Caguas thumps Bayamón to even BSN Conference A Finals series

Louis King (23) scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help the Criollos of Caguas beat the Vaqueros of Bayamón and even the National Superior Basketball Conference A Finals at 1-1.

By THE STAR STAFF

The Criollos of Caguas defeated the Vaqueros of Bayamón 88-69 on Sunday night at Roger Mendoza Coliseum in Caguas to even their best-of-seven National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) Conference A Finals at a game apiece.

After the Vaqueros jumped out to a 27-20 first-quarter lead, Caguas rallied in the second period for a three-point halftime lead and then effectively put the game away with a big third quarter.

As a team, the Criollos shot 45.3% from the field and connected on 15 of 37 attempts from the perimeter. The Vaqueros shot 40.3% overall and converted only eight of 25 attempts from long range.

Travis Trice led the Criollos with 26 points (four three-pointers) and seven assists, while Louis King had 24 points and nine rebounds.

Jassel Pérez led the Vaqueros with 15 points and five rebounds, and Damian Jones contributed 13 points.