BSN Round 17: Capitanes keep a leadership position

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Capitanes as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Capitanes defeated 3rd placed Piratas in Arecibo 84-73. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Capitanes made 28-of-33 free shots (84.8 percent) during the game. 25 personal fouls committed by Piratas helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was international forward Jonathan Rodriguez (196-1987, college: Campbell) who scored 23 points and 7 rebounds. Naturalized U.S. Virgin Islands point guard Walter Hodge (183-1986, college: Florida) chipped in 24 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Capitanes' coach Rafael Cruz used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Jeremy Tyler (208-1991, college: Louisville) produced 18 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Piratas lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the second place with nine games lost. They share the position with Ponce. Piratas will play next round against strong Leones trying to get back on the winning streak. Capitanes will try to continue on its current victory against sixth ranked Brujos in Guayama.
Top ranked Vaqueros (15-6) recorded its sixth loss in Guayama. Visitors were edged by sixth ranked Brujos (5-15) 77-75. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Vaqueros. Naturalized American swingman Jahvari Josiah (193-1993, college: Coppin St., agency: Green Sports Management) orchestrated the victory by scoring 26 points and 7 rebounds. Ben McCauley contributed with 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. American power forward Dewan Hernandez (211-1997, college: Miami, FL) answered with 25 points and 5 rebounds for Vaqueros. Vaqueros' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Brujos maintains sixth place with 5-15 record. Vaqueros at the other side still keep top position with six games lost. Brujos will play against league's leader Capitanes in Arecibo in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Vaqueros will play on the road against Cangrejeros in Santurce and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
A very close game took place in Juana Diaz between Leones and Cariduros. Second ranked Leones (13-9) got a very close home victory over their close opponent Cariduros (11-10). Leones managed to escape with a 2-point win 91-89 in the game for the second place. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Cariduros. Jezreel De Jesus stepped up and scored 28 points and 9 assists for the winners. Terrence Jones responded with 25 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Leones maintains second place with 13-9 record having just one point less than leader Arecibo, which they share with Quebradillas. Loser Cariduros keep the second position with ten games lost. Leones will meet Piratas (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Cariduros will play against Cangrejeros in Santurce and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games of round 17 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Humacao were defeated by Bayamon in a road game 85-72. Quebradillas was beaten by San German at home 76-82. Carolina lost to Santurce on the opponent's court 104-110. Humacao managed to outperform Mayaguez in a home game 90-76. Guayama recorded a loss to Carolina on the road 97-87. Fajardo defeated San German on its own court 85-75. Santurce was beaten by Guaynabo in a road game 103-94.
The best stats of 17th round was 30 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists by Jose Rodriguez of San German.

Bayamon - Humacao 85-72

There was no surprise in Bayamon where 6th ranked Grises (7-13) were defeated by first ranked Vaqueros (15-6) 85-72 on Wednesday. Vaqueros made 23-of-30 free shots (76.7 percent) during the game, while Grises only scored six points from the stripe. The former international forward Benito Santiago (197-1989, college: Cumberlands) stepped up and scored 26 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and the former international point guard Angel Rodriguez (180-1992, college: Miami, FL) chipped in 18 points and 7 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). International center Timajh Parker-Rivera (202-1994, college: Towson) responded with 6 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists and American-Mexican center Daniel Amigo (208-1995, college: Denver) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Vaqueros maintains first place with 15-6 record. Loser Grises keep the sixth position with 13 games lost. Vaqueros will meet Cangrejeros (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Grises will play against Gigantes in Carolina and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bayamon: B.Santiago 26+6reb+2ast, D.Hernandez 19+7reb, A.Rodriguez 18+3reb+7ast, K.Doolittle 9+13reb+4ast, I.Romero 6+2reb+3ast, J.Mojica 5+3reb+1ast
Humacao: D.Amigo 18+5reb, L.Rivera 12+3reb+1ast, G.Belardo 9+3reb+5ast, K.Horton 9+3reb+1ast, N.Butler Lind 9+4reb, T.Parker-Rivera 6+15reb+5ast

