La Liga Argentina Round 54 (Regular Season): San Isidro lose to Salta Basket

The Regular Season in La Liga Argentina is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 4 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Top ranked San Isidro (21-8) recorded its eighth loss on the court of eighth ranked Salta Basket on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Salta Basket 73-62. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of San Isidro. The best player for the winners was swingman Martin Gomez (197-1996) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). American Chance Hunter (198-1998, college: Cal Poly) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American Chris Hooper (198-1991, college: SFC) who recorded 11 points. San Isidro's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Salta Basket (16-13) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Dep Viedma and Racing A. San Isidro at the other side still keeps top position with eight games lost. Salta Basket is looking forward to face Hindu (#15) in Cordoba in the next round and are hoping to win another game. San Isidro will play at home against the league's second-placed Amancay (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Amancay (20-9) against fifth ranked Santa Paula (17-13) on Monday night. Visiting Amancay was defeated by Santa Paula in Galvez 80-65. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Amancay. It was a good game for Jeronimo Diaz (185-2002) who led his team to a victory with 25 points and 6 assists. Camilo Gomez contributed with 11 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Guard Mauro Araujo (185-1994) replied with 11 points and 6 rebounds for Amancay. Santa Paula maintains fifth position with 17-13 record. Amancay at the other side keeps the second place with nine games lost. Santa Paula will play against Riojana (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Amancay will play against the league's leader San Isidro (#1) in San Francisco and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Leader Provincial delivered the twenty third victory on Tuesday night. This time they crushed 16th ranked Dep Norte (7-23) 94-67 in Rosario. Gonzalo Torres scored 18 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Sebastian Mignani with 15 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Provincial have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 23-7 record. Loser Dep Norte keeps the sixteenth place with 23 games lost. Provincial will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Dep Norte will play against Racing A. (#9) and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 54 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
GELP was defeated by Pico FC in General Pico 84-67. Barrio Parque beat Colon at home 86-73. Rocamora lost to Dep Norte on the opponent's court 69-80. Villa Mitre managed to outperform Dep Viedma in a home game 83-77. Suardi managed to beat Las Heras on the road 85-82. Independiente defeated Villa S.Martin on its own court 77-62. Rocamora was beaten by Centenario VT in a road game 112-100. Racing A. won against Lanus at home 79-77. GELP managed to outperform Ciclista on the opponent's court 72-63. Comunicaciones managed to beat Estudiantes T. in a home game 81-71.
The best stats of 54th round was 16 points and 6 rebounds by Tomas Allende of Comunicaciones.



Pico FC - GELP 84-67

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 7th ranked GELP's (17-12) road loss to sixth ranked Pico FC (17-10) 67-84 on Sunday. Point guard Juan Rodriguez (178-1991) scored 24 points and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Rodrigo Sanchez (200-1989) chipped in 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Four Pico FC players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was point guard Pedro Perez (180-1989) with 16 points and point guard Ezequiel Paz (190-2001, agency: Interperformances) scored 13 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Pico FC maintains sixth position with 17-10 record. GELP lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 12 games lost. Pico FC will meet higher ranked Lanus (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. GELP will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Pico FC: R.Juan 24+2reb+5ast, M.Leonardo 16+3reb+1ast, S.Rodrigo 14+10reb+6ast, P.Manuel 13+2reb, C.Jose 6+5reb, M.Latraius 6+6reb
GELP: P.Pedro 16+3reb, E.Paz 13+3reb+2ast, A.Vergara 8+2reb, B.Isidro 7+3reb+3ast, G.Joan 7+7reb+2ast, I.Juan 7+6reb

Salta Basket - San Isidro 73-62

Top ranked San Isidro (21-8) recorded its eighth loss on the court of eighth ranked Salta Basket on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Salta Basket 73-62. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of San Isidro. The best player for the winners was swingman Martin Gomez (197-1996) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). American Chance Hunter (198-1998, college: Cal Poly) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American Chris Hooper (198-1991, college: SFC) who recorded 11 points and forward Lautaro Mare (196-1998, agency: BIG) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively. San Isidro's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Salta Basket (16-13) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Dep Viedma and Racing A. San Isidro at the other side still keeps top position with eight games lost. Salta Basket is looking forward to face Hindu (#15) in Cordoba in the next round and are hoping to win another game. San Isidro will play at home against the league's second-placed Amancay (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Salta Basket: G.Martin 17+11reb, H.Chance 15+7reb+2ast, B.Tomas 14+4reb+5ast, W.Alvarez 6+6reb, T.Buckner 6+1reb, F.Arias 6+8reb+1ast
San Isidro: C.Hooper 11+4reb+1ast, J.Eydallin 11+3reb, L.Mare 10+5reb, J.Sune 7+4reb+3ast, N.Buchaillot 6+5reb, L.Manuel 4+4reb+1ast

