LNBP Round 15 of Regular Season

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LNBP round 15 most important game was a victory of Panteras over 4th placed Mineros 95-93 on Monday night. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Panteras made 20-of-22 free shots (90.9 percent) during the game. It was a good game for American Ahmed Hill (196-1995, college: Virginia Tech) who led his team to a victory with 20 points. Kittitian-American swingman Shaun Willett (193-1996, college: Queens, NC) contributed with 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American guard Daishon Smith (185-1995, college: ULM) answered with 22 points and 6 assists (went 11 for 11 at the free throw line !!!) for Mineros. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Panteras have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Fuerza Regia and Dorados. Mineros at the other side dropped to the fifth position with five games lost. They share it with Lobos. Panteras will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Mineros will play again at home against Panteras (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Dorados (8-4) against tenth ranked Santos (4-7) on Monday night. Visiting Dorados were crushed by Santos in San Luis Potosi 87-63. It was a great evening for American forward Eric Griffin (203-1990, college: Campbell) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 14 rebounds. Javion Blake helped adding 20 points and 5 assists. Santos' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American-Filipino guard Mikh McKinney (184-1992, college: Sacramento St.) with 15 points and 5 assists. Santos maintains tenth place with 4-7 record. Dorados at the other side keep the second position with four games lost. They share it with Fuerza Regia and Panteras. Santos will again play against league's second-placed Dorados in Chihuahua in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Dorados will have a break next round.
An interesting game was also surprising road defeat of 4th ranked Fuerza Regia in a game in Puebla versus Lobos (#7) 98-88. It was an exceptional evening for Shaquille Johnson who led the winners and scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Jimond Ivey came up with 23 points for Fuerza Regia in the defeat. Fuerza Regia's coach Jose Neto rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Lobos have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Mineros. Loser Fuerza Regia dropped to the second position with four games lost. They share it with Panteras and Dorados. Lobos will again meet at home higher ranked Fuerza Regia (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Fuerza Regia will have a break next round.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 15: Soles smashed Correcaminos on the road 100-74. El Calor was destroyed by Astros on its own court 50-89. Freseros managed to outperform Gambusinos in Irapuato 77-73. Abejas managed to beat Diablos at home 81-73.



Correcaminos - Soles 74-100:
No shocking result in a game when first ranked Soles (10-2) crushed bottom-ranked Correcaminos (1-8) in Ciudad Victoria 100-74 on Monday. Soles shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 51.7 percentage. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Kaleb Hunter (193-1998, college: UNCG) who led the winners and scored 11 points and 4 assists. Serbian power forward Dragan Apic (206-1995) accounted for 9 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. American guard Christian Coleman (203-2000, college: OK State) came up with 13 points and 8 rebounds and ex-international guard Juan Reyna (190-2002, college: Santa Clara) added 17 points respectively for Correcaminos in the defeat. Four Correcaminos players 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. Soles have an impressive series of ten victories in a row. They maintain first place with 10-2 record. Loser Correcaminos stay at the bottom position with eight games lost. Soles will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Correcaminos will play again against the league's leader Soles (#1) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Soles: M.Brayan 14+1reb+1ast, S.Jordan 12+3reb, C.TJ 11+2ast, K.Hunter 11+4reb+4ast, G.Eduardo 11+2reb, C.Juan 9+3reb+2ast
Correcaminos: R.Juan 17+2reb+2ast, C.Coleman 13+8reb+1ast, C.Donoven 12+1reb, C.Hunter 11+1reb, J.Franklin Jr. 8, S.Shane 5+5reb+2ast

