La Liga Argentina Round 35 (Regular Season): Lanus beat Centenario VT by three after a very close game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 35 in the La Liga Argentina took place in Centenario. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 7th ranked Centenario VT (9-6) to eighth ranked Lanus (10-7) 82-79 on Friday evening. Lanus looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American guard Robert Whitfield (190-1997, college: UMKC) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 4 assists. Swingman Joaquin Noblega (194-1997) contributed with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Swingman Manuel Gomez (-1996) answered with 20 points and 9 assists for Centenario VT. Lanus have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Estudiantes T. Centenario VT at the other side dropped to the ninth position with six games lost. Lanus is looking forward to face Pergamino (#16) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Centenario VT will play against Quilmes (#5) in Mar del Plata and is hoping to win this game.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked C.Entrerriano (12-6) against ninth ranked Racing A. (10-10) on Friday night. Visiting C.Entrerriano was defeated by Racing A. in Buenos Aires 65-52. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of C.Entrerriano. It was a great evening for Venezuelan power forward Fernando Fuenmayor (201-2000) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds. Rafael Rosende helped adding 9 points and 8 rebounds. point guard Lautaro Pividori (184-2001) responded with 9 points and 5 rebounds. C.Entrerriano's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Racing A. moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Jujuy. C.Entrerriano at the other side dropped to the second position with six games lost. They share it with Quilmes and Amancay.
An interesting game was also surprising home defeat of 5th ranked Santa Paula in a game in Galvez versus Jujuy (#8) 98-92. It was an exceptional evening for Ramiro Stehli who led the winners and scored 19 points. Camilo Gomez came up with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for Santa Paula in the defeat. Santa Paula's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Jujuy (10-10) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Racing A. Santa Paula lost their third game in a row. They keep the fifth position with seven games lost.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 35: Jujuy was smashed by Colon on the road 89-67. Dep Viedma won against El Talar on its own court 83-66. Dep Norte unfortunately lost to La Union in Colon 72-80. Riojana recorded a loss to San Isidro at home 87-97. Caroya defeated Rivadavia on the opponent's court 82-73.
The most impressive performance of 35th round was 14 points and 18 rebounds by Zondrick Garrett of Rivadavia.



Colon SF - Jujuy 89-67

There was a surprise result when seventeenth ranked Colon (4-11) crushed higher ranked Jujuy (10-10) in Santa Fe 89-67 on Thursday. It was an exceptional evening for Hans Feder who led the winners and scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard Joaquin Fernandez (189-2003) accounted for 21 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Colon SF's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ukrainian Andriy Grytsak (201-2000) came up with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Francisco Tarnowyk (192-2001) added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Jujuy in the defeat. Four Colon and five Jujuy players scored in double figures. Colon maintains seventeenth place with 4-11 record. Loser Jujuy dropped to the seventh position with ten games lost. They share it with Racing A.. Colon will meet higher ranked Comunicaciones (#12) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Jujuy will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Jujuy: T.Francisco 13+5reb+4ast, J.Marini 13+3reb+3ast, A.Grytsak 12+12reb+4ast, S.Ibarra 10+6reb+1ast, S.Ramiro 10+6reb+2ast, A.Roveres 9+3reb+2ast
Colon SF: J.Fernandez 21+7reb+3ast, H.Feder 20+9reb+5ast, F.Gonzalez 16+4reb+5ast, B.Fernandez 16+2reb, J.Lozano 7+5reb, F.Mierke 5+3reb

