La Liga Argentina Round 29: Echague beat Estudiantes T. by one after a very close game

Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of 4th placed Estudiantes T. (11-7) to second ranked Echague (15-6) 64-63 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Estudiantes T.. Echague made 26-of-32 free shots (81.3 percent) during the game, while Estudiantes T. only scored nine points from the stripe. Forward Martin Chervo (200-92) saved the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Lisandro Ruiz Moreno (185-89) contributed with 12 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Joaquin Noblega (194-97) answered with 12 points and 6 rebounds for Estudiantes T.Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Echague have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain second place with 15-6 record having just nine point less than leader Villa S.Martin. Newly promoted Estudiantes T. dropped to the sixth position with seven games lost. Echague will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Estudiantes T. will play on the road against Sp.America (#8) in Rosario and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
La Liga Argentina top team - Villa S.Martin (15-5) added another victory to their record. This time they beat eleventh ranked Dep Norte (5-9) in Armstrong 100-96. Forward Sebastian Picton (197-92) stepped up and scored 26 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and Franco Vieta chipped in 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Villa S.Martin's coach Gaston Castro allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Naturalized Italian Vicente Garello (203-97, agency: BIG) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Villa S.Martin maintains first place with 15-5 record. Dep Norte lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Parque Sur. Villa S.Martin will play against Ameghino (#7) in Villa Maria in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Dep Norte will play on the road against Olimpico (#12) in Ceres and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game between fifth ranked Barrio Parque (12-6) and 12th ranked Olimpico (5-12) in Cordoba on Saturday ended with biggest points difference. Barrio Parque outscored guests from Ceres 114-61. Santiago Ferreyra nailed 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Laureano Zalio came up with 12 points and 5 rebounds for Olimpico in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Barrio Parque have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Estudiantes C. Olimpico lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 12 games lost. Barrio Parque will meet Tiro Federal (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Olimpico will play against Dep Norte and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 29: Sp.America smashed Riachuelo LR on the road 93-71. San Isidro lost to Tiro Federal on its own court 68-82. Independiente unfortunately lost to Ameghino in Villa Maria 87-95.
The most impressive performance of 29th round was 23 points and 6 rebounds by Y Mencia of Ameghino.

Dep Norte - Villa S.Martin 96-100

La Liga Argentina top team - Villa S.Martin (15-5) added another victory to their record. This time they beat eleventh ranked Dep Norte (5-9) in Armstrong 100-96. Villa S.Martin made 25-of-27 charity shots (92.6 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Dep Norte turnovers. Forward Sebastian Picton (197-92) stepped up and scored 26 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and guard Franco Vieta (194-92) chipped in 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Villa S.Martin's coach Gaston Castro allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Naturalized Italian Vicente Garello (203-97, agency: BIG) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and point guard Nahuel Paciotti (184-97) scored 19 points and 5 assists. Five Villa S.Martin and four Dep Norte players scored in double figures. Villa S.Martin maintains first place with 15-5 record. Dep Norte lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Parque Sur. Villa S.Martin will play against Ameghino (#7) in Villa Maria in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Dep Norte will play on the road against Olimpico (#12) in Ceres and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Villa S.Martin: S.Picton 26+7reb+2ast, F.Vieta 22+7reb+4ast, M.Cabrera 12+1reb+1ast, F.Vieta 12+4reb+1ast, L.Fernandez 11+4reb, A.Waters 6+4reb
Dep Norte: V.Garello 25+13reb+6ast, N.Paciotti 19+3reb+5ast, C.Cupulutti 18+2reb+3ast, L.Mare 17+4reb+2ast, R.Trebucq 9+4reb+3ast, G.Santiago 4+1reb+2ast

Riachuelo LR - Sp.America 71-93

No shocking result in a game when eighth ranked Sp.America (8-9) crushed on the road 14th ranked Riachuelo LR (4-15) 93-71 on Saturday. Sp.America shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Riachuelo LR's players. Naturalized Italian center Omar Canton (205-82) nailed 29 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and forward Emilio Stucky (198-94) accounted for 10 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward TJ Robinson (203-89, college: LBSU) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 15 rebounds and Diego Alvarez added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Riachuelo LR in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sp.America maintains eighth place with 8-9 record. Newly promoted Riachuelo LR keeps the fourteenth position with 15 games lost. Sp.America will meet at home higher ranked Estudiantes T. (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Riachuelo LR will play against Colon SF (#13) in Santa Fe and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sp.America: O.Canton 29+7reb+1ast, P.Fernandez 14+3reb+3ast, E.Stucky 10+15reb+4ast, V.Cajal 9+3reb+5ast, C.Leandro 8+3reb+1ast, G.Gonzalez 8+2reb+5ast
Riachuelo LR: T.Robinson 20+15reb+2ast, D.Thiago 14+4reb, A.Diego 10+6reb+5ast, J.Baeza 9+6ast, L.Gallardo 4+3reb, J.Meza 4

