Bayamon - Ponce 100-79Vaqueros dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to
Leones' 30. They outrebounded
Leones 43-22 including a
31-18 advantage in defensive rebounds.
Vaqueros looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for American center
Javale McGee (213-1988, college:
Nevada) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring
33 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds (on 14-of-18 shooting from the field). Italian forward
Danilo Gallinari (208-1988) helped adding 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was American power forward
Brady Manek (206-1998, college:
UNC) with 19 points and the other American import guard
Matt Mooney (189-1997, college:
Texas Tech) scored 12 points and 7 assists. Four
Leones players scored in double figures. 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: J.McGee 33+12reb+1ast, D.Gallinari 31+8reb+6ast, J.Mojica 9+1ast, S.Thompson Jr. 7+3reb+2ast, R.Tucker 7, L.Hernandez 5+1reb
Ponce: B.Manek 19+3reb+1ast, M.Devoe 13+5ast, M.Mooney 12+4reb+7ast, J.De Jesus 10+1reb+3ast, C.Negron 8+2reb, J.Ruiz 7+5reb+3ast
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