Penarol celebrate second Liga Americas title - Feb 7, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
Penarol - Halcones Xalapa 93:91 (OT)
Penarol clinched their second Liga Americas title. They prevailed against Hacones Xalapa in a heart-stopping thriller to celebrate the success. Kyle Lamonte (191-G-84, agency: KMG Sports Management, college: William Carey) was unstoppable with 39 points and 7 rebounds for the Argentinean team.
Penarol got to the better start as Martin Leiva (208-F/C-80) stepped up. He knocked down 8 points giving Penarol a 20:15 lead [read more]
Penarol - Halcones Xalapa 93:91 (OT) Penarol clinched their second Liga Americas title. They prevailed against Hacones Xalapa in a heart-stopping thriller to celebrate the success. Kyle Lamonte (191-G-84, agency: KMG Sports Management, college: William Carey) was unstoppable with 39 points and 7 rebounds for the Argentinean team. Penarol got to the better start as Martin Leiva (208-F/C-80) stepped up. He knocked down 8 points giving Penarol a 20:15 lead. The teams fought bravely in the second period as Penarol managed to stay on top. They arrived at the main break ahead by 9 points 44:35. Halcones started to get closer in the third frame. They went on a 15:2 rally to earn a 54:50 lead late in the period. Marcos Mata capped the stanza with a three-pointer giving Penarol a slender 55:54 lead. Kyle Lamonte dominated in the final quarter unloading 19 points but it still was not enough for the victory. Victor Mariscal had the last laugh for Halcones in regulation knotting things up at 83. Kyle Lamonte exploded with 7 points in the extra period bringing the hard-fought win for Penarol. Pablo Sebastian Rodriguez (188-G-78) accounted for 15 points in the victory. Martin Leiva finished with 12 points and 16 boards for Penarol. Gerald Brown (193-G-75, college: Pepperdine) nailed 21 points for Halcones. Jack Michael Martinez (203-F/C-81, agency: Paris Global Sports) delivered 19 points in the loss.
Liga A (second phase): Round 15 review - Feb 7, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
Gimnasia CR - Atenas 76-83
Atenas cruised past Gimnasia CR as a guest mostly thanks to great performance by Diego Lo Grippo (198-F-78), who drained 25 points and pulled down 8 rebounds. Andre Laws (186-G-80, agency: Global Sports Plaza, college: San Diego) scored 15 points and Juan Locatelli (198-F-75) delivered 13 in this victory. Diego Romero (209-C-82, college: Florida St.) nailed 24 pts and grabbed 9 rebounds for Gimnasia CR.
Libertad S. - Regatas C [read more]
Gimnasia CR - Atenas 76-83 Atenas cruised past Gimnasia CR as a guest mostly thanks to great performance by Diego Lo Grippo (198-F-78), who drained 25 points and pulled down 8 rebounds. Andre Laws (186-G-80, agency: Global Sports Plaza, college: San Diego) scored 15 points and Juan Locatelli (198-F-75) delivered 13 in this victory. Diego Romero (209-C-82, college: Florida St.) nailed 24 pts and grabbed 9 rebounds for Gimnasia CR.
Libertad S. - Regatas C. 72-76 Juan Manuel Rivero led Regatas in scoring with 19 points. Roberto Lopez (199-F/C-76) and Ramzee Stanton (197-F-80, college: W.Chester) also had very important roles combing 28 points and 15 boards. In Libertad, Marcos Saglietti (189-G-86) delivered 16 pts.
Estudiantes - Olimpico LB 81-70 Estudiantes had 5 players with double-digits in scoring. Pedro Franco (187-G-81) led the way with 16 pts and he handed out 5 assists beside that. Cristian Amicucci (201-F/C-85) and Michael Robinson (198-F-76, college: Purdue) were behind with 14 and 13 pts respectively. Frank Williams (191-G-80, agency: Scenic Sports Group, LLC., college: Illinois) responded with 24 points in defeat.
Union S. - Lanus 76-78 Lanus grabbed tiny 76-78 road win mostly owing to Sebastian Acosta (178-G-82), who collected 20 points and 6 rebounds. Lucas Victoriano (190-G-77, agency: Interperformances) helped with 13 pts. The hosts got 21 points and 11 rebounds from James Williams (204-F-79, agency: Huss Sport Agency, college: Brown Mackie) and he made all of that for just 17 minutes on the floor.
Sionista - Quilmes MP 82-74 Sionista was too strong for Quilmes registering 82-74 win. The hosts had couple of players in a game mood with Luis Cequeira (180-G-85) on top (15 points). Leandro Masieri (201-F-76) had 14, while Matias Fioretti (199-G/F-84) and Chuck Robinson (201-F-72, college: E.Carolina) added 12 points each. Visitors got 16 pts and 6 boards from Juan Cangelosi (195-G-81).
Espartanos prevail against Quimsa - Feb 7, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
Espartanos - Quimsa 71:62
Espartanos wrapped up their Liga Americas campaign on a high note. The Venezuelan team outscored Quimsa to finish Final Four at 1-2 record.
Espartanos started the game with aggressive defense. They limited their opponents to just 7 points in the opening frame taking an 8-point lead into the second stanza. Quimsa recovered in the second period. Led by Roman Gonzalez (211-C-78) the Argentinean team denied the deficit and drew things level at 29 [read more]
Espartanos - Quimsa 71:62
Espartanos wrapped up their Liga Americas campaign on a high note. The Venezuelan team outscored Quimsa to finish Final Four at 1-2 record. Espartanos started the game with aggressive defense. They limited their opponents to just 7 points in the opening frame taking an 8-point lead into the second stanza. Quimsa recovered in the second period. Led by Roman Gonzalez (211-C-78) the Argentinean team denied the deficit and drew things level at 29. Espartanos managed to take control again in the third period. They poured in 23 points and built a 6-point advantage with one quarter remaining. Espartanos maintained the lead throughout the fourth term. Clarence Matthews (201-F-83, college: Tennessee St.) and Hector Romero (202-F-80, college: New Orleans) proved calm in the dying minutes as they sealed the winning outcome. Hector Romero scored 17 points and grabbed 11 boards for Espartanos. Rafael Guevara (194-F-79) and Clarence Matthews had 14 points each in the victory. Roman Gonzalez accounted for 21 points and 9 rebounds for Quimsa. Julio Mazzaro (190-G-79) netted 15 points in the losing case.
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