Tuesday's games

Game 5: Ponce Lomas 49, Arecibo Capitanes 45
    Lomas, which got eight points from Ederick Barriera and seven from Derrick Falcioano, closed the deal with a 17-9 margin in the final stanza. Ceabriel Melendez scored 11 points and Joarieh 10 for Arecibo, which missed eight fourth-quarter free throws.

Game 2: Solo Pirates 39, Highwood Heat 37
     The Pirates held off a late charge, as Sebastian Mack led the way with 13 points and Eddie Niles chipped in nine. Highwood was paced by Nate Fleisher's 15 points and eight markers from Louie Kanter.

Game 6: Marquette Best 54, St. Croix 27
    Twin 11-point performances from Jeon Kimbrough and Sean Burress paced the Best, which jumped to a 22-7 command after one stanza. St. Croix was sparked by a game-high 12 points from Ty'Rique Peterson.

Game 3: Prodigy Elite 42, Change 4 A Dollar 40
    Tyler Johnson hit a pair of threes and poured in 19 points and Alonzo Powe added eight points to spark Elite to the narrow victory. Jaquan Freeman also lit it up for Change 4 A Dollar with 18 points.

Game 7: Bayamon ABB 50, Chi-Town NBN 26
    Bayamon left little doubt after vaulting to a 15-3 command after one quarter, as Victor Carrasquillo scored 13 points and Ruben Rosario added 11. Chi-Town was sparked by Kevin Miller with 14 points.

Game 4: Kenosha 34, Harvey 28
    Kiondai Hamilton hit a pair of late free throws to clinch the low-scoring win for Kenosha, which got six points each from Kenneth Carth and Kyle Andrews. Harvey, which missed seven fourth-quarter free throws, got seven points from Tyler Simmons.

Game 8: Bucaplaa 40, Chicago Heights 28
    Ian Terreza clicked for 13 points and Victor Rivera added eight markers for Bucaplaa, which jumped to an early 11-4 command and rolled. The Green Streaks were led by Jahmar Daniel with six points.

Game 9: Caguas Libac 55, Highwood Heat 49 (OT)
   Highwood made a nice comeback to force overtime, but Libac prevailed in the extra session behind Sonny Matos' 16 points and Gabriel Rodriguez' 13 points. The Heat was paced by Nate Fleisher with 14 points.

Game 10: Robert Taylor 54, Solo Pirates 34
   The Panthers got out of the gate early with a 19-4 first-quarter differential en route to a return visit to the semifinals behind 12 points each from Kendall Martin and Mason Jones. The Pirates were topped by Eddie Niles with 10 points and Austin Smiley with eight points.

Game 11: Arecibo 46, St. Croix 25
    Defense was the key for Arecibo, including a 9-0 whitewash in the second quarter, while Grouaniel Melendez led the scoring with 12 points and Joamil Perez added seven. Seven points by Ty'Rique Parris topped St. Croix.

Game 12: Marquette Best 55, Ponce Lomas 44
   The Best built a 27-point bulge after three quarters, then held off a late charge as Jeon Kimbrough led the winners with 11 points and Colby Cline added nine. Lomas got six points each from Axel Torres and Derrick Feliciano.

Game 13: Harvey 46, Change 4 A Dollar 39
    A balanced Harvey attack was the right recipe, as Aaron Parchmon scored 12 points and Reggie Williams notched 10. Change 4 A Dollar, which scored only 13 points in the middle quarters, got seven points each from Joseph Johnson and Hamid Sneed.

Game 14: Kenosha 42, Prodigy Elite 36
    Kenosha used a 14-6 closing kick to earn a spot in the semifinals, as Kyle Andrews scored 14 points and Kenneth Garth chipped in eight. The Elite got a game-high 18 points from Tyler Johnson and nine by Alonzo Powe.

Game 15: Chi-Town NBN 58, Chicago Heights 34
    NBN gained a scoring edge in every quarter and was led by Kevin Miller with 18 points and a trio of nine-point scorers in Jalen Aixibal, Kelly McGee and Miles Thorpe. Tyler Smith notched 10 points to top the Green Streaks.

Game 16: Bayamon ABB 39, Bucaplaa 29
    ABB jumped to a 13-3 early command and didn't allow double-digits in any quarter in moving into the semis, as Kendrick Romero scored nine points and Diego Choves eight for the winners. Bucaplaa had eight-point efforts from Cristian Morales and Christian Ortega.