BSN Round 28 (Regular Season): Bayamon lose to Ponce

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Top ranked Vaqueros (22-12) recorded its twelfth loss in Ponce on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked Leones (15-18) 81-77. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Vaqueros. The former international guard Jezreel De Jesus (185-1991) fired 28 points for the winners. American power forward Brady Manek (206-1998, college: UNC) chipped in 12 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. International guard Stephen Thompson Jr (194-1997, college: Oregon St.) produced 17 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Vaqueros' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Ponce maintains fourth position with 15-18 record. Defending champion Bayamon still keeps top place with 12 games lost. Ponce are looking forward to face league's second-placed Caguas on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Bayamon will have a break next round.
Second-ranked Capitanes (16-14) made lots of trouble for first ranked Atleticos (21-13) in San German. Atleticos managed to secure only two-point victory 98-96. However their fans expected easier game. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Montrezl Harrell (203-1994, college: Louisville) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 32 points and 14 rebounds. Nick Perkins contributed with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American guard Derrick Walton Jr (185-1995, college: Michigan) replied with 22 points and 8 assists (made all of his ten free throws !!!) for Arecibo. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. San German maintains first position with 21-13 record. Arecibo at the other side keeps the second place with 14 games lost.
A very close game took place in Carolina between Indios and Gigantes. Fifth ranked Indios (13-20) got a very close victory on the road over 3rd ranked Gigantes (17-15). Indios managed to escape with a 3-point win 88-85 on Friday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Tyrell Harrison who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points and 19 rebounds. Indios' coach Ivan Velez used entire bench in such tough game. At the losing side Jaylen Nowell responded with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Mayaguez maintains fifth position with 13-20 record. Loser Gigantes keeps the third place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Santurce. Mayaguez will meet at home higher ranked Santurce (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Carolina will play against Manati and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 28 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Manati was defeated by Caguas in a road game 98-92. Bayamon smashed Guaynabo at home 104-83. Ponce won against Aguada on the opponent's court 109-95. Guaynabo was outscored by Caguas in a home game 102-129. Aguada managed to beat Quebradillas on the road 105-90.



Caguas - Manati 98-92:
There was no surprise in Caguas where 6th ranked Osos (14-19) were defeated by second ranked Criollos (21-11) 98-92 on Thursday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Caguas made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Hiram Huertas (186-1997) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 4 assists and American point guard Travis Trice II (183-1993, college: Michigan St.) who added 12 points and 9 assists during the contest (made all of his seven free throws). At the losing side the former international Jonathan Rodriguez (196-1987, college: Campbell) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds and ex-international swingman Tyquan Rolon (192-1995, college: LeMoyne) scored 12 points and 4 assists. Five Caguas and four Manati players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Criollos have a solid three-game winning streak. Caguas maintains second position with 21-11 record behind leader San German. Loser Osos keeps the sixth place with 19 games lost. Caguas will meet at home Ponce (#4) in the next round. Manati will play against Carolina and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Manati: C.Jr Raymond 13+2ast, J.Rodriguez 12+12reb, T.Rolon 12+4reb+4ast, J.Nelson Jr. 11+1reb+3ast, S.Isaac 11, K.Doolittle 7+7reb+5ast
Caguas: R.Luis 16+4ast, H.Hiram 16+4reb+4ast, R.Richard 14+7reb+1ast, T.Travis 12+1reb+9ast, E.Jeff 12+2reb+2ast, K.Alexander 7+2reb+2ast

Bayamon - Guaynabo 104-83:
No shocking result in a game in Bayamon where first ranked Vaqueros (22-12) smashed 5th ranked Mets (14-18) 104-83 on Thursday. Bayamon dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Mets's 30. Bayamon looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 20 passes made by Guaynabo's players. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Javier Mojica (189-1984, college: CCSU, agency: Paris Global Sports) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 5 assists and American center Damian Jones (210-1995, college: Vanderbilt) who added 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Five Vaqueros players scored in double figures. At the losing side naturalized American swingman Eric Ayala (198-1999, college: Maryland) responded with 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and ex-international Jaysean Paige (188-1994, college: WVU) scored 17 points and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws). The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Vaqueros have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 22-12 record. Loser Mets keeps the fifth place with 18 games lost. Bayamon will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Guaynabo will play against Carolina (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Guaynabo: J.Paige 17+2reb+4ast, I.Romero 12+6reb+1ast, E.Ayala 12+9reb+5ast, R.Janiel 11+2reb, B.Boyd 9+3reb+4ast, D.Clemente 8+1reb
Bayamon: M.Javier 17+4reb+5ast, T.Stephen 17+3reb+3ast, C.Jordan 15+5reb+3ast, P.Jassel 14+4reb+4ast, J.Damian 12+9reb+4ast, B.Gary 10+3reb+8ast

