LNBP Round 21 (Regular Season): No surprise as #1 Fuerza Regia defeats Mineros

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LNBP top team - Fuerza Regia (13-3) added another victory to their record on Saturday. This time they beat sixth ranked Mineros (9-7) in Zacatecas 77-71. American guard Daniel Bejarano (193-1991, college: Colorado St.) stepped up and scored 24 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import forward Wayne Langston (200-1993, college: Murray St.) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Armenian-American guard Andre Spight (191-1995, college: N.Colorado) with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Mineros' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-3 record. Mineros at the other side keep the sixth position with seven games lost. They share it with Plateros. Fuerza Regia will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Mineros will play on the road against Halc.Rojos (#13) in Veracruz and are hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Important game to mention about took place in Irapuato. Tenth ranked Soles (7-8) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging 12th ranked Freseras (5-9) 102-101 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Freseras. American-Argentinian Erik Thomas (195-1995, college: New Orleans) nailed 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and Ryan Pearson accounted for 22 points (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field). Soles' coach Manuel Hussein allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American guard Antwon Lillard (198-1995, college: BGSU) came up with 25 points and 5 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for Freseras in the defeat. Soles maintains tenth place with 7-8 record. Freseras at the other side keep the twelfth position with nine games lost. They share it with Halc.Rojos. Soles will play against El Calor (#11) in Cancun in the next round. Freseras will have a break next round.
A very close game took place in Ciudad Victoria between Correcaminos and Abejas. Fifteenth ranked Correcaminos (4-12) got a very close home victory over 16th ranked Abejas (2-11). Correcaminos managed to escape with a 3-point win 78-75 in the game for the fifteenth place. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was Lydell Elmore who scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Torren Jones who recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds. Abejas' coach Guillermo Narvarte tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Correcaminos maintains fifteenth place with 4-12 record. Loser Abejas stay at the bottom position with 11 games lost. Correcaminos will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Abejas will play against Plateros (#7) and hope to secure a win.

In the last game of round 21 Santos lost to Plateros on the opponent's court 83-88.



Correcaminos - Abejas 78-75

A very close game took place in Ciudad Victoria between Correcaminos and Abejas. Fifteenth ranked Correcaminos (4-12) got a very close home victory over 16th ranked Abejas (2-11). Correcaminos managed to escape with a 3-point win 78-75 in the game for the fifteenth place. Correcaminos made 19-of-21 free shots (90.5 percent) during the game. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was forward Lydell Elmore (206-1998, college: Camp-Harrodsburg) who scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. Center Ronald Delph (215-1993, college: FAU) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. Four Correcaminos players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was power forward Torren Jones (206-1994, college: William Penn) who recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds and guard Tomas Nuno (196, college: CMU) added 9 points and 8 rebounds respectively. Abejas' coach Guillermo Narvarte tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Correcaminos maintains fifteenth place with 4-12 record. Loser Abejas stay at the bottom position with 11 games lost. Correcaminos will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Abejas will play against Plateros (#7) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Correcaminos: R.Delph 16+7reb, M.Hernandez 15+4reb+2ast, K.Hankerson 14+3reb+4ast, L.Elmore 13+9reb+2ast, T.Hankerson 7+1reb+2ast, N.Elmore 6+6reb
Abejas: T.Jones 21+12reb, A.Banks 12+2reb+1ast, T.Nuno 9+8reb+2ast, M.Heron 9+2reb+3ast, N.Tomsick 6+2reb, N.Johnson 6+1reb

