban Oreste Torres (204-87) added 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks respectively for the guests.
Top scorers:
Isidro Metapan: C.Blake 22+8reb+6ast, O.Torres 21+7reb+1ast, B.Lopez 11+8reb+2ast, J.Colorado 6+5reb+1ast, A.Regalado 4, M.Ramos 2+3reb+4ast
Brujos Izalco: A.Smart 31+17reb, J.Crockett 25+8reb+4ast, J.Araujo 16+10reb+9ast, M.Montavious 6+14reb+3ast, L.Valle 4+5reb+1ast, J.Angulo 2+2reb+2ast
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Quezaltepeque - Santa Tecla 56-68
Santa Tecla upset Quezaltepeque to open 2-0 lead. Santa Tecla forced 26 Quezaltepeque turnovers and outrebounded them 56-44 including a 22-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. Quezaltepeque was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Venezuelan-Colombian power forward Michael Hinestroza (208-90, college: UALR) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 19 rebounds and 5 assists. Center Carlos Arias (200-89) contributed with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 19 rebounds for the winners. Five Santa Tecla players scored in double figures. Santa Tecla's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American Eddie Ishman (196-86, college: Miles) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 17 rebounds and his fellow American import point guard Anthony Brown (196-89, college: Imperial Valley JC) added 16 points in the effort for Quezaltepeque.
Top scorers:
Quezaltepeque: E.Ishman 18+17reb, A.Brown 16+3reb, E.Paiz 6+4reb, D.Bairez 6+6reb+1ast, M.Bryan 4+2reb+1ast, D.Urias 2+2reb
Santa Tecla: L.Valdes 14+5reb, C.Arias 13+19reb+1ast, M.Hinestroza 12+19reb+5ast, Y.Molina 10+8reb+2ast, A.Arias 10+2reb+3ast, E.Escalante 6+2reb+1ast
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