Marinos rally past Spartans 86‑84 in SLB
PUERTO LA CRUZ, Venezuela (Interstat) — Malik Dime had 16 points and 20 rebounds as Anzoátegui beat Car. Spartans 86-84 on Thursday night at Luis Ramos de Puerto La Cruz. K.J. McDaniels scored 23 points with eight rebounds and four assists for the Marinos, who improved to 16-11. The Marinos trailed 71-58 after three quarters before outscoring the Spartans 28-13 in the fourth. The Spartans led by as many as 13 points in the third quarter. Gregory Vargas added 12 points and three assists. Carlos Fulda scored 13. For Car. Spartans, Juan Miguel Suero scored 22 points. Michael Carrera had 16. Richard Bautista Caba had 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Jhery Matos scored nine points with five rebounds. Windi Graterol and Jose Sojo each scored six. Car. Spartans dropped to 17-11. Dime’s 20 rebounds were a game high. Anzoátegui has now won five of six meetings this season. Dime averaged 12.3 points and 11.3 rebounds in his last three games. The game featured six lead changes.