The Bayamón Cowboys are the 2020 champions of the BSN

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The Bayamón Cowboys won the National Basketball Superior Championship (BSN) on Thursday after defeating the Pirates of Quebradillas 84-75 in the third game of the final series, ending a tournament that ended in a ‘bubble’ format – no fans – at the Wydham Grand River Sea hotel on the Grand River.

This is the fifteenth title in the history of the Texan franchise, The first in 11 years, to break a tie with Atlético de San Germán and Leones de Ponce as the teams with more sceptres in the history of the league.

Bayamón, acquired this year by Major League receiver Yadier Molina, returned to the top of the BSN in an atypical season, stopped for eight months due to the COVID-19 pandemic and shortened with a resumption on November 3 in the luxurious inn, at a cost of $ 4,700,000.

A month and a half of action in a closed controlled with health measures, the Cowboys celebrated with each other, without the company of fans who would have run to the board of the Colosseum Rubén Rodríguez to celebrate with his quintet.

Bayamón finished second in the regular season (7-5) despite being affected by a coronavirus outbreak in his ranks before entering the ‘bubble’. They eliminated the Captains of Arecibo in two games in the quarterfinals and went to the limit with the Mets de Guaynabo in the semifinals before seeing the leaders of the tournament.

Javier Mojica, who was with the Cowboys in the 2009 title, was his best scorer of the match with 30 points. Ysmael Romero and Kristian Doolittle finished with 14 points each and Ángel Rodríguez, on his return to the team since 2018 and named the Most Valuable Player of the final, handed out 12 assists with 11 points.

  • The Bayamón Cowboys won the BSN championship on Thursday after sweeping the Quebradillas Pirates in three games. It was the fifteenth in the history of the franchise and the first in 11 years.

    The Bayamón Cowboys won the BSN championship on Thursday after sweeping the Quebradillas Pirates in three games. It was the fifteenth in the history of the franchise and the first in 11 years. (BSN)

  • Javier Mojica, pictured celebrating with the championship shirt, scored 30 points in the match.

    Javier Mojica, pictured celebrating with the championship shirt, scored 30 points in the match. (BSN)

  • Leader Nelson Colom embraces Javier Mojica after securing the championship victory.

    Leader Nelson Colom embraces Javier Mojica after securing the championship victory. (BSN)

  • The Cuban Ysmael Celebro celebrates with Javier Mojica the cowboy triumph.

    The Cuban Ysmael Celebro celebrates with Javier Mojica the cowboy triumph. (BSN)

  • The owner Ángel Rodríguez loads with the trophy of the Most Valuable Player of the end.

    The owner Ángel Rodríguez loads with the trophy of the Most Valuable Player of the end. (BSN)

  • Benito Santiago Jr. kisses the championship trophy.

    Benito Santiago Jr. kisses the championship trophy. (BSN)

  • The Cowboys celebrate prior to the start of the award ceremony.

    The Cowboys celebrate prior to the start of the award ceremony. (BSN)

  • Yadier Molina, representative of the Bayamón Cowboys, lifts the BSN trophy.

    Yadier Molina, representative of the Bayamón Cowboys, lifts the BSN trophy. (BSN)

  • Molina, receiver of the Major Leagues, acquired all the shares of the Cowboys last October.

    Molina, receiver of the Major Leagues, acquired all the shares of the Cowboys last October. (BSN)

“All the glory is from God. Very happy with my family and my friends who always helped me. Very happy with this franchise and team. We are united in difficult times. Everything we wanted to win and was given to us. This will not be the first and we will go for more “, expressed Rodriguez during the television broadcast of WAPA Sports.

For the Pirates, those who did not have Alexander Franklin for the third injury clash, Mark Lyons was the best with 22 points and Lamar Petterson added 21 units.

Bayamón had just lost the 2018 final against the captains of Arecibo and the semifinals in 2019 against the Lions of Ponce under the direction of Nelson Colom, who won his third championship with coach.

“It has been very big and special of this opportunity that we have swum. Despite the negative things, we put all the positive first and gave ourselves the opportunity as a group and brothers. We celebrate the 15th of Bayamón. The bubble we it gave us the opportunity to be a family. It has been a great sacrifice and it has been great what we have achieved, “Colom told the television broadcast.

As happened throughout the series, Bayamón dominated the start of the third clash and won the first half 40-35 after hitting nine triples.

Cornered on a wall, leader Eddie Casiano and the Pirates tried their best, with staff available, to put themselves in play. They came close on the scoreboard by three points on several occasions in the third quarter but Bayamón took off again thanks to 11 points from Mojica.

In the last ten minutes, another effort from Quebradillas brought them closer to five goals but the championship was for the Cowboys, who did not lose concentration and sealed the victory with an 8-0 run, crowned with an explosive Donqueo by Ysmael Romero.

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