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Wil Martinez
Panteras - Universitarios 75-86
Universitarios upset Panteras to sweep the semifinal series. 28 personal fouls committed by Panteras helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American-Puerto Rican Wil Martinez (188-92, college: Fairmont St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points and 6 assists. Guard Geno Luzcando (190-95, college: Idaho St.) contributed with 22 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Dominican power forward Brayan Martinez (203-91) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 21 rebounds and 4 blocks and Puerto Rican guard Jorge Matos (185-92) added 32 points and 4 assists in the effort for Panteras.
Top scorers:
Panteras: J.Matos 32+3reb+4ast, B.Martinez 18+21reb+3ast, A.Grant 9+5reb+2ast, L.Dinolis 8+3reb+2ast, J.Blenman 6+9reb+1ast, E.Grenald 2+3ast
Universitarios: W.Martinez 25+2reb+6ast, G.Luzcando 22+5reb+1ast, G.Forbes 9+6reb+1ast, A.Alexis 8+7reb+3ast, B.Tumer 7+5reb+4ast, K.Alexander 7+6rebgschID: 695241
Caballos - Correcaminos 82-87
Correcaminos edged Caballos to secure their LPB Final berth. The former international point guard Trevor Gaskins (188-89, college: Louisiana Tech, agency: Pro Sports) scored 29 points and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Terrence Shannon (203-79, college: Elgin CC) chipped in 17 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Naturalized American point guard CJ Rodriguez (188-94, college: S.Nazarene) responded with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and American-Puerto Rican forward Angel Matias (193-92, college: Georgia South) scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Five Caballos players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Caballos: C.Rodriguez 19+6reb+7ast, A.Matias 13+6reb+3ast, A.Rojas 12+5reb, A.Cruz 12+3reb+6ast, I.Okoye 11+6reb, N.Butler Lind 11+4reb+6ast
Correcaminos: T.Gaskins 29+1reb+9ast, T.Shannon 17+12reb+2ast, T.Gaskins 12+3reb+4ast, R.Ruiz 9+2reb+2ast, J.Lloreda 7+14reb, I.St.Rose 5+4reb+3astgschID: 695242
