LNBP Round 2 of 1/8 Finals. Dorados, Mineros and Panteras advance

Panteras - Correcaminos 110-90

Panteras dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Correcaminos' 44. Panteras looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by Correcaminos' players. Argentinian-American Erik Thomas (195-1995, college: New Orleans) notched 22 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the effort and American guard Terrell Brown (185-1998, college: NM State) supported him with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Panteras' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 24 points and 6 rebounds by Costa Rican-Belizean Charles Garcia (204-1988, college: Seattle) did not help to save the game for Correcaminos. American point guard Damien Daniels (170-2000, college: ACU) added 14 points and 11 assists for the guests. Five Correcaminos players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Panteras: E.Thomas 22+9reb+8ast, T.Brown 21+6reb+4ast, J.Martin 15+4reb+9ast, V.Shahid 11+2ast, D.La Serna Jorge 11+2reb, S.Rodriguez 9+2reb+5ast
Correcaminos: C.Garcia 24+6reb+1ast, J.Taylor 20+3reb+1ast, D.Daniels 14+2reb+11ast, T.Cracknell 12+6reb+1ast, A.Vasquez 10+4reb, B.Riley 8+5reb

Halc.Xalapa - El Calor 69-70

The former international JJ Avila (203-1991, college: Colorado St.) saved the victory by scoring 11 points and 6 rebounds. American Max Landis (188-1993, college: PFW, agency: Promo Sport ID) contributed with 11 points for the winners. Four El Calor players scored in double figures. Argentinian-Italian point guard Fernando Zurbriggen (185-1997) replied with 13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals and American-Puerto Rican Jaysean Paige (188-1994, college: WVU) added 13 points in the effort for Halcones UV Xalapa.
Top scorers:
El Calor: G.DeVaughn 12+3reb+1ast, J.Avila 11+6reb+3ast, L.Jones 11+2reb+1ast, M.Landis 11+2reb+3ast, G.Vargas 8+2reb+5ast, M.Fernandez 6+5reb+2ast
Halc.Xalapa: F.Zurbriggen 13+8reb+6ast, J.Paige 13+1reb+2ast, J.Bibbs 9+5reb+1ast, G.Giron 8+3ast, R.Lynch 7+5reb+2ast, M.Rebec 6+1reb

Dorados - Gambusinos 94-91

Dorados players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. American guard Stephaun Branch (196-1995, college: UWG) scored 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and chipped in 14 points and 8 assists during the contest. Four Dorados players scored in double figures. Dorados' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American guard Michael Bryson (193-1994, college: UCSB) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and swingman Manuel Hernandez (193-1991) scored 26 points.
Top scorers:
Dorados: P.Shamorie 14+1reb+8ast, J.Estrada 13+4reb+1ast, S.Branch 12+9reb+4ast, T.Johnson 10+3reb+2ast, A.Banks 10+2reb+1ast, K.Hasbrouck 9+2reb+1ast
Gambusinos: M.Hernandez 26+1reb+2ast, M.Bryson 18+10reb+4ast, N.Tomsick 17+4reb+4ast, J.Cunningham 7+6reb+1ast, D.Lucas 7+8reb+1ast, J.Narcis 7+4reb+3ast

Mineros - Santos 109-86

Mineros made 27-of-29 free shots (93.1 percent) during the game, while Santos only scored eleven points from the stripe. Mineros looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Bosnian Mirza Bulic (207-1992) notched 19 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and American center Kenny Lawson (207-1988, college: Creighton) supported him with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Even a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds by Dominican Luismal Ferreiras (200-2003) did not help to save the game for Santos. American guard Jaire Grayer (196-1996, college: TCU) added 13 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. Both teams had five players each who 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.
Top scorers:
Mineros: M.Bulic 19+9reb+2ast, J.Valinotti 18+7reb+4ast, I.Hamilton 17+3reb+4ast, K.Lawson 16+10reb+3ast, R.Ferguson 12+4reb+4ast, K.Horton 10+3reb
Santos: M.Nuga 18+1reb+2ast, J.Grayer 13+8reb+1ast, G.Ricks 12+2reb+3ast, R.James 11+3reb+4ast, I.Avalos 11+2reb, L.Ferreiras 11+14reb