Day 3: Flamengo wins group, San Martin still has chances of qualifying
QUIBDO (DIRECTV Liga Sudamericana) – Flamengo de Rio de Janiero won the first preliminary group of the DIRECTV Liga Sudamericana 2017 with a 3-0 record after defeating host Cimarrones. San Martin de Corrie
QUIBDO (DIRECTV Liga Sudamericana) – Flamengo de Rio de Janiero won the first preliminary group of the DIRECTV Liga Sudamericana 2017 with a 3-0 record after defeating host Cimarrones. San Martin de Corrientes defeated Hebraica Macabi and still has chances of qualifying into the Semi-Final Phase of the Liga Sudamericana.
Flamengo extended its record to 3-0, after an 80-70 win over Cimarrones. Flamengo captured a slight lead after the first half, but Cimarrones climbed back and took the lead after a 29-11 third quarter. Led offensively by 14 points from Marquinhos, the Rio de Janeiro team dominated the last 10 minutes of the game to take the win and the top position of Group A.
San Martin de Corrientes captured its first win of the Liga Sudamericana with a 74-63 win over Hebraica Macabi, to finish the preliminary group on the third position. A 27-14 last quarter secured the win for San Martin, and the team still has chances of qualifying into the Semi-Final Phase.
.@CSM_Corrientes con victoria 74-63 sobre @Hebraicaymacabi en la última jornada del Grupo A de la #LSB2017.
— Liga de las Américas (@Ligamericas) October 6, 2017
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The two first teams of groups A, B and C, along with the best team that ends in the third place of these three groups, will qualify for the Semi-Finals.
Group B of the DIRECTV Liga Sudamericana will start on Tuesday, October 10 in Montevideo Uruguay, and will feature Quilmes Mar del Plata (Argentina), Pinheiros SP (Brazil), Osorno Basquetbol (Chile) and host Aguada (Uruguay).
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