Barrio Parque - Colon SF 86-73

No shocking result in a game in Cordoba where fourth ranked Barrio Parque (19-10) defeated 16th ranked Colon (9-20) 86-73 on Sunday. Barrio Parque outrebounded Colon 44-30 including 32 on the defensive glass. Point guard Gaston Bertona (176-2001) scored 19 points to lead the charge for the winners and Chilean guard Esteban Cantarutti (185-1988) chipped in 18 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was Hans Feder with 19 points and forward Bautista Fernandez (195-2001) scored 14 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Barrio Parque maintains fourth position with 19-10 record. Loser Colon SF keeps the sixteenth place with 20 games lost. Barrio Parque will meet at home Salta Basket (#6) in the next round. Colon will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Barrio Parque: B.Gaston 19+1reb+2ast, C.Esteban 18+2reb+2ast, G.Jorge 13+6reb, B.Juan 9+3reb+2ast, T.Vispo 8+7reb+1ast, F.Bonja 7+6reb
Colon SF: F.Hans 19+1reb+1ast, F.Bautista 14+3reb+3ast, F.Joaquin 10+4reb+2ast, A.Jaimes 8+7reb+1ast, C.Santiago 8+1ast, G.Federico 8+5reb

Dep Norte - Rocamora 80-69

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Armstrong where 15th ranked Rocamora (8-20) was defeated by sixteenth ranked Dep Norte (7-23) 80-69 on Sunday. Dep Norte outrebounded Rocamora 44-33 including 16 on the offensive glass. Celestino Cupulutti (186-1993, agency: BIG) scored 18 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and power forward Marco Luchi (198-1992) chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) during the contest. Four Dep Norte players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Maximiliano Acevedo (203-2004) with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and Agustin Carnovale (192-1986) scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dep Norte maintains sixteenth position with 7-23 record. Rocamora lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth place with 20 games lost. Dep Norte will meet at home higher ranked Racing A. (#9) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Rocamora will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Dep Norte: C.Celestino 18+7reb+3ast, M.Luchi 16+10reb+2ast, A.Manuel 15+4reb+5ast, M.Sebastian 12+5reb+3ast, C.Ivan 8+5reb, J.Scacchi 6+1reb+1ast
Rocamora: A.Maximiliano 14+13reb+1ast, C.Agustin 12+6reb+3ast, G.Correa 10+1ast, M.Franco 9+3reb+1ast, S.Pascual 8+3reb+2ast, O.Valentino 5+5reb

Villa Mitre - Dep Viedma 83-77

There was a surprise result in Bahia Blanca where eleventh ranked Villa Mitre (14-15) beat higher ranked Dep Viedma (16-13) 83-77 on Monday. Villa Mitre made 24-of-26 free shots (92.3 percent) during the game. Forward Emilio Gimenez (196-1995) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Federico Harina (186-1991) chipped in 14 points and 5 rebounds during the contest (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Four Villa Mitre players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was guard Luciano Caceres (180-2001) with 24 points and Lucas Gonzalez (199-1994) scored 15 points and 4 steals. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Villa Mitre moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Caroya. Loser Dep Viedma dropped to the sixth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Salta Basket and Racing A.. Villa Mitre will meet at home league's second-placed C.Entrerriano in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Dep Viedma will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Villa Mitre: G.Emilio 16+7reb+3ast, H.Federico 14+5reb+1ast, L.Julian 12+6reb+1ast, F.Pennacchiotti 10+8reb+1ast, T.Luciano 9+1reb+1ast, A.Blanco 8+4reb+4ast
Dep Viedma: L.Caceres 24+4reb+1ast, P.Nicolas 16+1reb+3ast, G.Lucas 15+4reb+1ast, P.Joaquin 7+3reb+3ast, K.Marcano 6+2reb, M.Jeffrey 6+4reb+3ast

