La Liga Round 34 (Regular Season): Obras are defeated by Gimnasia

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The most important game in the last round took place in Comodoro Rivadavia between third ranked Obras (15-9) and ninth ranked Gimnasia (14-11) on Sunday night. Obras was edged by Gimnasia in a tough game on the road 86-88. Gimnasia made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Gimnasia outrebounded Obras 45-33 including a 22-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Point guard Martiniano Dato (188-2004) had a double-double by scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists (made all of his seven free throws) to lead the charge for the winners and Venezuelan forward Anyelo Cisneros (200-1997) chipped in 16 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side American guard Ty Sabin (190-1994, college: Ripon) responded with 30 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Gimnasia moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Instituto. Obras at the other side keeps the third position with nine games lost. Gimnasia is looking forward to face Racing Ch. (#18) in Chivilcoy in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Obras will play at home against Obera (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Argentino managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the five-game losing streak. This time they won against tenth-ranked Penarol in Mar del Plata 74-69. American Dylan Smith (196-1997, college: Arizona) notched 19 points to lead the effort and Ramiro Frontera supported him with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists by the former international guard Agustin Perez (192-1999) did not help to save the game for Penarol. Penarol's coach Leonardo Costa rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Argentino maintains nineteenth position with 4-20 record. Penarol at the other side keeps the tenth place with 11 games lost. Argentino will play against higher ranked Platense (#14) in Florida in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Penarol will have a break next round.
La Liga top team - Independ.O. (16-7) had no problems winning another game on Sunday. This time they crushed eleventh ranked Union (11-11) in Olivia 103-75. Fortunato Rolfi fired 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Theo Akwuba produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds for lost side. 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. maintains first position with 16-7 record. Loser Union SF keeps the eleventh place with 11 games lost. Independ.O. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Union will play against Atenas (#17) in Cordoba and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 34: Union won against Instituto on the opponent's court 80-78. Platense managed to outperform Olimpico in a home game 82-68. Regatas managed to beat San Martin on the road 91-79.



Instituto - Union SF 78-80

There was a minor upset in Cordoba where 8th ranked Instituto (14-11) was edged by eleventh ranked Union (11-11) 80-78 on Friday. American power forward Theo Akwuba (210-2000, college: Ole Miss) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. The former international point guard Franco Balbi (189-1989) chipped in 19 points. American guard Anton Cook (189-1995, college: SE Oklahoma) produced 18 points and 6 rebounds and the former international Javier Saiz (206-1994) added 17 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) respectively for lost side. Instituto's coach Diego Vadell tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Union maintains eleventh position with 11-11 record. Loser Instituto keeps the eighth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Gimnasia. Union will meet Atenas (#17) in the next round where they are favorite. Instituto will play against Ferro (#4) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Union SF: A.Theo 20+13reb+1ast, B.Franco 19+4reb+2ast, G.Yeferson 9+2reb+2ast, H.Daniel 8+3reb+2ast, E.Federico 8+1reb, C.Martin 7+4reb+1ast
Instituto: A.Cook 18+6reb+3ast, J.Saiz 17+5reb+2ast, J.Loveridge 12+2reb+1ast, N.Copello 12+1reb+1ast, V.Leandro 8+6reb+5ast, T.Monacchi 7+10reb+2ast

Platense - Olimpico 82-68

There was a small surprise in Florida where fifteenth ranked Platense (10-12) defeated 12th ranked Olimpico (11-15) 82-68 on Saturday. American forward Derrick Woods (203-1996, college: St.Peter's, agency: SLN) fired 17 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for the winners. The former international Eric Flor (190-1993) chipped in 16 points. Five Platense players scored in double figures. International center Gonzalo Bressan (205-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds and guard Franco Vieta (194-1992) added 10 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Platense moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Boca Juniors. Loser Olimpico keeps the twelfth position with 15 games lost. Platense will meet at home bottom-ranked Argentino (#19) in the next round where they are favorite. Olimpico will play against Boca Juniors (#13) in Buenos Aires and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Platense: W.Derrick 17+6reb+2ast, F.Eric 16+4reb+3ast, M.Julian 11+7reb+2ast, W.Robert 11+6reb, J.Guerrero 10+5reb+1ast, T.Franchela 6+4reb+4ast
Olimpico: G.Bressan 21+12reb+2ast, F.Vieta 10+4reb+1ast, J.Ascanio 9+3reb+3ast, S.Perez 7+4reb+4ast, J.Montero 7+1reb+2ast, D.McKinney 7+3reb

