LDD Round 36 (Regular Season): Instituto lose to Ferro

The games at this stage are more interesting as they can be crucial for the final standings in Regular Season. Despite we already know who is stronger and who is weaker, there may be still last minute surprises and upsets. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most important game in the last round took place in Cordoba between second ranked Instituto (23-7) and seventh ranked Ferro (19-12) on Tuesday night. Instituto was defeated by Ferro at home 68-80. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Instituto. Ferro forced 20 Instituto turnovers and outrebounded them 39-27 including 27 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for center Augusto Roveres (207-2003) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds. Facundo Wolinsky contributed with 20 points and 5 assists for the winners. Jeronimo Guerrero (191-2005) replied with 19 points and 4 assists for Instituto. Instituto's coach Mauro Salinas rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Ferro maintains seventh position with 19-12 record. Instituto at the other side keeps the second place with seven games lost. Ferro will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Instituto will play on the road against Obera and is hoping to win this game.
Important game to mention about took place in Mar del Plata. Fifteenth ranked Penarol (12-17) saved a 2-point victory at home edging 13th ranked Platense (11-18) 86-84 on Thursday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Nicolas Chiaraviglio (199-2004) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 9 rebounds and Gian Rossi who added 29 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) during the contest. Penarol's coach Tomas Sirochinsky allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Santino Mazzucchelli with 29 points and 8 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Penarol moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with San Lorenzo. Platense lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifteenth position with 18 games lost. They share it with La Union. Penarol will play against San Lorenzo (#12) in Almagra in the next round. Platense will have a break next round.
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Union (16-15) and San Lorenzo (12-17), which took place in Almagra. Higher ranked Union lost to fourteenth ranked San Lorenzo in a road game 71-76 on Thursday. The winners were led by Thiago Roca who scored that evening 17 points and 6 rebounds. Even a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds by Estanislao Crespi did not help to save the game for Union. San Lorenzo moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Penarol. Union lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Obera. San Lorenzo will meet Penarol (#13) in the next round. Union will play against Boca Jrs. (#3) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 36: Union was beaten by Obras on the road 83-67. Bottom-ranked Olimpico was destroyed by La Union on its own court 73-104. Union unfortunately lost to Boca Jrs. in Buenos Aires 71-82. Quimsa managed to beat Comunicaciones at home 80-76. Ferro was defeated by Riachuelo on the opponent's court 82-73.
The most impressive performance of 36th round was 23 points and 8 rebounds by Camilo Rodriguez of Ferro.



Obras - Union 83-67

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Obras (20-8) beat 9th ranked Union (16-15) in Buenos Aires 83-67 on Tuesday. Obras had a 40-28 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Obras made 9 blocks. The winners were led by power forward Valentino Finetti (204-2005) who scored that evening 21 points and 9 rebounds and swingman Lautaro Barrios (195-2004) supported him with 22 points. Obras' coach Javier Ielmini used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 14 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists by Estanislao Crespi did not help to save the game for Union. Facundo Chamorro added 14 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Obras moved-up to fourth place. Union lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Obera. Obras will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Union will play against Boca Jrs. (#3) in Buenos Aires and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Obras: B.Lautaro 22+3reb+1ast, F.Valentino 21+9reb+1ast, P.Victor 15+6reb+3ast, R.Juan 12+6reb+5ast, L.Joaquin 5+11reb+1ast, M.Juan 4+7reb+1ast
Union: C.Estanislao 14+15reb+4ast, C.Facundo 14+7reb+2ast, G.Ulises 12+6reb, V.Nicolas 11+1reb+1ast, F.Agustin 7+5reb, A.Lorenzo 5+3reb+1ast

