Bryan Martínez led the 83-77 victory of the Cañeros del Este over the Metros of Santiago in a game of the LNB Super League held this Saturday at the Multiuso Leo Tavarez in this city.
With the victory, the Cañeros won the particular series against the Metros 2-0, while maintaining the unbeaten record at home at 5-0 and putting their overall record at 6-3. The first game was won by the Cañeros 110-108 in Santiago on the 10th of this month.
The Mets, who are 1-8, lost for the seventh straight time and are 1-4 on the road.
Los Cañeros took the victory by starring in a 15-3 run in the first 5:40 of the last quarter that allowed them to take a nine-point advantage (72-63).
Two free throws by Jean Karlo Iciano with 1:26 to play brought the Metros closer to four points (75-71), but a three-point shot by Orlando Sánchez once again increased the lead to seven points (78-71 with 1 :12 on the clock.
The quarters ended 21-18, 18-16, 26-18 and 26-17 in favor of the Cañeros, who shot for 42 percent from the field against 44.3 for the Metros, who lost the rebounding battle 39-47 , as well as 15-21 assists.
The best scorers for the Cañeros were Martínez, with 26 points and 10 rebounds; Cornelius Hudson, with 17 points and nine rebounds; Tyree Crump, with 12 points and eight rebounds, and Jeff Allen, with 12 points and seven rebounds.
For the Mets, Emmit Williams had 20 points with seven rebounds; rookie Keron DeShields had 16 points, Bryan Mendez finished with 14 points and Jean Karlo Iciano finished with 14 points.
The Metros turned the score around in the third quarter, right in the first 5:16, when they completed a 16-9 run to go ahead 50-48. The period favored the visitors 26-18.
Los Cañeros dominated the first two quarters 21-18, 18-16 to go into the break with a five-point advantage (39-34), after an effective defensive execution.
The homeowners dominated the rebounds 27-19, as well as the assists 11-5, but the Metros shot better with 40.5 percent from the field, compared to 38.9 for the Cañeros.