CAROLINA, Puerto Rico (Interstat) — Caguas defeated Carolina 95-87 on Tuesday night in a Puerto Rican BSN game. Caguas seized control early, outscoring Carolina 28-17 in the first quarter. Carolina trimmed the deficit to 50-40 by halftime with a 23-22 second quarter and pulled within six points after a 25-21 third. Caguas closed with a 24-22 fourth to secure the victory.

Jaylen Nowell led Carolina with 26 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Hunter Tyson scored 17 points with six rebounds. Scottie James added 14 points, eight rebounds, two assists and a block. Tremont Waters had 10 points and nine assists. Josh Denton paced Caguas with 11 points, one rebound and one assist.

Caguas improved to 18-9 with the win, while Carolina fell to 15-11. The teams split their three previous meetings this season, with Carolina winning 98-93 on May 18 and 103-101 on April 18, and Caguas winning 97-91 on May 1.