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Demir’s near triple-double helps Rayos overcome Caballeros

Rayos escapes Caballeros

Turkish slot man Alihan Demir delivered the goods in crunch time as Rayos de Hermosillo escaped the gritty Caballeros de Culiacan 80-77 in Wednesday’s CIBACOPA action at the Arena Sonora.

Demir flirted with a triple-double with 21 points, 19 rebounds, and eight assists to help Rayos improve to third in the standings with a 9-5 (win-loss) record.

However, the victory didn’t come easily for Rayos as they found themselves down 49-31 at halftime before cutting the deficit to 15 at the end of the third canto.

Inspired by the home fans, Rayos tightened its defensive screws and pulled off a massive comeback in the fourth, highlighted by a three-pointer from Demir with five minutes left to take a precarious lead.

Caballeros tried to pull off some resistance late, but Rayos managed to answer every basket with one of their own to secure the victory.

Forward Samuel Daniel top-scored for Caballeros with 18 points, nine rebounds, and four assists. With the gut-wrenching defeat, the Caballeros fell to 2-12 in the standings.

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John Carlo A. Villaruel
John Carlo A. Villaruel is an international sports journalist. His work has been published in Fox, Cebu Daily News, VAVEL, and several other publications across North America, Europe, and Asia. John is a huge fan of MLB and basketball and has been writing sports content for the past five years.

John Carlo A. Villaruel is an international sports journalist. His work has been published in Fox, Cebu Daily News, VAVEL, and several other publications across North America, Europe, and Asia. John is a huge fan of MLB and basketball and has been writing sports content for the past five years.

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