CIBACOPA Round 3 (Regular Season): Angeles lose to Culiacan

Round 3 means everything may happen in CIBACOPA as the season just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Angeles (1-1) recorded a loss on the court of Caballeros de Culiacan on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Caballeros de Culiacan 117-110. Culiacan shot 60.3 percent from the field. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was American Daniel Hamilton (201-1995, college: UConn) who scored 25 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. American-Filipino forward Nicholas Evans (210-1988, college: S.Indiana, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 23 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). At the other side the best for losing team was international swingman Gael Bonilla (204-2003) who recorded 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Caballeros de Culiacan is looking forward to face Astros in Guadalajara in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Angeles will play on the road against Mazatlan and are hoping to win this game.
Important game to mention about took place in Ciudad Obregon. Pioneros Los Mochis (2-1) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging Halcones de Ciudad Obregon (0-1) 88-85 on Monday evening. The game was dominated by American players. It was a good game for forward Corey Sanders (188-1997, college: Rutgers) who led his team to a victory with 15 points and 9 assists. Jared Wilson-Frame contributed with 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Aaron Harrison (198-1994, college: Kentucky) answered with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for Obregon. Pioneros Los Mochis will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Halcones de Ciudad Obregon will play at home against Los Mochis (#3) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

The best stats of 3rd round was 12 points and 7 rebounds by Connor Zinaich of Obregon.



Culiacan - Angeles 117-110

Angeles (1-1) recorded a loss on the court of Caballeros de Culiacan on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Caballeros de Culiacan 117-110. Culiacan shot 60.3 percent from the field. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was American Daniel Hamilton (201-1995, college: UConn) who scored 25 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. American-Filipino forward Nicholas Evans (210-1988, college: S.Indiana, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 23 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). At the other side the best for losing team was international swingman Gael Bonilla (204-2003) who recorded 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and American swingman Will Yoakum (196-1998, college: Nova SE) added 29 points respectively. Five Culiacan and four Angeles players scored in double figures. Caballeros de Culiacan is looking forward to face Astros in Guadalajara in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Angeles will play on the road against Mazatlan and are hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Angeles: W.Yoakum 29+2reb+2ast, G.Bonilla 26+9reb+5ast, D.Willis 22+2reb+2ast, J.Calloway 19+4reb+3ast, K.Simon 11+7reb+3ast, A.Simmons 3+3reb
Culiacan: D.Hamilton 25+9reb+8ast, N.Evans 23+7reb+3ast, N.Allen 21+3reb, C.Harvey 15+1reb+4ast, I.Hamilton 13+6reb+2ast, L.Bearden 13+1reb+7ast

Obregon - Los Mochis 85-88

Important game to mention about took place in Ciudad Obregon. Pioneros Los Mochis (2-1) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging Halcones de Ciudad Obregon (0-1) 88-85 on Monday evening. Strangely Obregon outrebounded Los Mochis 42-28 including 30 on the defensive glass. The game was dominated by American players. It was a good game for forward Corey Sanders (188-1997, college: Rutgers) who led his team to a victory with 15 points and 9 assists. Jared Wilson-Frame (196-1996, college: Pittsburgh, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Aaron Harrison (198-1994, college: Kentucky) answered with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and JR Holder (198-1994, college: Jacksonville) added 22 points in the effort for Obregon. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Pioneros Los Mochis will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Halcones de Ciudad Obregon will play at home against Los Mochis (#3) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Obregon: J.Holder 22+1reb, A.Harrison 17+6reb+5ast, C.Zinaich 12+7reb, K.Ledoux 10+4reb+3ast, K.Williams 10+6reb, V.Jackson 9+11reb+1ast
Los Mochis: J.Winston 17+2reb, C.Sanders 15+3reb+9ast, J.Wilson-Frame 13+6reb+2ast, C.Dougherty 11+2reb+1ast, T.Johnson 10+4reb+2ast, M.Carter 9+3reb+1ast