They say that the third time is the charm, but this third meeting of the season between the Indios de Mayagüez and Piratas de Quebradillas was no different from the first two: both teams fought a close battle from the beginning, and the game was decided by less than five points. On this occasion, it was the Pirates who came out with the victory, 84-83, making this the second game between the two decided by one point, and the second in a row that Quebradillas won.
This third challenge seemed to be different as Mayagüez started up 14-5, but the Pirates responded with a 10-0 run to take a lead by one at the end of the first period. Neither team managed to create separation from that point, reaching 3:30 of the game tied at 71. At that time, two pairs of free throws by Tai Odiase (12 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks) put the Pirates up by four , and a basket by Emmanuel Mudiay (23 points, five rebounds, four assists) kept them with that lead with 45 seconds left.
However, with 5.8 seconds left, Wilo Cruz only made one of two free throws that gave life to the Indians, but Isaiah Piñeiro fouled Milton Doyle (17 points, four assists) to avoid the tying triple, and two throws More frees from Piñeiro ensured the pirate victory.
Source: BSN
2024-05-24 18:40:54
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