La Liga Argentina Round 12 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 12 in La Liga Argentina was guest Suardi's (5-2) road victory over Villa S.Martin (#4) 72-63 on Wednesday evening. It was a key game for the second position in the league. The best player for the winners was Santiago Calderon (190) who scored 18 points and 4 assists. Guard Luciano Lizarraga (183-1991) chipped in 10 points. At the other side the best for losing team was Lautaro Florito (188-2000) who recorded 18 points and 8 rebounds. Suardi have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with GELP. Villa S.Martin at the other side dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Suardi will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Villa S.Martin will play at home against Hindu (#14) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Undefeated leader Quilmes delivered the fifth consecutive victory. This time they crushed 14th ranked Ciclista (3-5) 84-61 in Mar del Plata. It was a good game for the former international center Juan De La Fuente (195-2000) who led his team to a victory with 19 points and 5 rebounds. Darry Moore contributed with 18 points for the winners. Naturalized Italian center Damian Tintorelli (205-1981) replied with 11 points and 6 rebounds for Ciclista. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Quilmes (5-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. Ciclista at the other side dropped to the ninth place with five games lost. They share the position with Las Heras. Quilmes will play against Pico FC (#10) in General Pico in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ciclista will play on the road against U.Mar del Plata and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Leader San Isidro recorded the sixth victory on Tuesday night. This time they crushed 16th ranked Independiente (1-6) 113-84 in San Francisco. Worth to mention a quality performance of Nahuel Buchaillot who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was Cristian Amicucci with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Isidro maintains first position with 6-1 record. Loser Independiente keeps the sixteenth place with six games lost. They share the position with Colon. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

Rest of the games of round 12 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
El Talar was crushed by Centenario VT in a road game 85-60. La Union beat Lanus at home 59-55. GELP won against Dep Viedma on the opponent's court 88-83. Salta Basket managed to outperform Las Heras in a home game 67-65. Barrio Parque recorded a loss to Santa Paula on the road 83-81.
The best stats of 12th round was 20 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists by Jeronimo Diaz of Santa Paula.



Centenario VT - El Talar 85-60

There was no surprise when 17th ranked El Talar (1-2) was crushed on the road by ninth ranked Centenario VT (3-2) 85-60 on Tuesday. Centenario VT dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to El Talar's 22. They outrebounded El Talar 52-32 including a 37-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Centenario VT looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and Matias Aristu (194-1995) who added 14 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. Four Centenario VT players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was the former international center Juan De La Fuente (195-2000) with 12 points and 9 rebounds and guard Matias Cueva (185-1997) scored 17 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Centenario VT have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place. Loser El Talar keeps the seventeenth position with two games lost. Centenario VT will meet Dep Norte (#13) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. El Talar will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Centenario VT: M.Gomez 14+2reb+3ast, A.Matias 14+11reb+3ast, C.Lucio 14+11reb+5ast, C.Farid 12+8reb+2ast, J.Kusnier 9+4reb, Z.Laureano 8+3reb+3ast
El Talar: M.Cueva 17+2reb+2ast, M.Derick 12+9reb+1ast, M.Cuello 11+2reb, V.Tomas 5+15reb+1ast, B.Joaquin 4+2ast, S.Conrado 4+3reb+4ast

La Union - Lanus 59-55

No shocking result in a game in Colon where fourth ranked La Union (4-1) defeated 6th ranked Lanus (3-3) 59-55 on Tuesday. Worth to mention a great performance of Bolivian forward Gonzalo Romero (196-1997) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Guido Cabrera (188-2000) who added 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) with 21 points and 8 rebounds and American swingman Michael Henry (198-1995, college: Buffalo St.) scored 8 points and 7 rebounds. Lanus' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. La Union moved-up to third place, which they share with Caroya. Loser Lanus dropped to the seventh position with three games lost. They share it with C.Entrerriano and Rivadavia. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
La Union: A.Rodrigo 13+6reb, C.Guido 11+6reb+4ast, R.Gonzalo 10+11reb+2ast, N.Henriques 9+8reb+1ast, C.Matias 6+5reb+1ast, L.Longoni 6+9reb
Lanus: M.Edgar 21+8reb, M.Henry 8+7reb, M.Franchino 7+5reb, C.Cesar 7+3reb, B.Spearman 4+1reb+2ast, L.Reinaudi 2+3reb+2ast

