La Liga Round 19 (Regular Season): Argentino try to escape the last position defeating La Union

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Bottom-ranked Argentino managed to get a third victory, breaking the series of four consecutive losses on Saturday night. This time they edged eighteenth-ranked La Union in Junin 67-65. It was a great evening for American forward Richard Granberry (203-1993, college: Virginia St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points and 6 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Manny Payton (183-1997, college: FSU) helped adding 14 points. At the losing side point guard Luciano Guerra (184-1997) responded with 29 points and 5 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field). Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Argentino (3-14) moved-up to nineteenth place, which they share with Union. La Union at the other side keeps the eighteenth position with 11 games lost. Argentino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. La Union will play at home against the league's leader Quimsa (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory.
An interesting game took place in Almagro where higher ranked San Lorenzo (11-7) was upset on its own court by thirteenth ranked Riachuelo (8-9) 72-62. It was an exceptional evening for Dominican-American forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Andres Ibarguen accounted for 14 points and 9 rebounds. The former international Kevin Hernandez (205-1991) came up with 15 points and 6 rebounds for San Lorenzo in the defeat. Riachuelo moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Zarate. San Lorenzo at the other side keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Eleventh ranked Obera (9-7) crushed at home 9th ranked Gimnasia (9-10) by 36 points 99-63, which is the biggest margin this round on Sunday night. Agustin Barreiro fired a double-double by scoring 16 points and 18 rebounds for the winners. Tyrone White produced 9 points for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Obera moved-up to eighth place. Loser Gimnasia dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. Obera will meet higher ranked Instituto (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Gimnasia will have a break next round.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 19: Riachuelo won against Ferro on the opponent's court 76-70. Union unfortunately lost to Independ.O. in a home game 77-88. Gimnasia recorded a loss to Regatas on the road 63-80.



Ferro - Riachuelo LR 70-76

Everything could happen in Buenos Aires at the game between two tied teams. Both thirteenth ranked Riachuelo and their close opponent Ferro had identical 7-9 record. But Ferro was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from La Rioja 76-70 on Friday night. Dominican-American forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) fired 19 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. The former international point guard Nicolas De los Santos (180-1988) chipped in 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Riachuelo LR's coach Sebastian Gonzalez used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Emiliano Lezcano (187-2001) produced 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) and naturalized Italian center Damian Tintorelli (205-1981) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Ferro players scored in double figures. Riachuelo (8-9) moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Zarate. Loser Ferro dropped to the fourteenth position with ten games lost. Riachuelo will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ferro will play against Union (#20) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Riachuelo LR: A.Castillo 19+7reb+3ast, N.De los Santos 13+5reb+6ast, A.Young 11+5reb+1ast, V.Fernandez 8+1reb+2ast, A.Ibarguen 7+3reb, T.Rossi 6+5reb
Ferro: L.Emiliano 18+5reb+4ast, M.Fierro 15+3reb, C.Juan 10+2reb+5ast, D.Tintorelli 10+8reb+1ast, V.Bettiga 5+9reb+2ast, L.Mare 4+2reb+1ast

Union SF - Independ.O. 77-88

Rather predictable result in Santa Fe where fifteenth ranked Independ.O. (7-11) defeated bottom-ranked Union (3-14) 88-77 on Friday. Independ.O. dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Union SF's 34. Swingman Joaquin Noblega (194-1997) fired 14 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Center Franco Barroso (207-1994) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds. Point guard Jeremias Sandrini (185-1993) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 assists and Daniel Hure (200-1985) added 18 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Newly promoted Independ.O. maintains fifteenth place with 7-11 record. Union lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with 14 games lost. They share it with Argentino. Independ.O. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Union will play against Ferro (#14) in Buenos Aires and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Independ.O.: J.Banegas 14+2reb+2ast, S.Giletto 14+4reb, J.Noblega 14+7reb+7ast, F.Barroso 13+10reb+2ast, P.Ezequiel 11+3reb+1ast, A.Pautasso 7+3reb+4ast
Union SF: D.Hure 18+7reb+1ast, B.Pedro 18+3reb, J.Sandrini 13+3reb+11ast, M.Butler 10+4ast, I.Alessio 10+5reb+1ast, J.Martin 4+6reb+1ast