Barrio Parque - CAO Ceres 114-61

The game between fifth ranked Barrio Parque (12-6) and 12th ranked Olimpico (5-12) in Cordoba on Saturday ended with biggest points difference. Barrio Parque outscored guests from Ceres 114-61. Barrio Parque shot 62.1 percent from the field. Barrio Parque outrebounded Olimpico 38-23 including a 30-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 21 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. Barrio Parque looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Olimpico's players. Point guard Santiago Ferreyra (188-97) nailed 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and guard Lucio Reinaudi (185-95) accounted for 7 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Center Laureano Zalio (207-95, agency: BIG) came up with 12 points and 5 rebounds and forward Gonzalo Guevara (196-98) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Olimpico in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Barrio Parque have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Estudiantes C. Olimpico lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 12 games lost. Barrio Parque will meet Tiro Federal (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Olimpico will play against Dep Norte and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Barrio Parque: S.Ferreyra 23+6reb+4ast, L.Guerra 14+3reb+3ast, E.Rupcic 12+1ast, B.Ossela 12+1ast, C.Alejo 12+5reb, B.Valentin 10+1reb+1ast
CAO Ceres: L.Zalio 12+5reb, G.Gonzalo 10+7reb, J.Karabitian 10+1reb, A.Crotti 7+3reb+2ast, D.Tabbia 6+2reb+3ast, N.Correnti 6+2reb+1ast

Estudiantes T. - Echague 63-64

This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of 4th placed Estudiantes T. (11-7) to second ranked Echague (15-6) 64-63 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Estudiantes T.. Echague made 26-of-32 free shots (81.3 percent) during the game, while Estudiantes T. only scored nine points from the stripe. Forward Martin Chervo (200-92) saved the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Lisandro Ruiz Moreno (185-89) contributed with 12 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Joaquin Noblega (194-97) answered with 12 points and 6 rebounds and center Rafael Banegas (204-92) added 12 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Estudiantes T.Four Estudiantes T. players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Echague have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain second place with 15-6 record having just nine point less than leader Villa S.Martin. Newly promoted Estudiantes T. dropped to the sixth position with seven games lost. Echague will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Estudiantes T. will play on the road against Sp.America (#8) in Rosario and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Echague: C.Martin 17+10reb, L.Ruiz Moreno 12+5reb+3ast, S.Godoy 8+1reb+1ast, L.Hernan 8+5reb, G.Rosso 6+2reb, L.Silva 6+1reb
Estudiantes T.: R.Banegas 12+5reb+1ast, J.Noblega 12+6reb+2ast, L.Emiliano 10+2reb+4ast, P.Aranda 10+5reb+1ast, C.Soria 8+2reb+1ast, L.Arganaraz 5+2reb+1ast

San Isidro - Tiro Federal 68-82

Everything could happen in San Francisco at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Tiro Federal and 9th ranked San Isidro had identical 6-9 record. But San Isidro was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Morteros 82-68 on Saturday night. Guard Emiliano Correa (188-91) nailed 27 points and 5 assists for the winning side and Jorge Banegas (190-93, agency: BIG) accounted for 12 points and 11 rebounds. American center Anthony Johnson (203-88, college: Fairfield) came up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 16 rebounds and point guard Guillermo Aliende (178-97) added 12 points respectively for San Isidro in the defeat. Four Tiro Federal and five San Isidro players scored in double figures. San Isidro's coach Sebastian Torre rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tiro Federal (7-9) moved-up to ninth place. San Isidro at the other side dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. Tiro Federal will meet at home higher ranked Barrio Parque (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. San Isidro will play against Independiente (#15) in Santiago del Estero and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tiro Federal: E.Correa 27+3reb+5ast, J.Kelly 16+4reb+4ast, L.Tambucci 13+6reb+1ast, J.Banegas 12+11reb+3ast, I.Antoniuk 6+2reb, D.Cabezas 6+6reb
SAN ISIDRO: A.Santiago 16+2reb+1ast, A.Johnson 13+16reb+2ast, G.Aliende 12+4reb+3ast, J.Cruz Oberto 11+3reb+2ast, N.Solari 11+2reb+5ast, V.Agustin 2+1reb

Ameghino - Independiente 95-87

Very predictable result when seventh ranked Ameghino (9-5) won against 15th ranked Independiente (3-13) in Villa Maria 95-87 on Saturday. Ameghino made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Ameghino outrebounded Independiente 34-22 including 28 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Y Mencia nailed 23 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winning side and power forward Juan Luis Abeiro (200-88) accounted for 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Ameghino's coach Pablo Castro used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Juan Angel Lopez (190-84) came up with 16 points and Bruno Ingratta (202-85) added 17 points respectively for Independiente in the defeat. Four Ameghino and five Independiente players scored in double figures. Ameghino maintains seventh place with 9-5 record. Independiente at the other side keeps the fifteenth position with 13 games lost. Ameghino will meet league's leader Villa S.Martin in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Independiente will play against San Isidro (#10) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Ameghino: M.Y 23+6reb+1ast, J.Luis Abeiro 16+8reb+4ast, J.Valinotti 15+6reb+5ast, L.Fraga 12+1reb+8ast, G.Essengue 10+3reb+1ast, B.Mateo 9+5reb+2ast
Independiente: B.Ingratta 17+4reb+1ast, J.Angel Lopez 16+3reb+3ast, S.Lugo 15+1reb+2ast, P.Facundo 12+7reb+2ast, T.Emiliano 12+1reb+1ast, J.Ledesma 7+3reb+1ast



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