Quebradillas - San German 76-82

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Quebradillas where fourth ranked Atleticos (11-11) defeated 3rd placed Piratas (13-9) 82-76 on Monday. Atleticos made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. International forward Jose Rodriguez (201-1992, college: Texas Southern) stepped up and scored 30 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and American guard Nate Mason (188-1995, college: Minnesota) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Atleticos' coach Manuel Cintron allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American forward Jamil Wilson (201-1990, college: Marquette) responded with 21 points and 5 rebounds and the other American import forward Demetrius Treadwell (201-1991, college: Akron) scored 17 points and 7 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Atleticos maintains fourth place with 11-11 record. Piratas lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the second position with nine games lost. They share it with Ponce. Atleticos will meet Indios (#5) in the next round. Piratas will play against the league's second-placed Leones and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
San German: J.Rodriguez 30+9reb+5ast, W.Daniels 19+4reb, N.Mason 14+5reb+6ast, J.Bryan Diaz 11+7reb, T.Fernandez 3+4reb+6ast, L.Hernandez 2+1reb
Quebradillas: J.Wilson 21+5reb+3ast, D.Treadwell 17+7reb+3ast, C.Emory 16+6reb+1ast, W.Phillip 13+5reb, B.Harris 6+3reb+2ast, A.Colon 3+4reb+1ast

Guayama - Bayamon 77-75

Top ranked Vaqueros (15-6) recorded its sixth loss in Guayama. Visitors were edged by sixth ranked Brujos (5-15) 77-75. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Vaqueros. Naturalized American swingman Jahvari Josiah (193-1993, college: Coppin St., agency: Green Sports Management) orchestrated the victory by scoring 26 points and 7 rebounds. American power forward Ben McCauley (206-1986, college: NC State) contributed with 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Four Brujos players scored in double figures. American power forward Dewan Hernandez (211-1997, college: Miami, FL) answered with 25 points and 5 rebounds and the former international point guard Angel Rodriguez (180-1992, college: Miami, FL) added 11 points and 13 assists in the effort for Vaqueros. Vaqueros' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Brujos maintains sixth place with 5-15 record. Vaqueros at the other side still keep top position with six games lost. Brujos will play against league's leader Capitanes in Arecibo in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Vaqueros will play on the road against Cangrejeros in Santurce and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Guayama: J.Josiah 26+7reb+3ast, C.Ortiz 15+3reb, J.Perkins 14+3reb+5ast, B.McCauley 14+5reb+3ast, K.Penn 5+7reb+1ast, D.Reese 3+8reb
Bayamon: D.Hernandez 25+5reb, J.Mojica 13+4reb+3ast, A.Rodriguez 11+1reb+13ast, I.Romero 8+2reb+1ast, J.Gonzalez 6+2reb+2ast, K.Doolittle 5+7reb+5ast

Ponce - Fajardo 91-89

A very close game took place in Juana Diaz between Leones and Cariduros. Second ranked Leones (13-9) got a very close home victory over their close opponent Cariduros (11-10). Leones managed to escape with a 2-point win 91-89 in the game for the second place. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Cariduros. The former international guard Jezreel De Jesus (185-1991, agency: Interperformances) stepped up and scored 28 points and 9 assists for the winners and American-South Sudanese Nuni Omot (206-1994, college: Baylor) chipped in 22 points and 10 rebounds. American power forward Terrence Jones (206-1992, college: Kentucky) responded with 25 points and 7 rebounds and international forward Emmanuel Andujar (197-1993, college: Manhattan) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Leones maintains second place with 13-9 record having just one point less than leader Arecibo, which they share with Quebradillas. Loser Cariduros keep the second position with ten games lost. Leones will meet Piratas (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Cariduros will play against Cangrejeros in Santurce and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Ponce: J.De Jesus 28+2reb+9ast, N.Omot 22+10reb+3ast, M.Lee 12+5reb+1ast, J.Murphy 10+19reb+1ast, M.Rosario 8+4reb+2ast, L.Lopez 5+1reb+1ast
Fajardo: T.Jones 25+7reb+2ast, E.Andujar 15+11reb+4ast, L.Patterson 13+4reb+4ast, A.Abreu 10+2reb+7ast, I.Gandia-Rosa 9+7reb+3ast, M.Camper 8+5reb+1ast