Freseras - Soles 101-102

Important game to mention about took place in Irapuato. Tenth ranked Soles (7-8) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging 12th ranked Freseras (5-9) 102-101 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Freseras. Soles dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Freseras' 42 and made 22-of-27 charity shots (81.5 percent) during the game. Soles players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American-Argentinian Erik Thomas (195-1995, college: New Orleans) nailed 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and American forward Ryan Pearson (198-1990, college: GMU, agency: Inception Sports) accounted for 22 points (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field). Soles' coach Manuel Hussein allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American guard Antwon Lillard (198-1995, college: BGSU) came up with 25 points and 5 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and the other American import guard Jimond Ivey (196-1996, college: Akron) added 20 points and 6 assists respectively for Freseras in the defeat. Four Soles and five Freseras players scored in double figures. Soles maintains tenth place with 7-8 record. Freseras at the other side keep the twelfth position with nine games lost. They share it with Halc.Rojos. Soles will play against El Calor (#11) in Cancun in the next round. Freseras will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Soles: R.Pearson 22+3reb+2ast, D.Jackson 20+1ast, E.Thomas 20+9reb+4ast, J.Weatherspoon 14+6reb+2ast, J.Webster 9+1reb+7ast, J.Swing 6+4reb+1ast
Freseras: A.Lillard 25+5reb+1ast, J.Ivey 20+1reb+6ast, M.Crawford 17+3reb+3ast, J.Wheeler 15+3reb+4ast, T.Gadsden 10+1reb+2ast, C.Russo 10+9reb+2ast

Plateros - Santos 88-83

Everything could happen in Fresnillo at the game between two tied teams. Both eighth ranked Plateros and 9th ranked Santos had identical 8-7 record. This time Plateros used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from San Luis Potosi 88-83 on Saturday night. Plateros outrebounded Santos 37-24 including a 29-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Plateros especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.0 percentage. The best player for the winners was American-Puerto Rican forward Angel Matias (194-1992, college: Georgia South) who scored 24 points and 6 rebounds. American guard Tyrone White (201-1990, college: CSUB) chipped in 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American swingman Mario Kegler (201-1997, college: Baylor, agency: BIG) who recorded 20 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) and the other American import guard Lamonte Bearden (191-1995, college: WKU) added 15 points and 6 assists respectively. Five Santos players scored in double figures. Plateros have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Mineros. Loser Santos keep the ninth position with eight games lost. Plateros will meet bottom-ranked Abejas (#16) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Santos will play against Panteras (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Plateros: A.Matias 24+6reb+2ast, T.White 15+7reb+5ast, C.Harvey 13+5reb+1ast, M.Bryson 10+2reb+1ast, F.Vazquez 7+4reb+9ast, D.McClenton 7+6reb
Santos: M.Kegler 20+7reb+1ast, K.Allen 16+4reb+1ast, L.Bearden 15+1reb+6ast, J.Hughes III 13+3reb, T.Fernandez 10+3reb+5ast, L.Lopez 4+4reb+4ast

Mineros - Fuerza Regia 71-77

LNBP top team - Fuerza Regia (13-3) added another victory to their record on Saturday. This time they beat sixth ranked Mineros (9-7) in Zacatecas 77-71. American guard Daniel Bejarano (193-1991, college: Colorado St.) stepped up and scored 24 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import forward Wayne Langston (200-1993, college: Murray St.) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Armenian-American guard Andre Spight (191-1995, college: N.Colorado) with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and American-DR Congolese center Emmanuel Wembi (205-1997, college: Lenoir-Rhyne) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). Four Mineros players scored in double figures. Mineros' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-3 record. Mineros at the other side keep the sixth position with seven games lost. They share it with Plateros. Fuerza Regia will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Mineros will play on the road against Halc.Rojos (#13) in Veracruz and are hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Fuerza Regia: D.Bejarano 24+9reb, W.Langston 18+6reb+1ast, M.Speight 10+2reb+7ast, K.Ray 9+5reb+3ast, J.Ellisor 6+1reb, J.Grant 6+8reb+1ast
Mineros: E.Wembi 15+5reb, A.Thomas 13+2reb+2ast, M.Curry 12+1reb+3ast, A.Spight 12+5reb+4ast, B.Nazione 9+1reb+1ast, A.Majok 5+9reb