Titans of Barranquilla climbed to first place in the Professional Basketball League by defeating 78-68 Maroons of Chocó, in the second game of the series played on Wednesday at the Elías Chegwin Coliseum.
In this way, the Baranquillero quintet, with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses, is the new leader with 10 points, followed by Búcaros of Bucaramanga, who is 9, and Caribbean Storm, which has 8 and is the only undefeated team in the championship.
Titanes, who had beaten Cimarrones 80-71 on Tuesday, had the captain Soren De Luque to your best unit. Samario reported with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
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They followed him in effectiveness Jesus Medina, also with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and the Mexican Fabián Jaimes, with 9 points, 7 rebounds and two assists.
For the Chocoano team, the most outstanding player was Miguel Fernandez, who scored 18 points, with 6 rebounds and an assist.
Titanes had trailed at halftime 40-36, but in the third quarter, with a production of 28 points, they turned the score around (64-53) and managed to maintain the lead until the end.
The next two Titanes games will be on Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16, when they will receive in Barranquilla Bulls of the Valley.
