BSN Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Wins for Bayamon and Ponce

Bayamon - Santurce 95-71

It was a great shooting night for Vaqueros especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 57.1 percentage. Dominican swingman Chris Duarte (197-1997, college: Oregon) nailed 29 points and 8 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws) for the winning side and American center Javale McGee (213-1988, college: Nevada) accounted for 15 points and 12 rebounds. The former international Isaiah Pineiro (201-1995, college: San Diego) came up with 11 points and 6 rebounds and American forward Kenneth Faried (203-1989, college: Morehead St.) added 6 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Cangrejeros in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Bayamon: C.Duarte 29+8reb+2ast, S.Thompson Jr. 17+5reb+2ast, J.McGee 15+12reb+1ast, D.Gallinari 9+1reb, I.Palermo 8, G.Browne 6+1reb+7ast
Santurce: J.Jenkins 14+1reb, A.Matias 12+1reb+1ast, I.Pineiro 11+6reb+1ast, A.Rodriguez 8+1reb+4ast, I.Clark 7+3reb, K.Faried 6+9reb+1ast

Mayaguez - Ponce 85-99

Leones shot 61.4 percent from the field. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American Maurice Kemp (203-1991, college: ECU) stepped up and scored 28 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists (on 13-of-16 shooting from the field) for the winners and the former international center Carlos Lopez-Sosa (209-1990, college: UNLV) chipped in 16 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). At the losing side the former international Josue Erazo (203-1995, college: PR-Rio Piedras) responded with 20 points and American point guard Alex Hamilton (193-1993, college: La Tech, agency: SLN) scored 12 points and 7 assists. Four Leones and five Indios players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Ponce: M.Kemp 28+9reb+4ast, J.De Jesus 18+4reb+3ast, C.Lopez-Sosa 16+11reb+3ast, M.Mooney 11+1reb+8ast, C.Negron 10+3reb+1ast, M.Devoe 8+3reb+4ast
Mayaguez: J.Erazo 20+4reb+1ast, N.Perkins 17+3reb, A.Hamilton 12+4reb+7ast, S.Waardenburg 10+5reb+4ast, J.Pacheco 10+3reb+4ast, L.Cuascut 7+2reb+1ast