José Familia got a basket with 10 seconds remaining that was decisive for the Soles de Santo Domingo Este to beat the Metros de Santiago 89-88, in a game held at the Oscar Gobaira Arena corresponding to the National Basketball League (LNB).
Entering the last 15 seconds, the Soles were down by 1 (87-88) and the ball was in the hands of Gerardo Suero, who missed a mid-range shot, but Familia rebounded the ball, scored two to give his team the lead. equipment.
The Metros had the opportunity to rule in their favor, but Orlando Johnson missed a mid-range shot near the free throw line, against a great defense by Julio César Javier’s men.
With the win, the Suns improved to 6-5, while the Mets dropped to 5-6.
Suero led the winners with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, while Waverly Austin chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. Anyeuri Castillo finished with 16 points and Familia had 6 in 15:17 minutes off the bench.
For the Metros, Eloy Vargas had a monster performance of 36 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 15-for-23 from the field. Brandon Moss left with 16 points and Johnson had 15.
The Suns shot 56 percent from the field to the Mets’ 48 percent. They won 39-36 rebounds, 26-25 assists and 17-6 scoring off the bench. In triples they were 15-7 (46%), against 17-6 (35%) of the locals.
With an “old-fashioned three” play, Vargas put the Metros up 21-7 with 5:18 left in the first quarter. The partial ended 28-17 in favor of the Metros, with Vargas as the main figure by getting 10 units.
Led by Austin, the Suns went on a 12-0 run to tie it at 33-33 with 5:15 left in the second quarter. Then the greens went up 36-35 with 4:32, after a triple by Castillo. From then on, Vargas imposed his strength and the first half was 45-42 in favor of the Cibaeños.
Vargas scored 20 and grabbed 5 rebounds for the Mets in the first 20 minutes, while Johnson added 10 points and Moss 8. Austin led the Suns with 10 points, who also had contributions from Castillo, Timmy Bond and Rayner Moquete with 7 each. one.
The first part of the third quarter was well fought, until a 9-2 run put the Mets ahead 65-57 with 2:51. Vargas added 7 more points in that quarter and the scoreboard marked 69-63 after 30 minutes of action.
The quarters ended 17-28, 25-17, 21-24 and 26-19 for the Suns.
games this friday
The Titans of the National District (6-4) and the Cañeros del Este (3-7) will collide at 7:00 p.m. in the multipurpose Leo Tavárez de Higüey, while at 8:00 the Reales de La Vega ( 5-5) will play against the Leones de Santo Domingo (6-4) at Club Mauricio Báez.
