JEREZ DE GARCÍA SALINAS, Mexico (Interstat) — Zacatecas defeated Leon 90-78 on Thursday at Marcelino Gonzalez. Zacatecas led after one quarter but trailed at halftime and after three before using a 31-point fourth to pull away. Leon led 49-41 at halftime and 64-59 after three quarters. Leon scored 18 in the first, 31 in the second, 15 in the third and 14 in the fourth. Zacatecas scored 24 in the first, 17 in the second, 18 in the third and 31 in the fourth. Tavario Miller, a 6-foot-8, 227-pound forward from Long Island, Bahamas, and former Texas A&M player, contributed for Zacatecas. Romeao Ferguson, Daishon Smith, Joaquin Valinotti, Angelo Cisneros and K. Goncalves also contributed for Zacatecas. Deion Mcclenton, Giovanni Santiago, Alahjan Banks and Justin Winston led Leon. The Abejas dropped to 5-12 with the loss. The Mineros improved to 11-6. The teams will meet again in Zacatecas for the rematch.