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Kenneth Faried
Santurce - San German 87-83
Cangrejeros outrebounded Atleticos 51-26 including a 17-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. American forward Kenneth Faried (203-1989, college: Morehead St., agency: Shark Sports Management) had a double-double by scoring 15 points and 21 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and DR Congolese guard Emmanuel Mudiay (196-1996) chipped in 27 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four Cangrejeros players scored in double figures. American guard Nate Mason (188-1995, college: Minnesota) responded with 27 points and 6 assists and his fellow American import forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (201-1995, college: Arizona) scored 21 points and 5 rebounds. Atleticos' coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
San German: N.Mason 27+2reb+6ast, R.Hollis-Jefferson 21+5reb+1ast, J.Rodriguez 11+6reb, T.Fernandez 8+2reb, J.Bryan Diaz 6+2reb, E.Ayala 5+1reb
Santurce: E.Mudiay 27+6reb+3ast, A.Matias 17+5reb+1ast, K.Faried 15+21reb+2ast, C.Duran 10+3reb+1ast, E.Andujar 8+10reb+3ast, R.Clemente 6+5rebgschID: 1080537
Carolina - Quebradillas 85-80
Gigantes looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American Mike Scott (203-1988, college: Virginia) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard Ismael Cruz (190-2001, college: Indian Hills) contributed with 26 points for the winners. Four Gigantes players scored in double figures. American center Hassan Whiteside (213-1989, college: Marshall) replied with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 17 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Brandon Knight (190-1991, college: Kentucky) added 18 points and 5 assists in the effort for Piratas. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Quebradillas: H.Whiteside 23+17reb+3ast, B.Knight 18+3reb+5ast, I.Pineiro 15+2reb+3ast, W.Phillip 9+6reb+1ast, C.Emory 7+2reb+1ast, R.Fabian 3
Carolina: I.Cruz 26+1reb+3ast, M.Scott 25+10reb+5ast, T.Waters 13+3reb+9ast, W.Selden 13+5reb+2ast, J.Cruz 4+1ast, G.Conditt IV 3+2reb+1astgschID: 1080538
Arecibo - Guaynabo 77-93
Mets dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Capitanes' 32. The former international point guard Gary Browne (185-1993, college: WVU) notched 24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the effort and American power forward DeMarcus Cousins (211-1990, college: Kentucky) supported him with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Even 16 points by Dominican Victor Liz (190-1986) did not help to save the game for Capitanes. The former international swingman David Huertas (196-1987, college: Ole Miss) added 15 points for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Arecibo: D.Clemente 17+1reb+1ast, V.Liz 16+4reb+1ast, D.Huertas 15+4reb+1ast, W.Hodge 10+3reb+6ast, P.Jones III 6+5reb+2ast, C.Elonu 4+13reb+1ast
Guaynabo: G.Browne 24+9reb+8ast, D.Cousins 20+8reb+2ast, J.Paige 13+4reb+1ast, M.Creek 12+6reb+2ast, E.Crawford 9+1reb, R.Balkman 9+4rebgschID: 1080539
Mayaguez - Bayamon 91-97
Vaqueros dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Indios' 38. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American forward Kristian Doolittle (201-1997, college: Oklahoma, agency: Pensack Sports) notched a double-double by scoring 27 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and the former international center Ismael Romero (205-1991) supported him with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Even 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists by American swingman Malachi Richardson (198-1996, college: Syracuse) did not help to save the game for Indios. Jamaican-American power forward Femi Olujobi (206-1996, college: DePaul, agency: Slash Sports) added 14 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Indios' coach let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game.
Top scorers:
Mayaguez: M.Richardson 24+6reb+4ast, J.Pacheco-Ortiz 17+3reb+5ast, F.Olujobi 14+13reb+6ast, K.Vinales 14+1reb+5ast, J.Matos 11+3reb, J.Cintron 8+6reb+2ast
Bayamon: K.Doolittle 27+14reb+4ast, I.Romero 18+6reb+3ast, J.Wiley 15+1reb+2ast, S.Thompson Jr. 14+3reb+2ast, B.Santiago 10+4reb+1ast, J.Mojica 7+2reb+1astgschID: 1080540
Tags : KENNETH FARIED, CANGREJEROS DE SANTURCE, PUERTO RICAN BASKETBALL
