On the eleventh date that began the fifth week of the Panamanian Basketball League (LPB); It was based in the gymnasium of the Yappy Park Sports Complex in Brisas del Golf.
Atlético Nacional of the National Police of Panama scores its fourth victory of the campaign, by a score of 83 to 66 over the Union Scorpions quintet.
The representatives of the National Police of Panama dominated the first three quarters (69/41), taking a lead of twenty-eight points; The Union Scorpions youth team scored eleven goals in the last stretch (14/25); Thus, Atlético Nacional achieved its fourth victory by score of 83 to 66 against Union Scorpions.
The best offensive players for Atlético Nacional were Adalberto Rojas with a double-double, he contributed 23 points, he was the leader under the boards with thirteen rebounds, nine were defensive, one assist, five turnovers, one steal, he scored two blocks and three personal fouls; Alexander Pile with 13 points, captured nine rebounds, five were offensive; He gave six assists, one turnover, recovered the ball twice and made two fouls; The Costa Rican reinforcement also scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds, four defensive; three assists, two losses, four steals, three personal fouls and point guard Gonzalo Ortiz Jr. scored 9, two rebounds, two assists, four losses, one steal and three fouls.
Point guard Luis Poyatos was the most outstanding for Union Scorpions with 24 points, five rebounds, three were offensive; He had five assists, four turnovers, two steals and one foul; followed by Johnny Murillo with 23 points, four rebounds, three were defensive; three assists, four turnovers, two steals, one block, one foul and Christopher Brathwaite with 7 points, two rebounds, one assist and two turnovers.
The current leaders of the general table, Toros de Chiriquí achieved their sixth victory of the season by a score of 70 to 64 against Club Deportivo Panteras.
The highland representatives dominated the first half of the match, taking a lead of nineteen points (45/26); Club Deportivo Panteras tried to come back and could only score thirteen points (38/25); In the end the difference was only six points (70/64) and they were down by thirty-three in the first half of the game.
The most outstanding for those from “El Valle de la Luna” were Amílcar Sánchez with 19 points, four rebounds, two assists, two losses and two personal fouls; American reinforcement Gregory Clay Foster contributed 17 points, three rebounds, all defensive; He gave three assists, one turnover, two steals, one block, two fouls and point guard Guillermo Navarro with 13 points, three rebounds, two defensively; four assists, two turnovers, four steals and three personal fouls.
Puerto Rican reinforcement Jorge Matos was the best offensive player for Club Deportivo Panteras with 23 points, he was the leader in rebounds with nine, all of them were defensive; three assists, two turnovers, recovered the ball three times and four fouls; accompanied by Randal Aguilar with 13 points, a steal, a foul and Sierra Leone reinforcement Sitah Conteh finished with 11 points, captured four rebounds, three were defensive; four losses and three thefts.
Table of positions at the end of the eleventh day, at the beginning of the fifth week of the LPB:
Chiriquí Bulls 6-1
Dragons of Don Bosco 5-2
Columbus Road Runner 4-2
Atlético Nacional 4-3
Panteras Sports Club 1-6
Union Scorpions 0-6
The twelfth day of the LPB will be played today, Friday, November 8 at 9:00 p.m., Atlético Nacional (4-3) visits Correcaminos de Colón (4-2); at the Teófilo “Panamá” Al Brown Arena on the Atlantic Coast.