Santurce - Carolina 110-104

Rather expected game in Santurce where 5th ranked Gigantes (8-11) were defeated by third ranked Cangrejeros (10-11) 110-104 on Monday. Cangrejeros made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 53.8 percentage. Cangrejeros looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Mali power forward Cheick Diallo (206-1996, college: Kansas) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners and international guard Gian Clavell (193-1993, college: Colorado St., agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 25 points. American guard Sheldon McClellan (196-1992, college: Miami, FL, agency: Slash Sports) responded with 38 points (!!!) (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) and the other American import point guard Tremont Waters (180-1998, college: LSU) scored 14 points and 9 assists. Four Cangrejeros and five Gigantes players scored in double figures. Gigantes' coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Cangrejeros maintains third place with 10-11 record having five points less than leader Arecibo. Loser Gigantes keep the fifth position with 11 games lost. Cangrejeros will meet at home league's second-placed Cariduros in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Gigantes will play against Grises and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Santurce: G.Clavell 25+2reb+2ast, C.Diallo 24+12reb+1ast, A.Matias 16+2reb+1ast, I.Sosa Carrion 15+2reb, S.Labissiere 13+7reb+1ast, J.Barea 9+5reb+12ast
Carolina: S.McClellan 38+2reb+3ast, G.Conditt IV 16+8reb+1ast, J.Cruz 16+5reb+5ast, T.Waters 14+4reb+9ast, A.Aminu 13+10reb+2ast, J.Guitian 3+3reb+2ast

Humacao - Mayaguez 90-76

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Humacao where sixth ranked Grises (7-13) beat 5th ranked Indios (11-12) 90-76 on Tuesday. Grises looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American guard Jordan Swing (198-1990, college: UAB) stepped up and scored 32 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import guard Gabriel Belardo (188-1989, college: FIU) chipped in 11 points and 9 assists. Belardo is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American power forward Kaleb Wesson (208-1999, college: Ohio St.) responded with 17 points and 9 rebounds and naturalized Nicaraguan guard Jared Ruiz (188-1992) scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Indios players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Grises maintains sixth place with 7-13 record. Loser Indios keep the fifth position with 12 games lost. Grises will meet higher ranked Gigantes (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Indios will play against Atleticos and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Humacao: J.Swing 32+6reb+2ast, G.Belardo 11+3reb+9ast, T.Parker-Rivera 10+3reb+4ast, J.Pacheco-Ortiz 9+1reb+3ast, A.Kappos 7+4reb+2ast, K.Horton 7+4reb
Mayaguez: K.Wesson 17+9reb+2ast, J.Paige 14+4reb+3ast, J.Ruiz 13+6reb+5ast, J.Cintron 10+7reb+1ast, C.Lopez 8+1reb+2ast, C.Pizarro 8+3reb+2ast

Arecibo - Quebradillas 84-73

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Capitanes as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Capitanes defeated 3rd placed Piratas in Arecibo 84-73. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Capitanes made 28-of-33 free shots (84.8 percent) during the game. 25 personal fouls committed by Piratas helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was international forward Jonathan Rodriguez (196-1987, college: Campbell) who scored 23 points and 7 rebounds. Naturalized U.S. Virgin Islands point guard Walter Hodge (183-1986, college: Florida) chipped in 24 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Four Capitanes players scored in double figures. Capitanes' coach Rafael Cruz used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Jeremy Tyler (208-1991, college: Louisville) produced 18 points and 5 rebounds and naturalized American forward Phillip Wheeler (204-2002) added 18 points respectively for the guests. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Piratas lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the second place with nine games lost. They share the position with Ponce. Piratas will play next round against strong Leones trying to get back on the winning streak. Capitanes will try to continue on its current victory against sixth ranked Brujos in Guayama.
Top scorers:
Arecibo: W.Hodge 24+4reb+2ast, J.Rodriguez 23+7reb+1ast, V.Liz 14+4reb+2ast, A.Nunez 11+4reb+3ast, C.Elonu 9+11reb+2ast, C.Gaston 3+6reb+1ast
Quebradillas: W.Phillip 18+2reb, J.Tyler 18+5reb+3ast, B.Harris 12+4reb+3ast, A.Colon 8+2reb, C.Emory 7+6reb, D.Treadwell 6+4reb+5ast

