La Liga Round 3 (Regular Season): Instituto lose to Independ.O.

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Instituto (2-1) recorded a loss in Olivia on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by Independ.O. (1-0) 93-86. 24 personal fouls committed by Instituto helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was who scored 19 points and 8 rebounds. chipped in 14 points. Independ.O.'s coach Martin Gonzalez used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was naturalized Italian point guard Gaston Whelan (187-1994) who recorded 15 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Independ.O. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Instituto will play at home against Boca Juniors (#1) and is hoping to win this game.
Very important is a road loss of Regatas (3-1) against Obras (1-0) on Thursday night. Visiting Regatas was defeated by Obras in Buenos Aires 85-75. It was a good game for American guard Ty Sabin (190-1994, college: Ripon) who led his team to a victory with 23 points. Federico Zezular contributed with 26 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) answered with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!) for Regatas. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Obras will play against Olimpico (#10) in La Banda in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Regatas will have a break next round.
Boca Juniors delivered the third consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they beat Platense (0-1) 97-87 in Florida. It was a great evening for Fidel Cifuentes who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was Johnny Hughes III with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Boca Juniors will meet Instituto (#4) in the next round. Platense will have a break next round.

Other games of round 3 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
San Lorenzo was defeated by La Union in Formosa 89-79. Gimnasia beat San Martin at home 81-65. Regatas won against Penarol on the opponent's court 84-80. Winless Racing Ch. lost to undefeated Ferro in a home game 79-89.
The best stats of 3rd round was 18 points and 7 rebounds by Norberto Stucky of Racing Ch..



Independ.O. - Instituto 93-86

Instituto (2-1) recorded a loss in Olivia on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by Independ.O. (1-0) 93-86. 24 personal fouls committed by Instituto helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was who scored 19 points and 8 rebounds. chipped in 14 points. Independ.O.'s coach Martin Gonzalez used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was naturalized Italian point guard Gaston Whelan (187-1994) who recorded 15 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists and American forward Keylan Boone (203-2000, college: UNLV) added 19 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Five Instituto players scored in double figures. Independ.O. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Instituto will play at home against Boca Juniors (#1) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Instituto: K.Boone 19+5reb, T.Monacchi 16+7reb, G.Whelan 15+7reb+8ast, J.Saiz 12+4reb+1ast, V.Leandro 10+4reb+6ast, V.Garello 6+5reb
Independ.O.: V.Rolando 19+8reb+3ast, T.Patricio 14+3reb+2ast, A.Caffaro 12+5reb, N.Marcucci 11+3reb+1ast, C.Francisco 9+4reb+2ast, P.Agustin 9+5reb+4ast

La Union - San Lorenzo 89-79

There was an upset in Formosa where San Lorenzo (1-2) was defeated by La Union (1-1) 89-79 on Thursday. It was a great shooting night for La Union especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. It was a great evening for the former international forward Alexis Elsener (195-1988, agency: Interperformances) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 6 rebounds. point guard Tomas Spano (183-1998) helped adding 16 points. Elsener is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four La Union players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Augusto Alonso (187-1998, agency: BIG) with 16 points and the former international guard Selem Safar (191-1987) scored 17 points. San Lorenzo's coach Sebastian Burtin rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. La Union will meet Obera (#7) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. San Lorenzo will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
San Lorenzo: S.Safar 17+2reb+1ast, A.Alonso 16+3reb+3ast, L.Perez 14+4ast, F.Rutenberg 8+1reb, L.Lucas 7+3reb, I.Bednarek 6+4reb+1ast
La Union: A.Elsener 17+6reb+1ast, T.Spano 16+4reb+2ast, W.Graterol 13+5reb+3ast, A.Franco 11+4reb, S.Acevedo 10+3reb+2ast, B.Beavers 9+4reb+4ast

Obras - Regatas 85-75

Very important is a road loss of Regatas (3-1) against Obras (1-0) on Thursday night. Visiting Regatas was defeated by Obras in Buenos Aires 85-75. Obras had a 11-0 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a good game for American guard Ty Sabin (190-1994, college: Ripon) who led his team to a victory with 23 points. Federico Zezular (198-2001) contributed with 26 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) answered with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!) and the former international forward Claudio Ramirez (200-1990) added 16 points in the effort for Regatas. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Obras will play against Olimpico (#10) in La Banda in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Regatas will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Regatas: L.Santos 18+11reb+2ast, C.Ramirez 16+3reb+1ast, J.Corbalan 12+1reb+3ast, M.Chiarini 10, P.Gramajo 9+4reb+3ast, J.Andres 7+4reb+2ast
Obras: F.Zezular 26+2reb, T.Sabin 23+4reb+2ast, P.Barral 15+1reb+3ast, M.Delia 6+6reb+1ast, A.Corum 5+6reb, J.Bilbao 4+5reb+3ast