Dep Viedma - El Talar 83-66

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 12th ranked El Talar's (6-10) road loss to eleventh ranked Dep Viedma (8-9) in Rio Negro 66-83 on Friday. Dep Viedma dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to El Talar's 28. It was an exceptional evening for Jeffrey Merchant (197-1997) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Luciano Caceres (180-2001) accounted for 14 points and 5 assists for the winning side. Four Dep Viedma players scored in double figures. Forward Tomas Verbauwede (198-1999) came up with 10 points and 8 rebounds and forward Facundo Sanz (197-1996, agency: BIG) added 11 points respectively for El Talar in the defeat. Dep Viedma moved-up to tenth place. Loser El Talar keeps the twelfth position with ten games lost. They share it with Villa Mitre. Dep Viedma will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. El Talar will play against Villa Mitre (#13) in Bahia Blanca and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
El Talar: F.Sanz 11+4reb+1ast, M.Cuello 10+1ast, V.Tomas 10+8reb, L.Facundo 7, M.Cueva 7+2reb+2ast, S.Conrado 7+1reb+1ast
Dep Viedma: J.Merchant 19+7reb+2ast, C.Luciano 14+4reb+5ast, J.Petre 11+4reb+2ast, M.Keiver 10+4reb+1ast, O.Bernardo 9+6reb, N.Paletta 9+2reb+2ast

La Union - Dep Norte 80-72

Very predictable result when fifth ranked La Union (12-5) won against 17th ranked Dep Norte (4-17) in Colon 80-72 on Friday. La Union dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Dep Norte's 28. It was an exceptional evening for Bolivian forward Gonzalo Romero (196-1997) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. Rodrigo Acuna (198-1995) accounted for 11 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Five La Union players scored in double figures. point guard Manuel Alonso (195-1999, agency: BIG) came up with 23 points and guard Juan Cruz Scacchi (195-2001) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Dep Norte in the defeat. La Union keeps a position of league leader, which they share with San Isidro. Dep Norte lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the seventeenth place with 17 games lost. La Union will meet at home league's second-placed GELP in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Dep Norte will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Dep Norte: M.Alonso 23+4reb+2ast, S.Juan Cruz 14+5reb+2ast, L.Marco 13+6reb+1ast, G.Reale 6+5reb, S.Mignani 6+4reb+7ast, R.Francisco 5+3reb
La Union: R.Gonzalo 17+11reb+2ast, N.Henriques 12+1reb+3ast, C.Matias 12+2reb+3ast, A.Rodrigo 11+8reb, L.Longoni 10+5reb, C.Guido 10+7reb+2ast

Racing A. - C.Entrerriano 65-52

Very important is a road loss of third ranked C.Entrerriano (12-6) against ninth ranked Racing A. (10-10) on Friday night. Visiting C.Entrerriano was defeated by Racing A. in Buenos Aires 65-52. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of C.Entrerriano. C.Entrerriano was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for Venezuelan power forward Fernando Fuenmayor (201-2000) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds. Forward Rafael Rosende (198-1997) helped adding 9 points and 8 rebounds. point guard Lautaro Pividori (184-2001) responded with 9 points and 5 rebounds and forward Aquiles Montani (190-1994) scored 7 points and 7 rebounds. C.Entrerriano's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Racing A. moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Jujuy. C.Entrerriano at the other side dropped to the second position with six games lost. They share it with Quilmes and Amancay.
Top scorers:
C.Entrerriano: L.Pividori 9+5reb+2ast, M.Ghersetti 8+2reb, A.Montani 7+7reb, R.Nicolas 6+3reb, S.Juan 6, P.Cristian 4+3reb
Racing A.: F.Fernando 17+14reb, R.Rafael 9+8reb+1ast, T.Lopez 9+6reb+1ast, G.Terrera 9+3reb+3ast, M.Fernandez 6+2reb+1ast, N.Matias 6+6reb+3ast

Riojana - San Isidro 87-97

Not a big story in a game when 15th ranked Riojana (7-12) lost at home to second ranked San Isidro (12-5) 97-87 on Friday. It was an exceptional evening for the former international swingman Julian Eydallin (195-2000) who led the winners and scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Jeronimo Sune (187-2002, agency: BIG) accounted for 22 points for the winning side. Five San Isidro players scored in double figures. Power forward Juan Luis Abeiro (200-1988) came up with 37 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) and guard Mateo Corso (185-2003) added 14 points respectively for Riojana in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San Isidro keeps a position of league leader, which they share with La Union. Riojana lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the fifteenth place with 12 games lost. San Isidro will meet league's second-placed Amancay in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Riojana will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Riojana: J.Luis Abeiro 37+9reb+2ast, C.Mateo 14+2reb+1ast, V.Lautaro 11+4reb, R.Juan 8+6reb+2ast, R.Juan 6+3reb+3ast, V.Matias 5+4reb+3ast
San Isidro: S.Jeronimo 22+1reb, B.Nahuel 15+4reb+2ast, H.Chris 14+4reb+2ast, L.Ortiz 12+9reb, E.Julian 10+5reb+9ast, M.Lambrisca 10+6reb+3ast

