La Liga Argentina Round 24 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game in San Miguel de Tucuman was quite interesting. Fourth ranked Amancay (8-6) played at the court of 7th ranked Estudiantes T. (6-6). Amancay did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 95-78 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Estudiantes T.. Amancay dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Estudiantes T.'s 32. Worth to mention a great performance of Pablo Osores (194-1986) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 5 assists and who added 18 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Amancay's coach Gabriel Albornoz used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American forward Elias Cave (201, college: Minot St.) with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Amancay maintains fourth position with 8-6 record. Estudiantes T. at the other side dropped to the eighth place with six games lost. They share the position with Dep Viedma and Rivadavia. Amancay will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Estudiantes T. will play on the road against Independiente (#10) in Santiago del Estero and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Rio Negro supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Provincial (11-2) played at the court of 8th ranked Dep Viedma (6-6). Provincial did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 93-73. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Dep Viedma. The winners were led by Ecuadorian Abraham Barahona (195-2003) who scored that evening 20 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and Alvaro Chervo supported him with 20 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Even 12 points and 7 rebounds by Pablo Osores (194-1986) did not help to save the game for Dep Viedma. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Provincial have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Dep Viedma at the other side keeps the eighth place with six games lost. They share the position with Rivadavia and Estudiantes T.. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game in Resistencia was also quite interesting. Third ranked Santa Paula (9-4) played at the court of 6th ranked Villa S.Martin (7-7). Santa Paula managed to secure a 5-point victory 61-56 on Monday. The best player for the winners was Camilo Gomez who scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Santa Paula's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was Favio Vieta who recorded 7 points and 9 rebounds. Santa Paula keeps a position of league leader. Loser Villa S.Martin keeps the sixth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Lanus. Santa Paula will meet at home Colon (#17) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Villa S.Martin will have a break next round.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 24: Lanus lost to Quilmes on the opponent's court 64-72. Caroya managed to outperform Hindu in a home game 87-84. Santa Paula managed to beat Comunicaciones on the road 85-74. Ciclista was defeated by El Talar on its own court 66-74. GELP beat Racing A. in La Plata 78-70. Dep Norte lost to La Union at home 71-75. Lanus managed to outperform U.Mar del Plata on the opponent's court 88-81. Independiente rolled over Amancay in a home game 102-76.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 28 points by Kobe Julien of Independiente.



Quilmes - Lanus 72-64

Very expected game in Mar del Plata where 10th ranked Lanus (7-7) was defeated by second ranked Quilmes (11-3) 72-64 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was Joaquin Rios (193-1995) who had a double-double by scoring 12 points and 15 rebounds. American forward Darry Moore (201-2001, college: ETBU) chipped in 19 points. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Martin Franchino (201-1993) who recorded a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and American guard Robert Whitfield (190-1997, college: UMKC) added 12 points respectively. Four Lanus players scored in double figures. Lanus' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Quilmes maintains second position with 11-3 record having just three point less than leader Provincial. Loser Lanus dropped to the sixth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Villa S.Martin. Quilmes will meet Ciclista (#15) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Lanus will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Quilmes: M.Darry 19+3reb, D.Juan 17+4reb+1ast, R.Joaquin 12+15reb+2ast, L.Santiago 9+7reb+3ast, D.Federico 7+1reb, N.Juan 4+5reb+2ast
Lanus: R.Whitfield 12+4reb+3ast, M.Edgar 11+7reb, M.Franchino 10+11reb, M.Henry 10+6reb+1ast, S.Alejo 7+3reb, J.Noblega 6+4reb+5ast

