Impressive second round Deers Basketball in the Tournament Cibacopaand with last night's 105-101 victory over Jalisco Astrosthey have seven wins in a row to be leaders and have practically their ticket to the next phase.
Venados won the series at home in the Lobodome and much had to do with the contribution in the first two quarters of Jeff Ledbetter and Ruan Michel Márquez, who finished with 11 points each.
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Additionally, Ledbetter had six assists and Márquez had seven rebounds.
The first two periods were for Venados by partials of 16-18 and 28-23. They went to rest with a 13-point advantage when the score remained 54-41.
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Second part
In periods two, three and four, Jalisco wanted to react with the good performance of Lance Thomas, and although they lost the third period by 29-27, in the last period they managed to tie the game 94-94 with 2 minutes and 44 seconds left.
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Ledbetter decides
Ledbetter's basket gave Venados the advantage again to triumph, even though in the last period they were outscored 22-32.
For Venados, Ledbetter finished with 28 points, followed by Kenny Dawkins, with 18.
For the Astros, Kavell Williams, with 20 points, and Jordan Loveridge, with 19.
Tomorrow and Saturday, Venados will visit Zonkeys de Tijuana in a duel scheduled at 9:00 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. respectively.
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