Centenario VT - Lanus 79-82

The most exciting game of round 35 in the La Liga Argentina took place in Centenario. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 7th ranked Centenario VT (9-6) to eighth ranked Lanus (10-7) 82-79 on Friday evening. Lanus looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American guard Robert Whitfield (190-1997, college: UMKC) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 4 assists. Swingman Joaquin Noblega (194-1997) contributed with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Swingman Manuel Gomez (-1996) answered with 20 points and 9 assists and forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) added 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Centenario VT. Four Centenario VT players scored in double figures. Lanus have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Estudiantes T. Centenario VT at the other side dropped to the ninth position with six games lost. Lanus is looking forward to face Pergamino (#16) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Centenario VT will play against Quilmes (#5) in Mar del Plata and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Centenario VT: G.Manuel 20+3reb+9ast, J.Cardona 16+3reb, L.Castellani 14+7reb+4ast, T.Brown 13+5reb, F.Celador 5+2reb+3ast, L.Zalio 4+5reb+2ast
Lanus: W.Robert 22+3reb+4ast, H.Michael 12+2reb, N.Joaquin 11+6reb+5ast, P.Tiziano 10+1reb, J.Diaz 8+1reb, J.Roquez 6+1reb

Santa Paula - Jujuy 92-98

An interesting game was also surprising home defeat of 5th ranked Santa Paula in a game in Galvez versus Jujuy (#8) 98-92. It was an exceptional evening for guard Ramiro Stehli (190-2002) who led the winners and scored 19 points. Forward Santiago Ibarra (198-1998) accounted for 20 points (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) for the winning side. Camilo Gomez came up with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and Jeronimo Diaz (185-2002) added 17 points respectively for Santa Paula in the defeat. Four Jujuy and five Santa Paula players scored in double figures. Santa Paula's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Jujuy (10-10) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Racing A. Santa Paula lost their third game in a row. They keep the fifth position with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Santa Paula: G.Camilo 18+6reb+5ast, D.Jeronimo 17+3reb+3ast, D.Francisco 12+2reb+1ast, J.Manuel Rivero 12+1reb+3ast, B.Gino 12+2reb, B.Augusto 11+5reb+1ast
Jujuy: I.Santiago 20+3reb, R.Stehli 19+4reb+3ast, R.Thiago 16+2reb, G.Andriy 10+10reb+2ast, R.Augusto 9+3reb+1ast, M.Juan 7+7reb+8ast

Rivadavia - Caroya 73-82

The game between closely ranked teams ended with tenth ranked Caroya's (9-8) road victory over 11th ranked Rivadavia (8-12) 82-73 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Maurice Walton (206-1998, college: BENUM) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds. point guard Juan Frontera (178-2002) accounted for 20 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Caroya's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American power forward Zondrick Garrett (203-2002, college: UWF, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) came up with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 18 rebounds and power forward Tobias Cravero (197-1999) added 15 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Rivadavia in the defeat. Five Rivadavia players scored in double figures. The victory was the third consecutive win for Caroya. They moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Villa S.Martin. Rivadavia lost their third game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with 12 games lost. Caroya will meet Las Heras (#16) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Rivadavia will play against Salta Basket (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Rivadavia: T.Cravero 15+7reb+1ast, Z.Garrett 14+18reb, M.Perez 13+1reb, L.Francisco 12+4reb+2ast, T.Jose 10+1reb+1ast, E.Bernal 6+1reb+2ast
Caroya: F.Juan 20+4reb+4ast, L.Tomas 15+5reb+1ast, W.Maurice 14+13reb+2ast, I.Segura 8+4reb+2ast, A.Jure 8, J.Garate 6+2reb+6ast