La Liga Argentina Round 21 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 21 in La Liga Argentina was guest Villa S.Martin's (7-7) road victory over 7th ranked Rivadavia (6-8) 88-80 on Tuesday evening. Villa S.Martin made 22-of-29 free shots (75.9 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was Ramiro Frontera who scored 28 points and 5 rebounds. Colombian Soren De Luque (196-1998) chipped in 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Alejo Andres (191-2000) who recorded 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Villa S.Martin moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Del Progreso. Rivadavia lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with eight games lost. They share it with Rocamora. Villa S.Martin will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Rivadavia will play on the road against GEPU (#4) in San Luis and is hoping to win this game.
Leader Racing delivered the twelfth victory. This time they beat 5th ranked La Union (8-7) 77-63 in Chivilcoy. It was a good game for Luciano Ortiz (199-1999) who led his team to a victory with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jose Peralta contributed with 15 points for the winners. Center German Frencia (202-1988) answered with 17 points and 5 rebounds for La Union. La Union's coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Racing (12-2) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place. Newly promoted La Union dropped to the seventh position with seven games lost. Racing will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. La Union will play against Pilar (#15) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Seventeenth-ranked Parque Sur (3-11) made lots of trouble for eighth ranked Dep Viedma (8-6) in Concepcion de Urug. on Thursday. The visitors from Rio Negro managed to secure only three-point victory 97-94. However their fans expected much easier game. Fermin Thygesen stepped up and scored 17 points and 7 assists for the winners. The best for the losing side was Juan Boffelli with 25 points and 8 assists. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Dep Viedma. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with H.Americano. Parque Sur lost their tenth game in a row. They keep the seventeenth position with 11 games lost. Dep Viedma will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Parque Sur will play against Pergamino (#10) and hope to secure a win.

Other games of round 21 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Libertad was defeated by Barrio Parque in Cordoba 82-68. Tucuman was smashed by Independiente at home 58-81. Independiente won against Salta Basket on the opponent's court 85-72. Jachal unfortunately lost to Villa S.Martin in a home game 75-84. Dep Norte recorded a loss to Echague on the road 62-67. Salta Basket defeated CAO Ceres on its own court 92-87. Villa Mitre was smashed by H.Americano in Rio Gallegos 95-75.
The best stats of 21th round was 20 points and 4 assists by Julian Eydallin of Libertad.

Barrio Parque - Libertad 82-68

There was no surprise in Cordoba where 9th ranked Libertad (6-9) was defeated by third ranked Barrio Parque (13-1) 82-68 on Wednesday. Barrio Parque made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Point guard Nahuel Buchaillot (178-2000) stepped up and scored 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Federico Pedano (194-2000) chipped in 12 points. Four Barrio Parque players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was the former international swingman Julian Eydallin (195-2000) with 20 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and Enzo Rupcic (201-1997) scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the eighth consecutive win for Barrio Parque. They maintain third place with 13-1 record behind leader Racing. Libertad at the other side dropped to the tenth position with nine games lost. They share it with Pico FC. Barrio Parque will meet at home Tucuman (#16) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Libertad will play against the league's second-placed Ciclista (#2) in Juninense and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Barrio Parque: B.Nahuel 17+6reb+2ast, B.Juan 13+1ast, F.Pedano 12+4reb+2ast, P.Moya 11+4reb, T.Ligorria 8+2reb, L.Rivata 6+5reb+2ast
Libertad: J.Eydallin 20+4reb+4ast, E.Rupcic 12+6reb, F.Marin 10+7reb, J.Wall 9+3reb+1ast, N.Kalalo 7+5reb+1ast, E.Simondi 7+1reb

Group North

Tucuman - Independiente 58-81

No shocking result in a game in San Miguel de Tucuman where ninth ranked Independiente (7-8) smashed 15th ranked Tucuman (4-10) 81-58 on Tuesday. Forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) stepped up and scored 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and forward Jonatan Basualdo (198-1999) chipped in 14 points and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was point guard Daniel Orresta (177-1991) with 13 points and guard Rayner Torres (189-2002) scored 9 points and 10 rebounds. Tucuman's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Independiente moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Pergamino. Tucuman lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the sixteenth position with ten games lost. Independiente will meet at home Montmartre (#12) in the next round. Tucuman will play against Barrio Parque (#3) in Cordoba and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Independiente: L.Castellani 20+5reb+3ast, A.Tomas 15+6reb, J.Basualdo 14+4reb+6ast, E.Correa 9+4reb+5ast, V.Maximo 8+4reb+2ast, B.Ingratta 5+3reb
Tucuman: P.Walter 14+2reb+1ast, D.Orresta 13+4reb+3ast, T.Rayner 9+10reb, J.Muruaga 8+4reb+4ast, C.Echevarria 7+1reb+1ast, I.Echevarria 4+8reb+2ast