Caroya - Hindu 87-84

Everything could happen in Colonia Caroya at the game between two tied teams. Both thirteenth ranked Caroya and 14th ranked Hindu had identical 4-6 record. This time Caroya used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Cordoba 87-84 on Saturday night. Caroya outrebounded Hindu 38-26 including 27 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American forward Maurice Walton (206-1998, college: BENUM) who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds. point guard Juan Frontera (178-2002) chipped in 19 points and 6 rebounds. Caroya's coach used entire bench in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Tomas Luduena (178-1996) who recorded 16 points and American forward Darry Moore (201-2001, college: ETBU) added 16 points respectively. Four Hindu players scored in double figures. Caroya (5-6) moved-up to eleventh place. Loser Hindu dropped to the thirteenth position with seven games lost. They share it with El Talar and Riojana. Caroya will meet at home Comunicaciones (#13) in the next round. Hindu will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Caroya: W.Maurice 21+11reb, F.Juan 19+6reb+2ast, C.Esteban 12+5reb+1ast, A.Jure 8+4reb+5ast, L.Tomas 8+4reb+2ast, J.Garate 8+3reb+3ast
Hindu: T.Luduena 16+3reb+1ast, G.Jeronimo 16+2reb+2ast, J.Folmer 14+1reb+1ast, K.Hinds 11+4reb, S.Bruera 11+7reb+2ast, B.Santiago 8+3reb+6ast

Comunicaciones - Santa Paula 74-85

Not a big story in a game in Mercedes where 12th ranked Comunicaciones (4-4) was defeated by third ranked Santa Paula (9-4) 85-74 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was Camilo Gomez who had a double-double by scoring 11 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Walter Puebla chipped in 15 points. Santa Paula's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Tomas Allende (190-2002) who recorded 17 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Lucas Machuca (185-1992) added 15 points respectively. Four Comunicaciones players scored in double figures. Santa Paula keeps a position of league leader. Comunicaciones lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the thirteenth place with four games lost. Santa Paula will meet at home Colon (#17) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Comunicaciones will play against Caroya (#11) in Colonia Caroya and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Santa Paula: W.Puebla 15+2reb+2ast, F.Dalpino 14+2reb, C.Gomez 11+10reb+7ast, C.Joseph 10+2reb, M.Juan 9+4reb+2ast, G.Balbo 9+2reb+2ast
Comunicaciones: T.Allende 17+5reb+2ast, L.Machuca 15+3ast, F.Fragozo 10+6reb+1ast, F.Pirela 10+7reb, A.Bruner 9+2reb+1ast, R.Bastardo 6+5reb+1ast

Estudiantes T. - Amancay 78-95

The game in San Miguel de Tucuman was quite interesting. Fourth ranked Amancay (8-6) played at the court of 7th ranked Estudiantes T. (6-6). Amancay did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 95-78 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Estudiantes T.. Amancay dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Estudiantes T.'s 32. Worth to mention a great performance of Pablo Osores (194-1986) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 5 assists and Diego Peralta who added 18 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Amancay's coach Gabriel Albornoz used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American forward Elias Cave (201, college: Minot St.) with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists and his fellow American import forward Joe Hampton (203-1998, college: LBSU) scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Amancay maintains fourth position with 8-6 record. Estudiantes T. at the other side dropped to the eighth place with six games lost. They share the position with Dep Viedma and Rivadavia. Amancay will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Estudiantes T. will play on the road against Independiente (#10) in Santiago del Estero and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Amancay: O.Pablo 22+3reb+5ast, D.Peralta 18+7reb+2ast, M.Bernan 12+2reb+2ast, E.Conrado 12+4reb+1ast, A.Mauro 12+9reb+6ast, J.Underwood 11+11reb
Estudiantes T.: J.Hampton 18+7reb, E.Cave 14+11reb+7ast, M.Ceppo 13+3reb+1ast, R.Juan 10+4reb+3ast, P.Aranda 8+3reb+1ast, B.Matias 5+2reb

