Cañeros defeat Gigantes in SFM: Colomé scores winning three-pointer in LNB

Este’s Cañeros Defeat Cibao’s Gigantes in Exciting LNB Game

SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORÍS – In an encounter full of emotions, the Cañeros de Este achieved a crucial victory over the Gigantes del Cibao with a final score of 105-100 in the Mario Ortega pavilion, within the framework of the LNB Super League. Lazar Lugic led the Cañeros’ offense with 27 points, while Yeison Colomé became the hero of the match by scoring the decisive three-pointer. Colomé’s performance was complemented by 18 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Marvin Smith Jr. also had an outstanding performance, contributing 19 points, and Eusebio Suero added 18 units to the Cañeros’ score.

Los Cañeros demonstrated their ability to react and play as a team to secure the victory.
Alofoke Deportes

For the Giants, Luismal Ferreiras was the key figure with 34 points and 16 rebounds. Charles Brown Jr. contributed 23 points and 7 assists, and Francis King Fitzgerald scored 15 points. The game remained close, with the Giants showing strong resistance. After an outstanding third quarter, the Sugar Cane Growers maintained the intensity in the final period. Smith Jr. scored a three-pointer that extended the lead to 10 points (96-86) with 6:19 left. The Giants responded, closing in to a point (100-99) with a basket by Ferreiras at 1:25 remaining. However, Colomé secured the victory for the Cañeros with a crucial three-pointer at 23.9 seconds left, leaving the score 103-100. The key to the Cañeros’ success was their excellent performance from the three-point line, with 22 of 43 successful attempts, a 51% effectiveness. Lugic led with 5 of 6 three-pointers, while Smith Jr. and Suero also contributed significantly. In the first quarter, Brown Jr. and Ferreiras stood out for the Giants, scoring 13 and 10 points respectively. Lugic led the Cañeros with 13 points in the same period. The Giants managed to have an 11-point lead on several occasions. In the second quarter, the Giants’ lead extended to 43-26, but the Cañeros closed in, although Brown Jr. responded with another three-pointer that extended the home team’s lead to 58-47. At the end of the first half, the score was 63-52 in favor of the Giants. Brown Jr. was the most outstanding player in the first 20 minutes with 20 points, followed by Ferreiras with 14 points and 7 rebounds. Lugic and Smith Jr. also had good performances for the Cañeros. In the third quarter, the Cañeros focused on a solid defense that limited the Giants to only 14 points. Colomé put the Cañeros ahead (75-73) and they maintained control, closing the third period with an 81-77 lead. The partial scores of the match were 26-35, 26-28, 29-14 and 24-23, showing the intensity and variability of the game.