MEXICALI (Interstat) — Soles defeated Zacatecas 78-71 on Friday at Auditorio del Estado in a Mexican LNBP game.

Soles trailed 17-17 after the first quarter before outscoring Zacatecas 29-15 in the second to take a 46-32 halftime lead. Zacatecas answered with a 21-12 third quarter, cutting the deficit to 58-53, but Soles held on with a 20-18 fourth.

Romeao Ferguson paced Zacatecas with 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Philip Scrubb led Soles with 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Erik Thomas added 12 points and nine rebounds. Wesley Saunders scored 15 points for Zacatecas, Anyelo Cisneros Sierra had 11 points and nine rebounds, and Jordan Sakho had 11 points and six rebounds for Soles. T.J. Campbell, Joshua Webster and Dragan Apic each scored eight. Lucas Doria added eight points for Zacatecas.

Soles improved to 8-0, while Zacatecas dropped to 6-2. The result completed a two-game sweep for Soles, who won 84-68 over Zacatecas on Thursday.