The Mayaguez Indians They took advantage of the fact that the new imported Captains of AreciboJahlil Okafor, missed two free throws with 46.7 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, to come back with a new victory at home and prevail 78-76 in Tuesday’s matchday at the National Superior Basketball (BSN).
With the victory, the Sultana del Oeste quintet improved their record to 9-5, while the Capitanes suffered their second loss in a row to place their record at 10-3, still leaders of Section A.
A triple by Matthew Lee and a foul and Milton Doyle’s vale sealed the victory for the locals.
Point guard Georgie Pacheco led the Indians’ offense with 22 points, followed by Nick Perkins and Lee with 17 points each.
In the setback, Alfonso Plummer scored 22 points with six rebounds and the same number of assists. David Stockton, for his part, had 21 points and nine rebounds.
On the other hand, in Quebradillas, the Pirates they gave the Ponce Lions their fourth loss in a row by beating them 94-74.
Phillip Wheeler was the best with 17 points and nine rebounds. For Ponce, Aleem Ford and Jezreel de Jesus both scored 17 points.
The Pirates are 7-9 and are in third place in Section A. The Lions are fifth at 4-8.