BSN Round 16: Leones lose to Vaqueros

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was another loss of Leones (12-7) in Bayamon on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by Vaqueros (13-5) 106-93. Vaqueros outrebounded Leones 40-27 including 26 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American power forward Dewan Hernandez (211-1997, college: Miami, FL) fired 37 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds for the winners. The former international point guard Angel Rodriguez (180-1992, college: Miami, FL) chipped in 21 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. American-South Sudanese Nuni Omot (206-1994, college: Baylor) produced 17 points and 5 assists for lost side. Leones' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Vaqueros have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 13-5 record which they share with defeated Leones. Leones at the other side still keep top place with seven games lost. They share the position with Quebradillas. Vaqueros are looking forward to face Brujos (#6) in Guayama in the next round where they are favorite. Leones will play at home against the league's second-placed Cariduros (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Fifth-ranked Gigantes (6-10) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Atleticos (10-9) in San German. Atleticos managed to secure only two-point victory 87-85. However their fans expected easier game. The game was dominated by American players. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Nate Mason (188-1995, college: Minnesota) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!) and 7 assists. Tjader Fernandez contributed with 22 points for the winners. Guard Sheldon McClellan (196-1992, college: Miami, FL, agency: Slash Sports) replied with 25 points and 5 rebounds for Gigantes. Atleticos maintains fourth position with 10-9 record. Gigantes at the other side keep the fifth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Humacao. Atleticos will play against league's second-placed Cariduros in Fajardo in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Gigantes will play at home against Brujos and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Capitanes (11-8) against fifth ranked Indios (10-11) on Tuesday night. Host Capitanes were defeated by Indios in a tough game in Arecibo 85-90. Worth to mention a great performance of Dwight Buycks who helped to win the game recording 20 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. At the losing side Chinemelu Elonu responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. Indios maintains fifth position with 10-11 record. Defending champion Capitanes keep the third place with eight games lost. Indios will meet Grises (#6) in the next round. Capitanes will play against the league's second-placed Piratas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Rest of the games of round 16 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Santurce were defeated by Carolina in a road game 82-75. Quebradillas beat Guayama at home 89-85. Guaynabo destroyed Humacao on the opponent's court 107-72. Ponce unfortunately lost to Mayaguez in a home game 78-87. Arecibo recorded a loss to Fajardo on the road 84-91. Quebradillas was defeated by Guayama on its own court 67-71.
The best stats of 16th round was 16 points and 8 rebounds by Jahvari Josiah of Guayama.

Bayamon - Ponce 106-93

The most crucial game of the last round was another loss of Leones (12-7) in Bayamon on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by Vaqueros (13-5) 106-93. Vaqueros outrebounded Leones 40-27 including 26 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American power forward Dewan Hernandez (211-1997, college: Miami, FL) fired 37 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds for the winners. The former international point guard Angel Rodriguez (180-1992, college: Miami, FL) chipped in a double-double by scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. American-South Sudanese Nuni Omot (206-1994, college: Baylor) produced 17 points and 5 assists and American center Marvin Jones (213-1993, college: Texas Southern, agency: Network Sports International) added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Leones' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Vaqueros have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 13-5 record which they share with defeated Leones. Leones at the other side still keep top place with seven games lost. They share the position with Quebradillas. Vaqueros are looking forward to face Brujos (#6) in Guayama in the next round where they are favorite. Leones will play at home against the league's second-placed Cariduros (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Ponce: J.De Jesus 17+1reb, N.Omot 17+4reb+5ast, I.Cruz 12+1reb, M.Jones 11+7reb+3ast, L.Lopez 10+1reb+4ast, C.Rivera 8+2reb+3ast
Bayamon: D.Hernandez 37+7reb+1ast, A.Rodriguez 21+6reb+10ast, B.Santiago 16+3reb+1ast, J.Mojica 15+6reb+7ast, A.Nunez 8+8reb+3ast, C.Duran 6+1reb+1ast

Arecibo - Mayaguez 85-90

Very important is a home loss of third ranked Capitanes (11-8) against fifth ranked Indios (10-11) on Tuesday night. Host Capitanes were defeated by Indios in a tough game in Arecibo 85-90. Indios looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Dwight Buycks (191-1989, college: Marquette) who helped to win the game recording 20 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and the former international guard Jaysean Paige (188-1994, college: WVU) who added 25 points and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side Nigerian-American power forward Chinemelu Elonu (206-1987, college: Texas A&M) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks and naturalized U.S. Virgin Islands point guard Walter Hodge (183-1986, college: Florida) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 assists. Five Capitanes players scored in double figures. Indios maintains fifth position with 10-11 record. Defending champion Capitanes keep the third place with eight games lost. Indios will meet Grises (#6) in the next round. Capitanes will play against the league's second-placed Piratas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Arecibo: D.Huertas 21+2reb+1ast, C.Elonu 17+16reb, W.Hodge 13+2reb+10ast, V.Liz 12+2reb+1ast, G.Ayon 10+8reb+6ast, C.Gaston 7+4reb
Mayaguez: J.Paige 25+3reb+5ast, D.Buycks 20+5reb+8ast, J.Ruiz 17+6reb+3ast, T.Polo 8+3reb+1ast, C.Pizarro 8+2reb+1ast, J.Cintron 6+11reb+3ast