Carolina - Guayama 97-87

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Brujos' (5-15) road loss to fifth ranked Gigantes (8-11) 87-97 on Wednesday. Gigantes made 16-of-17 free shots (94.1 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American guard Sheldon McClellan (196-1992, college: Miami, FL, agency: Slash Sports) stepped up and scored 32 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!) for the winners and his fellow American import point guard Tremont Waters (180-1998, college: LSU) chipped in 14 points and 12 assists. Four Gigantes players scored in double figures. Gigantes' coach Carlos Gonzalez allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American power forward Ben McCauley (206-1986, college: NC State) responded with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international Christopher Ortiz (203-1993, college: Kent St.) scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Gigantes maintains fifth place with 8-11 record. Loser Brujos keep the sixth position with 15 games lost. Gigantes will meet at home Grises (#6) in the next round. Brujos will play against the league's leader Capitanes and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Carolina: S.McClellan 32+8reb+4ast, A.Aminu 17+7reb, T.Waters 14+1reb+12ast, O.Jose 12+3reb+2ast, J.Cruz 8+1reb+2ast, J.Torres 4
Guayama: B.McCauley 26+7reb+4ast, C.Ortiz 23+6reb+4ast, J.Perkins 14+6reb+9ast, K.Penn 8+4reb, H.Hiram 6+3reb+1ast, J.Josiah 6+1reb+4ast

Fajardo - San German 85-75

Everything went according to plan in Fajardo where second ranked Cariduros (11-10) won against 4th placed Atleticos (11-11) 85-75 on Wednesday. Cariduros looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The game was dominated by American players. Power forward Terrence Jones (206-1992, college: Kentucky) stepped up and scored 23 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and swingman Lamar Patterson (196-1991, college: Pittsburgh) chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Will Daniels (202-1986, college: URI) responded with 15 points and 7 rebounds and guard Nate Mason (188-1995, college: Minnesota) scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Cariduros maintains second place with 11-10 record having four points less than leader Arecibo. Loser Atleticos keep the fourth position with 11 games lost. Cariduros will meet Cangrejeros (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Atleticos will play against Indios in Mayaguez and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Fajardo: T.Jones 23+7reb+3ast, L.Patterson 17+5reb+8ast, E.Andujar 14+10reb+4ast, A.Abreu 14+5reb+4ast, A.Toro 11+9reb+3ast, I.Gandia-Rosa 3+1ast
San German: W.Daniels 15+7reb, N.Mason 12+5reb+5ast, O.Branch 11+6reb+1ast, L.Hernandez 11+9reb+1ast, J.Rodriguez 10+5reb+1ast, G.Sanabria 6+2ast

Guaynabo - Santurce 103-94

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Guaynabo where 3rd placed Cangrejeros (10-11) were defeated by fourth ranked Mets (9-11) 103-94 on Wednesday. Mets looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Naturalized American guard Kyle Vinales (188-1992, college: CCSU, agency: Inception Sports) stepped up and scored 27 points and 5 assists for the winners and American forward Ben Moore (203-1995, college: SMU) chipped in 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international point guard JJ Barea (183-1984, college: Northeastern) responded with 22 points and 8 assists and Mali power forward Cheick Diallo (206-1996, college: Kansas) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Five Mets and four Cangrejeros players scored in double figures. Cangrejeros' coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Mets maintains fourth place with 9-11 record. Loser Cangrejeros keep the third position with 11 games lost. Mets will meet league's second-placed Cariduros in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cangrejeros will play against the league's second-placed Cariduros and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Guaynabo: K.Vinales 27+1reb+5ast, B.Moore 18+10reb+5ast, T.Rolon 13+1reb+8ast, J.Early Jr. 13+3reb+2ast, A.Uter 12+9reb+3ast, R.Balkman 9+2reb+3ast
Santurce: J.Barea 22+3reb+8ast, G.Clavell 19+3reb, C.Diallo 16+11reb+2ast, A.Matias 14+1reb+2ast, I.Sosa Carrion 9+3reb+2ast, F.Rivera 8+5reb+3ast



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