Titans of Barranquilla added its third victory in the Professional Basketball League by defeating 80-71 Chocó maroonsin a game that marked the home debut this season of the team led by Tomás Díaz.
At the beginning of the game, Titanes stood out for their effectiveness in long-distance shots, while Chocó dominated the paint with their physical play and rebounds. The first quarter ended with a score of 22–16 in favor of the home quintet.
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Cimarrones had flashes of good offense that made their team quickly return to the game and even take the lead on the scoreboard, Titanes did not let this happen for any longer, as the players managed to turn on again from long distance to recover their advantage and go 43-37 at halftime.
The third quarter was huge. Coliseum attendees Elias Chegwin They experienced a fairly offensive game on the part of both squads thanks to consecutive long-distance shots. Titanes continued to maintain the advantage, but those from Chocó reduced the difference to one point (58-57).
With a start to the last quarter full of errors on the part of both teams, losses and bad shots came, something that meant that the advantage did not expand for either of them, with constant changes of pace, but as the game approached In the end, the home team developed their scoring capacity, each possession became crucial and the players showed nerves of steel under pressure.
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In the final minutes, Titanes managed to maintain their advantage and secure the victory by a score of 80-71.
For Titans he stood out Soren De Luque with 21 points and 17 rebounds.
The second game of this series will be played this Wednesday starting at 7:40 pm at the Elías Chegwin.
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