AGUADA, Puerto Rico (Interstat) — Gary Browne fell three rebounds shy of a triple-double, finishing with 17 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds Thursday night to power the Bayamon Vaqueros to a 96-79 victory over the Aguada Santeros in a Puerto Rican BSN game at Coliseo de Aguada.

Bayamon improved to 6-1, while Aguada fell to 2-1. The Vaqueros used a decisive 28-point third quarter to pull away after leading 44-42 at halftime. Javier Mojica led all scorers with 21 points for Bayamon. Antonio Ralat paced Aguada with 16 points.

Browne, the Trujillo Alto native, has been instrumental in Bayamon’s strong start, averaging 15 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists over his last three games. The Vaqueros’ offense was efficient throughout, scoring at least 20 points in every quarter.