La Liga Round 44 (Regular Season): Obera lose to Gimnasia

The Regular Season in La Liga is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 6 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Obera (20-11) at the home court on Saturday night. Hosts were edged by Gimnasia (22-11) 84-83. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Obera. The best player for the winners was Venezuelan forward Anyelo Cisneros (200-1997) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Emiliano Toretta (185-2001) chipped in 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Gimnasia's coach Pablo Favarel used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. American forward Will Vorhees (203-1995, college: NDC) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds for the hosts. Gimnasia have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 22-11 record. Obera at the other side dropped to the second place with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Quimsa (20-12) against fourteenth ranked Olimpico (14-19) on Saturday night. Visiting Quimsa was defeated by Olimpico in a tough game in La Banda 81-86. American swingman Dennis McKinney (194-1998, college: Mt.Mercy) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 5 rebounds. Edwin Mijares contributed with 23 points for the winners. The former international Leonardo Lema (203-1998) replied with 15 points and 9 rebounds for Quimsa. Quimsa's coach Leandro Ramella rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Olimpico moved-up to thirteenth place. Quimsa at the other side dropped to the third position with 12 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Leader Gimnasia delivered the twenty second victory on Monday night. This time they beat 14th ranked San Lorenzo (13-18) 81-73 in Almagro. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of San Lorenzo. Worth to mention a quality performance of Martiniano Dato who helped to win the game recording 24 points. Gimnasia's coach Pablo Favarel allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Kevin Hernandez responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds. Gimnasia (22-11) have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Loser San Lorenzo keeps the fourteenth place with 18 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

Rest of the games of round 44 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Penarol defeated Independ.O. in Mar del Plata 107-102. La Union lost to defending champion Boca Juniors at home 83-93. San Martin won against Argentino on the opponent's court 82-79. Union unfortunately lost to Obras in a home game 76-79. Penarol managed to beat Instituto on the road 83-68.



Independ.O. - Penarol 102-107

There was an upset in Olivia where higher ranked Independ.O. (18-12) was defeated by eleventh ranked Penarol (17-14) 107-102 on Friday. Penarol made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. Penarol had a 35-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 60.0 percentage. Penarol looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Facundo Vazquez (185-1998) who helped to win the game recording 12 points and 9 assists and American Sean Armand (193-1991, college: Iona) who added 18 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) during the contest. The former international center Agustin Caffaro (211-1995) responded with 19 points and 8 rebounds and guard Nicolas Marcucci (190-2002) scored 21 points. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Penarol moved-up to tenth place. Independ.O. lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Obras. Penarol will meet Atenas (#18) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Independ.O. will play against Instituto (#4) in Cordoba and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Independ.O.: N.Marcucci 21+3reb, A.Caffaro 19+8reb, F.Enzo 14+4reb+2ast, P.Agustin 12+8reb+3ast, F.Barrionuevo 11+3reb+3ast, C.Francisco 11+3reb+2ast
Penarol: T.Al 18+3reb, A.Sean 18+2reb+4ast, P.Agustin 16+3reb+4ast, G.Luciano 14+4reb+3ast, V.Facundo 12+4reb+9ast, I.Basualdo 11+9reb+3ast

La Union - Boca Juniors 83-93

There was a surprise result in Formosa where tenth ranked Boca Juniors (16-14) defeated higher ranked La Union (19-13) 93-83 on Friday. Boca Juniors made 18-of-20 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international point guard Lucas Faggiano (188-1989, college: LIU Brooklyn) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and American guard Michael Smith (193-1995, college: CBU) who added 16 points and 4 assists during the contest. The former international forward Alexis Elsener (195-1988, agency: Interperformances) responded with 21 points and 5 rebounds and American guard Brandon Beavers (188-2001, college: Lawrence Tech) scored 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Despite that victory Boca Juniors went down to eleventh position due to points difference. Loser La Union dropped to the fifth place with 13 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
La Union: A.Elsener 21+5reb+1ast, T.Gaskins 13+1reb+3ast, B.Beavers 12+6reb+4ast, W.Graterol 12+6reb+1ast, S.Acevedo 8+5reb, T.Nuno 8+4reb+3ast
Boca Juniors: F.Lucas 23+3reb+3ast, S.Michael 16+3reb+4ast, B.Agustin 13+4reb, V.Sebastian 13+4reb+2ast, G.Franco 9+5reb+3ast, C.Martin 6+2reb+1ast

