La Liga Argentina Round 4 of 1/8 Finals. Suardi, Deportivo Viedma and Racing reach quarterfinals

San Isidro - Villa S.Martin 72-61

San Isidro dominated down low during the game scoring 40 of its points in the paint compared to Villa S.Martin's 20. The winners were led by swingman Manuel Lambrisca (192-1997) who scored that evening 27 points and 5 rebounds and forward Facundo Sanz (197-1996, agency: BIG) supported him with 8 points and 9 rebounds. Even 14 points and 8 rebounds by power forward Estefano Simondi (201-1996) did not help to save the game for Villa S.Martin. Center Cristian Scaramuzzino (206-1992) added 10 points and 8 rebounds for lost side.
Top scorers:
San Isidro: M.Lambrisca 27+5reb+1ast, W.Alvarez 10+7reb+1ast, S.Bruno 8+6reb, F.Sanz 8+9reb+3ast, M.Saglietti 7+3reb+2ast, N.Buchaillot 4+3reb+3ast
Villa S.Martin: E.Simondi 14+8reb, C.Scaramuzzino 10+8reb+1ast, M.Gomez 9+2reb+1ast, E.Correa 8+3ast, A.Bruner 6+5reb+2ast, B.Galassi 5+1reb

Salta Basket - Independiente 60-76

Independiente outrebounded Salta Basket 36-16 including a 26-11 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Independiente made 7 blocks. The winners were led by power forward Cristian Amicucci (200-1985) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists (made all of his seven free throws) and Matias Morera (191-1999) supported him with 24 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Independiente's coach Marcos Boccolini used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 12 points and 4 assists by guard Christian Schoppler (185-1986) did not help to save the game for Salta Basket. Forward Facundo Arias (195-1993) added 9 points and 4 assists for lost side.
Top scorers:
Independiente: M.Morera 24+3reb+2ast, C.Amicucci 19+11reb+6ast, J.Tulian 15+9reb+2ast, A.Lange 5+2reb+1ast, M.Acosta 4+6reb, V.Cajal 3+4reb+3ast
Salta Basket: C.Schoppler 12+3reb+4ast, A.Torino 10, M.Martinez 10+3reb+2ast, F.Arias 9+4reb+4ast, D.Peralta 9+3reb, T.Pereyra 5+2reb

Comunicaciones - Amancay 62-78

The winners were led by guard Mauro Araujo (185-1994) who scored that evening 23 points and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) and power forward Conrado Echevarria (195-1998, agency: BIG) supported him with 15 points and 8 rebounds. Five Amancay players scored in double figures. Even 7 points and 4 assists by point guard Cristian Zenclussen (186-1997, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for Comunicaciones. Matias Eidintas (186-1995) added 8 points and 4 assists for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Amancay: M.Araujo 23+4reb+4ast, C.Echevarria 15+8reb+2ast, A.Vergara 12+5reb+1ast, J.Bollo 11+2reb+2ast, F.Peralta 10+4reb+1ast, M.Bernan 4+3reb
Comunicaciones: D.Tintorelli 9+5reb, J.Bejar 9+2reb, F.Maeso 8+4reb, M.Eidintas 8+2reb+4ast, C.Zenclussen 7+4reb+4ast, S.Arese 7+4reb+2ast

Barrio Parque - Suardi 84-87

Suardi shot 60.7 percent from the field. It was a great shooting night for Suardi especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of Horacio Rigada who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. Swingman Sebastian Braida (192-2000) contributed with 14 points for the winners. Five Suardi players scored in double figures. Point guard Tomas Luduena (178-1996) replied with 18 points and 4 assists and swingman Lautaro Rivata (190-1987) added 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Barrio Parque. Barrio Parque's coach Nicolas Arduh rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Suardi: H.Rigada 15+11reb+2ast, L.Lizarraga 14+5reb+1ast, S.Braida 14+4reb+2ast, G.Fino 13+2reb, E.Torne 12+4reb, S.Calderon 11+4reb+2ast
Barrio Parque: T.Luduena 18+2reb+4ast, A.Jure 13+2reb+2ast, B.Lino 11+3reb+2ast, M.Stanic 11+2reb, T.Ligorria 9+6reb+2ast, L.Rivata 9+6reb+5ast

Pergamino - Racing Ch. 71-82

Racing Ch. shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 51.5 percentage. The winners were led by swingman Santiago Assum (194-1998) who scored that evening 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and Luciano Ortiz (199-1999) supported him with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Racing Ch.'s coach Diego D'Ambrosio used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds by Bolivian forward Gonzalo Romero (196-1997) did not help to save the game for Pergamino. Ecuadorian power forward Matias Nunez (202-1995) added 21 points for lost side.
Top scorers:
Racing Ch.: L.Ortiz 23+7reb+1ast, S.Assum 22+8reb+6ast, L.Reinaudi 18+6reb+3ast, J.Peralta 9+6reb+2ast, N.Alvite 7+1reb+1ast, M.Herasme 3+1ast
Pergamino: M.Nunez 21+3reb, G.Romero 17+10reb+1ast, F.Gobetti 16+1reb+6ast, L.Gonzalez 9+3reb+2ast, B.Levato 6+3reb+4ast, U.Riano 2

GELP - Pico FC 83-77

The winners were led by American forward Ty Prince (198, college: UMHB) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds and center Franco Barroso (207-1994) supported him with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Even 16 points and 7 rebounds by Aaron Pablo (200-2000) did not help to save the game for Pico FC. American guard Latraius Mosley (198-1990, college: Life) added 7 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for lost side. Four Pico FC players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
GELP: T.Prince 17+11reb+2ast, J.Boffelli 16+4reb+4ast, F.Barroso 15+10reb+2ast, I.Barbera 10, R.Pelorosso 9+2reb+5ast, J.Gutierrez 6+7reb
Pico FC: A.Pablo 16+7reb+2ast, F.Bonfigli 14+5reb+1ast, V.Duvanced 12+7reb, J.Martin Bello 11+1reb+3ast, P.Alderete 9, M.Peyronnet 8+2reb

Dep Viedma - La Union 90-89

Dep Viedma made 25-of-32 charity shots (78.1 percent) during the game. La Union was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Mariano Marina (-1999) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!) and guard Luciano Caceres (180-2001) who added 28 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Rodrigo Acuna (198-1995) responded with 21 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!) and guard Matias Caire (188-1999) scored 18 points and 6 rebounds. Four La Union players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Dep Viedma: M.Marina 33+2reb, L.Caceres 28+5reb+2ast, L.Gonzalez 12+6reb+1ast, N.Paletta 8+9reb+4ast, B.Ossela 4+1reb+1ast, E.Cave 3+2reb+3ast
La Union: R.Acuna 21+5reb+1ast, M.Caire 18+6reb+2ast, G.Cabrera 16+4reb+3ast, C.Lavoratornuovo 14+4reb+1ast, E.Gimenez 8+5reb+4ast, N.Rodriguez 7+1reb+1ast