SPB Round 3 of Final Stage

Cocodrilos - Marinos 99-96

Marinos were plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for American-Dominican guard Omar Silverio (190-1998, college: WVU) who led his team to a victory with 26 points and 4 assists. Dominican Luis Montero (203-1993, college: South Plains) contributed with 17 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. American Tim Bond (201-1995, college: EMU, agency: BMS Sport Agency) answered with 22 points and 6 assists and the former international forward Luis Bethelmy (200-1986) added 10 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists in the effort for Marinos. Four Cocodrilos and five Marinos players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Cocodrilos: O.Silverio 26+4reb+4ast, T.Holloway 22+2reb+3ast, L.Montero 17+9reb+2ast, F.Pirela 15+5reb+4ast, F.Hassell 8+6reb+1ast, A.Cisneros 5+3reb+1ast
Marinos: T.Bond 22+2reb+6ast, S.Ponds 19+4reb+4ast, T.Palmer 12+1reb, R.Roque 11+2reb+2ast, L.Bethelmy 10+12reb+7ast, K.Pena 10+2reb

Trotamundos - Guaiqueries 72-64

24 personal fouls committed by Guaiqueries helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Bulgarian-American point guard Dee Bost (189-1989, college: MSU) who scored 15 points and 4 assists. Naturalized American Donta Smith (201-1983, college: SE Illinois JC) chipped in 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international power forward Francisco Centeno (203-1985) who recorded 15 points and 7 rebounds and the former international guard Pedro Chourio (196-1990) added 8 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Trotamundos: D.Bost 15+2reb+4ast, J.Zamora 11+3reb+3ast, K.Murphy 9+4reb, D.Smith 8+5reb+5ast, D.Cubillan 8+4reb+2ast, J.Vargas 8+1reb+1ast
Guaiqueries: F.Centeno 15+7reb, D.Sims 10+1reb+2ast, P.Chourio 8+7reb+3ast, M.Butler 8+2reb+4ast, A.Anderson 7+4reb, G.McGhee 5+10reb+2ast