Wednesday's games

Game 17: Avalon Runners 34, Torrimar 27
    The Runners fell behind, 13-3, after the opening quarter, but rallied for the victory behind Laron Owens with 11 points and Karon Owens with eight tallies. Torimar, which scored only 10 second-half points, got eight points from Sebastian Serrano.

Game 18: Bayamon ABB 63, St. Thomas 59 (2 OT)
    ABB hit 28 of 31 at the foul line and had three double-figure scorers in the double-overtime win, as Kaleb Diaz tallied 16 points, Joseph Whatts added 12 points and Yamil Rodriguez notched 11. The Jaguars had four in double figures, including Jourdyn Rawlins (17 points), Shakeen Sackey (13), De'Shamoi Greaves (13) and Jahsief Benjamin (12).

Game 19: Philly All-Stars 55, Naranjito 36
    Ballance was the key for the All-Stars, as Kyle Garrison scored 11 points, Amir Williams added nine and Niaire Poplar chipped in eight. Naranjito, which trailed, 16-2, after one quarter, got 16 points from Jedniel Santiago.

Game 20: Homewood 44, Chicago Heights 19
     Homewood gained a scoring advantage in every quarter, and prevailed over its crosstown rival, as Josiah Palmer scored 11 points and Brandon Brewer added 10 points and nine rebounds. The Streaks got four points each from  Willie Finch, Ray Austin and Xavier Thomas.

Game 21: Solo Pirates 52, Arecibo Capitanes 36
     Manuel Santiago scored all of his team-high 11 points in the first quarter, but it was Solo that advanced to the consolation title game behind 15 points from Gemonte Galloway and 11 points by Alex Knight.

Game 22: Ponce Lomas 51, Robert Taylor 50 (semis)
    Wilber Alvarado scored as the buzzer sounded to send Lomas to its first title contest after Robert Taylor's Charles Doyle had hit two free throws to give the Panthers a one-point lead with 4.5 seconds remaining. Ponce pulled it off without a double-digit scorer, as Sebastian Orama scored nine points and Fernando Gonzalez and Julius Figueroa each added seven points. Terrance Ford tallied 13 points and Desmon Dunn 10 to lead Robert Taylor.

Game 23: Chi-Town NBN 41, Bucaplaa 38
    Josh Summage scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth period and Ismael Habib added 10 points to propel Chi-Town to the consolation title contest. Bucaplaa got twin 12-point showings by David Torres and Tayron Garcia.

Game 24: Ponce Constancia 49, Marquette Best 41 (semis)
    Victor Lopez scored 18 points to send Constancia to its first title contest since 2010, where it will meet crosstown rival Ponce Lomas on Thursday at 2 p.m. Sebastian Lezcano added seven points for Constancia, which had a scoring advantage in all four quarters. Damarco Minor scored 11 points to lead the Best, which was denied a second straight visit to the title contest.

Game 25: Naranjito 42, Torrimar 30 (15th Place)
     Jedniel Santiago scored 11 points, including eight in the opening quarter, to lead Naranjito to 15th place. A 13-2 margin in the second quarter told the tale. Jose Rivera notched a team-high 15 points to pace Torrimar.

Game 26: St. Thomas, VI 46, Chicago Heights 22 (7th Place)
    A balanced Jaguar attack was led by Jahsief Benjamin with nine points, Desjamoi Greaves with eight and Shakeen Sackey with seven. Chicago Heights, outscored 18-5 in the final stanza, got nine points from Ray Austin.

Game 27: Philly All-Stars 50, Avalon Runners 44 (13th Place)
    The All-Stars captured 13th place behind Naiare Poplar with 13 points and Tamir Powell with 10 markers. The Runners got a game-high 21 points by Karon Owens and Jarvin Graham clicked for seven points.

Game 28: Homewood 56, Bayamon ABB 47 (5th Place)
    Isaiah Coupet poured in 21 points with three steals and three assists, and Josiah Palmer added eight points to pace the Vikings to fifth place. Bayamon, which trailed by just two at the half, was led by 10 points each from Harry Santiago and Diego Santana.

Game 29: Arecibo 43, Bucaplaa 39 (11th Place)
    Gaining a 9-4 scoring advantage in the final stanza, Arecibo claimed 11th place behind 13 points from Manuel Santiago and seven from Sebastian Rodriguez. Bucaplaa got seven points each from Jose Zamora and Ian Terraza.