SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Interstat) — Angel Matias recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Santurce Cangrejeros defeated the Arecibo Capitanes 114-92 on Monday night at Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum.

Santurce built a 35-21 lead after the first quarter and extended it to 64-49 at halftime behind 29 points in the second period. The Cangrejeros added 34 points in the third quarter to take a 98-70 advantage into the fourth, where Arecibo outscored them 22-16 but could not overcome the deficit.

Malachi Smith led Arecibo with 24 points and six assists. Jonathan Zhao Olmos added 22 points. Xavier Zambrana contributed 20 points for Santurce, and Devon Collier added 16 points.

Santurce improved to 17-14 while Arecibo dropped to 17-16.