Recap of Liga MB Round 2 of Quarter-Finals

Brujos - Santa Ana 89-86

Brujos looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Brujos made 10 blocks. The best player for the winners was Dominican Eusebio Suero who had a double-double by scoring 32 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. Walter Chinchilla (-2004) chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds. American Timothy Simmons (195-1992, college: DBU) produced a triple-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 18 rebounds and 12 assists and Puerto Rican point guard Lee Vazquez (173-1991, college: Westfield St.) added 37 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 blocks respectively for the guests.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: L.Vazquez 37+7reb+7ast, T.Simmons 34+18reb+12ast, F.Lopez 5+5reb, G.Tobar 5+2reb, S.Gross 5+3reb+1ast, J.Orellana 0
Brujos: E.Suero 32+16reb+4ast, W.Chinchilla 19+7reb+1ast, G.Galdamez 13+7reb+4ast, G.Juarez 9+3ast, A.Ortega 6+4reb+1ast, J.Urquilla 6+9reb+3ast

Salvadorenos - Cojute 98-51

Salvadorenos dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Cojute's 34. They outrebounded Cojute 64-36 including a 27-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Salvadorenos looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Power forward Brayan Garcia (194-1998) had a double-double by scoring 27 points and 17 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Emanuel Rodriguez chipped in 21 points and 4 assists during the contest. Forward Pablo Figueroa (186-2000) responded with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and forward William Merino (187-2000) scored 15 points. Cojute's coach Jose Rivas gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
Cojute: W.Merino 15+3reb, P.Figueroa 13+8reb+4ast, K.Gutierrez 6+3reb, A.Avalos 3+3reb+2ast, T.Carter 3+6reb, B.Martinez 2+2reb
Salvadorenos: B.Garcia 27+17reb+3ast, E.Rodriguez 21+3reb+4ast, A.Reyes 12+5reb+5ast, E.Larreynaga 10+6reb+2ast, M.Menjivar 9+3reb+6ast, A.Serrano 8+10reb+3ast

Santa Tecla - Metapan 75-103

Metapan forced 19 Santa Tecla turnovers. Cuban forward Yoel Cubillas (204-1994) had a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!), 17 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Alberto Liriano (-1998) chipped in 24 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. American swingman Andravious Smith (198-1995, college: Tougaloo) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and Nicaraguan guard Deikel Sanchez (-1996) scored 16 points and 8 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. 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:
Santa Tecla: A.Smith 19+10reb+3ast, L.Portal 17+4reb+1ast, D.Sanchez 16+8reb+1ast, E.Contreras 10+1reb+2ast, A.Lopez 4+4reb+6ast, D.Huezo 4+1reb
Metapan: Y.Cubillas 37+17reb+5ast, A.Liriano 24+8reb, J.Araujo 17+4reb+3ast, L.Saravia 10+5reb+3ast, A.Regalado 8, L.Hernandez 2+1reb+4ast

A.Lobos - San Salvador 53-51

Venezuelan-Colombian center Michael Hinestroza (210-1990, college: UALR) orchestrated the victory by scoring 8 points and 16 rebounds. American forward Sean Scott (190-1997, college: Pfeiffer) contributed with 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. American center Marc Montavious (206-1990, college: Georgetown, KY) replied with 4 points and 23 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Jeremy Agosto (177-1997) added 11 points in the effort for San Salvador.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: J.Agosto 11+4reb+2ast, L.Escoto 9+2reb, A.Barahona 9+3reb+2ast, L.Valle 8+1reb+1ast, M.Ramos 7+4reb+3ast, M.Montavious 4+23reb
A.Lobos: S.Scott 17+8reb+2ast, R.Story 12+2reb, M.Hinestroza 8+16reb+3ast, E.Rojas 7+2reb, F.Carcamo 5+5reb+2ast, M.Gonzalez 2