Rivadavia - Villa S.Martin 80-88

The biggest surprise of round 21 in La Liga Argentina was guest Villa S.Martin's (7-7) road victory over 7th ranked Rivadavia (6-8) 88-80 on Tuesday evening. Villa S.Martin made 22-of-29 free shots (75.9 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was Ramiro Frontera who scored 28 points and 5 rebounds. Colombian Soren De Luque (196-1998) chipped in 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Villa S.Martin players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Alejo Andres (191-2000) who recorded 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and forward Guido Francese (192-1998) added 20 points respectively. Villa S.Martin moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Del Progreso. Rivadavia lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with eight games lost. They share it with Rocamora. Villa S.Martin will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Rivadavia will play on the road against GEPU (#4) in San Luis and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Villa S.Martin: F.Ramiro 28+5reb+2ast, D.Luque Soren 16+9reb+4ast, M.Vittar 15+9reb+5ast, G.Gonzalo 12+3reb+1ast, M.Borsatti 6+3reb+1ast, F.Filippa 6+2reb+1ast
Rivadavia: G.Francese 20+2reb+1ast, A.Alejo 15+5reb+7ast, S.Arancibia 13+1reb+3ast, A.Da Costa 12+4reb, T.Cravero 9+7reb+3ast, J.Underwood 9+8reb

Salta Basket - Independiente 72-85

Very expected game when 13th ranked Salta Basket (5-10) was defeated at home by ninth ranked Independiente (7-8) 85-72 on Thursday. Independiente outrebounded Salta Basket 34-23 including a 16-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Salta Basket's players. Forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) stepped up and scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Bruno Ingratta (202-1985) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was guard Jara Agustin (-1998) with 18 points and 6 assists and Brazilian center Adriano Alves (210-1995) scored 12 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Independiente moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Pergamino. Salta Basket at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with ten games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Independiente will meet at home Montmartre (#12) in the next round. Salta Basket will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Independiente: B.Ingratta 18+5reb, A.Tomas 15+5reb+3ast, L.Castellani 14+5reb+5ast, J.Basualdo 10+5reb+5ast, V.Maximo 10+1reb+2ast, R.Gabriel 8+7reb+3ast
Salta Basket: J.Agustin 18+3reb+6ast, C.Linares 14+1reb+1ast, A.Alves 12+7reb, P.Diego 11+6reb, I.Stark 7+3ast, A.Binda Facundo 6+5reb+2ast

Jachal - Villa S.Martin 75-84

Very predictable result when eighth ranked Villa S.Martin (7-7) beat on the road 13th ranked Jachal (5-10) 84-75 on Thursday. Colombian Soren De Luque (196-1998) stepped up and scored 23 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and point guard Milton Vittar (185-1991) chipped in 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Villa S.Martin players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was power forward Nicolas Gimenez (203-1994) with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Jorge Mas Delfino (194-1997) scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Jachal's coach tested ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Villa S.Martin moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Del Progreso. Jachal at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with ten games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Villa S.Martin will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Jachal will play against Libertad (#10) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Villa S.Martin: D.Luque Soren 23+8reb+2ast, F.Ramiro 13+7reb+5ast, P.Santiago 11+1ast, F.Filippa 11+4reb+1ast, M.Vittar 10+10reb+5ast, M.Borsatti 9+2reb+3ast
Jachal: N.Gimenez 23+13reb+5ast, J.Mas Delfino 19+5reb+4ast, S.Ismael 13+2reb+1ast, L.Tambucci 6+1reb+2ast, C.Juan 5+10reb+5ast, P.Aaron 4+4reb+2ast

Echague - Dep Norte 67-62

There was an upset in Parana where higher ranked Dep Norte (8-8) was defeated by sixteenth ranked Echague (5-10) 67-62 on Wednesday. Guard Lisandro Ruiz Moreno (185-1989) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and guard Federico Gonzalez (183-1988) chipped in 7 points and 11 rebounds. The best for the losing side was guard Jeremias Cardona (188-2002) with 22 points and 6 rebounds and forward Aquiles Montani (190-1994) scored 13 points. Echague moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Dep Norte at the other side keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. Echague will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Dep Norte will play against the league's leader San Isidro (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Echague: L.Ruiz Moreno 17+10reb+3ast, B.Augusto 13+3reb+1ast, I.Zulberti 9+10reb, P.Bandeo 8+1reb, F.Gonzalez 7+11reb+2ast, D.Flippin 7+2reb
Dep Norte: C.Jeremias 22+6reb, A.Montani 13+3reb, C.Cupulutti 8+2reb+2ast, M.Franco 6+3reb, N.Lucas 6+5reb, B.Franco 4+1reb+1ast

