La Liga Round 28 (Regular Season): Platense defeat San Martin in the closest game of the week

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 28 in the La Liga took place in Florida. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 7th ranked San Martin (13-11) to fourth ranked Platense (16-7) 73-72 on Wednesday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Eric Flor (190-1993) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Facundo Vazquez (185-1998) who added 15 points and 7 assists during the contest. At the losing side the former international guard Agustin Perez (192-1999) responded with 23 points and 9 rebounds. Platense maintains fourth position with 16-7 record. San Martin at the other side keeps the seventh place with 11 games lost. Platense are looking forward to face Zarate (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. San Martin will have a break next round.
Bottom-ranked Union managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the eight-game losing streak. This time they won against fifteenth-ranked Ferro in Santa Fe 96-82. The winners were led by American Dominique Morrison (198-1989, college: ORU, agency: Haylett Sports) who scored that evening 28 points and 8 rebounds and Daniel Hure supported him with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Even 12 points and 9 rebounds by naturalized Italian center Damian Tintorelli (205-1981) did not help to save the game for Ferro. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Union maintains twentieth position with 4-19 record. Ferro lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth place with 15 games lost. Union will play against higher ranked Gimnasia (#9) in Comodoro Rivadavia in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Ferro will play on the road against Argentino (#19) in Junin and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game took place in Comodoro Rivadavia where 7th ranked San Martin (13-11) was upset on the court of tenth ranked Gimnasia (12-10) 78-66 on Monday. Vaughn De fired 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Gimnasia's coach Martin Villagran used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Agustin Perez produced 19 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Gimnasia have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to ninth place. Loser San Martin keeps the seventh position with 11 games lost. Gimnasia will meet bottom-ranked Union (#20) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. San Martin will have a break next round.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 28: Olimpico won against Penarol on the opponent's court 82-73. Ferro unfortunately lost to La Union in a home game 75-88. San Lorenzo was rolled over Independ.O. on the road 63-86. Penarol defeated La Union on its own court 79-61. Comunicaciones was beaten by Instituto in Cordoba 74-62. Riachuelo lost to San Lorenzo at home 77-81. Comunicaciones managed to outperform Riachuelo on the opponent's court 108-101. Penarol recorded a loss to Zarate in a home game 64-78.



Gimnasia - San Martin 78-66

An interesting game took place in Comodoro Rivadavia where 7th ranked San Martin (13-11) was upset on the court of tenth ranked Gimnasia (12-10) 78-66 on Monday. American center Vaughn De (205-1988, college: Stillman) fired 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. The other American import guard Tyrone White (201-1990, college: CSUB) chipped in 20 points. De Vaughn is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Gimnasia's coach Martin Villagran used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. The former international guard Agustin Perez (192-1999) produced 19 points and 8 rebounds and Ecuadorian center Bryan Carabali (214-1999) added 15 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Gimnasia have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to ninth place. Loser San Martin keeps the seventh position with 11 games lost. Gimnasia will meet bottom-ranked Union (#20) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. San Martin will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
San Martin: A.Perez 19+8reb+2ast, C.Bryan 15+7reb, L.Gargallo 13+3reb+1ast, G.Garcia 6+2reb+1ast, B.Nicolas 4+1reb, V.Garello 3+5reb
Gimnasia: T.White 20+4reb+2ast, G.De Vaughn 19+8reb+2ast, P.Gramajo 16+4reb+1ast, C.Marcos 9+1ast, J.Cardenas 7+10reb+2ast, T.Emiliano 5+4reb+5ast

