Astros de Jalisco start the series on the right foot against Halcones de Xalapa

Astros de Jalisco started the series against Halcones de Xalapa on the right foot by beating Veracruz 90-72 in the 2025 Mexican National Professional Basketball League (LNBP). The blue and white quintet dominated the action from the middle of the first quarter and in the last episode they pulled away even further in the box score with the outstanding performance of Moisés Andriassi .

The blue and white team started the match in great fashion, as those led by Iván Deniz finished the first quarter ahead on the scoreboard by 30-26 with Devin Davis taking center stage.

In the second quarter, history repeated itself: Guadalajara remained ahead on the scoreboard, driven by Hakim Hart and Donell Cooper, who were the best before the break, giving their team a seven-point lead with a 46-39 box score.

In the third quarter, the Tapatíos' dominance took off when Hart appeared again to score ten points, with two three-pointers and four more points from the paint, raising the Astros to 67-58 with one quarter left.

In the final quarter, Astros de Jalisco closed out the game with a comfortable lead after Moisés Andriassi's unstoppable performance from the three-point line, draining five triples. He scored 17 points in the final quarter and became the star of the night, instrumental in giving his team the 90-72 victory.

The protagonists of the night were Hakim Hart who finished as the second best scorer of the night with 18 points, while Moises Andriassi stole the show in the fourth quarter, establishing himself as the game's best player, making six of eight three-point attempts and going seven of 10 from the field for a total of 23 points.