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Basketball. The Barranquilla quintet won the series 3-0
By Luis Guerra Salcedo (@lfguerra04)
Titanes de Barranquilla defeated the Caribbean Storm from San Andrés 97-74, at the Elías Chegwin Coliseum, and is champion of the Colombian Basketball League for the seventh time.
Knowing the complexity of the rival, the Barranquilla quintet did not want to allow the visit to gain confidence and from the first quarter led the way, winning 20-17.
Although the shot from three was not an accurate weapon for the Titans, who shot for 26%, in rebounds they won by 49 to 41 and the team play was noted with 25 assists.
In the last quarter, the difference sealed the third game of the finals and Soren de Luque’s 22 points and eight rebounds made him the figure of the night.
Panamanian Ernesto Oglivie contributed 19 points and Puerto Rican Jonathan Rodríguez added 18 more points.
In this way, those led by Tomás Díaz sealed their seventh consecutive title in Colombian basketball and it is the second time they have certified the trophy at home.
In addition, Titanes is the quintet most times champion of Colombian basketball, ending the tie with Búcaros.
It should be noted that Jonathan Rodríguez was chosen the most valuable in the League and Soren de Luque the most important in the finals.