Penarol - Olimpico 73-82

Very expected game in Mar del Plata where 16th ranked Penarol (9-16) was defeated by second ranked Olimpico (19-4) 82-73 on Monday. The former international guard Nicolas Romano (200-1987) fired 18 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Forward Alex Negrete (192-2001) chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds. Four Olimpico players scored in double figures. Olimpico's coach Leonardo Gutierrez allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Point guard Joaquin Valinotti (185-1998) produced 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and the former international Tomas Monacchi (198-1997) added 14 points and 14 rebounds respectively for lost side. Olimpico have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 19-4 record behind leader Quimsa. Loser Penarol keeps the sixteenth place with 16 games lost. Olimpico will meet at home Instituto (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Penarol will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Penarol: J.Valinotti 22+6reb+4ast, A.Thornton 18+5reb+1ast, T.Monacchi 14+14reb, V.Fernandez 6+6reb+5ast, J.Morales 5, F.Filippa 3+4reb
Olimpico: N.Romano 18+9reb+1ast, J.Machuca 12+4reb+2ast, N.Alex 11+8reb, P.Tabarez 11+4reb+2ast, J.Arengo 9+2reb+2ast, N.Aguirre 7+5reb+3ast

Ferro - La Union 75-88

There was a small surprise in Buenos Aires where eighteenth ranked La Union (6-16) defeated 15th ranked Ferro (10-15) 88-75 on Tuesday. La Union dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Ferro's 28. Point guard Luciano Guerra (184-1997) fired 29 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American power forward Kwame Alexander (201-1990, college: CSUSB, agency: BIG) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Four La Union players scored in double figures. La Union's coach Sebastian Ginobili allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Swingman Valentin Bettiga (189-1999) produced 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Rodrigo Gallegos (186-1991) added 17 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. La Union maintains eighteenth position with 6-16 record. Ferro lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth place with 15 games lost. La Union will meet at home higher ranked Obera (#13) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Ferro will play against Argentino in Junin and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Ferro: R.Gallegos 17+3reb+4ast, D.Tintorelli 13+7reb+1ast, V.Bettiga 12+8reb+5ast, C.Juan 9+1reb+4ast, R.Felipe 6, T.Spano 6+5reb
La Union: L.Guerra 29+6reb+2ast, C.Cardo 15+3reb+1ast, K.Alexander 13+10reb+4ast, M.Fernandez 10+8reb+3ast, A.Lillard 9+3reb+3ast, M.Saglietti 7+3reb+1ast

Independ.O. - San Lorenzo 86-63

There was an upset in Olivia where higher ranked San Lorenzo (14-9) was rolled over by fifteenth ranked Independ.O. (10-13) 86-63 on Tuesday. Independ.O. dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to San Lorenzo's 24 and made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Salvador Giletto (195-1993) fired 15 points (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) for the winners. Point guard Ezequiel Paz (190-2001, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 16 points. Independ.O.'s coach Martin Gonzalez felt very confident that he used 10 players saving starting five for next games. The former international center Ivan Basualdo (203-1990) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 rebounds and point guard Lucas Perez (184-1987) added 9 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Independ.O. moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Obera. Loser San Lorenzo keeps the sixth position with nine games lost. Independ.O. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. San Lorenzo will play against Gimnasia (#9) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
San Lorenzo: E.Dupuy 12, S.Lugo 11+2reb, I.Basualdo 11+13reb+3ast, C.Francisco 10+3reb, L.Perez 9+4reb+6ast, G.Cordoba 5
Independ.O.: P.Ezequiel 16+1ast, S.Giletto 15+1reb+2ast, P.Alderete 11+2reb, F.Barroso 8+5reb, M.Nicolas 8+2reb, A.Pautasso 8+6reb+1ast

Platense - San Martin 73-72

The most exciting game of round 28 in the La Liga took place in Florida. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 7th ranked San Martin (13-11) to fourth ranked Platense (16-7) 73-72 on Wednesday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Eric Flor (190-1993) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Facundo Vazquez (185-1998) who added 15 points and 7 assists during the contest. At the losing side the former international guard Agustin Perez (192-1999) responded with 23 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Gaston Garcia (187-1998) scored 15 points. Platense maintains fourth position with 16-7 record. San Martin at the other side keeps the seventh place with 11 games lost. Platense are looking forward to face Zarate (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. San Martin will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
San Martin: A.Perez 23+9reb+3ast, G.Garcia 15+3reb+1ast, V.Rolando 11+1reb, L.Gargallo 8+4reb+3ast, V.Garello 8+4reb, M.Franco 4+1reb+1ast
Platense: E.Flor 18+5reb+3ast, F.Vazquez 15+3reb+7ast, I.Pedro 10+3reb, Q.Thomas 8+4reb+1ast, S.Barrales 8+3reb, J.Corbalan 8+4reb+1ast

