LSB Round 3 of Finals. Real Esteli retake the lead

Jezreel De Jesus

Real Esteli - Brumas 91-77

Real Esteli outgunned Brumas to regain the lead in the championship series. Real Esteli made 21-of-24 free shots (87.5 percent) during the game. Real Esteli had a 35-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. Real Esteli looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Brumas helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Puerto Rican guard Jezreel De Jesus (185-1991, agency: Interperformances) who scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Puerto Rican guard Ismael Cruz (190-2001, college: Indian Hills) chipped in 21 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Dominican Xavier de la Rosa (196-1991) who recorded 28 points and 5 assists and Dominican center Jose Familia (201-1998) added 16 points and 15 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Real Esteli: J.De Jesus 28+7reb+7ast, I.Cruz 21+6reb+3ast, J.Ruiz 19+4reb+6ast, A.Ortiz-Traylor 8+2reb+3ast, B.Lopez 7+10reb, J.Campbell 3+2reb+2ast
Brumas: X.de la Rosa 28+3reb+5ast, J.Familia 16+15reb+3ast, M.Cairo 12+7reb+7ast, D.Cacho 9+4reb+4ast, M.Rafael 7, N.Davis 3+6reb+1ast