Results and Stats from La Liga Round 1 of 1/8 Finals

Gimnasia - Regatas 83-89

American power forward Charles Thomas (203-1986, college: Arkansas) stepped up and scored 23 points for the winners and point guard Andres Jaime (184-2000) chipped in 12 points and 5 rebounds. Regatas' coach Fernando Calvi used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American center Gerard De Vaughn (205-1988, college: Stillman) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and the other American import guard Tyrone White (201-1990, college: CSUB) scored 13 points and 8 rebounds. Four Regatas and five Gimnasia players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Regatas: C.Thomas 23+4reb, F.Pinero 14+4reb+1ast, F.Vieta 13+4reb, A.Jaime 12+5reb+3ast, A.Diez 10+6reb, F.Elias 9+9reb+1ast
Gimnasia: G.De Vaughn 19+10reb, P.Gramajo 14+2reb+3ast, T.White 13+8reb+3ast, G.Mariani 12+1reb+2ast, J.Cardenas 11+7reb+1ast, E.Toretta 10+3reb+2ast

Platense - Obras 78-69

Obras was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. The former international Eric Flor (190-1993) nailed 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and point guard Facundo Vazquez (185-1998) accounted for 18 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws). Four Platense players scored in double figures. American forward Chris Clarke (196-1996, college: Texas Tech, agency: Interperformances) came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds and Peruvian point guard Juan Venegas (183-2000) added 15 points respectively for Obras in the defeat. Obras' coach Peter Dominguez rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Platense: F.Vazquez 18+6reb+2ast, E.Flor 16+7reb+5ast, S.Morales 15+7reb+1ast, P.Ianguas 10+10reb, J.Corbalan 9+2reb, S.Barrales 6+6reb
Obras: C.Clarke 15+12reb+3ast, J.Venegas 15+3reb+2ast, A.Spight 13+1ast, T.Chapero 6+3reb, F.Inyaco 6+1reb, J.Solarin 4+9reb+1ast

San Lorenzo - Obera 91-84

San Lorenzo players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Obera's players. Obera was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. The former international Kevin Hernandez (205-1991) nailed 20 points for the winning side and point guard Lucas Perez (184-1987) accounted for 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Venezuelan forward Jose Ascanio (204-1996, agency: Pro Sports) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds and American guard Carlton Guyton (190-1990, college: Kent St.) added 19 points respectively for Obera in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
San Lorenzo: F.Marin 20+3reb+1ast, K.Hernandez 20+4reb+2ast, L.Perez 12+5reb+7ast, F.Grun 10+6reb+4ast, S.Lugo 9+9reb+3ast, G.Cordoba 7+4reb+1ast
Obera: J.Ascanio 20+12reb+1ast, C.Guyton 19+4reb+2ast, J.Laterza 17+2reb+1ast, A.Hilliard 16+7reb+2ast, J.Torresi 7+5reb+1ast, J.Stormo 4+8reb+1ast

San Martin - Penarol 87-70

San Martin dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Penarol's 30. Ecuadorian center Bryan Carabali (214-1999) nailed 9 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and Rolando Vallejos (195-2000) accounted for 16 points. Four San Martin players scored in double figures. Point guard Joaquin Valinotti (185-1998) came up with 24 points and American forward Diamon Simpson (204-1987, college: SMC) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Penarol in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
San Martin: R.Vallejos 16+3reb, A.Perez 13+2reb+2ast, G.Garcia 13+3reb+1ast, C.Buendia 13+1reb+4ast, F.Mendez 10+2reb+1ast, B.Carabali 9+10reb
Penarol: J.Valinotti 24+1reb+3ast, D.Simpson 13+9reb, J.Morales 11+2reb+2ast, V.Fernandez 9+4reb+7ast, T.Monacchi 3+7reb, A.Thornton 3