{"id":511609,"date":"2026-06-18T09:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/titans-refuse-to-die-with-victory-over-the-giants\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:54:54","slug":"titans-refuse-to-die-with-victory-over-the-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/basketball\/titans-refuse-to-die-with-victory-over-the-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Titans refuse to die with victory over the Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SAN CRIST\u00d3BAL<\/strong>. The Titanes del Sur put on a show on both defense and offense to keep their semifinal aspirations alive by defeating the Gigantes Basketball Club 95 to 80 in a Super Liga LNB Elimination Phase game held this Wednesday at the Sports Center in this city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You might be interested in<\/strong>:<a href=\"http:\/\/Titans refuse to die with win over the Giants     SAN CRIST\u00d3BAL. The Titanes del Sur put on a show on defense and offense to keep their semifinal aspirations alive by defeating the Gigantes Basketball Club 95 to 80 in a Super LNB League Elimination Phase game held this Wednesday at the Sports Center in this city. With the victory, the Titans improved their record to 11-13, while the Giants, who are already qualified, have a 16-8 record. The Southern team shot very well from the field, with 48 percent (33 of 69), and from the three-point arc they converted 14 of 33 attempts, for 48 percent, while the Giants shot 39 percent from the field, and 39 percent from three-point range after hitting six baskets in 21 attempts. The quarters ended 24-14, 32-20, 18-26, 21-26 in favor of the Titans, who relied on the offense of Ricardo Ledo, with 22 points, followed by Luis David Montero, with 19 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists; Diego Col\u00f3n converted 12; Jhonatan Araujo finished with nine points and 11 rebounds, and Richard Bautista finished with six units, five rebounds and eight assists. For the Giants, Francis Fitzgeral scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Charles Brown added 13 points. With a fluid defense and dominance in several aspects of the game, the Titans went into the break with a comfortable 22-point lead (56-34) after outscoring the first half 24-14 and 32-20. In addition to the defense, the Titans shared the ball very well with an 18-4 lead in assists, as well as 24-15 in rebounds and 24-4 in fast breaks. The Southern team shot 54 percent from the field, against 32 percent for the Giants, and also lived off the three-pointer by converting 10 of 18 attempts, for 56 percent, against 27 percent for the team from San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, which converted 3 of 11 three-point shots. This Friday's schedule  The Metros de Santiago will host the Gigantes Basketball Club, at 7:30 at night, at the Gran Arena del Cibao, while the Reales de La Vega will face the H\u00e9roes de Moca as visitors at the Moca 85 indoor arena, starting at 8:00 at night, and the Ca\u00f1eros del Este will play against the Titanes del Sur at the San Crist\u00f3bal Sports Center, at 8:30 at night.  -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &quot;Prensa LNB&quot; group. 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For more options, visit https:\/\/groups.google.com\/d\/optout.\">Luis Montero wins Player of the Week<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the victory, the Titans improved their record to 11-13, while the Giants, who are already qualified, have a record of 16-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South team shot very well from the field, with 48 percent (33 of 69), and from the three-point arc they converted 14 of 33 attempts, for 48 percent, while the Giants shot for 39 percent from the field, and from three-point range, for 39 percent after hitting six baskets in 21 attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partials ended 24-14, 32-20, 18-26, 21-26 in favor of the Titanes, who relied on the offense of Ricardo Ledo, with 22 points, followed by Luis David Montero, with 19 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists; Diego Col\u00f3n scored 12; Jhonatan Araujo finished with nine points and 11 rebounds, and Richard Bautista finished with six units, five rebounds and eight assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Giants, Francis Fitzgeral scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Charles Brown added 13 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a fluid defense and dominance in various aspects of the game, the Titans went into halftime with a comfortable 22-point lead (56-34) after outscoring their opponents 24-14 and 32-20 in the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the defense, the Titans shared the ball very well with an 18-4 assist ratio, as well as 24-15 in rebounds and 24-4 in fast breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South team shot for 54 percent from the field, against 32 for the Giants, and they also lived off the three-pointer by converting 10 of 18 attempts, for 56 percent, against 27 percent for the representative from San Francisco de Macor\u00eds, which converted 3 of 11 three-point shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This Friday&#8217;s schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Metros de Santiago will host the Gigantes Basketball Club at 7:30 p.m. at the Gran Arena del Cibao, while the Reales de La Vega will face the H\u00e9roes de Moca as visitors at the Moca 85 indoor arena starting at 8:00 p.m., and the Ca\u00f1eros del Este will play against the Titanes del Sur at the San Crist\u00f3bal Sports Center at 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN CRIST\u00d3BAL. The Titanes del Sur put on a show on both defense and offense to keep their semifinal aspirations alive by defeating the Gigantes Basketball Club 95 to 80 in a Super Liga LNB Elimination Phase game held this Wednesday at the Sports Center in this city. 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