Aguada - Ponce 95-109:
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Aguada where one of their biggest challengers Santeros (16-17) were defeated by fourth ranked Leones (15-18) 109-95 on Friday. Ponce looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Jezreel De Jesus (185-1991) who helped to win the game recording 43 points (!!!) and 5 assists and American center Thomas Robinson (203-1991, college: Kansas) who added 24 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Dominican Rigoberto Mendoza (191-1992) responded with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 10 rebounds and Dominican center Joel Soriano (211-2000, college: St.John's) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds. Four Aguada players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ponce maintains fourth position with 15-18 record. Loser Santeros keeps the third place with 17 games lost. Ponce will meet league's second-placed Caguas on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Aguada will play against Quebradillas and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Aguada: R.Mendoza 31+10reb+3ast, I.Gandia-Rosa 10+1reb+4ast, J.Soriano 10+10reb, J.Febres 10+3reb+3ast, J.Holland 9+3reb+1ast, J.Wiley 6+5reb+1ast
Ponce: D.Jezreel 43+2reb+5ast, R.Thomas 24+7reb+2ast, M.Brady 16+9reb+2ast, C.Jalen 9+7reb+10ast, F.Tjader 7+1reb+2ast, O.Figueroa 6+1ast

Carolina - Mayaguez 85-88:
A very close game took place in Carolina between Indios and Gigantes. Fifth ranked Indios (13-20) got a very close victory on the road over 3rd ranked Gigantes (17-15). Indios managed to escape with a 3-point win 88-85 on Friday evening. Mayaguez looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of New Zealand center Tyrell Harrison (214-1999) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points and 19 rebounds and naturalized Nicaraguan Jared Ruiz (188-1992) who added 12 points and 6 assists during the contest. Indios' coach Ivan Velez used entire bench in such tough game. At the losing side American guard Jaylen Nowell (193-1999, college: Washington) responded with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and his fellow American import forward Scottie James Jr (202-1996, college: Liberty) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. Four Carolina players scored in double figures. Mayaguez maintains fifth position with 13-20 record. Loser Gigantes keeps the third place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Santurce. Mayaguez will meet at home higher ranked Santurce (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Carolina will play against Manati and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Carolina: J.Nowell 20+6reb+7ast, S.James Jr. 17+11reb+3ast, T.Waters 15+4reb+5ast, G.Conditt IV 11+3reb+2ast, O.Evander 9+2reb+3ast, R.Joshua 5+1reb
Mayaguez: H.Tyrell 26+19reb, S.Benito 15+1reb+2ast, R.Jared 12+4reb+6ast, P.Jose 7+2ast, B.Camacho 6+2reb, G.Isiah 6+1reb+8ast

Ponce - Bayamon 81-77:
Top ranked Vaqueros (22-12) recorded its twelfth loss in Ponce on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked Leones (15-18) 81-77. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Vaqueros. The former international guard Jezreel De Jesus (185-1991) fired 28 points for the winners. American power forward Brady Manek (206-1998, college: UNC) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Leones players scored in double figures. International guard Stephen Thompson Jr (194-1997, college: Oregon St.) produced 17 points and 5 rebounds and Dominican swingman Jassel Perez (195-2001) added 19 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Vaqueros' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Ponce maintains fourth position with 15-18 record. Defending champion Bayamon still keeps top place with 12 games lost. Ponce are looking forward to face league's second-placed Caguas on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Bayamon will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Bayamon: J.Perez 19+5reb, S.Thompson Jr. 17+5reb+2ast, D.Jones 11+3reb, R.Balkman 9+3reb, J.Cintron 7+9reb+2ast, J.Mojica 6+3reb+1ast
Ponce: D.Jezreel 28+4reb+2ast, R.Thomas 16+6reb+2ast, M.Brady 12+12reb+4ast, V.Alejandro 10+3reb+1ast, F.Tjader 6+1reb+1ast, C.Jalen 5+3reb+6ast

