Santurce - Bayamon 89-88Cangrejeros looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. 26 personal fouls committed by
Vaqueros helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international point guard
Angel Rodriguez (180-1992, college:
Miami, FL) had a double-double by scoring 15 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American forward
Kenneth Faried (203-1989, college:
Morehead St.) chipped in 15 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. Five
Cangrejeros players scored in double figures. American center
Javale McGee (213-1988, college:
Nevada) responded with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 13 rebounds and Italian forward
Danilo Gallinari (208-1988) scored 23 points and 8 rebounds. Vaqueros' coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:Bayamon: J.McGee 26+13reb, D.Gallinari 23+8reb+2ast, S.Thompson Jr. 12+3reb+2ast, G.Browne 8+1reb+9ast, C.Duarte 7+2reb+2ast, R.Balkman 4+2reb
Santurce: A.Matias 19+5reb+3ast, I.Clark 19+2ast, K.Faried 15+10reb+2ast, A.Rodriguez 15+9reb+11ast, J.Jenkins 14+4ast, D.Collier 7+4reb+2ast
gschID: 1270608
Ponce - Mayaguez 78-85Indios made 17-of-19 charity shots (89.5 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists.
Indios brought some defensive toughness making 10 blocks. New Zealand forward
Samuel Waardenburg (208-1999, college:
Miami, FL) notched 23 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and American point guard
Alex Hamilton (193-1993, college:
La Tech, agency:
SLN) supported him with 15 points and 10 assists. Indios' coach
Ivan Velez allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 19 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists by American
Maurice Kemp (203-1991, college:
ECU) did not help to save the game for
Leones. The former international guard
Jezreel De Jesus (185-1991, agency:
Interperformances) added 19 points and 4 assists for the hosts. Five
Indios and four
Leones players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:Ponce: M.Kemp 19+17reb+4ast, J.De Jesus 19+4reb+4ast, M.Mooney 12+4reb+8ast, C.Negron 10+3reb, C.Lopez-Sosa 6+8reb, A.Ford 5+1reb+1ast
Mayaguez: S.Waardenburg 23+8reb+3ast, J.Erazo 16+6reb+2ast, J.Pacheco 15+1reb+3ast, A.Hamilton 15+3reb+10ast, N.Perkins 11+9reb+2ast, G.Belardo 5+1ast
gschID: 1270609