LPB Round 2: Panteras rally past Caballos

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in LPB. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

The most important game of round 2 took place in Aguadulce where Caballos beat Panteras (2-1) 76-70 on Saturday night. Caballos made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. The former international forward Josimar Ayarza (205-87, college: S.Mississippi) scored 22 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Bryan Waithe (185-94, college: Lindenwood) chipped in 13 points, 6 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Swingman Alejandro Grant (199-93) responded with 21 points and 5 rebounds. Panteras' coach Adriano Macias rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help.
Very significant was Halcones' (#6) 19-point road victory against Toros 81-62. Guard Jahir Cabeza (196, college: SSU) notched 25 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and Felix Stiefvater supported him with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Even 17 points and 6 assists by point guard Joel Munoz (183-80) did not help to save the game for Toros. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Correcaminos (2-1) crushed at home Aguilas (0-2) by 26 points 76-50, which is the biggest margin this round on Sunday night. The best player for the winners was Tyler Gaskins who scored 17 points. Daniel King produced 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.

Toros - Universitarios 62-81

Very significant was Halcones' (#6) 19-point road victory against Toros 81-62. Guard Jahir Cabeza (196, college: SSU) notched 25 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and French guard Felix Stiefvater (188) supported him with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Even 17 points and 6 assists by point guard Joel Munoz (183-80) did not help to save the game for Toros. Gil Atencio (202-96, college: St.Clair) added 14 points and 9 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Universitarios: J.Cabeza 25+6reb+1ast, F.Stiefvater 12+7reb, O.Jose Luis 10+7reb+1ast, O.Gonzalo 9, D.Costa Brad 8+2reb+9ast, P.Jorge 7+6reb+5ast
Toros: J.Munoz 17+3reb+6ast, G.Atencio 14+9reb, O.Zephyrine 12+9reb+1ast, B.R 5+1reb+1ast, G.Grenald 5+4reb, C.Hoy 5+5reb+1ast

Caballos - Panteras 76-70

The most important game of round 2 took place in Aguadulce where Caballos beat Panteras (2-1) 76-70 on Saturday night. Caballos made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. The former international forward Josimar Ayarza (205-87, college: S.Mississippi) scored 22 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Bryan Waithe (185-94, college: Lindenwood) chipped in 13 points, 6 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Swingman Alejandro Grant (199-93) responded with 21 points and 5 rebounds and the former international Luis Henriquez (196-96) scored 11 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Panteras' coach Adriano Macias rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Caballos: J.Ayarza 22+9reb, B.Waithe 13+4reb+6ast, M.Evangelista 10+9reb+2ast, G.Navarro 9+3reb+2ast, A.Rojas 8+5reb+1ast, E.Lopez 6+3reb
Panteras: A.Grant 21+5reb+2ast, A.Bravo 13+5reb, L.Henriquez 11+8reb+5ast, B.Martinez 9+7reb, H.Isaac 4+4reb+1ast, K.Ellis 3+4reb

Correcaminos - Atletico Nacional 76-50

Correcaminos (2-1) crushed at home Aguilas (0-2) by 26 points 76-50, which is the biggest margin this round on Sunday night. Correcaminos forced 19 Aguilas turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 52.0 percentage. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Tyler Gaskins (193-92, college: St.Peter's) who scored 17 points. Dominican center Manuel Guzman (204-82, college: Bemidji St.) chipped in 11 points and 6 rebounds. Power forward Daniel King (203-87, college: Texas Southern) produced 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Ruper Dean added 14 points respectively for the guests. 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:
Correcaminos: T.Gaskins 17+4reb+3ast, T.Gaskins 12+3reb+2ast, M.Guzman 11+6reb+1ast, Y.Stewart 6+6reb+1ast, I.St.Rose 6, C.Aldimir 6+4reb
Atletico Nacional: D.Ruper 14+4reb+2ast, D.King 12+9reb+4ast, J.King 5+8reb+2ast, F.Barrera 5+4reb, K.da Costa 4+3reb, Z.Stevens 3



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