The non-resident Dominican Luis Jacobo hit a shot from the three-point line with 23.4 seconds left in overtime to put the score at 99-95 and then seal the third victory for the club Fernando Plaza Valerio 100-95, with which they eliminated the current champions of the Gregorio Urbano Gilbert Club (GUG), by dominating the Semifinal B series of the 43 Superior Basketball Tournament of Santiago.
Those led by VÃctor Peña dominated the series 3-1 and thus returned to the grand final for the second year and their number 19 in history.
The so-called Red Empire of Plaza Valerio had a trident, which scored 74 points of the 100 scored by the team, led by Juan Guerrero, who made a double-double with 32 points and 14 rebounds and complemented by Oliver GarcÃa with 22 points. and Jean Carlos Quezada with 20 points, GarcÃa conceded five assists and grabbed three rebounds and Quezada completed his double-double with 12 boards, Bryan GarcÃa contributed nine baskets, four rebounds and two assists and Luis Jacobo eight points, five rebounds and three assists, including his valuable last set of three to seal the victory for his team.
The GUG had its best men in Bryan Saviñón and Jaelyn with 24 points each, Johnson grabbed six rebounds and provided assists, Telvin Glass finished with a double-double of 19 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.