Las Heras - Suardi 82-85

Not a big story in a game when 17th ranked Las Heras (6-22) was edged at home by fourth ranked Suardi (20-11) 85-82 on Monday. Pablo Martinez (197-1982) scored 19 points to lead the charge for the winners and guard Luciano Lizarraga (183-1991) chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Suardi's coach Andres Poi used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was American-Guyanese power forward Sam DeSouza (203, college: Bridgeport) with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds and guard Emiliano Correa (188-1991) scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Suardi have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Las Heras lost tenth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth position with 22 games lost. Suardi will meet Rivadavia (#14) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Las Heras will play against Comunicaciones in Mercedes and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Suardi: P.Martinez 19+4reb+1ast, L.Luciano 12+7reb+2ast, V.Milton 12+3reb+2ast, S.Braida 11+1reb+2ast, G.Fino 10+5reb+1ast, N.Fino 8+5reb
Las Heras: S.DeSouza 21+15reb+1ast, C.Emiliano 18+5reb+6ast, B.Marchiaro 15+4reb+2ast, L.Reyes 13+4reb+5ast, M.Irrutia 11+8reb+6ast, O.Lagger 2+4reb

Independiente - Villa S.Martin 77-62

There was a small surprise in Santiago del Estero where eleventh ranked Independiente (14-16) won against 8th ranked Villa S.Martin (15-13) 77-62 on Monday. Power forward Cristian Amicucci (200-1985) had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Guillermo Aliende (178-1997) chipped in 15 points and 5 assists during the contest. Four Independiente players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Venezuelan Elian Centeno (200-2000) with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) and Lautaro Florito (188-2000) scored 8 points. Independiente have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain eleventh position with 14-16 record. Loser Villa S.Martin keeps the eighth place with 13 games lost. Independiente will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Villa S.Martin will play against Estudiantes T. (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Independiente: J.Kobe 17+5reb, G.Aliende 15+2reb+5ast, A.Cristian 14+11reb+2ast, L.Andres 12+6reb+4ast, M.Marcelo 7+3reb+1ast, P.Facundo 6
Villa S.Martin: E.Centeno 17+14reb+2ast, G.Romulo 12+2reb, F.Vieta 9+3reb+1ast, L.Florito 8+3reb+3ast, E.Simondi 8+1reb, A.Camisasca 3

Santa Paula - Amancay 80-65

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Amancay (20-9) against fifth ranked Santa Paula (17-13) on Monday night. Visiting Amancay was defeated by Santa Paula in Galvez 80-65. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Amancay. It was a good game for Jeronimo Diaz (185-2002) who led his team to a victory with 25 points and 6 assists. Camilo Gomez contributed with 11 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Five Santa Paula players scored in double figures. Guard Mauro Araujo (185-1994) replied with 11 points and 6 rebounds and Pablo Osores (194-1986) added 12 points in the effort for Amancay. Santa Paula maintains fifth position with 17-13 record. Amancay at the other side keeps the second place with nine games lost. Santa Paula will play against Riojana (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Amancay will play against the league's leader San Isidro (#1) in San Francisco and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Santa Paula: J.Diaz 25+3reb+6ast, A.Barbieri 14+2reb+1ast, C.Gomez 11+8reb+2ast, B.Gino 10+7reb, L.Delucchi 10+5reb, M.Caicedo 5+7reb
Amancay: P.Osores 12+3reb+1ast, M.Araujo 11+6reb+2ast, P.Diego 9+5reb+1ast, F.Peralta 8+6reb+2ast, U.Jonah 8+1reb, G.Alonso 8+4reb+1ast

Centenario VT - Rocamora 112-100

There was no surprise when 15th ranked Rocamora (8-20) was defeated on the road by eleventh ranked Centenario VT (14-13) 112-100 on Tuesday. Centenario VT made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) scored 26 points and 6 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and swingman Manuel Gomez (-1996) chipped in 16 points and 12 assists during the contest (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Centenario VT's coach Fernando Aguilar used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Agustin Carnovale (192-1986) with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Franco Maeso (197-2000) scored 21 points and 6 rebounds. Five Centenario VT and four Rocamora players scored in double figures. Centenario VT moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Estudiantes T. Rocamora lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 20 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Centenario VT: C.Lucio 26+6reb+3ast, M.Gomez 16+3reb+12ast, J.Jordan 16+2reb+1ast, C.Jeremias 13+4ast, B.Tirrell 12+2reb+2ast, J.Kusnier 10+2reb+1ast
Rocamora: M.Franco 21+6reb, G.Correa 20+2reb+1ast, C.Agustin 16+6reb+6ast, O.Valentino 12+6reb+1ast, S.Pascual 9+4ast, L.Tomas 9+2reb+5ast