Gimnasia - San Martin 81-65

There was a small surprise in Comodoro Rivadavia where Gimnasia (1-0) defeated San Martin (1-2) 81-65 on Friday. It was a great evening for Chilean point guard Sebastian Carrasco (180-2000) who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points. helped adding 10 points and 4 assists. Gimnasia's coach Pablo Favarel allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was the former international power forward Lautaro Berra (208-1998) with 13 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Tomas Spano (183-1998) scored 13 points. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
San Martin: L.Berra 13+5reb+2ast, F.Victor 13+3reb+2ast, L.Schattmann 11+7reb, B.Reginal 9+3reb+1ast, L.Gargallo 6+2reb+2ast, S.Giletto 5+2reb
Gimnasia: S.Carrasco 19+1reb+1ast, C.Rivero 10+5reb+1ast, T.Emiliano 10+2reb+4ast, A.Cisneros 9+6reb+1ast, J.Cardenas 8+3reb, M.Cosolito 8+5reb+3ast

Penarol - Regatas 80-84

Very expected game in Mar del Plata where Penarol (0-3) was defeated by Regatas (3-1) 84-80 on Saturday. It was a great evening for the former international forward Claudio Ramirez (200-1990) who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points and 7 rebounds. Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) helped adding 17 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was point guard Luciano Guerra (184-1997) with 17 points and 6 assists and the former international center Roberto Acuna (208-1990) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Four Penarol players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Regatas will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Penarol will play against Quimsa (#11) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Penarol: A.Perez 21+2reb+1ast, L.Guerra 17+4reb+6ast, R.Acuna 16+10reb, A.Thornton 14+5reb+1ast, C.Xavier 7+9reb, F.Vazquez 3+5reb+3ast
Regatas: C.Ramirez 26+7reb+2ast, L.Santos 17+5reb, P.Gramajo 12+2ast, A.Gustavo 7+1reb+2ast, S.Lugo 6+1reb, J.Corbalan 6+2reb+2ast

Platense - Boca Juniors 87-97

Boca Juniors delivered the third consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they beat Platense (0-1) 97-87 in Florida. Boca Juniors shot 66.7 percent from the field. Boca Juniors had a 24-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great evening for who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). The former international Agustin Barreiro (205-1999) helped adding 16 points and 6 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). The best for the losing side was American forward Johnny Hughes III (201-1997, college: UIW) with 17 points and 9 rebounds and Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Boca Juniors will meet Instituto (#4) in the next round. Platense will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Platense: G.Juan 18+5reb+2ast, J.Hughes III 17+9reb, J.Morales 13+1reb, F.Tobias 12+3reb, E.Flor 11+2reb+1ast, B.Nicolas 8+3reb
Boca Juniors: C.Fidel 20+4reb, A.Barreiro 16+6reb+1ast, N.Stenta 14+2ast, L.Faggiano 12+3reb+6ast, S.Scala 12+3reb+4ast, M.Cuello 11+7reb+4ast

Racing Ch. - Ferro 79-89

Very predictable result in Chivilcoy where Ferro (2-0) beat Racing Ch. (0-2) 89-79 on Saturday. Ferro made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for Jose Defelippo (186-1997) who led his team to a victory scoring 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. point guard Emiliano Lezcano (187-2001) helped adding 15 points and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard Thomas Cooper (196-1992, college: Calgary) with 17 points and 6 rebounds and the former international Agustin Barreiro (205-1999) scored 18 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). Five Ferro and four Racing Ch. players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Ferro will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Racing Ch. will play against Atenas (#17) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Racing Ch.: T.Fermin 20+3reb, S.Norberto 18+7reb, T.Cooper 17+6reb+2ast, M.Rodriguez 10+3reb, D.McClenton 4+9reb, S.Assum 3+3reb+1ast
Ferro: B.Leonel 17+4reb+1ast, E.Lezcano 15+2reb+5ast, V.Eduardo 12+5reb, F.Pinero 12+4reb+1ast, J.Defelippo 10+7reb+5ast, D.Alejandro 9+2reb+1ast