PUERTO PLATA. Richard Bautista had a great debut, leading the victory of the Titanes del Sur 76-74 over the Marineros de Puerto Plata in a regular season game of the LNB Super League held this Sunday at the Fabio Rafael González Sports Center in this city.
Bautista was decisive with 19 points for the Titans, who put their record at 6-8, with two dates to play, while the Mariners, who have 7-8, were left at the gates of qualification.
With 10 seconds left to play, the Mariners had the opportunity to take the lead with a three-pointer or tie the game, but they missed both attempts as the clock expired with the score 74-76.
The low free throw effectiveness, missing 16 attempts (21 of 37) was a factor in the adverse result for the Puerto Plata team.
The partials ended 22-23, 22-14, 19-22 and 13-15 in favor of the Titans, who also had the contribution of Shawn Williams, with 10 points, and Jhonatan Araujo, with nine points and eight rebounds.
For the Mariners, who shot for 40 percent from the field, with 45 rebounds and 11 assists, Anderson García scored 18 points with 14 rebounds; Luis Feliz achieved 14 with seven rebounds, and Emmanuel Omogbo finished with 10 units.
The Titans shot from the field for 39 percent (27-69), with 34 rebounds, 11 assists and 71 percent on free throws (12 of 17).
The Titans took good advantage of Emmanuel Omogbo’s absence due to personal fouls to take control of the game in the first half, which they won by seven points (44-37).
Despite finishing ahead by one point (23-22) in the first period, the Mariners faced difficulty converting baskets, shooting for 31 percent (10 of 32), and from three-point range, they only converted two shots in 14 attempts, for 14 percent.
The Titans shot 52 percent from the field, hitting 17 baskets in 33 attempts, and from three-point range they converted 8 of 15 attempts, for 53 percent.
Matches this Tuesday
The LNB Super League has no activity this Monday, but will return on Tuesday when the Metros receive the Marineros de Puerto Plata at 8:00 pm, in the Gran Arena Oscar Gobaira, and the Titanes del Sur visit the Soles del Este in the Rolando Ramírez covered court of San Pedro de Macorís, at 8:30 pm.