Carolina - Santurce 82-75

There was a minor upset in Carolina where much higher ranked Cangrejeros (8-9) were defeated by fifth ranked Gigantes (6-10) 82-75 on Tuesday. Worth to mention a great performance of Nigerian power forward Alade Aminu (207-87, college: Georgia Tech) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds and American point guard Tremont Waters (180-1998, college: LSU) who added 15 points and 12 assists during the contest. Gigantes' coach Carlos Gonzalez used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Haitian forward Skal Labissiere (211-1996, college: Kentucky) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 16 rebounds and the former international point guard JJ Barea (183-1984, college: Northeastern) scored 18 points and 8 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Gigantes maintains fifth position with 6-10 record, which they share with Humacao. Loser Cangrejeros dropped to the third place with nine games lost. Gigantes will meet at home Brujos (#6) in the next round. Cangrejeros will play against Mets in Guaynabo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Santurce: J.Barea 18+2reb+8ast, I.Sosa Carrion 16+2reb, S.Labissiere 15+16reb+2ast, A.Matias 13+3reb+2ast, G.Clavell 8+3reb+1ast, F.Rivera 3+1reb+3ast
Carolina: S.McClellan 21+2reb+1ast, T.Waters 15+2reb+12ast, A.Aminu 14+16reb+2ast, A.Franklin 11+5reb+1ast, J.Cruz 9+4reb+1ast, G.Conditt IV 7+3reb+2ast

Quebradillas - Guayama 89-85

No shocking result in a game in Quebradillas where second ranked Piratas (12-7) defeated 6th ranked Brujos (4-14) 89-85 on Monday. However just four-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Jamil Wilson (201-1990, college: Marquette) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds and the other American import forward Demetrius Treadwell (201-1991, college: Akron) who added 13 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists (perfect from the field making all six shots) during the contest. At the losing side naturalized American swingman Jahvari Josiah (193-1993, college: Coppin St., agency: Green Sports Management) responded with 26 points and American power forward Ben McCauley (206-1986, college: NC State) scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Piratas used an opportunity after Ponce lost their game and moved up joining them at the top position. Brujos lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 14 games lost. Piratas will meet Capitanes (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Brujos will play against Gigantes in Carolina and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Guayama: J.Josiah 26+3reb+1ast, C.Ortiz 17+5reb+1ast, B.McCauley 17+5reb+7ast, J.Perkins 11+4reb+6ast, K.Penn 10+7reb+1ast, D.Reese 4+4reb+4ast
Quebradillas: J.Wilson 26+11reb+3ast, W.Phillip 19+7reb+2ast, D.Treadwell 13+11reb+4ast, G.Browne 12+1reb+4ast, C.Emory 11+2reb+2ast, B.Harris 5+2reb+1ast

Humacao - Guaynabo 72-107

Rather expected game in Humacao where 6th ranked Grises (6-10) were rolled over by fourth ranked Mets (8-10) 107-72 on Wednesday. Mets dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Grises' 36 and made 21-of-24 free shots (87.5 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Grises 42-30 including a 35-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized American Melsahn Basabe (201-1992, college: Iowa) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds and American forward Ben Moore (203-1995, college: SMU) who added 22 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Five Mets players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Luis Rivera (185-1997, college: Miami Dade CC) responded with 13 points and 6 assists and American guard Gabriel Belardo (188-1989, college: FIU) scored 13 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. Mets maintains fourth position with 8-10 record. Grises lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Carolina. Mets will meet at home higher ranked Cangrejeros (#3) in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Grises will play against Indios and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Humacao: L.Rivera 13+1reb+6ast, G.Belardo 13+5reb+1ast, T.Parker-Rivera 8+6reb, M.Millet 7+1reb, J.Swing 6+1ast, J.Pacheco-Ortiz 6+3ast
Guaynabo: B.Moore 22+6reb+2ast, M.Basabe 18+12reb+1ast, M.Georges-Hunt 18+2reb+1ast, R.Balkman 13+8reb+1ast, T.Rolon 10+4reb+1ast, W.Orozco 6+5reb

