Results and Stats from Liga MB Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Cojute - Salvadorenos 79-53

Cojute forced 19 Salvadorenos turnovers. Dominican forward Frankyn Batista (198-1999, college: Pace) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. American center Troidell Carter (206-1991, college: Slippery Rock) chipped in 9 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Batista is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Power forward Brayan Garcia (194-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Marco Menjivar (168-2004) added 7 points and 8 rebounds 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:
Cojute: F.Batista 18+11reb+7ast, K.Saravia 14+4reb+4ast, T.Carter 9+16reb+5ast, P.Figueroa 8+2reb, J.Gomez 7+1reb+1ast, K.Martinez 7+2reb+3ast
Salvadorenos: B.Garcia 24+12reb, I.Traore 7+4reb, M.Menjivar 7+8reb+2ast, D.Murphy 6+6reb+2ast, A.Serrano 4+4reb, E.Rodriguez 3+2reb+5ast

Santa Ana - Brujos 87-70

Santa Ana made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Brujos turnovers. Santa Ana looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American Timothy Simmons (195-1992, college: DBU) fired a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. Forward Abdulbasit Ajia (200-1999) chipped in a double-double by scoring 22 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. Santa Ana's coach Melvin Marroquin used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dominican Eusebio Suero produced 31 points and 8 rebounds and guard Pedro Martinez (174-1984) added 12 points and 16 rebounds respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: L.Vazquez 27+3reb+3ast, T.Simmons 26+10reb+9ast, A.Ajia 22+16reb+4ast, G.Tobar 6+5reb+1ast, S.Gross 6+4reb+6ast, C.Aguiar 0
Brujos: E.Suero 31+8reb+1ast, P.Martinez 12+16reb+3ast, G.Galdamez 9+1reb+2ast, A.Ortega 6+3reb+2ast, J.Urquilla 4, J.Crespin 4+2reb+1ast

Metapan - Santa Tecla 84-72

Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Metapan made 8 blocks. Cuban forward Yoel Cubillas (204-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points, 21 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. Alberto Liriano (-1998) chipped in a double-double by scoring 26 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. American swingman Andravious Smith (198-1995, college: Tougaloo) produced 33 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Nicaraguan guard Deikel Sanchez (-1996) added 16 points and 18 rebounds respectively for lost side. Santa Tecla's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Metapan: A.Liriano 26+11reb+4ast, Y.Cubillas 22+21reb+3ast, L.Hernandez 13+5reb+3ast, K.Pineda 9+1ast, L.Saravia 8+6reb+6ast, J.Araujo 6+2reb+3ast
Santa Tecla: A.Smith 33+9reb+4ast, D.Sanchez 16+18reb, E.Contreras 7+2reb+2ast, L.Portal 6+3reb+3ast, G.Arias 2+4reb+1ast, A.Interiano 2

San Salvador - A.Lobos 80-71

Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when San Salvador made 8 blocks. Point guard Martin Ramos (171-1992) fired 27 points for the winners. American center Marc Montavious (206-1990, college: Georgetown, KY) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points, 17 rebounds and 8 blocks. Four San Salvador players scored in double figures. American forward Sean Scott (190-1997, college: Pfeiffer) produced 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Venezuelan-Colombian center Michael Hinestroza (210-1990, college: UALR) added 14 points, 14 rebounds and 7 blocks respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: M.Ramos 27+3reb+3ast, S.Colmenero 18+7reb+4ast, M.Montavious 14+17reb+1ast, L.Valle 12+6reb+4ast, J.Agosto 9+1reb+1ast, D.Nunfio 0
A.Lobos: S.Scott 26+7reb+5ast, M.Hinestroza 14+14reb+2ast, E.Rojas 9+3ast, F.Carcamo 9+1reb+1ast, R.Story 7+2reb+1ast, J.Huezo 6+6reb+2ast