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

Metapan - Santa Ana 101-77

Metapan outrebounded Santa Ana 41-30 including 29 on the defensive glass. Metapan players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Brayan Garcia stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Marcos Menjivar chipped in 20 points and 8 rebounds. Metapan's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Lee Vasquez responded with 26 points and 4 assists (made all of his eight free throws) and Puerto Rican forward Xavier Zambrana (193-1991) scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Five Metapan and four Santa Ana players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Metapan: M.Menjivar 20+8reb+1ast, B.Garcia 19+16reb+5ast, H.Noah 18+4reb+6ast, L.Hernandez 15+3reb+3ast, C.Marvin 10+5reb+5ast, A.Barahona 9+1reb+1ast
Santa Ana: V.Lee 26+3reb+4ast, X.Zambrana 17+8reb+7ast, R.Amilcar 16+2reb+2ast, T.Marco 11+7reb+2ast, G.Erick 5+3reb, L.Mauricio 2+2reb

A.Lobos - San Salvador 90-71

A.Lobos made 27-of-34 free shots (79.4 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by San Salvador helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Timothy Simmons who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists (made all of his eight free throws). Jerome Savoy contributed with 21 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Four A.Lobos players scored in double figures. Yoel Cubillas answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 17 rebounds and American point guard Marquise Mosley (170-1997, college: Biola, CA, agency: Crossover Management) added 24 points and 4 assists in the effort for San Salvador. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
A.Lobos: J.Savoy 21+5reb+1ast, T.Simmons 16+6reb+9ast, A.Ortega 16+3reb+4ast, M.Montavious 13+9reb+3ast, E.Rojas 7+1reb, A.Colocho 5+3reb+2ast
San Salvador: M.Mosley 24+3reb+4ast, C.Yoel 19+17reb+2ast, T.Giancarlo 9+4reb, M.Avery 6+5reb+6ast, M.William 6+4reb+2ast, V.Luis 2+1ast