Quilmes - Ciclista 84-61

Undefeated leader Quilmes delivered the fifth consecutive victory. This time they crushed 14th ranked Ciclista (3-5) 84-61 in Mar del Plata. Quilmes players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Ciclista's players. It was a good game for the former international center Juan De La Fuente (195-2000) who led his team to a victory with 19 points and 5 rebounds. American forward Darry Moore (201-2001, college: ETBU) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Naturalized Italian center Damian Tintorelli (205-1981) replied with 11 points and 6 rebounds and Valentin Costa (182-1999, agency: BIG) added 10 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Ciclista. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Quilmes (5-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. Ciclista at the other side dropped to the ninth place with five games lost. They share the position with Las Heras. Quilmes will play against Pico FC (#10) in General Pico in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ciclista will play on the road against U.Mar del Plata and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Quilmes: D.Juan 19+5reb+3ast, M.Darry 18+3reb+2ast, N.Diarra 9+8reb, D.Federico 9+2reb+2ast, M.Domine 6+1reb+3ast, A.Pablo 6+8reb+1ast
Ciclista: D.Tintorelli 11+6reb+1ast, V.Costa 10+5reb+2ast, E.Mecias 9+5reb+3ast, T.Pereyra 7+8reb, F.Lombardi 6+4reb, P.Francisco 6+1reb

Dep Viedma - GELP 83-88

Very expected game in Rio Negro where 12th ranked Dep Viedma (2-4) was defeated by third ranked GELP (5-2) 88-83 on Tuesday. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Raul Pelorosso (178-1994) who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and Gianfranco Sinconi who added 19 points during the contest. Five GELP players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Venezuelan center Keiver Marcano (205-2003) with 22 points and 9 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) and guard Luciano Caceres (180-2001) scored 20 points and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. GELP have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Suardi. Loser Dep Viedma dropped to the thirteenth position with four games lost. They share it with Hindu and Dep Norte. GELP will meet Villa Mitre (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Dep Viedma will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
GELP: G.Sinconi 19+3reb+1ast, J.Gutierrez 17+5reb, B.Juan 13+6reb+1ast, P.Raul 13+6reb+7ast, P.Ezequiel 11+2reb+8ast, V.Agustin 7+2reb+1ast
Dep Viedma: K.Marcano 22+9reb+1ast, L.Caceres 20+1reb+5ast, P.Nicolas 9+3reb+4ast, L.Fernandez 8+2reb, G.Lucas 7+3reb+1ast, B.Ossela 6+4reb+3ast

San Isidro - Independiente 113-84

Leader San Isidro recorded the sixth victory on Tuesday night. This time they crushed 16th ranked Independiente (1-6) 113-84 in San Francisco. San Isidro made 26-of-31 free shots (83.9 percent) during the game, while Independiente only scored eight points from the stripe. They outrebounded Independiente 40-28 including a 31-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a quality performance of point guard Nahuel Buchaillot (178-2000) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 4 assists and Jeronimo Sune (187-2002, agency: BIG) who added 24 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was power forward Cristian Amicucci (200-1985) with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds and American forward Kobe Julien (198-1999, college: Arkansas St.) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Isidro maintains first position with 6-1 record. Loser Independiente keeps the sixteenth place with six games lost. They share the position with Colon. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
San Isidro: S.Jeronimo 24+3reb, B.Nahuel 20+3reb+4ast, M.Lambrisca 17+6reb, H.Chris 14+4reb+1ast, D.Jeremias 12+6reb+1ast, E.Julian 10+4reb+1ast
Independiente: C.Amicucci 22+12reb, K.Julien 16+5reb+3ast, G.Kalalo 14+1reb+1ast, J.Ledesma 12+4reb, J.Baeza 6+2ast, A.Lange 5+1reb

