Liga MB Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Wins for A.Lobos and Metapan

A.Lobos - Independiente 67-53

American players dominated the game. Worth to mention a great performance of center Marc Montavious (206-1990, college: Georgetown, KY) who helped to win the game recording 8 points and 23 rebounds. Forward Sean Scott (190-1997, college: Pfeiffer) contributed with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. A.Lobos' coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Andravious Smith (198-1995, college: Tougaloo) answered with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 15 rebounds and Aaren Smith (198-1997, college: UDC) added 10 points and 12 rebounds in the effort for Independiente.
Top scorers:
A.Lobos: S.Scott 20+5reb+5ast, J.Savoy 12+11reb+2ast, M.Melendez 11+2reb, E.Rojas 8+4reb+1ast, M.Montavious 8+23reb+3ast, F.Carcamo 4
Independiente: A.Smith 25+15reb, A.Smith 10+12reb+3ast, N.Moore 9+7reb+2ast, C.Hernandez 4+2reb+3ast, B.Zaldana 4+2reb+1ast, C.Sorto 1+5reb+1ast

Metapan - San Salvador 97-79

Metapan looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by San Salvador's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Cuban forward Yoel Cubillas (204-1994) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 41 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds. Naturalized American center Cameron Lard (206-1997, college: Iowa St.) contributed with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Dominican forward Frankyn Batista (198-1999, college: Pace) answered with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and power forward Brayan Garcia (194-1998) added 19 points in the effort for San Salvador. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Metapan: Y.Cubillas 41+14reb+2ast, C.Lard 23+8reb+6ast, M.Mosley 23+3reb+6ast, X.Zambrana 9+7reb+8ast, L.Saravia 1+3ast, K.Pineda 0
San Salvador: B.Garcia 19+4reb+1ast, F.Batista 17+8reb+5ast, A.de Los Santos 12+6reb+1ast, S.Colmenero 8+6reb+3ast, J.Avila 7+3reb+3ast, E.Escalante 5+2reb+1ast