Penarol - La Union 79-61

Everything went according to plan in Mar del Plata where sixteenth ranked Penarol (9-16) beat 18th ranked La Union (6-16) 79-61 on Thursday. Penarol outrebounded La Union 44-32 including 35 on the defensive glass. Point guard Joaquin Valinotti (185-1998) fired 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. The former international Tomas Monacchi (198-1997) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Four Penarol players scored in double figures. American guard Antwon Lillard (198-1995, college: BGSU) produced 20 points and 5 steals and point guard Luciano Guerra (184-1997) added 12 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Penarol maintains sixteenth position with 9-16 record. Loser La Union keeps the eighteenth place with 16 games lost. Penarol will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. La Union will play against Obera (#13) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
La Union: A.Lillard 20+1ast, L.Guerra 12+3reb+2ast, M.Fernandez 7+4reb+1ast, A.Gonzalo 6+3reb+1ast, W.Alcegaire 4+2reb+1ast, K.Alexander 3+7reb+1ast
Penarol: A.Thornton 19+4reb+1ast, T.Monacchi 14+10reb+1ast, V.Fernandez 14+5reb+2ast, J.Valinotti 13+6reb+7ast, F.Filippa 7+5reb, S.Octavio 5+2reb+1ast

Instituto - Comunicaciones 74-62

There was no surprise in Cordoba where 17th ranked Comunicaciones (8-15) was defeated by third ranked Instituto (17-6) 74-62 on Thursday. The former international forward Bautista Lugarini (203-2001) fired 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international Javier Saiz (206-1994) chipped in 11 points and 5 rebounds. American guard Marcus Thomas (191-1995, college: Rosemont) produced 17 points and 5 assists and Facundo Giorgi (203-1985, college: FIU) added 14 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Instituto maintains third position with 17-6 record having just two points less than leader Quimsa. Loser Comunicaciones keeps the seventeenth place with 15 games lost. Instituto will meet league's second-placed Olimpico in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Comunicaciones will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Comunicaciones: M.Thomas 17+3reb+5ast, F.Giorgi 14+8reb+1ast, K.DeShields 13+4reb+2ast, R.Glenn 8+6reb+2ast, J.Strings 4+3reb+1ast, R.Sanchez 4+6reb+3ast
Instituto: B.Lugarini 16+6reb+4ast, N.Copello 11+3reb+1ast, J.Saiz 11+5reb, N.Hoover 10+1reb, M.Cosolito 7+4reb+4ast, L.Vildoza 6+2reb+4ast

Riachuelo LR - San Lorenzo 77-81

No shocking result in a game in La Rioja where sixth ranked San Lorenzo (14-9) won against 11th ranked Riachuelo (11-15) 81-77 on Thursday. Point guard Lucas Perez (184-1987) fired 22 points and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Gaston Cordoba (200-1994) chipped in 18 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). San Lorenzo's coach Leonardo Costa allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Dominican-American forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) produced 15 points and 5 rebounds and Colombian forward Andres Ibarguen (200-1996, college: Angelo St., agency: Helping Ballers) added 15 points respectively for lost side. Four Riachuelo players scored in double figures. San Lorenzo maintains sixth position with 14-9 record. Loser Riachuelo LR dropped to the twelfth place with 15 games lost. San Lorenzo will meet at home Gimnasia (#9) in the next round. Riachuelo will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Riachuelo LR: A.Ibarguen 15+4reb, A.Castillo 15+5reb+2ast, J.Maldonado 13+1reb+4ast, F.Valentin 12+3reb, N.De los Santos 7+4reb+5ast, A.Young 7+3reb
San Lorenzo: L.Perez 22+4reb+5ast, G.Cordoba 18+3reb, F.Marin 10+2ast, K.Hernandez 8+4reb, C.Francisco 8+4reb+3ast, S.Lugo 7+1ast