San Martin - Regatas 79-91

Not a big story in a game in Corrientes where 14th ranked San Martin (10-14) was defeated by third ranked Regatas (15-7) 91-79 on Saturday. Regatas made 19-of-23 free shots (82.6 percent) during the game. The former international Pablo Gramajo (193-1996) fired 25 points for the winners. Spanish-Colombian power forward Juan Tello-Palacios (206-1985) chipped in 17 points. The former international power forward Lautaro Berra (208-1998) produced 20 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and Franco Mendez (188-2002) added 8 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Regatas have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. San Martin lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifteenth position with 14 games lost. Regatas will meet at home La Union (#6) in the next round. San Martin will play against La Union (#6) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Regatas: G.Pablo 25+3reb+2ast, T.Juan 17+3reb+1ast, A.Jaime 10+4reb+1ast, C.Mateo 10, C.Juan 9+1reb, O.Ignacio 7+6reb+2ast
San Martin: L.Berra 20+5reb, D.Moreira 15+6reb, R.Mateo 14+2reb+1ast, L.Gargallo 8+2ast, F.Mendez 8+8reb+5ast, F.Aguerre 8+7reb

Independ.O. - Union SF 103-75

La Liga top team - Independ.O. (16-7) had no problems winning another game on Sunday. This time they crushed eleventh ranked Union (11-11) in Olivia 103-75. Guard Fortunato Rolfi (186-2001) fired 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. The former international guard Francisco Conrradi (191-2003) chipped in 21 points and 7 rebounds. American power forward Theo Akwuba (210-2000, college: Ole Miss) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and Venezuelan guard Yeferson Guerra (192-2003) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Five Independ.O. and four Union players scored in double figures. 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. maintains first position with 16-7 record. Loser Union SF keeps the eleventh place with 11 games lost. Independ.O. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Union will play against Atenas (#17) in Cordoba and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Independ.O.: F.Conrradi 21+7reb+3ast, F.Rolfi 19+7reb+7ast, M.Nicolas 17+1reb+3ast, R.Vallejos 16+3reb, E.Filippetti 14+3reb, C.Agustin 12+4reb
Union SF: Y.Guerra 17+4reb+1ast, D.Hure 13+1reb+1ast, M.Cabrera 10+2reb+4ast, T.Akwuba 10+12reb+1ast, F.Elias 8+3reb, A.Felipe 6+1reb

Penarol - Argentino 69-74

Bottom-ranked Argentino managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the five-game losing streak. This time they won against tenth-ranked Penarol in Mar del Plata 74-69. American Dylan Smith (196-1997, college: Arizona) notched 19 points to lead the effort and Ramiro Frontera supported him with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Smith is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Argentino players scored in double figures. Even 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists by the former international guard Agustin Perez (192-1999) did not help to save the game for Penarol. American forward Al Thornton (203-1983, college: FSU, agency: BIG) added 21 points for lost side. Penarol's coach Leonardo Costa rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Argentino maintains nineteenth position with 4-20 record. Penarol at the other side keeps the tenth place with 11 games lost. Argentino will play against higher ranked Platense (#14) in Florida in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Penarol will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Argentino: S.Dylan 19+4reb+2ast, S.Jeremias 14+1reb+2ast, F.Ramiro 10+9reb+4ast, B.Lathaniel 10+10reb+1ast, S.David 9+6reb+1ast, T.Dana 9+2reb+1ast
Penarol: A.Thornton 21+4reb, A.Perez 16+5reb+5ast, S.Armand 8+1ast, C.Xavier 8+7reb, L.Guerra 7+5reb+2ast, R.Acuna 5+3reb

Gimnasia - Obras 88-86

The most important game in the last round took place in Comodoro Rivadavia between third ranked Obras (15-9) and ninth ranked Gimnasia (14-11) on Sunday night. Obras was edged by Gimnasia in a tough game on the road 86-88. Gimnasia made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Gimnasia outrebounded Obras 45-33 including a 22-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Point guard Martiniano Dato (188-2004) had a double-double by scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists (made all of his seven free throws) to lead the charge for the winners and Venezuelan forward Anyelo Cisneros (200-1997) chipped in 16 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side American guard Ty Sabin (190-1994, college: Ripon) responded with 30 points and the former international center Marcos Delia (209-1992) scored 15 points and 9 rebounds. Four Obras players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Gimnasia moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Instituto. Obras at the other side keeps the third position with nine games lost. Gimnasia is looking forward to face Racing Ch. (#18) in Chivilcoy in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Obras will play at home against Obera (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Gimnasia: M.Dato 25+11reb+6ast, C.Anyelo 16+16reb+4ast, C.Bryan 13+4reb+1ast, C.Marcos 10, E.Toretta 6+3reb+4ast, H.Kenneth 6+5reb+1ast
Obras: T.Sabin 30+3reb+1ast, M.Delia 15+9reb+2ast, F.Zezular 14+4reb, J.Brussino 13+2reb+1ast, P.Barral 6+5reb+1ast, F.Inyaco 5+1reb+2ast