Venados Basketball defeats Los Ángeles to close the gap in the Cibacopa play off

Deers Basketball he shined at home in the Lobodome and overwhelmed 112-93 at Angels of Mexico City to get closer to 1-2 in the series play off on the Pacific Coast Basketball Circuit (Cibacopa).

Tomorrow, Tuesday, at 8:15 p.m., Venados will try to match the scheduled series to win four of seven duels.

Start of the game
When the first quarter was played, both teams did not give in and proof of this is that they finished tied 29-29.

In the first 8 minutes no one could get away with more than two points.
The home team had the largest advantage of three points when they went up 13-10 with 6 minutes left thanks to a basket by Jeff Ledbetter.

With 40 minutes left in the period, Ángeles went up 17-15 with a two-point basket by Jhonny Hughes.

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When it seemed that Venados was pocketing the period, Vander Blue came and with his triple tied it 29-29.

Second period
Venados came out determined to take advantage and achieved their goal by having a nine-point lead (50-41) 9 minutes before halftime.

Robert Whitfield, Kenny Dawkins, Terrence Thompson and Ruan Márquez had a lot to do with the reaction of Venados, who not only scored, but also won rebounds.
Venados won the period 54-43 to go into halftime with an 11-point lead.

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Last two periods
At the beginning of the third period, Venados was more accurate in its shots and by going up 15-6 with 5 minutes left, the locals were already 16 points ahead.

Ledbetter, with six made three-point shots and added to Thompson’s baskets, made the capital’s team look bad.

The period ended 33-27 for the Mazatlans.
In the last quarter it was more disputed and ended 25-23 for those from the port.

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For Venados, Jeff Ledbetter excelled with 39 points, 11 three-pointers made and nine assists. His teammates Ruan Márquez, with 15 points, and Terrence Thompson, with 13.
For the Angels, Stephaun Branch with 24 points; Johnny Hughes, with 20, and Vander Lee Blue, with 12.

Graduated from the Bachelor of Communication Sciences at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa from the 1991-1996 generation. He began journalism in 1996, in the now defunct newspaper El Sol del Pacífíco. He started covering the police section and three months later he was transferred to the sports section where he remained for 28 uninterrupted years. When the newspaper EL DEBATE arrived in Mazatlán in 2000, he joined as a sports reporter and today serves as editor and state sports coordinator. He has covered the Caribbean Series, finals of the Mexican Pacific League, Marathons, triathlons, Motorcycle Week, Independence Relays, as well as the games of the home team, the Venados de Mazatlán, in baseball, and Mazatlán FC, in soccer. . Because of his expertise, he covers and writes about all sports.

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