Hapoel Jerusalem holds off Miraflores in Burgos road thriller
BURGOS, Spain (Interstat) — Kenneth Lofton scored 28 points and grabbed six rebounds, leading visiting Hapoel Jerusalem to an 85-84 victory over home side Miraflores on Wednesday at Polideportivo El Plantio. Hapoel Jerusalem improved to 6-0. Miraflores fell to 2-4. Devontae Cacok added 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists for Hapoel Jerusalem, while Jaleen Smith had 13 points, two rebounds and nine assists. Sekou Doumbouya had 15 points, three rebounds and four assists. Joaquin Taboada scored 20 points and grabbed one rebound. Christian Sengfelder scored 15 points and grabbed one rebound, DJ Steward had 13 points and two assists, Shake Milton chipped in seven points and four rebounds for Hapoel Jerusalem, Ziga Samar had five points, three rebounds and five assists, and Chase Audige contributed four points and four assists. Hapoel Jerusalem made 9 of 26 3-pointers and 16 of 17 free throws. Hapoel Jerusalem had 15 offensive rebounds to Miraflores’ six and committed 13 turnovers to Miraflores’ nine. Miraflores shot 6 of 23 from beyond the arc and 20 of 24 from the line.