Instituto - Ferro 68-80

The most important game in the last round took place in Cordoba between second ranked Instituto (23-7) and seventh ranked Ferro (19-12) on Tuesday night. Instituto was defeated by Ferro at home 68-80. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Instituto. Ferro forced 20 Instituto turnovers and outrebounded them 39-27 including 27 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for center Augusto Roveres (207-2003) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds. Facundo Wolinsky contributed with 20 points and 5 assists for the winners. Jeronimo Guerrero (191-2005) replied with 19 points and 4 assists and guard Fausto Moussa (198-2004) added 16 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Instituto. Instituto's coach Mauro Salinas rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Ferro maintains seventh position with 19-12 record. Instituto at the other side keeps the second place with seven games lost. Ferro will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Instituto will play on the road against Obera and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Ferro: R.Augusto 23+14reb+1ast, W.Facundo 20+2reb+5ast, G.Martin 9+5reb+5ast, F.Tobias 8+2reb, R.Camilo 7+6reb+4ast, R.Juan 7+7reb+2ast
Instituto: G.Jeronimo 19+2reb+4ast, M.Fausto 16+8reb+1ast, B.Ignacio 14+5reb+1ast, C.Bautista 7+2reb, A.Benjamin 4+2reb+1ast, L.Bruno 3

San Lorenzo - Union 76-71

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Union (16-15) and San Lorenzo (12-17), which took place in Almagra. Higher ranked Union lost to fourteenth ranked San Lorenzo in a road game 71-76 on Thursday. San Lorenzo had a 36-25 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by Thiago Roca (-2004) who scored that evening 17 points and 6 rebounds and Valentino Nesci supported him with 9 points and 11 rebounds. Even a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds by Estanislao Crespi did not help to save the game for Union. Facundo Chamorro added 13 points and 5 rebounds. Four Union players scored in double figures. San Lorenzo moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Penarol. Union lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Obera. San Lorenzo will meet Penarol (#13) in the next round. Union will play against Boca Jrs. (#3) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
San Lorenzo: R.Thiago 17+6reb+1ast, A.Joaquin 14+2reb+4ast, S.Eduardo 10+5reb+1ast, S.Nicolas 9+3reb+1ast, N.Valentino 9+11reb+3ast, R.Christian 7+5reb
Union: F.Agustin 17, C.Estanislao 15+13reb+2ast, C.Facundo 13+5reb+2ast, A.Lorenzo 11+1reb, V.Nicolas 8+6reb+1ast, F.Mateo 7+2reb+1ast

Penarol - Platense 86-84

Important game to mention about took place in Mar del Plata. Fifteenth ranked Penarol (12-17) saved a 2-point victory at home edging 13th ranked Platense (11-18) 86-84 on Thursday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Nicolas Chiaraviglio (199-2004) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Gian Rossi (185-2005) who added 29 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) during the contest. Penarol's coach Tomas Sirochinsky allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Santino Mazzucchelli with 29 points and 8 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and swingman Mariano Goicoechea (195-2004) scored 26 points and 7 rebounds. Penarol moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with San Lorenzo. Platense lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifteenth position with 18 games lost. They share it with La Union. Penarol will play against San Lorenzo (#12) in Almagra in the next round. Platense will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Penarol: R.Gian 29+3reb+1ast, C.Nicolas 27+9reb+3ast, V.Franco 11+9reb+2ast, S.Tobias 7+4reb+4ast, M.Teo 4+5reb+4ast, S.Agustin 4
Platense: M.Santino 29+8reb+2ast, G.Mariano 26+7reb+3ast, M.Henyerberth 12+14reb+4ast, U.Anthoan 9+3reb+1ast, G.Joaquin 5+2reb+2ast, J.Manuel 3+1reb

Olimpico - La Union 73-104

Rather expected game when 20th ranked Olimpico (3-26) was smashed by seventeenth ranked La Union (11-18) in La Banda 104-73 on Friday. La Union dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Olimpico's 30. They outrebounded Olimpico 50-29 including a 42-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. La Union looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The winners were led by guard Franco Chir (190-2002) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 23 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals and Franco Gimenez supported him with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Four La Union players scored in double figures. Even 14 points and 5 rebounds by guard Ignacio Gonzalez (187-2003) did not help to save the game for Olimpico. Luciano Tundis added 16 points. Olimpico's coach Guillermo Aliende gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. La Union moved-up to fifteenth place, which they share with Platense. Olimpico lost fifth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 26 lost games. La Union will meet higher ranked Riachuelo (#5) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Olimpico will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
La Union: G.Franco 24+6reb+5ast, C.Franco 23+19reb+4ast, B.Lisandro 17+9reb+7ast, C.Maximiliano 14+4ast, N.Nicolas 12+4reb+1ast, C.Laureano 8+10reb+1ast
Olimpico: T.Luciano 16+2reb+3ast, G.Ignacio 14+5reb+2ast, R.Facundo 14+2reb+3ast, F.Enzo 8+6reb+2ast, M.Hernan 7+1reb, R.Camilo 6+9reb+3ast

