LNBP Round 17 (Regular Season): Top-ranked Soles win another game

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LNBP top team - Soles (15-2) had no problems winning another game on Thursday. This time they crushed seventh ranked Gambusinos (7-10) 107-78. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Gambusinos. Soles dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Gambusinos' 38. Soles looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American-Dominican guard Adonys Henriquez (201-1994, college: St.Louis) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points and 7 assists. American forward Connor Zinaich (201-1997, college: Nova SE) contributed with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Kwame Vaughn (190-1990, college: CS Fullerton, agency: Diamond Sports) answered with 20 points and 5 assists for Gambusinos. 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 a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 15-2 record. Gambusinos at the other side dropped to the eighth position with ten games lost. They share it with Halc.Xalapa. Soles will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gambusinos will play again at home against the league's leader Soles (#1) and are hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 17: Halc.Xalapa beat El Calor on the road 92-78. Freseros lost to Correcaminos on its own court 85-101. Astros managed to outperform Santos in Guadalajara 93-79.
The most impressive performance of 17th round was 11 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals by Rigoberto Mendoza of Astros.



El Calor - Halc.Xalapa 78-92

Everything could happen in Cancun at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Halcones UV Xalapa and 9th ranked El Calor had identical 6-10 record. But El Calor was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Xalapa 92-78 on Thursday night. American-Georgian guard Thad McFadden (188-1987, college: Fairmont St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 26 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). American forward JyLan Washington (206-1997, college: Tennessee St., agency: SLN) contributed with 17 points for the winners. American guard Jimond Ivey (196-1996, college: Akron) answered with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and the other American import guard Lance Jones (185-2000, college: Purdue) added 16 points and 6 assists in the effort for El Calor. Four Halc.Xalapa and five El Calor players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Halc.Xalapa (7-10) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Gambusinos. El Calor lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Correcaminos. Halc.Xalapa will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. El Calor will play at home against Halc.Xalapa (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
El Calor: L.Jones 16+2reb+6ast, M.Landis 15+1reb+1ast, M.Toppin 13+4reb+2ast, J.Loveridge 12+4reb+3ast, J.Ivey 10+6reb+8ast, G.DeVaughn 7+4reb
Halc.Xalapa: T.McFadden 26+2reb+3ast, J.Washington 17+3reb+1ast, G.Giron 15+3reb, J.Israel-Gutierrez 10+11reb, J.Bibbs 7+1reb+3ast, R.Mahalbasic 6+1reb

Gambusinos - Soles 78-107

LNBP top team - Soles (15-2) had no problems winning another game on Thursday. This time they crushed seventh ranked Gambusinos (7-10) 107-78. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Gambusinos. Soles dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Gambusinos' 38. Soles looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American-Dominican guard Adonys Henriquez (201-1994, college: St.Louis) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points and 7 assists. American forward Connor Zinaich (201-1997, college: Nova SE) contributed with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Five Soles players scored in double figures. American point guard Kwame Vaughn (190-1990, college: CS Fullerton, agency: Diamond Sports) answered with 20 points and 5 assists and the other American import guard Bryon Allen (192-1992, college: GMU) added 15 points in the effort for Gambusinos. 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 a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 15-2 record. Gambusinos at the other side dropped to the eighth position with ten games lost. They share it with Halc.Xalapa. Soles will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gambusinos will play again at home against the league's leader Soles (#1) and are hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Gambusinos: K.Vaughn 20+2reb+5ast, B.Allen 15+3reb+3ast, K.Feagin 13+1reb+3ast, S.Curry 8+3reb+1ast, T.Robinson 8+1reb+1ast, J.Narcis 6+5reb+3ast
Soles: J.Moss 17+1reb, B.McCoy 16+6reb, A.Henriquez 16+3reb+7ast, J.Glynn 12+5reb+2ast, L.Martinez 11+2ast, C.Zinaich 10+10reb+3ast

Freseros - Correcaminos 85-101

Rather expected game when 13th ranked Freseras (3-14) lost to eleventh ranked Correcaminos (6-11) in Irapuato 85-101 on Thursday. Correcaminos dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Freseras' 42. Correcaminos looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American players dominated the game. Point guard Damien Daniels (170-2000, college: ACU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Taylor Johnson (193-1994, college: Dartmouth) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Point guard Brandon Boyd (180-1997, college: CBU) answered with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and swingman JP Moorman II (201-1998, college: UC Riverside, agency: Players Group) added 18 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Freseros. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Correcaminos have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to tenth place, which they share with El Calor. Freseros lost tenth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with 14 games lost. Correcaminos will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Freseros will play again at home against Correcaminos (#10) and are hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Freseros: B.Boyd 20+5reb+6ast, J.Moorman II 18+10reb+1ast, M.Lukic 17+3reb+4ast, D.Brodie 11+7reb+4ast, L.Garcia 5+1reb, J.Harris 5+3reb
Correcaminos: T.Johnson 19+4reb+2ast, D.Daniels 17+8reb+3ast, B.Dawson 14+9reb+2ast, C.Garcia 11+4reb+4ast, B.Tuach 9+2reb+1ast, V.Blue 8+7reb+3ast

Santos - Astros 79-93

Very predictable result when second ranked Astros (13-2) won against bottom-ranked Santos (2-15) in San Luis Potosi 93-79 on Thursday. Astros forced 21 Santos turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American forward Devin Davis (198-1995, college: Houston) orchestrated the victory by scoring 23 points and 5 rebounds. Dominican Rigoberto Mendoza (191-1992) contributed with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners. American-Puerto Rican point guard Tjader Fernandez (178-1994) answered with 20 points and American-Guyanese power forward Joshua Nurse (208-1997, college: SFC) added 12 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Santos. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Astros have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 13-2 record having 2 victories less than leader Soles. Santos lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 15 games lost. Astros will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Santos will play again at home against the league's second-placed Astros (#2) and are hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Santos: T.Fernandez 20+1reb+3ast, M.Bell 17+3reb, J.Nurse 12+6reb+2ast, J.Grayer 10+5reb+3ast, L.Ferreiras 9+4reb, A.Peralta 4+4reb
Astros: D.Davis 23+5reb+2ast, D.Willis 16+5reb+1ast, R.Mendoza 11+10reb+6ast, M.Andriassi 10+1reb+1ast, K.Rodriguez 8+3reb+1ast, B.Jefferson 7+3reb+1ast