SAN CRISTOBAL.- The Soles de Santo Domingo Este recovered from a 25-point deficit and without Gerardo Suero defeated the Titanes of the National District 98-94, in the action of the elimination phase of the LNB Super League held at the sports center here .
Isaiah Williams scored 19 points, Torren Jones 16, while Josué Salazar and Rayner Moquete each added 11 for the Soles, who improved to 11-12 and snapped a three-game losing streak.
Those led by Julio César Javier, who did not have Suero due to a one-match suspension after being sent off in the team’s previous game, shot for 47.6 from the field, dominated the scoring 45-24 from the bench and caused 21 losses to the Titans, who now have a 13-9 record in the knockout phase, which qualifies four teams to the semifinals.
Richard Bautista had 23 points and 8 assists, while MJ Rhett, Luis Montero and Keith Jordan Jr. each had 16 points for the National District.
The sets ended 16-21, 22-37, 29-13 and 31-23 for the Soles.
The Super League will recess
Due to the celebration of the men’s basketball tournament of the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, the LNB Super League will stop its elimination phase on Wednesday the 28th, but will continue it on July 7.
The men’s basketball event of the Central Americans 2023 in El Salvador will take place from July 1 to 5 at the José Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium in San Salvador, where the national team of the Dominican Republic will be participating.
While the Super League rests, the National Basketball League (LNB) will continue working on the official awards for the most outstanding players of the 2023 edition, the date of which will be announced in the coming days.
Cañeros beat the Indians easily in La Romana
THE ROMAN.- Luis Santos made a double-double and the Cañeros del Este achieved an uncomplicated 110-86 victory against the Indios de San Francisco de Macorís at the Eleoncio Mercedes sports center.
The victory placed the Cañeros with a 12-11 record in the elimination phase of the LNB Super League, while the Indios fell to 13-9 and saw their six-win streak snapped. In this stage, four teams qualify for the semifinals.
Santos scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Cañeros, who also had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists from Tyree Crump and 19 points and 4 rebounds from Allan Griffin. Raimer Santana and Brayan Martínez scored 13 points each.
For the Indians, Curtis Hollis had 14 points with 4 rebounds and 2 steals, Carlos Pepin added 12 in scoring and JD Miller had 10.
With 5 seconds left in the first quarter, Crump hit a 3-pointer and the Cañeros led 26-25 after 10 minutes. Griffin scored 6 and Santos 5 for the oranges in that quarter. Hollis and Ferreiras had 7 and 6 points, respectively.
The sets ended 26-25, 26-22, 28-17 and 30-22 for the Cañeros.
2023-06-28 20:41:55
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