On a night that will be remembered by all lovers of Dominican basketball, the Bameso club convincingly beat the Mauricio Báez club 81-66, in the seventh and decisive game of the final series of the Superior Basketball Tournament of the National District, held at full house at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto.
Victor Liz, the best player in the entire series was selected Most Valuable Player. He got a total of 38 votes out of a possible 42 from the sports writers specialized in basketball present at the official venue of the event.
The captain of the national team led Bameso’s offense with 20 points, Edward Santana added 19 and grabbed 7 rebounds. Miguel Dicent finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Trahson Burrel finished with 14 points, to complete the quartet of double figures for Bameso. Juan Miguel Suero scored 30 points and Brandone Francis added 18 to lead Mauricio Báez.
Bameso got his third championship. They place their record at 3-0 in series finals in the TBS District. In 2012, Víctor Liz and Edward Santana were also present.
Yoel Feliz won his first district basketball championship. He debuted with victory against an experienced manager such as Julio César Javier del Mauricio Báez.
For the seventh consecutive time in the TBS District, a different champion obtains the title. The last to repeat championships was Bameso in 2011 and 2012.
Edward Santana led Bameso’s offense in the first half with 12 points, Burrel scored 7 points. Liz and Dicent added 6 points each. Juan Miguel Suero scored 15 points in the first 20 minutes of action and Brandone Francis finished with 10. The second quarter favored Bameso 16-9.
In the third quarter Bameso dominated 26-16, including a 16-2 rally, with 2 minutes of action remaining, to put the shares 57-41. In the last quarter, Bameso moved the ball very well to secure the win against a Mauricio who had few alternatives to respond. The fourth period ended tied at 19 points.
Victor Liz injury
During the last period of the game, the player from Santiago, Víctor Liz, from Bameso, suffered a heavy fall, so at the end of it it was necessary to take him to a health center in an ambulance to do the rigorous tests.
The BanReservas Champion Cup was presented by César Cedeño, to whom version 46 of the TBS DN 2022 was dedicated, which was organized by the National District Basketball Association (Abadina), chaired by Colonel (PN) Diego Pesqueira, and The Organizing Committee was headed by Eduardo Sanz Lovatón (Yayo), Director General of Customs (DGA).
Cedeño was accompanied in the delivery by Pesqueira himself, on behalf of Abadina, and Fernando Teruel, general director of TBS DN 2022, who presented the BanReservas Cup to the president of the Bameso club, Alberto Castro, and the team leader Yoel Feliz, among other managers of the champion club, players and members of the coaching staff.