GUG defeats Pueblo Nuevo and defines the Santiago basketball semifinal – Momento Deportivo RD

Fight for the ball in the match. External source

SANTIAGO. – Gregorio Urbano Gilbert (GUG) defeated Club Pueblo Nuevo with a score of 102-96 and defined the clashes of the semifinal of version 42 of the Baloncesto Superior de Santiago.

Starting next Sunday, the Basketball semifinal will be played between the teams Sameji-GUG, Plaza-Pueblo Nuevo to the best of five, each series.

For GUG that combined five players with double figures Juan Guerrero scored 29 points with 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Gelvis Solano contributed 17 points with 9 assists 2 rebounds, Willy Núñez and Luis Bryan Feliz both with 14 points with 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Juna Miguel Suero who flirted with a tiple – double added 12 points with 10 assists and 9 rebounds.

For Pueblo Nuevo with an offense distributed among six players with double figures Richard Bautista 23 points with 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Ronald Tineo scored 14 points with 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and 3 rebounds, Adonis López and Brandone Francis 10 points each others Players scored the most points at halftime.

Yao Ming’s thousand

Adrís Rodríguez “Yao Ming”, was the subject of a well-deserved tribute. External source.

The lanky player Adrís Rodríguez “Yao Ming” reached a thousand rebounds ÿ he became the ninth player to achieve it in the Superior Basketball of Santiago, also this season he reached a thousand points, being the first player to achieve both figures in the same season and joins five players who have achieved both the thousand rebounds and the points adding 200 assists.

In this exclusive group of the thousand points and rebounds plus the 200 assists in addition to Yao who entered this Wednesday are Tony Marte, Marlon Martínez, José “Bombo Abreu and Jesús “Bocota” Martínez

The half of the game ended 61-52 in favor of Pueblo Nuevo, which combined three players with double figures led by Ronald Tineo and Dixon Oviedo both scored 12 points with 4 assists and 2 rebounds, Amet Gil 11 points including three shots from three, 9 points for Adonis López and 8 for Brandone Francis.

While for GUG Willy Núñez 14 points including 4 shots from three, Juan Guerrero 10 points and 2 rebounds and Gelvis Solano 8 points with 6 rebounds.

The semifinal of version 42 of the Superior Basketball of Santiago begins on Sunday, April 17, starting at four in the afternoon when Sameji – GUG and second Plaza – Pueblo Nuevo face each other, who will play a series to the best of five games.