Round 3 (Regular Season): Georgia P. defeat Crocs 66-63
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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Crocs (1-2) at the home court on Thursday night. Hosts were edged by Georgia P. (2-1) 66-63. Georgia P. dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Crocs' 20. It was a good game for Dominican power forward Teodoro Romero (203-1990) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds. point guard Jamaya Burr (183-1995, college: McNeese St.) contributed with 21 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Simeon Howard (196-1992, college: Greensboro) answered with 22 points and 6 rebounds for Crocs. Georgia P. is looking forward to face Immortals (#5) in Santiago in the next round. Crocs will play against San Sebastian and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about took place in . Dominican Rep. San Sebastian (2-1) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging American Claws (0-3) 70-67 in the game for the second place. It was a great evening for guard Nargenis Ulloa (182-1997) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Derekjeter Mejia helped adding 13 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was forward Jacob Martin (196-1996, college: Northwestern) with 14 points. Claws' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. San Sebastian will play against Crocs (#6) in the next round. Claws will play against CPN in Santiago and hope to get finally their first victory.
One of the most interesting games of round 3 was a derby match between two teams from Dominican Republic. The game took place in Santiago where CPN won against visiting Immortals (1-2) 63-55. It was an exceptional evening for Victor Liz who led the winners and scored 20 points and 5 rebounds. Angel Rivas came up with 15 points and 6 rebounds for Immortals in the defeat. Immortals' coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. CPN will meet at home Cedar Park C. (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Immortals will play against Georgia P. and hope to win that game.
Crocs - Georgia P. 63-66
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Crocs (1-2) at the home court on Thursday night. Hosts were edged by Georgia P. (2-1) 66-63. Georgia P. dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Crocs' 20. It was a good game for Dominican power forward Teodoro Romero (203-1990) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds. Point guard Jamaya Burr (183-1995, college: McNeese St.) contributed with 21 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Burr is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Swingman Simeon Howard (196-1992, college: Greensboro) answered with 22 points and 6 rebounds and power forward Keenan Gaskin (201-1990, college: York, NY) added 13 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Crocs. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Georgia P. is looking forward to face Immortals (#5) in Santiago in the next round. Crocs will play against San Sebastian and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Georgia P.: J.Burr 21+5reb+2ast, T.Romero 14+14reb+1ast, J.Sinclair 10+4reb+1ast, H.Gabriel 10+4reb+1ast, C.Fuller 8+3reb+1ast, R.Greg 3+8reb+2ast
Crocs: S.Howard 22+6reb+1ast, K.Gaskin 13+10reb+1ast, C.Tillman 12+5reb+1ast, C.Hoeth 10+6reb+1ast, M.Rahvin 0, W.Philip 0+2reb
CPN - Immortals 63-55
One of the most interesting games of round 3 was a derby match between two teams from Dominican Republic. The game took place in Santiago where CPN won against visiting Immortals (1-2) 63-55. It was an exceptional evening for Victor Liz (190-1986, agency: BMS Sport Agency) who led the winners and scored 20 points and 5 rebounds. Albertson Pimentel (185) accounted for 16 points for the winning side. Forward Angel Rivas (198-1993) came up with 15 points and 6 rebounds and Belizean-American point guard David Thompson (183, college: CWU) added 12 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Immortals in the defeat. Immortals' coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. CPN will meet at home Cedar Park C. (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Immortals will play against Georgia P. and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
CPN: V.Liz 20+5reb+3ast, A.Pimentel 16+3reb+1ast, P.Leonacis 10+6reb+1ast, A.Gil 6+3reb+1ast, R.Milosevic 5+4reb+2ast, G.Batista 4+4reb+2ast
Immortals: R.Angel 15+6reb+2ast, D.Thompson 12+5reb+3ast, A.Jefry 10+3reb+1ast, O.Garcia 6+5reb+3ast, A.Yodael 4+2reb+1ast, A.Francisco 3+3reb
Cedar Park C. - San Sebastian 67-70
Important game to mention about took place in . Dominican Rep. San Sebastian (2-1) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging American Claws (0-3) 70-67 in the game for the second place. It was a great evening for guard Nargenis Ulloa (182-1997) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Derekjeter Mejia (182-2001) helped adding 13 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was forward Jacob Martin (196-1996, college: Northwestern) with 14 points and Heron Elliott scored 8 points. Claws' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. San Sebastian will play against Crocs (#6) in the next round. Claws will play against CPN in Santiago and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
San Sebastian: U.Nargenis 24+8reb+4ast, D.Mejia 13+5reb+2ast, C.Pablo 11+3reb+1ast, E.Jose 7+8reb+2ast, U.Mikael 6+2reb+2ast, P.Daniel 4+2reb+1ast
Cedar Park C.: J.Martin 14+4reb+1ast, E.Heron 8+4reb+1ast, R.Youngblood 8+3reb+1ast, D.Jones 8+3reb+1ast, G.Harner 6+3reb+2ast, V.Sergiy 6+4reb+2ast