The Santiago Metros had six players in double figures in points in the 100-87 victory against Reales de La Vega in the National Basketball League (LNB) match held this Saturday at the Fernando Teruel Sports Center here.
With the victory, the Metros placed their record at 6-6, while winning the private series against the Royals, who appear with a 5-7 record, and lose for the second time in a row.
The Mets’ Brandon Moss put on a show in the fourth quarter with powerful dunks against the Royals’ fragile defense, which was thrashed 35-26 in the fourth quarter.
For the Metros, who broke a four-game losing streak at Fernando Teruel, Brandon Moss scored 23 points with seven rebounds; Orlando Johnson had 21 and six turnovers; Eloy Vargas, 19 points and 12 rebounds; Miguel Dicent contributed 12, Ramón Galoway 11 and Adris de León contributed 11 points, four assists and four rebounds.
“We knew the importance of this match and this victory has been very important in our aspirations,” said De León at the end of the match.
Ángel Delgado, with 25 points and five rebounds, was the best for the Royals, who also had Steven Taylor, with 21 points and seven rebounds; Gelvis Solano, with 15 units, and Rigoberto Mendoza, with 14.
The Mets shot 56 percent from the field to 42 for the Royals, who lost the rebounding battle 35-41, as well as assists 17-22 and points in the paint 32-56.
The quarters ended 17-25, 23-19, 25-17 and 35-26 in favor of the visitors.
The Metros faced difficulty in maintaining the advantages that they billed in the first half, which became one of 12 and another of 11 points. Even so, the Santiago team went into the break with a four-point lead (44-40) after losing the first quarter 17-25 and winning the 23-19.
The Royals did not have offensive support from the bench in the first half, which went blank, while the Metros substitutes contributed to the cause with eight goals in the first two quarters.
games this sunday
The Titans of the National District (7-4) will play at 5:00 in the afternoon against the Indios de San Francisco de Macorís (6-5) at the Mario Ortega, while at 6:00 the Soles of Santo Domingo Este (6-5) will face the Leones de Santo Domingo (7-4) at Club Mauricio Báez.