Santurce Cangrejeros defeat Carolina 96‑95 at home
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Interstat) — The Santurce Cangrejeros edged the Carolina Giants 96-95 on Monday night at Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in a BSN matchup. Santurce improved to 14-13, while Carolina fell to 17-13.
The Cangrejeros led 28-22 after the first quarter and 52-47 at halftime. Carolina outscored Santurce 28-20 in the third to take a 75-72 lead, but Santurce answered with a 24-20 fourth quarter to secure the victory.
Jaylen Nowell led all scorers with 28 points for Carolina. Tremont Waters added 21 points and eight assists, and Hunter Tyson scored 21 points with seven rebounds. George Conditt grabbed 11 rebounds. For Santurce, Ian Clark contributed eight points and four assists.
The teams split their season series, with Carolina winning in overtime 94-84 on Saturday and Santurce winning by one point in their previous meeting June 13.