La Liga Round 7 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Second defeat of league's leader La Union (4-2) against seventh ranked Boca Juniors (4-2) 80-77 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of La Union. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds. The former international point guard Lucas Faggiano (188-1989, college: LIU Brooklyn) contributed with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. The former international forward Alexis Elsener (195-1988, agency: Interperformances) answered with 17 points and 8 rebounds for La Union. Defending champion moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated La Union. La Union will play next round against Penarol trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Boca Juniors will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game.
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Instituto as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Instituto edged 17th ranked San Lorenzo in Cordoba 89-86. It was a great evening for guard Nicolas Copello (193-1992) who led his team to a victory scoring 25 points and 5 rebounds. Javier Saiz helped adding 20 points and 4 blocks. At the losing side forward Facundo Rutenberg (195-2001) responded with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. As mentioned above they took over a top position. San Lorenzo lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth place with five games lost. San Lorenzo will play next round against Atenas trying to get back on the winning streak. Instituto will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game.
Union's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after two consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Racing Ch. (1-4) 78-77 on Thursday. It was an exceptional evening for Yeferson Guerra who led the winners and scored 20 points. Thomas Cooper came up with 25 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) for Racing Ch. in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Union (1-2) left bottom position moving up to fourteenth place, which they share with Gimnasia. Newly promoted Racing Ch. dropped to the sixteenth position with four games lost. Union will meet higher ranked Regatas (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Racing Ch. will play against Quimsa (#7) in Santiado del Estero and hope to win that game.

Other games in round 7 were not that significant. San Lorenzo lost to undefeated Independ.O. on the road 71-105. Olimpico lost to Atenas on its own court 84-87. Ferro managed to outperform Argentino in Buenos Aires 97-80.



Independ.O. - San Lorenzo 105-71

No shocking result in a game when leader Independ.O. (2-0) crushed 17th ranked San Lorenzo (1-5) in Olivia 105-71 on Thursday. Independ.O. dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to San Lorenzo's 34. Independ.O. looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by San Lorenzo's players. It was an exceptional evening for guard Nicolas Marcucci (190-2002) who led the winners and scored 19 points. accounted for 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Forward Facundo Rutenberg (195-2001) came up with 22 points and 5 rebounds and forward Juan Nally (205-2002, agency: BIG) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for San Lorenzo in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Independ.O. moved-up to ninth place. San Lorenzo lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth position with five games lost. Independ.O. will meet at home Gimnasia (#14) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. San Lorenzo will play against Atenas in Cordoba and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
San Lorenzo: F.Rutenberg 22+5reb+2ast, J.Nally 12+6reb, S.Safar 10+4reb+1ast, C.Cristian 9+4reb+1ast, I.Bednarek 7+4reb+1ast, A.Alonso 4+3reb+2ast
Independ.O.: N.Marcucci 19+4reb+1ast, V.Rolando 17+5reb+2ast, F.Enzo 16+3reb, R.Fortunato 8+3reb+7ast, F.Barrionuevo 8+1reb+6ast, C.Hurtado 7+4reb

Olimpico - Atenas 84-87

Rather expected game when 10th ranked Olimpico (2-3) was edged by eighth ranked Atenas (4-3) in La Banda 87-84 on Thursday. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Santiago Ferreyra (188-1997) who led the winners and scored 26 points and 5 rebounds. accounted for 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. Guard Franco Vieta (194-1992) came up with 19 points and 7 rebounds and Venezuelan forward Jose Ascanio (204-1996) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Olimpico in the defeat. Four Atenas and five Olimpico players scored in double figures. Atenas moved-up to fifth place. Olimpico at the other side dropped to the eleventh position with three games lost. They share it with Penarol and San Martin. Atenas will meet at home San Lorenzo (#17) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Olimpico will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Olimpico: F.Vieta 19+7reb+3ast, V.Forestier 14+4reb+2ast, J.Ascanio 13+9reb+2ast, S.Perez 13+2ast, E.Mijares 12+6reb+3ast, R.Granberry 8+1reb
Atenas: S.Ferreyra 26+5reb+2ast, Z.Nicolas 13+10reb+2ast, J.Cruz Oberto 11+6reb+2ast, J.Montero 10+4reb+5ast, L.Ramiro 8+2reb, A.Lucas 8+2reb

