Mineros beat Astros 89-83 in the LNBP on 17 August, taking the second game of a back-to-back series between the two teams. The hosts had won the first meeting 94-88 the previous day, and this time they held their nerve to seal the pair.
And here's the thing about these fixtures — the teams played each other twice in forty-eight hours, and Mineros took both. They went up through the middle periods and never let the visitors close, even when Astros pushed hard from the free-throw line.
To be fair, the numbers tell the story. Mineros hit 12 of 28 three-point attempts compared with 8 of 27 for the visitors, and their field-goal percentage sat at 47.8 per cent against a poor 38.4 for Astros. The home side also dominated playmaking with 23 assists to 9, though the visitors pulled down 45 rebounds to 33.
By then, Mineros had extended their winning run to five matches — all five victories coming in the last week — while the loss snapped a two-game streak for Astros. The result leaves the hosts on a solid run, and the visitors now looking to regroup.