Provincial - Dep Norte 94-67

Leader Provincial delivered the twenty third victory on Tuesday night. This time they crushed 16th ranked Dep Norte (7-23) 94-67 in Rosario. Provincial looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Dep Norte's players. The former international power forward Gonzalo Torres (201-1994) scored 18 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Ecuadorian Abraham Barahona (195-2003) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Five Provincial players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was naturalized Italian guard Sebastian Mignani (185-1990) with 15 points and 5 rebounds and Celestino Cupulutti (186-1993, agency: BIG) scored 16 points (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Provincial have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 23-7 record. Loser Dep Norte keeps the sixteenth place with 23 games lost. Provincial will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Dep Norte will play against Racing A. (#9) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Provincial: G.Torres 18+8reb+3ast, G.Federico 16+2reb+3ast, B.Abraham 15+7reb+3ast, A.Matias 12+1reb+6ast, H.Lopez 11+5reb+3ast, A.Chervo 9+3reb+2ast
Dep Norte: C.Cupulutti 16+2reb+3ast, S.Mignani 15+5reb+3ast, L.Marco 11+1reb, R.Francisco 8+1reb, S.Juan Cruz 8+6reb+1ast, I.Catani 7+2reb+1ast

Racing A. - Lanus 79-77

There was a surprise result in Buenos Aires where ninth ranked Racing A. (16-13) edged higher ranked Lanus (18-11) 79-77 on Tuesday. Racing A. made 21-of-23 free shots (91.3 percent) during the game. Mariano Fernandez scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Ecuadorian power forward Matias Nunez (202-1995) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Racing A.'s coach Juan Boadaz used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was forward Martin Franchino (201-1993) with 12 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Robert Whitfield (190-1997, college: UMKC) scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Racing A. have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Dep Viedma and Salta Basket. Loser Lanus keeps the fourth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Quilmes. Racing A. will meet Dep Norte (#16) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lanus will play against Pico FC (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Racing A.: M.Fernandez 17+7reb+5ast, S.Luciano 17+2ast, R.Rafael 15+6reb+1ast, N.Matias 14+7reb+3ast, N.Lopez 8+4reb, L.Gagliardi 4+1reb
Lanus: R.Johnson 14+4reb, M.Henry 14+2reb, M.Franchino 12+7reb+2ast, R.Whitfield 11+6reb+3ast, J.Noblega 10+1reb+1ast, L.Reinaudi 9+5reb+3ast

Ciclista - GELP 63-72

Very expected game in Junin where 13th ranked Ciclista (10-19) was defeated by seventh ranked GELP (17-12) 72-63 on Tuesday. Agustin Vergara (200-2001) scored 16 points to lead the charge for the winners and Gianfranco Sinconi chipped in 16 points (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) during the contest. Four GELP players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Colombian center Samuel Villa (190-2004) with 10 points and 7 rebounds and Franco Lombardi (187-1998) scored 14 points. GELP maintains seventh position with 17-12 record. Loser Ciclista keeps the thirteenth place with 19 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
GELP: G.Sinconi 16+3reb, V.Agustin 16+2reb+1ast, P.Ezequiel 12+3reb+3ast, J.Gutierrez 12+6reb, J.Ibarra 5+2reb, P.Perez 4+6reb+5ast
Ciclista: F.Lombardi 14+3reb, V.Samuel 10+7reb+1ast, D.Tintorelli 10+6reb, T.Pereyra 8+5reb, P.Francisco 7+1reb+1ast, D.Prinzio Piero 4+3reb+3ast

Comunicaciones - Estudiantes T. 81-71

There was a small surprise in Mercedes where twelfth ranked Comunicaciones (13-14) beat 9th ranked Estudiantes T. (14-13) 81-71 on Tuesday. Spanish-Venezuelan swingman Franger Pirela (187-2002) scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Tomas Allende (190-2002) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) during the contest. Comunicaciones' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Matias Bichara with 18 points and American forward Joe Hampton (203-1998, college: LBSU) scored 14 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Comunicaciones maintains twelfth position with 13-14 record. Loser Estudiantes T. keeps the ninth place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Centenario VT. Comunicaciones will meet at home Las Heras (#17) in the next round where they are favorite. Estudiantes T. will play against Villa S.Martin (#8) in Resistencia and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Comunicaciones: A.Tomas 16+6reb+2ast, P.Franger 15+7reb+4ast, B.Agustin 13+1reb+2ast, F.Franco 10+1reb, M.Lucas 10+2reb+2ast, B.Raymon 5+5reb+1ast
Estudiantes T.: B.Matias 18+1reb+2ast, J.Hampton 14+4reb+1ast, B.Lorenzo 10+4reb+1ast, E.Cave 10+7reb+1ast, B.Juan 9+6reb, R.Juan 5+2reb+1ast