BSN Round 3 of Semi-Finals. Aguada and Caguas take leads

Aguada - Ponce 100-89:
Santeros players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Dominican center Joel Soriano (211-2000, college: St.John's) who led the winners and scored 32 points and 5 rebounds. Dominican Rigoberto Mendoza (191-1992) accounted for 18 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. American guard Jalen Crutcher (187-1999, college: Dayton) came up with 16 points and 8 assists and ex-international guard Jezreel De Jesus (185-1991) added 16 points respectively for Leones in the defeat. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Aguada: S.Joel 32+5reb+2ast, M.Rigoberto 18+10reb+6ast, G.Ivan 16+4reb+6ast, H.John 13+1reb+5ast, W.Jacob 11+8reb+3ast, R.Morales 5+2reb+1ast
Ponce: T.Fernandez 17+1reb+4ast, J.Crutcher 16+4reb+8ast, J.De Jesus 16+3reb+3ast, T.Robinson 11+5reb+2ast, B.Manek 11+4reb+3ast, C.Negron 10+8reb

Caguas - Bayamon 111-97:
The game was mostly controlled by Criollos. Vaqueros managed to win fourth quarter 30-26. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Caguas shot 60.7 percent from the field and made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 58.6 percentage. Caguas looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. It was a great evening for American point guard Travis Trice II (183-1993, college: Michigan St.) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 11 assists. Guard Christian Lopez (183-1995) helped adding 19 points and 8 assists (perfect behind the arc making all five shots). Five Criollos players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American center Damian Jones (210-1995, college: Vanderbilt) with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eleven shots !!!) and ex-international point guard Gary Browne (184-1993, college: WVU) scored 29 points and 6 assists (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Caguas: T.Travis 33+4reb+11ast, B.Moses 20+8reb+1ast, L.Christian 19+4reb+8ast, K.Louis 11+1reb+6ast, H.Hiram 10+1reb+1ast, K.Alexander 6+3reb+1ast
Bayamon: G.Browne 29+2reb+6ast, D.Jones 29+10reb+3ast, E.Javier 8+1reb+1ast, J.Perez 7+2reb+2ast, C.McCullough 6+3reb+1ast, S.Thompson Jr. 5+1reb+2ast