Boca Jrs. - Union 82-71

Very predictable result when fourth ranked Boca Jrs (21-9) won against 9th ranked Union (16-15) in Buenos Aires 82-71 on Friday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Boca Jrs. made 10 blocks. The winners were led by forward Tiziano Prome (201-2005) who scored that evening 22 points and 5 rebounds and Nicolas Stenta (200-2004) supported him with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks. Boca Jrs' coach Gonzalo Perez used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 21 points and 8 rebounds by Estanislao Crespi did not help to save the game for Union. Facundo Chamorro added 4 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Boca Jrs. moved-up to third place. Union lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Obera. Boca Jrs. will again meet at home Union (#9) in the next round where they are favorite. Union will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Boca Jrs.: P.Tiziano 22+5reb+2ast, S.Nicolas 20+5reb+3ast, C.Fidel 9+15reb+2ast, S.Matias 9+4reb+1ast, C.Federico 8+4reb+7ast, S.Tomas 7+3reb+1ast
Union: C.Estanislao 21+8reb, V.Nicolas 11+4reb+1ast, A.Francisco 11+1reb+3ast, G.Ulises 9+3reb+1ast, A.Lorenzo 8+2reb, C.Facundo 4+8reb+6ast

Quimsa - Comunicaciones 80-76

There was a minor upset when 8th ranked Comunicaciones (16-12) lost to eleventh ranked Quimsa (13-13) in Santiago del Estero 76-80 on Wednesday. The winners were led by center Raymon Bastardo (202-2002) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 12 points, 20 rebounds and 4 blocks and guard Matias Pikaluk (185-2006) supported him with 27 points. Even a double-double of 26 points and 12 rebounds by forward Marcos Panozzo (195) did not help to save the game for Comunicaciones. Point guard Agustin Passone (180-2003) added 12 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Four Comunicaciones players scored in double figures. Quimsa maintains eleventh position with 13-13 record. Loser Comunicaciones keeps the eighth place with 12 games lost. Quimsa will meet at home La Union (#16) in the next round where they are favorite. Comunicaciones will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Quimsa: P.Matias 27+1reb+1ast, C.Diego 18+7reb+4ast, B.Raymon 12+20reb+2ast, C.Patricio 7+3reb+1ast, A.Romeo 6+4reb+4ast, B.Mateo 4+5reb+1ast
Comunicaciones: P.Marcos 26+12reb+2ast, R.Mateo 18+4reb+1ast, B.Agustin 13+7reb+2ast, P.Agustin 12+11reb+5ast, P.Yosel 4+4reb, F.Santiago 3+1reb+3ast

Riachuelo LR - Ferro 82-73

The game between closely ranked teams ended with sixth ranked Riachuelo's (20-10) home victory over 7th ranked Ferro (19-12) in La Rioja 82-73 on Wednesday. The winners were led by Marco Pica who scored that evening 20 points and guard Mateo Corso (185-2003) supported him with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Five Riachuelo LR players scored in double figures. Even 23 points and 8 rebounds by guard Camilo Rodriguez (187-2006) did not help to save the game for Ferro. Center Augusto Roveres (207-2003) added 19 points and 9 rebounds. Riachuelo have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place. Loser Ferro keeps the seventh position with 12 games lost. Riachuelo will meet at home La Union (#16) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Ferro will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Riachuelo LR: P.Marco 20+4reb+1ast, C.Mateo 14+6reb+2ast, B.Matias 12+3reb+2ast, B.Jeremias 11+5reb, J.Farias 10+4reb+4ast, A.Juan 6+5reb
Ferro: R.Camilo 23+8reb, R.Augusto 19+9reb, W.Facundo 12+5reb+2ast, R.Juan 8+4reb+2ast, T.Tobias 5+5reb+3ast, G.Martin 4+6reb+2ast