Dep Viedma - Provincial 73-93

The game in Rio Negro supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Provincial (11-2) played at the court of 8th ranked Dep Viedma (6-6). Provincial did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 93-73. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Dep Viedma. Provincial dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Dep Viedma's 38. The winners were led by Ecuadorian Abraham Barahona (195-2003) who scored that evening 20 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and Alvaro Chervo supported him with 20 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Four Provincial players scored in double figures. Even 12 points and 7 rebounds by Pablo Osores (194-1986) did not help to save the game for Dep Viedma. Alfredo Ventura added 11 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Provincial have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Dep Viedma at the other side keeps the eighth place with six games lost. They share the position with Rivadavia and Estudiantes T.. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Provincial: A.Chervo 20+1reb+2ast, B.Abraham 20+5reb+2ast, B.Adrian 14+4reb, G.Gaston 12+4reb, G.Federico 9+5reb+3ast, A.Matias 7+2reb+2ast
Dep Viedma: G.Lucas 12+7reb, P.Nicolas 12+1ast, V.Alfredo 11+8reb, L.Fernandez 9+4reb, K.Marcano 7+9reb, M.Jeffrey 6+1ast

Ciclista - El Talar 66-74

There was a small surprise in Junin where fifteenth ranked El Talar (4-7) beat 13th ranked Ciclista (4-10) 74-66 on Sunday. El Talar shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 51.9 percentage. The best player for the winners was guard Enzo Ruiz (194-1988) who scored 27 points and 6 rebounds. Guard Matias Cueva (185-1997) chipped in 13 points. At the other side the best for losing team was naturalized Italian center Damian Tintorelli (205-1981) who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds and Ecuadorian Erick Mecias (194-2003) added 15 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Ciclista's coach Julian Pagura rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. El Talar moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Hindu and Riojana. Ciclista lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifteenth position with ten games lost. El Talar will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ciclista will play against the league's second-placed Quilmes (#2) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
El Talar: R.Enzo 27+6reb+1ast, C.Matias 13+3reb, C.Matias 8, F.Lopez 8+4reb+1ast, C.Solana 6+7reb+2ast, T.Verbauwede 6+8reb
Ciclista: D.Tintorelli 16+12reb, E.Mecias 15+7reb+1ast, F.Lombardi 9+5reb+2ast, V.Costa 8+4reb+1ast, D.Prinzio Piero 7+1ast, T.Pereyra 5+5reb

Racing A. - GELP 70-78

There was no surprise in Buenos Aires where 9th ranked Racing A. (6-7) was defeated by third ranked GELP (9-3) 78-70 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was point guard Ezequiel Paz (190-2001, agency: Interperformances) who scored 21 points and 7 rebounds. point guard Raul Pelorosso (178-1994) chipped in 18 points and 5 assists. Four GELP players scored in double figures. GELP's coach Fabian Renda allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Rafael Rosende (198-1997) who recorded a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds and Ecuadorian power forward Matias Nunez (202-1995) added 13 points respectively. GELP have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 9-3 record having just one point less than leader Provincial. Loser Racing A. dropped to the tenth place with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
GELP: P.Ezequiel 21+7reb+1ast, P.Raul 18+3reb+5ast, R.Ramiro 10+3reb+1ast, B.Juan 10+3reb+2ast, I.Barbera 5+4reb+1ast, V.Agustin 4+3reb+1ast
Racing A.: R.Rosende 14+12reb+1ast, M.Nunez 13+3reb+1ast, T.Galo 10+2reb+4ast, L.Tiago 9+2reb, F.Fuenmayor 8+8reb, L.Silva 8+1reb+1ast

Dep Norte - La Union 71-75

No shocking result in a game in Armstrong where fourth ranked La Union (8-3) won against 17th ranked Dep Norte (2-11) 75-71 on Sunday. La Union dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Dep Norte's 28. The best player for the winners was guard Matias Caire (188-1999) who scored 21 points and 4 steals. Nicolas Henriques chipped in 9 points and 7 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was naturalized Italian swingman Ivan Catani (198-1998) who recorded a double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds and point guard Manuel Alonso (195-1999, agency: BIG) added 28 points and 5 rebounds respectively. La Union have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with San Isidro. Dep Norte lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth position with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
La Union: C.Matias 21+4reb, V.Salamone 10+7reb+1ast, A.Rodrigo 10+4reb+1ast, C.Guido 9+2reb+3ast, N.Henriques 9+7reb+2ast, R.Gonzalo 7+6reb+2ast
Dep Norte: M.Alonso 28+5reb+1ast, I.Catani 20+14reb+1ast, L.Marco 7+7reb, R.Francisco 6+2ast, M.Juan 5+6ast, C.Federico 3+4reb+3ast

