Lazar Lugic scored 22 points and Angel Chalas 20 to lead the Cañeros del Este to a 96-88 victory over the Soles del Este, in a game held at the Eleoncio Mercedes Sports Center corresponding to the LNB Super League.
Lugic added 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks for the Cañeros (3-4), while Chalas shot 6 for 7, both from the field and from the foul line. Eusebio Suero added 15 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, and Rafail Lanaras 10 in scoring and 4 assists.
For the Soles (1-4), Terry Larrier had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Jonathan Bello contributed 18 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and Jean Carlos Quezada 17 points and 9 rebounds.
Lugic defines
the crash
Lugic was the one who put the definition to the match. Six points in a row, including a three-pointer with 1:39 left, distanced the Cañeros 90-83. The great defensive work of the Cañeros also helped. After conceding a triple to Elías Solimán, with 7:04, the Romanians limited the Soles to only 5 points in the next five and a half minutes.
The Cañeros dominated the first quarter 22-19, led by a Suero who did everything, scoring 5 points and adding 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. Quezada stood out for the Soles by getting 9 units.
The Romanenses’ lead increased to 29-20 with 7:57 of the second quarter, but the Soles went ahead when Bello hit a three-pointer with 4:32 that made the game 36-35. With 0:42 left, Lanaras made a three-pointer and put the Orange team ahead 48-47. This is how the first half went.
