LNBP Round 3 of Quarter-Finals. Soles and Halcones Xalapa make it into semis

El Calor - Fuerza Regia 59-56

El Calor forced 19 Fuerza Regia turnovers. It was a good game for Argentinian swingman Martin Fernandez (195-1997) who led his team to a victory with 11 points and 5 assists. Venezuelan point guard Heissler Guillent (186-1986) contributed with 10 points and 4 assists for the winners. El Calor's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American-Puerto Rican Jaysean Paige (188-1994, college: WVU) answered with 19 points and American forward Wayne Langston (200-1993, college: Murray St.) added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Fuerza Regia.
Top scorers:
El Calor: M.Fernandez 11+4reb+5ast, H.Guillent 10+4reb+4ast, E.Zelionis 10+2reb+1ast, J.Lawson 9+5reb, A.Chidom 6+6reb+1ast, R.Delgado 6+1reb+1ast
Fuerza Regia: J.Paige 19+3reb+1ast, L.Faggiano 11+3reb, W.Langston 10+6reb+5ast, J.Grant 7+11reb+1ast, J.Adaway 7+8reb+2ast, M.Speight 2+1reb+1ast

Dorados - Diablos 76-77

It was an exceptional evening for American guard Avry Holmes (185-1994, college: Clemson) who led the winners and scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international center Joshua Ibarra (211-1995, college: HCU) accounted for 12 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Diablos' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American power forward Charles Mitchell (203-1993, college: Georgia Tech) came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and the other American import point guard Lester Medford Jr (178-1993, college: Baylor) added 16 points and 5 assists respectively for Dorados in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Diablos: A.Holmes 19+6reb+5ast, M.Smith 18+1reb+2ast, G.Bonilla 15+2reb+2ast, J.Ibarra 12+9reb+1ast, L.Gonzalez 7, M.Dime 5+6reb
Dorados: C.Mitchell 16+12reb+4ast, L.Medford Jr. 16+2reb+5ast, D.Conger 12+4reb+3ast, K.Stokes 11+3reb+1ast, F.Giorgetti 7+7reb, B.Washington 7+3reb

Panteras - Halc.Xalapa 74-83

It was a great evening for Austrian-Slovenian center Rasid Mahalbasic (210-1990) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Senegalese-American guard Clevin Hannah (179-1987, college: Wichita St.) helped adding 15 points and 7 assists. Halcones UV Xalapa's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was American guard Josh Perkins (191-1995, college: Gonzaga, agency: Slash Sports) with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists and Puerto Rican David Huertas (196-1987, college: Ole Miss) scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Halc.Xalapa: T.McFadden 16+3reb+4ast, R.Mahalbasic 16+6reb+3ast, C.Hannah 15+2reb+7ast, J.Glynn 14+3reb, A.Elsener 6+2reb, S.Henry 5+1reb+2ast
Panteras: D.Huertas 17+7reb+4ast, S.Lemon 17+1reb+2ast, J.Perkins 15+9reb+8ast, C.Negron 12+1reb, G.Ricks 9+1reb+4ast, J.De La Serna 4+5reb

Soles - Astros 81-75

Soles outrebounded Astros 39-26 including 29 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Ryan Pearson (198-1990, college: GMU, agency: Inception Sports) who led the winners and scored 23 points and 5 rebounds. Argentinian guard Lucas Martinez (187-1990) accounted for 19 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Dominican Rigoberto Mendoza (191-1992) came up with 14 points and American center Thomas Robinson (203-1991, college: Kansas) added 9 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Astros in the defeat. Astros' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Soles: R.Pearson 23+5reb+1ast, L.Martinez 19+5reb+3ast, J.Webster 11+6reb+4ast, E.Thomas 8+6reb+1ast, K.Faried 6+11reb+2ast, V.Alvarez 5+1reb
Astros: R.Mendoza 14+4reb+3ast, M.Richardson 14+1reb, D.Maxwell 10+2reb+1ast, C.Sanders 9+2reb+4ast, T.Robinson 9+7reb+2ast, M.McKinney 6+3reb+5ast