U.Mar del Plata - Lanus 81-88

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 11th ranked U.Mar del Plata's (5-10) home loss to tenth ranked Lanus (7-7) 81-88 on Monday. The best player for the winners was Edgar Merchant who scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. American swingman Michael Henry (198-1995, college: Buffalo St.) chipped in 14 points. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Matias Caire (188-1999) who recorded 9 points and 16 rebounds and added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Four U.Mar del Plata players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Lanus moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Villa S.Martin. Loser U.Mar del Plata keeps the eleventh position with ten games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Lanus: E.Merchant 15+8reb+3ast, W.Robert 14+4ast, H.Michael 14+4reb+1ast, P.Tiziano 9+2reb, J.Roquez 9+3reb, F.Martin 9+6reb
U.Mar del Plata: F.Thiago 14+2reb+2ast, C.Matias 14+6reb, G.Navarro 12+2reb+5ast, A.Yarza 11+6reb+2ast, M.Bernardini 10+3reb+3ast, B.Juan 9+16reb+3ast

Villa S.Martin - Santa Paula 56-61

The game in Resistencia was also quite interesting. Third ranked Santa Paula (9-4) played at the court of 6th ranked Villa S.Martin (7-7). Santa Paula managed to secure a 5-point victory 61-56 on Monday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Santa Paula made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was Camilo Gomez who scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Gino Balbo chipped in 16 points. Santa Paula's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Favio Vieta (188-1996) who recorded 7 points and 9 rebounds and American swingman Michael Henry (198-1995, college: Buffalo St.) added 7 points and 11 rebounds respectively. Santa Paula keeps a position of league leader. Loser Villa S.Martin keeps the sixth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Lanus. Santa Paula will meet at home Colon (#17) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Villa S.Martin will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Santa Paula: G.Balbo 16+3reb+2ast, C.Gomez 15+7reb+5ast, M.Juan 7+3reb+1ast, L.Delucchi 7+3reb+1ast, W.Puebla 5+2reb, J.Diaz 5+2reb+3ast
Villa S.Martin: M.Maximiliano 11+4reb, E.Simondi 8+6reb+1ast, F.Vieta 7+9reb+3ast, C.Octavio 7+11reb, G.Romulo 7+6reb, P.Victor 6+4ast

Independiente - Amancay 102-76

There was a surprise result in Santiago del Estero where twelfth ranked Independiente (6-8) smashed higher ranked Amancay (8-6) 102-76 on Monday. Independiente outrebounded Amancay 45-24 including a 34-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Independiente shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 60.0 percentage. The best player for the winners was point guard Andres Lugli (188-1995) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. American forward Kobe Julien (198-1999, college: Arkansas St.) chipped in 28 points (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). Independiente's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was who recorded 19 points and added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Five Independiente and four Amancay players scored in double figures. Independiente moved-up to tenth place. Loser Amancay keeps the fourth position with six games lost. Independiente will meet at home higher ranked Estudiantes T. (#8) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Amancay will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Independiente: J.Kobe 28+3reb, L.Andres 17+5reb+10ast, M.Matias 14+7reb+2ast, L.Adrian 13+6reb+1ast, A.Cristian 13+15reb, L.Jeremias 6+2reb+1ast
Amancay: P.Diego 19+4reb+1ast, A.Juan 15+5reb, P.Osores 13+2reb, M.Araujo 10+3reb+3ast, C.Echevarria 9+4reb+1ast, B.Matias 8+7reb+1ast