Salta Basket - Las Heras 67-65

Rather predictable result when eighth ranked Salta Basket (4-2) edged at home 11th ranked Las Heras (3-5) 67-65 on Wednesday. Worth to mention a great performance of American Chance Hunter (198-1998, college: Cal Poly) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 7 rebounds and Wilfredo Alvarez who added 12 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was American-Guyanese power forward Sam DeSouza (203, college: Bridgeport) with 17 points and 8 rebounds and Chilean Martin Irrutia (-1999) scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Salta Basket moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Comunicaciones and Provincial. Loser Las Heras dropped to the ninth position with five games lost. They share it with Ciclista. Salta Basket will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Las Heras will play against Jujuy (#12) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Salta Basket: H.Chance 16+7reb, W.Alvarez 12+8reb+2ast, A.Bruno 9+2reb+1ast, A.Sahir 8+2reb+1ast, B.Tomas 5+5reb+2ast, F.Arias 5+5reb
Las Heras: S.DeSouza 17+8reb+3ast, M.Irrutia 15+7reb+1ast, C.Emiliano 9+13reb+1ast, M.Lucas 8+1reb+2ast, B.Marchiaro 7+1reb+1ast, O.Lagger 7+3reb+3ast

Villa S.Martin - Suardi 63-72

The biggest surprise of round 12 in La Liga Argentina was guest Suardi's (5-2) road victory over Villa S.Martin (#4) 72-63 on Wednesday evening. It was a key game for the second position in the league. The best player for the winners was Santiago Calderon (190) who scored 18 points and 4 assists. Guard Luciano Lizarraga (183-1991) chipped in 10 points. At the other side the best for losing team was Lautaro Florito (188-2000) who recorded 18 points and 8 rebounds and added 10 points and 10 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Suardi have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with GELP. Villa S.Martin at the other side dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Suardi will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Villa S.Martin will play at home against Hindu (#14) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Suardi: C.Santiago 18+3reb+4ast, G.Fino 11+2reb, S.Braida 11+3reb+1ast, L.Luciano 10+4reb+3ast, P.Gabriel 8+4reb, K.Mirko 5+6reb+1ast
Villa S.Martin: L.Florito 18+8reb+1ast, F.Facundo 13+3reb+2ast, F.Vieta 10+9reb+1ast, G.Romulo 10+10reb+2ast, M.Maximiliano 8+8reb+1ast, A.Camisasca 4+5reb+1ast

Santa Paula - Barrio Parque 83-81

Not a big story in a game in Galvez where 14th ranked Barrio Parque (1-3) was edged by tenth ranked Santa Paula (4-3) 83-81 on Wednesday. However just two-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Santa Paula outrebounded Barrio Parque 44-29 including a 35-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Jeronimo Diaz who helped to win the game recording 20 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and Miguel Caicedo who added 12 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was American Chance Hunter (198-1998, college: Cal Poly) with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 7 blocks and Chilean guard Esteban Cantarutti (185-1988) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Four Barrio Parque players scored in double figures. Barrio Parque's coach Cristian Colli rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Santa Paula moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Barrio Parque dropped to the fifteenth position with three games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Santa Paula: J.Diaz 20+6reb+8ast, G.Balbo 15+4reb+2ast, M.Caicedo 12+10reb, C.Joseph 8+3reb, M.Juan 8+3reb+1ast, L.Delucchi 7+12reb+1ast
Barrio Parque: J.Bejar 18+2reb+1ast, B.Francisco 16+8reb, E.Cantarutti 16+5reb+2ast, L.Blas 13+2reb, J.Garcia 8+2reb+2ast, G.Bertona 7+2reb+3ast