Ponce - Mayaguez 78-87

There was a surprise result in Juana Diaz where fifth ranked Indios (10-11) beat top-ranked Leones (12-7) 87-78 on Thursday. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized Nicaraguan guard Jared Ruiz (188-1992) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 9 rebounds and American power forward Kaleb Wesson (208-1999, college: Ohio St.) who added 20 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Four Indios players scored in double figures. At the losing side American-South Sudanese Nuni Omot (206-1994, college: Baylor) responded with 23 points and the former international guard Jezreel De Jesus (185-1991, agency: Interperformances) scored 17 points and 7 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Indios maintains fifth position with 10-11 record. Loser Leones still keep top place with seven games lost. They share the position with Quebradillas. Indios will meet Grises (#6) in the next round. Leones will play against the league's second-placed Cariduros (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Ponce: N.Omot 23+4reb, J.De Jesus 17+7ast, A.Daniel Vassallo 13+4reb+1ast, M.Rosario 9+2reb, L.Lopez 6+1reb+4ast, C.Negron 4+14reb+2ast
Mayaguez: K.Wesson 20+5reb+2ast, J.Ruiz 17+9reb+2ast, J.Cintron 12+10reb+2ast, D.Buycks 12+5reb+4ast, J.Paige 9+7reb+3ast, T.Polo 8+4reb

Fajardo - Arecibo 91-84

The game between closely ranked teams ended with one of their biggest challengers Capitanes' (11-8) road loss to second ranked Cariduros (9-9) 84-91 on Thursday. Cariduros looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American power forward Terrence Jones (206-1992, college: Kentucky) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import Earl Clark (208-1988, college: Louisville) who added 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Cariduros' coach Allans Colon used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Nigerian-American power forward Chinemelu Elonu (206-1987, college: Texas A&M) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and naturalized U.S. Virgin Islands point guard Walter Hodge (183-1986, college: Florida) scored 19 points and 4 assists (made all of his eight free throws). Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Cariduros maintains second position with 9-9 record having four points less than leader Ponce. Defending champion Capitanes keep the third place with eight games lost. Cariduros will meet Atleticos (#4) in the next round. Capitanes will play against the league's second-placed Piratas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Arecibo: D.Huertas 24+2ast, W.Hodge 19+3reb+4ast, C.Elonu 18+10reb+1ast, V.Liz 16+2reb+4ast, C.Gaston 3+4reb+1ast, R.Cintron Cortes 3+1reb
Fajardo: A.Abreu 21+3reb+2ast, E.Clark 17+6reb+4ast, T.Jones 15+13reb+5ast, K.Maura 13+1reb+4ast, C.Brady 9+1reb+1ast, E.Andujar 7+5reb+6ast

San German - Carolina 87-85

Fifth-ranked Gigantes (6-10) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Atleticos (10-9) in San German. Atleticos managed to secure only two-point victory 87-85. However their fans expected easier game. The game was dominated by American players. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Nate Mason (188-1995, college: Minnesota) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!) and 7 assists. Point guard Tjader Fernandez (178-1994) contributed with 22 points for the winners. Guard Sheldon McClellan (196-1992, college: Miami, FL, agency: Slash Sports) replied with 25 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Tremont Waters (180-1998, college: LSU) added 10 points and 9 assists in the effort for Gigantes. Four Atleticos and five Gigantes players scored in double figures. Atleticos maintains fourth position with 10-9 record. Gigantes at the other side keep the fifth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Humacao. Atleticos will play against league's second-placed Cariduros in Fajardo in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Gigantes will play at home against Brujos and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Carolina: S.McClellan 25+5reb+3ast, J.Guitian 12+7reb, G.Conditt IV 11+4reb, A.Franklin 11+4reb+4ast, A.Aminu 10+11reb, T.Waters 10+3reb+9ast
San German: N.Mason 33+1reb+7ast, T.Fernandez 22+2reb+2ast, J.Rodriguez 15+6reb+1ast, J.Erazo 10+4reb+3ast, J.Bryan Diaz 4+8reb+2ast, G.Sanabria 3

Quebradillas - Guayama 67-71

There was a surprise result in Quebradillas where sixth ranked Brujos (4-14) won against much higher ranked Piratas (12-7) 71-67 on Wednesday. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized American swingman Jahvari Josiah (193-1993, college: Coppin St., agency: Green Sports Management) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 8 rebounds and American power forward Ben McCauley (206-1986, college: NC State) who added 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four Brujos players scored in double figures. At the losing side American forward Jamil Wilson (201-1990, college: Marquette) responded with 15 points and 7 rebounds and naturalized American forward Phillip Wheeler (204-2002) scored 19 points. Brujos maintains sixth position with 4-14 record. Loser Piratas still keep top place with seven games lost. They share the position with Ponce. Brujos will meet higher ranked Gigantes (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Piratas will play against Capitanes (#3) in Arecibo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Quebradillas: W.Phillip 19+4reb+1ast, J.Wilson 15+7reb+2ast, C.Emory 11+3reb+2ast, W.Cruz 7+3reb+4ast, B.Harris 6+3reb+1ast, D.Treadwell 5+3reb+1ast
Guayama: J.Josiah 16+8reb+2ast, J.Perkins 15+3reb+2ast, C.Ortiz 15+2reb+1ast, B.McCauley 11+8reb+4ast, K.Penn 6+2reb+2ast, D.Reese 6+9reb+2ast



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