Union SF - Racing Ch. 78-77

Union's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after two consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Racing Ch. (1-4) 78-77 on Thursday. Strangely Racing Ch. outrebounded Union 40-28 including 29 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Venezuelan guard Yeferson Guerra (192-2003) who led the winners and scored 20 points. American center Chris Vogt (213-1999, college: Wisconsin, agency: Haylett Sports) accounted for 7 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. American guard Thomas Cooper (196-1992, college: Calgary) came up with 25 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) and the other American import center Deion McClenton (208, college: Keiser) added 9 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Racing Ch. in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Union (1-2) left bottom position moving up to fourteenth place, which they share with Gimnasia. Newly promoted Racing Ch. dropped to the sixteenth position with four games lost. Union will meet higher ranked Regatas (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Racing Ch. will play against Quimsa (#7) in Santiado del Estero and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Racing Ch.: T.Cooper 25+6reb+1ast, D.McClenton 9+8reb+1ast, T.Fermin 8+4reb+1ast, S.Norberto 8+4reb, M.Rodriguez 8+6reb+3ast, A.Barrales 7+2reb+4ast
Union SF: Y.Guerra 20+4reb+3ast, A.Felipe 13+3reb, F.Balbi 10+2reb+5ast, J.Alessio 8+3reb+1ast, C.Vogt 7+6reb+5ast, M.Cabrera 7+2reb+2ast

Argentino - Ferro 80-97

Very predictable result when leader Ferro (4-0) won against bottom-ranked Argentino (0-5) in Junin 97-80 on Friday. Ferro forced 19 Argentino turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Jano Martinez (180-2003) who led the winners and scored 22 points. accounted for 20 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Four Ferro players scored in double figures. American Dylan Smith (196-1997, college: Arizona) came up with 24 points and the other American import forward Von Cameron Davis (196-2001, college: Kent St., agency: JCK Sports Group) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Argentino in the defeat. Ferro have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Argentino at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Argentino: D.Smith 24+4reb+2ast, V.Cameron Davis 16+6reb, R.Frontera 11+2reb, M.Trelles 9+3reb, J.Sandrini 8+3reb+1ast, A.Reyes 4+4reb
Ferro: J.Martinez 22+3ast, D.Alejandro 20+4reb, E.Lezcano 14+7reb+1ast, B.Leonel 11+1reb+1ast, F.Pinero 10+1reb, J.Torresi 8+3reb

Boca Juniors - La Union 80-77

Second defeat of league's leader La Union (4-2) against seventh ranked Boca Juniors (4-2) 80-77 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of La Union. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds. The former international point guard Lucas Faggiano (188-1989, college: LIU Brooklyn) contributed with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. The former international forward Alexis Elsener (195-1988, agency: Interperformances) answered with 17 points and 8 rebounds and American guard Tomas Nuno (196-1998, college: CMU) added 14 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) in the effort for La Union. Five Boca Juniors and four La Union players scored in double figures. Defending champion moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated La Union. La Union will play next round against Penarol trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Boca Juniors will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game.
Top scorers:
La Union: A.Elsener 17+8reb+1ast, T.Nuno 14+5reb, W.Graterol 12+6reb, J.Machuca 10+4reb+3ast, S.Acevedo 8+6reb+2ast, M.Mariano 8+3reb+5ast
Boca Juniors: C.Francisco 22+10reb+2ast, L.Faggiano 16+9reb+6ast, A.Barreiro 11+6reb+1ast, S.Vega 11+9reb+1ast, S.Scala 10+3reb+3ast, F.Giorgetti 8+3reb+1ast

Instituto - San Lorenzo 89-86

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Instituto as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Instituto edged 17th ranked San Lorenzo in Cordoba 89-86. San Lorenzo was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for guard Nicolas Copello (193-1992) who led his team to a victory scoring 25 points and 5 rebounds. The former international Javier Saiz (206-1994) helped adding 20 points and 4 blocks. At the losing side forward Facundo Rutenberg (195-2001) responded with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Lucas Perez (184-1987) scored 13 points and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. As mentioned above they took over a top position. San Lorenzo lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth place with five games lost. San Lorenzo will play next round against Atenas trying to get back on the winning streak. Instituto will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game.
Top scorers:
San Lorenzo: F.Rutenberg 21+8reb+4ast, S.Safar 17+1reb+1ast, L.Perez 13+1reb+6ast, C.Cristian 13+5reb+1ast, J.Nally 8+6reb, B.Lautaro 5
Instituto: N.Copello 25+5reb, J.Saiz 20+3reb+3ast, K.Boone 13+6reb, V.Garello 10+6reb+3ast, G.Whelan 9+3reb+3ast, T.Monacchi 8+6reb+1ast