Guaynabo - Caguas 102-129:
Rather predictable result in Guaynabo where second ranked Criollos (21-11) outscored 5th ranked Mets (14-18) 129-102 on Saturday. Caguas outrebounded Guaynabo 46-32 including 35 on the defensive glass. Caguas shot the lights out from three sinking 24 long-distance shots on high 57.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 42 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Travis Trice II (183-1993, college: Michigan St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 22 points, 12 assists and 4 steals and the other American import center Moses Brown (218-1999, college: UCLA) who added 18 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) during the contest. Five Criollos players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international Jaysean Paige (188-1994, college: WVU) responded with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Janiel Romer (206-1999) scored 19 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Criollos have a solid three-game winning streak. Caguas maintains second position with 21-11 record behind leader San German. Loser Mets keeps the fifth place with 18 games lost. Caguas will meet at home Ponce (#4) in the next round. Guaynabo will play against Carolina and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Guaynabo: J.Paige 22+6reb+4ast, R.Janiel 19+5reb, E.Ayala 19+1reb+3ast, D.Clemente 8+2ast, G.Texeira 8+2reb+2ast, W.Rodriguez 7+4reb+1ast
Caguas: T.Travis 22+3reb+12ast, J.Denton 19+3reb+2ast, B.Moses 18+8reb, R.Luis 17+1reb+7ast, K.Louis 11+9reb+4ast, M.Oenis 11+8reb+1ast

Quebradillas - Aguada 90-105:
Not a big story in a game in Quebradillas where 6th ranked Piratas (9-23) were defeated by third ranked Santeros (16-17) 105-90 on Saturday. Aguada looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Quebradillas' players. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Jase Febres (196-1999, college: Texas) who helped to win the game recording 9 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Robiel Morales (191-2001) who added 15 points during the contest. At the losing side American-Italian forward Grant Basile (206-2000, college: Virginia Tech) responded with 14 points and 9 rebounds and American point guard Anthony Cowan Jr (183-1997, college: Maryland, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 15 points and 5 assists. Five Quebradillas players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Aguada maintains third position with 16-17 record having seven points less than leader San German. Quebradillas lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 23 games lost. Aguada will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Quebradillas will play against Aguada (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Quebradillas: A.Cowan Jr. 15+2reb+5ast, J.Alvarez 15+3reb+1ast, G.Basile 14+9reb+1ast, R.Jose 13+2reb+1ast, C.Emory 12+7reb, D.Vaughn 11+2reb+1ast
Aguada: R.Morales 15+1reb+3ast, A.Leandro 11+2reb+2ast, G.Ivan 11+3reb+3ast, M.Martinez 10+1reb+1ast, F.Jase 9+8reb+3ast, S.Joel 9+7reb+2ast

San German - Arecibo 98-96:
Second-ranked Capitanes (16-14) made lots of trouble for first ranked Atleticos (21-13) in San German. Atleticos managed to secure only two-point victory 98-96. However their fans expected easier game. San German dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Capitanes's 36. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Montrezl Harrell (203-1994, college: Louisville) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 32 points and 14 rebounds. The other American import power forward Nick Perkins (203-1996, college: Buffalo) contributed with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American guard Derrick Walton Jr (185-1995, college: Michigan) replied with 22 points and 8 assists (made all of his ten free throws !!!) and ex-international guard Alfonso Plummer (184-1997, college: Illinois) added 26 points in the effort for Arecibo. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. San German maintains first position with 21-13 record. Arecibo at the other side keeps the second place with 14 games lost.
Top scorers:
Arecibo: A.Plummer 26+1reb, D.Walton Jr. 22+1reb+8ast, R.Pinzon 13+1reb, T.Soares 11+8reb+3ast, J.Reyes 8+3reb+2ast, D.Pinckney 6+8reb
San German: H.Montrezl 32+14reb, P.Jorge 19+2reb+3ast, P.Nick 17+6reb+4ast, D.Devon 11+5reb+6ast, M.Jorge 7+1reb+1ast, R.Kyle 5