MEX - Halcones edge out Bucaneros

CAMPECHE (LNBP) – Reigning champions Halcones have made it into the Mexican LNBP South Zone semi-finals after seeing off Bucaneros 3-1.

The Xalapa outfit took the lead thanks to a 113-90 victory in which Samuel Bowie top-scored with 27 points, but Bucaneros surprisingly equalised the tie by winning game two 97-87.

But back-to-back wins in Campeche helped Halcones book a place in the semis.

They won game three 100-80, with 23 points by Victor Avila, while on Wednesday night they claimed a 96-77 win and qualification thanks to Omar Lopez’s 25 points.

Halcones will now meet Panteras after the Aguascalientes-based squad came from two games down to beat Halcones from Veracruz 3-2.

Halcones took the lead by winning the first two games of the series 99-72 and 106-97, but when the tie moved to Aguascalientes things turned around sharply.

Devon Ford, with 35 points and six rebounds, helped Panteras reduce the deficit with a 108-87 triumph in game three.

And Ford was also crucial in game four, as he top-scored with 40 points to help his team win 96-92 and level proceedings.

Finally in game five, played on Wednesday night, Panteras won by two, 97-95, to make the semi-finals.

Cometas, meanwhile, made it into the South Zone semi-finals by defeating La Ola Roja 3-2.
They won game one 79-72, but then La Ola made it all square with an 84-69 win.

Cometas took the lead again by winning Game Three 79-66, but then La Ola hit back once more, with a narrow 71-70 triumph.

But Reggie Fox’s men strode away in game five, winning 90-65 to reach the semis, where they will meet Lechugueros, who eliminated Mayas 3-1.

In Merida, Lechugueros managed to win the decisive game four 81-73 as visitors, with Harold Arceneux contributing 30 points for the winners, backed up by Maurice Riddick’s 23.

Meanwhile, in the North Zone Lobos filled the one remaining semi-final place.

The Coahuila-based side defeated Correcaminos from Victoria 109-88, to win the tie 3-1 and meet Soles, the best team of the regular season (32-4), in the semi-finals.

The other North Zone’s semi-final tie will see Lobos Grises from Durango clash with Correcaminos from Reynosa.

PA Sport