Review of Liga MB Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Aguila - Nejapa 83-76

American point guard Marquise Mosley (175-1997, college: Biola, CA) stepped up and scored 26 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners and his fellow American import forward Brenden Van Dyke (203-1998, college: Emporia St.) chipped in 22 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side center Teodoro Romero (202-1985) responded with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 12 rebounds and American guard Kylon Higgins (190-1993, college: Arkansas Tech) scored 33 points (!!!).
Top scorers:
Aguila: M.Mosley 26+5reb+6ast, B.Van Dyke 22+10reb, R.Gerardo 11+1reb+2ast, C.Lopez-Sosa 8+11reb+1ast, B.Alejandro 6+1reb, P.Rivas 4+4reb+3ast
Nejapa: K.Higgins 33+3reb+1ast, T.Romero 27+12reb, I.Ariel 7+11reb, B.O'Brien 5+5reb+1ast, V.Carlos 2+2reb, M.Justin 2+1reb

Quezaltepeque - Cojute 102-79

Quezaltepeque made 19-of-23 free shots (82.6 percent) during the game. Quezaltepeque outrebounded Cojute 56-27 including a 20-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Cuban forward Yoel Cubillas (204-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 30 points and 23 rebounds for the winners. American center Marc Montavious (206-1990, college: Georgetown, KY) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). American-Puerto Rican forward Jordan Glover (201-1996, college: TCNJ) produced 36 points (!!!) and 4 assists and American swingman Andravious Smith (198-1995, college: Tougaloo) added 21 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Quezaltepeque: Y.Cubillas 30+23reb+1ast, L.Alberto 22+7reb+1ast, M.Montavious 20+12reb+3ast, D.Jaramillo 8+5reb+3ast, L.Hernandez 7+2reb, H.Marcelo 4+1reb
Cojute: J.Glover 36+3reb+4ast, A.Smith 21+10reb+6ast, V.Lee 9+4reb+5ast, C.Sorto 6+6reb+3ast, R.Melendez 4+1ast, C.Elias 2

Santa Tecla - Brujos 90-62

Santa Tecla had a 41-30 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Brujos' players. American forward Christopher Blake (195-1988, college: Detroit) fired 25 points and 7 assists for the winners. His fellow American import Cameron Lard (206-1997, college: Iowa St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Winston Andrews produced a double-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and American forward Arinze Obiora (196-1997, college: UMass Dartmouth) added 12 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Brujos players scored in double figures. Brujos' coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
Santa Tecla: C.Blake 25+4reb+7ast, V.Brian 25+5reb, C.Lard 16+15reb+4ast, L.Portal 6+4reb, A.Arias 5+6reb+9ast, M.Lahud 4+2reb+2ast
Brujos: A.Winston 16+12reb+4ast, Q.Joshua 13+3reb+2ast, A.Obiora 12+5reb+1ast, F.Angulo 11+5reb+1ast, R.Amilcar 5+4reb, J.Crespin 2+2reb

Metapan - San Salvador 97-91

Metapan forced 21 San Salvador turnovers. Puerto Rican Xavier Zambrana (193-1991) nailed a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!), 13 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and American-Puerto Rican forward Derek Reese (203-1993, college: Tennessee) accounted for 24 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Dominican forward Jean Quezada came up with 23 points and 9 rebounds and Dominican Bernardo Polanco (189-1994) added 25 points and 9 rebounds respectively for San Salvador in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Metapan: X.Zambrana 39+13reb+4ast, D.Reese 24+9reb+5ast, T.Polo 17+10reb+3ast, L.Saravia 10+1reb+6ast, L.Hernandez 4+1reb+1ast, A.Joe 3+3reb+1ast
San Salvador: B.Polanco 25+9reb, Q.Jean 23+9reb+3ast, M.Roberto 21+2reb+6ast, G.Alejandro 20+10reb, E.Escalante 2+4reb+1ast, C.Carlos 0



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