Salta Basket - CAO Ceres 92-87

There was a surprise result when thirteenth ranked Salta Basket (5-10) won against at home higher ranked CAO Ceres (6-10) 92-87 on Tuesday. They outrebounded CAO Ceres 41-30 including 31 on the defensive glass. Guard Jara Agustin (-1998) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 31 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Brazilian center Adriano Alves (210-1995) chipped in 14 points and 10 rebounds. The best for the losing side was point guard Facundo Gago (178-1996) with 26 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Manuel Alonso (195-1999, agency: BIG) scored 15 points. Four Salta Basket and five CAO Ceres players scored in double figures. Salta Basket maintains thirteenth place with 5-10 record, which they share with 3 other teams. CAO Ceres at the other side dropped to the eleventh position with ten games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Salta Basket: J.Agustin 31+12reb+5ast, C.Linares 18+2reb, A.Alves 14+10reb, A.Binda Facundo 14+7reb+3ast, P.Diego 7+9reb+2ast, I.Stark 6
CAO Ceres: F.Gago 26+6reb+2ast, M.Alonso 15+4reb+3ast, A.Mato 15+4reb+2ast, J.Bione 15+3reb+3ast, M.Alejo 10+5reb+3ast, P.Martinez 6+7reb+1ast

Group South

Parque Sur - Dep Viedma 94-97

Seventeenth-ranked Parque Sur (3-11) made lots of trouble for eighth ranked Dep Viedma (8-6) in Concepcion de Urug. on Thursday. The visitors from Rio Negro managed to secure only three-point victory 97-94. However their fans expected much easier game. Dep Viedma made 23-of-30 free shots (76.7 percent) during the game. Dep Viedma outrebounded Parque Sur 37-20 including a 27-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. Point guard Fermin Thygesen (186-1998) stepped up and scored 17 points and 7 assists for the winners and Maximiliano Tabieres (198-1989) chipped in 19 points and 8 rebounds (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). The best for the losing side was forward Juan Boffelli (197-1998) with 25 points and 8 assists and point guard Valentin Lofrano (176-1999) scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Five Dep Viedma and four Parque Sur players scored in double figures. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Dep Viedma. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with H.Americano. Parque Sur lost their tenth game in a row. They keep the seventeenth position with 11 games lost. Dep Viedma will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Parque Sur will play against Pergamino (#10) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Dep Viedma: M.Eidintas 22+1reb+2ast, M.Tabieres 19+8reb, F.Thygesen 17+4reb+7ast, B.Ossela 15+7reb+1ast, L.Gonzalez 11+7reb, M.Ramiro 6+1reb+1ast
Parque Sur: B.Juan 25+4reb+8ast, V.Lofrano 23+6reb+6ast, T.Adams II 16+5reb+1ast, F.Franco 14+2ast, G.Gervacio 8+4reb, L.Laureano 5+3ast

Racing - La Union 77-63

Leader Racing delivered the twelfth victory. This time they beat 5th ranked La Union (8-7) 77-63 in Chivilcoy. It was a good game for Luciano Ortiz (199-1999) who led his team to a victory with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Power forward Jose Peralta (202-1995) contributed with 15 points for the winners. Center German Frencia (202-1988) answered with 17 points and 5 rebounds and forward Emilio Gimenez (196-1995) added 13 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for La Union. La Union's coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Racing (12-2) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place. Newly promoted La Union dropped to the seventh position with seven games lost. Racing will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. La Union will play against Pilar (#15) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Racing: L.Ortiz 18+8reb, J.Peralta 15+4reb+1ast, R.Fernandez 13+1reb+2ast, C.Juan 9+6reb, E.De Pietro 8+4reb, T.Gomez 6+4reb+5ast
La Union: F.German 17+5reb+3ast, E.Gimenez 13+6reb, P.Bilat 8+1reb+1ast, V.Mateo 5, B.Diaz 5+3reb+1ast, P.Diego 4+2reb

H.Americano - Villa Mitre 95-75

There was no surprise in Rio Gallegos where 13th ranked Villa Mitre (5-8) was crushed by sixth ranked H.Americano (8-6) 95-75 on Wednesday. American guard Kelsey Barlow (196-1991, college: UIC) stepped up and scored 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and point guard Ezequiel Paz (190-2001, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 23 points and 4 steals (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was point guard Jano Martinez (180-2003) with 13 points and 7 assists and Federico Harina (186-1991) scored 15 points. Five H.Americano and four Villa Mitre players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for H.Americano. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Dep Viedma. Villa Mitre at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with eight games lost. H.Americano will meet at home Quilmes MP (#8) in the next round. Villa Mitre will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
H.Americano: P.Ezequiel 23+4reb+2ast, K.Barlow 19+8reb+3ast, A.Louis 19+3reb, L.Reyes 13+1reb+1ast, D.Miguel Federico 11+3reb+1ast, G.Romero 6+4reb+3ast
Villa Mitre: F.Harina 15+1reb+2ast, M.Jano 13+3reb+7ast, D.Valentin 11+3reb+2ast, A.Ignacio 11+7reb, P.Santiago 8+2reb, J.Bollo 6+3reb+2ast



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