Riachuelo LR - Comunicaciones 101-108

There was an upset in La Rioja where higher ranked Riachuelo (11-15) was defeated by seventeenth ranked Comunicaciones (8-15) 108-101 on Saturday. Comunicaciones shot 65.0 percent from the field and made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. It was a great shooting night for Comunicaciones especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.6 percentage. American point guard Keron DeShields (190-1992, college: Tennessee St., agency: Diamond Sports) fired 35 points (!!!) and 7 assists for the winners. The other American import guard Marcus Thomas (191-1995, college: Rosemont) chipped in 31 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Dominican-American forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) produced 23 points and 6 rebounds and Colombian forward Andres Ibarguen (200-1996, college: Angelo St., agency: Helping Ballers) added 17 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Five Riachuelo players scored in double figures. Comunicaciones maintains seventeenth position with 8-15 record. Loser Riachuelo LR dropped to the twelfth place with 15 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Riachuelo LR: A.Castillo 23+6reb+2ast, N.De los Santos 18+2reb+2ast, A.Ibarguen 17+8reb+3ast, A.Young 16+5reb, J.Maldonado 11+2reb+3ast, F.Valentin 9+2reb
Comunicaciones: K.DeShields 35+4reb+7ast, M.Thomas 31+4reb+2ast, R.Sanchez 14+7reb+2ast, R.Glenn 9+7reb+5ast, F.Pais 6+2reb, T.Pereyra 5+2reb

Penarol - Zarate 64-78

Rather predictable result in Mar del Plata where fourteenth ranked Zarate (11-14) defeated 16th ranked Penarol (9-16) 78-64 on Sunday. Strangely Penarol outrebounded Zarate 49-32 including a 14-1 advantage in offensive rebounds. Zarate looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Point guard Lucas Andujar (185-1996) fired a double-double by scoring 14 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists for the winners. Agustin Brocal (191-1997) chipped in 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Zarate's coach Juan Anglese allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Point guard Joaquin Valinotti (185-1998) produced 21 points and 8 assists and American forward Al Thornton (203-1983, college: FSU, agency: BIG) added 11 points and 14 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Penarol players scored in double figures. Zarate moved-up to eleventh place. Loser Penarol keeps the sixteenth position with 16 games lost. Zarate will meet at home higher ranked Platense (#4) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Penarol will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Penarol: J.Valinotti 21+4reb+8ast, A.Thornton 11+14reb+2ast, V.Fernandez 11+6reb+2ast, T.Monacchi 10+13reb+1ast, F.Filippa 8+5reb, T.Facundo 3+1reb
Zarate: E.Rupcic 19+2reb+1ast, A.Brocal 18+5reb+6ast, L.Andujar 14+5reb+13ast, D.Pineda 8+2reb, G.Camilo 6+7reb, S.Chaine 5+2reb

Union SF - Ferro 96-82

Bottom-ranked Union managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the eight-game losing streak. This time they won against fifteenth-ranked Ferro in Santa Fe 96-82. Union made 27-of-33 charity shots (81.8 percent) during the game. Ferro was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. The winners were led by American Dominique Morrison (198-1989, college: ORU, agency: Haylett Sports) who scored that evening 28 points and 8 rebounds and Daniel Hure (200-1985) supported him with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Even 12 points and 9 rebounds by naturalized Italian center Damian Tintorelli (205-1981) did not help to save the game for Ferro. Swingman Valentin Bettiga (189-1999) added 11 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Four Ferro players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Union maintains twentieth position with 4-19 record. Ferro lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth place with 15 games lost. Union will play against higher ranked Gimnasia (#9) in Comodoro Rivadavia in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Ferro will play on the road against Argentino (#19) in Junin and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Ferro: D.Tintorelli 12+9reb+2ast, M.Fierro 11+2reb+1ast, V.Bettiga 11+5reb+2ast, R.Felipe 11+1reb+1ast, M.Barriola 8, T.Spano 7+1reb+3ast
Union SF: D.Morrison 28+8reb+1ast, D.Hure 23+7reb, J.Sandrini 12+2reb+4ast, M.Butler 10+2reb+1ast, M.Gomez 7+5reb+2ast, T.Moore 7+1reb+2ast