El Calor - Astros 50-89:
Very expected game when 12th ranked El Calor (4-8) was smashed by fifth ranked Astros (6-4) in Cancun 89-50 on Monday. Astros dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to El Calor's 30. Astros forced 21 El Calor turnovers and outrebounded them 45-31 including 30 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for American-Filipino forward Eugene Phelps (198-1990, college: LBSU) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. American guard Gage Davis-McMurrin (195-1995, college: St.Cloud St., agency: The Crew A.M.) accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Five Astros players scored in double figures. Australian forward DJ Mitchell (203-1997, college: Santa Clara) came up with 7 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and American guard Brevin Galloway (188-1997, college: Clemson, agency: BIG) added 13 points respectively for El Calor in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Despite that victory Astros went down to seventh position due to points difference. Loser El Calor dropped to the eleventh place with eight games lost. They share the position with Gambusinos and Diablos. Astros will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. El Calor will play again against Astros (#7) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Astros: D.Gage 15+7reb+3ast, Y.Will 15+4reb+1ast, A.Avery 14+6reb+2ast, M.Yoanki 12+6reb+6ast, P.Eugene 12+13reb+1ast, B.Pedro 12+4reb+1ast
El Calor: B.Galloway 13+2reb+3ast, W.Ellis 8+4reb+4ast, D.Mitchell 7+8reb+4ast, A.Villanueva-Lopez 5+1reb, K.Francis 4+4reb+1ast, J.Geronimo 4+4reb+1ast

Santos - Dorados 87-63:
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Dorados (8-4) against tenth ranked Santos (4-7) on Monday night. Visiting Dorados were crushed by Santos in San Luis Potosi 87-63. Santos outrebounded Dorados 44-33 including a 40-27 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for American forward Eric Griffin (203-1990, college: Campbell) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 14 rebounds. American-Syrian guard Javion Blake (191-1997, college: Washburn) helped adding 20 points and 5 assists. Five Santos players scored in double figures. Santos' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American-Filipino guard Mikh McKinney (184-1992, college: Sacramento St.) with 15 points and 5 assists and American point guard Will Cherry (185-1991, college: Montana) scored 11 points and 4 assists. Santos maintains tenth place with 4-7 record. Dorados at the other side keep the second position with four games lost. They share it with Fuerza Regia and Panteras. Santos will again play against league's second-placed Dorados in Chihuahua in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Dorados will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Santos: B.Javion 20+4reb+5ast, M.Rayshawn 16+2reb+3ast, J.Chris 14+3reb+1ast, G.Eric 13+14reb+3ast, W.Nick 10+12reb, T.Beckford 7+3reb+1ast
Dorados: M.McKinney 15+2reb+5ast, E.Wembi 11+5reb, W.Cherry 11+3reb+4ast, M.Cummings 7+7reb+2ast, R.Spalding 6+5reb, J.Clay 5+4reb

Gambusinos - Freseros 73-77:
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked Freseras and 12th ranked Gambusinos had identical 4-7 record. But Gambusinos were not able to use a home court advantage and were defeated by the opponent from Irapuato 77-73 on Monday night. It was an exceptional evening for Spanish-Venezuelan swingman Franger Pirela (187-2002) who led the winners and scored 22 points and 6 rebounds. American Billy Garrett (198-1994, college: DePaul) accounted for 20 points for the winning side. American point guard Lester Medford Jr (184-1993, college: Baylor, agency: BIG) came up with 16 points and 6 rebounds and the other American import forward Kiandre Gaddy (198-2001, college: Tarleton St., agency: BIG) added 15 points, 5 assists and 4 steals respectively for Gambusinos in the defeat. Four Gambusinos players scored in double figures. Gambusinos' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Freseros (5-7) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Abejas. Loser Gambusinos dropped to the eleventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Diablos and El Calor. Freseros will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gambusinos will play against Freseros (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Freseros: P.Franger 22+6reb+2ast, G.Billy 20+3reb+2ast, M.Tyler 11+1reb+2ast, B.Zach 8+4reb, D.Fountain 8+9reb+1ast, R.Kyson 6+7reb
Gambusinos: L.Medford Jr. 16+6reb+3ast, K.Gaddy 15+4reb+5ast, T.Cooper 11+3reb+2ast, C.Mitchell 11+5reb, V.Alvarez 9+1reb+6ast, K.Kramer 4+9reb+1ast