Regatas - Gimnasia 80-63

Not a big story in a game in Corrientes where 9th ranked Gimnasia (9-10) was defeated by seventh ranked Regatas (10-7) 80-63 on Friday. The former international forward Facundo Pinero (202-1988) fired 18 points for the winners. Naturalized Dominican forward Xavier Carreras (198-1994) chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds. American guard Tyrone White (201-1990, college: CSUB) produced 18 points and the former international Pablo Gramajo (193-1996) added 12 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Regatas moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Boca. Loser Gimnasia dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Regatas: F.Pinero 18+4reb+1ast, C.Thomas 14+3reb+1ast, X.Carreras 10+9reb+1ast, A.Jaime 9+6reb+3ast, F.Vieta 7+2reb+4ast, A.Diez 7+3reb
Gimnasia: T.White 18+3reb+1ast, P.Gramajo 12+2reb+4ast, G.De Vaughn 9+7reb+1ast, T.Emiliano 7+2reb, F.Podesta 7+6reb+1ast, C.Marcos 4+1reb+2ast

Argentino - La Union 67-65

Bottom-ranked Argentino managed to get a third victory, breaking the series of four consecutive losses on Saturday night. This time they edged eighteenth-ranked La Union in Junin 67-65. It was a great evening for American forward Richard Granberry (203-1993, college: Virginia St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points and 6 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Manny Payton (183-1997, college: FSU) helped adding 14 points. Payton is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side point guard Luciano Guerra (184-1997) responded with 29 points and 5 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) and American power forward Kwame Alexander (201-1990, college: CSUSB, agency: BIG) scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Argentino (3-14) moved-up to nineteenth place, which they share with Union. La Union at the other side keeps the eighteenth position with 11 games lost. Argentino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. La Union will play at home against the league's leader Quimsa (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Argentino: R.Granberry 16+6reb, M.Payton 14+4reb+3ast, G.Aliende 9+5reb+3ast, G.Augusto 6+6reb, J.Slider 6+9reb+2ast, A.Facello 6+2reb+1ast
La Union: L.Guerra 29+5reb+3ast, K.Alexander 14+5reb, A.Lillard 9+3reb+2ast, M.Saglietti 8+2reb, E.David 3+5reb+1ast, M.Fernandez 1+3reb+1ast

Obera - Gimnasia 99-63

Eleventh ranked Obera (9-7) crushed at home 9th ranked Gimnasia (9-10) by 36 points 99-63, which is the biggest margin this round on Sunday night. Obera dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Gimnasia's 40. They outrebounded Gimnasia 49-27 including a 33-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Obera looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Gimnasia's players. The former international Agustin Barreiro (205-1999) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points and 18 rebounds for the winners. Forward Enzo Filippetti (201-2001) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). American guard Tyrone White (201-1990, college: CSUB) produced 9 points and center Fernando Podesta (205-1992) added 12 points respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Obera moved-up to eighth place. Loser Gimnasia dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. Obera will meet higher ranked Instituto (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Gimnasia will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Obera: J.Torresi 17+1reb+1ast, A.Barreiro 16+18reb+3ast, R.Kelvin 15+4reb, F.Enzo 14+8reb+1ast, J.Ascanio 10+6reb+1ast, Q.Nicolas 10+2reb+2ast
Gimnasia: F.Podesta 12+1reb+2ast, G.De Vaughn 11+3reb, T.White 9+4reb+2ast, T.Emiliano 6+4reb+1ast, C.Marcos 6+3ast, G.Mariani 5+1reb

San Lorenzo - Riachuelo LR 62-72

An interesting game took place in Almagro where higher ranked San Lorenzo (11-7) was upset on its own court by thirteenth ranked Riachuelo (8-9) 72-62. It was an exceptional evening for Dominican-American forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Colombian forward Andres Ibarguen (200-1996, college: Angelo St., agency: Helping Ballers) accounted for 14 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. The former international Kevin Hernandez (205-1991) came up with 15 points and 6 rebounds and swingman Federico Grun (191-1996) added 13 points respectively for San Lorenzo in the defeat. Riachuelo moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Zarate. San Lorenzo at the other side keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Riachuelo LR: A.Castillo 18+7reb+3ast, A.Ibarguen 14+9reb+2ast, A.Young 13+7reb, V.Fernandez 7+2ast, F.Valentin 7+3reb, B.Mateo 4+1reb
San Lorenzo: K.Hernandez 15+6reb+1ast, F.Grun 13+3reb+2ast, S.Lugo 9+8reb, F.Marin 7+3reb+2ast, I.Basualdo 5+4reb+1ast, C.Francisco 5+2reb