Penarol cruise past Navieros to wrap up Liga Americas Group D action - Jan 25, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
Penarol - Navieros 106:62
Penarol claimed the third straight win at the Liga Americas Group D. They bruised Navieros to occupy the top spot in the pool. Penarol advanced into the tournaments Final Four. Pablo Sebastian Rodriguez (188-G-78) finished with game-high 33 points and 6 assists for the Argentinean team.
Penarol dominated in this one from start to finish. They jumped to a 9-point lead at the first break [read more]
Penarol - Navieros 106:62 Penarol claimed the third straight win at the Liga Americas Group D. They bruised Navieros to occupy the top spot in the pool. Penarol advanced into the tournaments Final Four. Pablo Sebastian Rodriguez (188-G-78) finished with game-high 33 points and 6 assists for the Argentinean team. Penarol dominated in this one from start to finish. They jumped to a 9-point lead at the first break. Navieros struggled to find offensive rhythm and began legging behind in the second quarter. Penarol exploded with 27 points in the period and took a 25-point lead at halftime. Things hardly changed after the main break. Penarol stayed dominant as they boosted the margin at 28-point mark into the fourth quarter. The Argentinean team did not slow down in the fourth quarter and successfully passed 100-point mark for impressive win at the end. Raymundo Legaria (178-G-80) and Sebastian Vega (200-C-88) came up with 16 points each for Penarol. Marcos Mata finished with 11 points in the loss. Anibal Salazar (178-G-88) responded with 16 points for Navieros. Carmelo Martinez (G) delivered 12 points in defeat.
Universo/BRB topple Navieros in Panama City - Jan 24, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
Universo/BRB - Navieros 86:74
Universo/BRB rallied past Navieros in the second round of Liga Americas Group D action. The victory however had a bitter aftertaste for Universo/BRB. The victory of Penarol against Halcones meant the end of the Liga Americas hopes for the Brazilian team this season.
Universo/BRB got to a flying start. They fired 29 points in the starting quarter to earn a 9-point lead ten minutes into the game [read more]
Universo/BRB - Navieros 86:74
Universo/BRB rallied past Navieros in the second round of Liga Americas Group D action. The victory however had a bitter aftertaste for Universo/BRB. The victory of Penarol against Halcones meant the end of the Liga Americas hopes for the Brazilian team this season. Universo/BRB got to a flying start. They fired 29 points in the starting quarter to earn a 9-point lead ten minutes into the game. Navieros de Colon stopped the bleeding in the second quarter and cut the distance at 7 points at halftime. But Universo/BRB proved the difference. The former Liga Americas champions stepped on the gas and rallied to a 17-point advantage. Navieros tried to change the situation in the fourth quarter as they shot down their opponents but Universo/BRB stayed calm and sealed the deal. Guilherme Giovannoni (202-F-80, agency: Interperformances) scored 19 points and pulled down 8 rebounds to lead Universo/BRB. Valtinho Silva (187-G-77, agency: Interperformances) and Welington dos Santos (186-G-81, agency: Interperformances) added 14 points each in the win. Ernesto Oglivie (199-F-89) responded with 17 points, 12 boards and 7 assists for Navieros. Victor Ortega finished with 15 points in defeat. Universo/BRB will face Halcones Cordoba, while Navieros will take on Penarol in the last round in Group D.
Halcones Cordoba too good for Navieros - Jan 23, 2010 (by Eurobasket News)
Navieros - Halcones Cordoba 58:76
Halcones Cordoba earned the initial win at the Liga Americas. They bruised Navieros de Colon in the opening game in Group D in Panama City. Sergio Sanchez (180-G-83, college: UTPA) fired 20 points to lead balanced effort from the Mexican team.
Halcones stormed into the clash. The Mexican team took an 18:5 lead midway through the first quarter. But Navieros gradually recovered and trimmed the deficit at three points at the end of the frame 22:25 [read more]
Navieros - Halcones Cordoba 58:76 Halcones Cordoba earned the initial win at the Liga Americas. They bruised Navieros de Colon in the opening game in Group D in Panama City. Sergio Sanchez (180-G-83, college: UTPA) fired 20 points to lead balanced effort from the Mexican team. Halcones stormed into the clash. The Mexican team took an 18:5 lead midway through the first quarter. But Navieros gradually recovered and trimmed the deficit at three points at the end of the frame 22:25. Navieros went in front early in the second period not for long though. Halcones Cordoba responded with a triple from Sergio Sanchez to climb back in the saddle. The visitors rolled in front and finished the half ahead by 8 points. The second half belonged to Halcones. The Mexican team unleashed a 14:2 run to arrive to the final break up by as many as 15 points. Navieros could not recover in the fourth period as Halcones Cordoba rallied to the victory. Mark Bortz (208-F/C-82, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management, college: Buffalo) had 14 points and 15 rebounds for Halcones. Blake Walker (196-G/F-82, college: Portland St.) added 14 points in the win. Richard Ortega (188-G-82) answered with 14 points for Navieros. Ernesto Oglivie (199-F-89) tossed in 11 points and collected 6 boards in defeat.
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