Lobos - Fuerza Regia 98-88:
An interesting game was also surprising road defeat of 4th ranked Fuerza Regia in a game in Puebla versus Lobos (#7) 98-88. Lobos outrebounded Fuerza Regia 36-19 including a 15-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Shaquille Johnson (191-1990, college: Marshall) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Michael Myers (206-1992, college: UMES, agency: Diamond Sports) accounted for 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winning side. American guard Jimond Ivey (196-1996, college: Akron) came up with 23 points and American-Kosovan Scott Bamforth (188-1989, college: Weber St.) added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Fuerza Regia in the defeat. Five Lobos and four Fuerza Regia players scored in double figures. Fuerza Regia's coach Jose Neto rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Lobos have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Mineros. Loser Fuerza Regia dropped to the second position with four games lost. They share it with Panteras and Dorados. Lobos will again meet at home higher ranked Fuerza Regia (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Fuerza Regia will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Lobos: J.Shaquille 19+7reb+1ast, M.Michael 18+5reb+3ast, W.Eric 15+3reb+3ast, K.Elias 14+3reb+1ast, D.Tyran 11+6reb+2ast, W.Cecil 9+2reb
Fuerza Regia: I.Jimond 23+3reb+2ast, S.Bamforth 15+6reb+2ast, D.Bejarano 10+2reb+5ast, C.Sanders 10+2reb+1ast, A.Anderson 9+1reb+1ast, D.Hicks 8+1reb+2ast

Abejas - Diablos 81-73:
Everything could happen in Guanajuato at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Abejas and 11th ranked Diablos had identical 4-7 record. This time Abejas used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from 81-73 on Monday night. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Chris Payton (203-2000, college: Kent St.) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). His fellow American import forward Justin Winston (203-1999, college: Coppin St.) accounted for 25 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Four Abejas players scored in double figures. American power forward Devon Scott (205-1994, college: Dayton) came up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 12 rebounds and Venezuelan forward Michael Carrera (196-1993, college: S.Carolina, agency: BIG) added 8 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Diablos in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Abejas (5-7) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Freseros. Loser Diablos keep the eleventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Gambusinos and El Calor. Abejas will again meet at home Diablos (#11) in the next round. Diablos will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Abejas: J.Winston 25+5reb, P.Chris 18+12reb+1ast, G.Santiago 15+2reb+8ast, B.A.J. 11+4reb+4ast, F.Joe 6+1reb, G.Davonte 4+2reb+2ast
Diablos: D.Scott 27+12reb+3ast, S.Scala 11+1reb+2ast, G.Cosey 9+2reb+6ast, M.Carrera 8+8reb+3ast, C.Abarca Jose 7+1reb+2ast, Y.Djalo Barbosa 4+2reb

Mineros - Panteras 93-95:
LNBP round 15 most important game was a victory of Panteras over 4th placed Mineros 95-93 on Monday night. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Panteras made 20-of-22 free shots (90.9 percent) during the game. It was a good game for American Ahmed Hill (196-1995, college: Virginia Tech) who led his team to a victory with 20 points. Kittitian-American swingman Shaun Willett (193-1996, college: Queens, NC) contributed with 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American guard Daishon Smith (185-1995, college: ULM) answered with 22 points and 6 assists (went 11 for 11 at the free throw line !!!) and American-Argentinian guard Romeao Ferguson (196-1997, college: Lipscomb) added 14 points and 4 assists in the effort for Mineros. Five Panteras and four Mineros players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Panteras have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Fuerza Regia and Dorados. Mineros at the other side dropped to the fifth position with five games lost. They share it with Lobos. Panteras will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Mineros will play again at home against Panteras (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Panteras: H.Ahmed 20+3reb+2ast, W.Shaun 17+6reb+2ast, C.Tyler 12+2reb+2ast, S.Vinnie 11+5ast, L.De 10+5reb+3ast, L.Augusto 10+6reb+2ast
Mineros: D.Smith 22+1reb+6ast, R.Ferguson 14+3reb+4ast, J.Valinotti 11+2reb+4ast, W.Saunders 10+2reb, K.Manfio 9+3reb, A.Cisneros 8+5reb+3ast