Olimpico - Quimsa 86-81

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Quimsa (20-12) against fourteenth ranked Olimpico (14-19) on Saturday night. Visiting Quimsa was defeated by Olimpico in a tough game in La Banda 81-86. American swingman Dennis McKinney (194-1998, college: Mt.Mercy) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 5 rebounds. Venezuelan point guard Edwin Mijares (186-1992) contributed with 23 points for the winners. The former international Leonardo Lema (203-1998) replied with 15 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Diego Figueredo (185-1991, agency: BIG) added 16 points and 4 assists in the effort for Quimsa. Quimsa's coach Leandro Ramella rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Olimpico moved-up to thirteenth place. Quimsa at the other side dropped to the third position with 12 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Quimsa: D.Figueredo 16+1reb+4ast, L.Lema 15+9reb+2ast, B.Robinson 14+4reb+3ast, T.Johnson 9+4reb+3ast, J.Meyinsse 8+10reb+1ast, S.Freeman 7+9reb
Olimpico: M.Edwin 23+4reb, M.Dennis 20+5reb+2ast, A.Jose 15+6reb+2ast, B.Gonzalo 9+8reb+5ast, P.Santiago 7, M.Jose 6+1reb+3ast

Argentino - San Martin 79-82

Very expected game in Junin where 19th ranked Argentino (6-25) was edged by twelfth ranked San Martin (15-17) 82-79 on Saturday. San Martin made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Franco Mendez (188-2002) who helped to win the game recording 36 points (!!!) and Salvador Giletto (195-1993) who added 9 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. point guard Jeremias Sandrini (185-1993) responded with 17 points and American swingman David Shriver (198-2000, college: VCU) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Four Argentino players scored in double figures. San Martin maintains twelfth position with 15-17 record. Argentino lost fifth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 25 lost games. San Martin will meet at home higher ranked Ferro (#9) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Argentino will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Argentino: J.Sandrini 17+3reb+2ast, D.Shriver 16+5reb+1ast, D.Smith 16+3reb+1ast, M.Trelles 11+5reb+3ast, L.Bastian 9+7reb+1ast, B.Santiago 7+2reb
San Martin: M.Franco 36+4reb+1ast, G.Salvador 9+6reb+2ast, V.Fernandez 9+2reb+2ast, B.Lautaro 8+2reb, M.Daniel 7+5reb, G.Gaston 7+8reb+2ast

Obera - Gimnasia 83-84

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Obera (20-11) at the home court on Saturday night. Hosts were edged by Gimnasia (22-11) 84-83. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Obera. The best player for the winners was Venezuelan forward Anyelo Cisneros (200-1997) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Emiliano Toretta (185-2001) chipped in 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Gimnasia players scored in double figures. Gimnasia's coach Pablo Favarel used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. American forward Will Vorhees (203-1995, college: NDC) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds and American-Mexican forward Daviyon Draper (200-1994, college: FIU) added 19 points respectively for the hosts. Gimnasia have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 22-11 record. Obera at the other side dropped to the second place with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Obera: W.Vorhees 22+14reb, D.Draper 19+4reb+2ast, A.Brocal 15+6reb+2ast, S.Barrales 9+6reb+1ast, A.Azpilicueta 7+4reb, L.Andujar 6+6reb+7ast
Gimnasia: C.Anyelo 23+10reb+1ast, E.Toretta 21+6reb+5ast, C.Marcos 15+1reb+3ast, C.Sebastian 12+3reb+3ast, C.Mauro 6+2reb+1ast, M.Dato 5+5reb

Union SF - Obras 76-79

Very predictable result in Santa Fe where eighth ranked Obras (18-12) edged 15th ranked Union (12-19) 79-76 on Saturday. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Marcos Delia (209-1992) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 5 rebounds and American guard Ty Sabin (190-1994, college: Ripon) who added 18 points during the contest. Swingman Emiliano Basabe (195-1992) responded with 16 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and the former international point guard Franco Balbi (189-1989) scored 16 points and 4 assists. Four Union players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Obras have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Independ.O. Union lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 19 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Union SF: E.Basabe 16+6reb+2ast, F.Balbi 16+2reb+4ast, Y.Guerra 14+3reb+2ast, M.Cabrera 10+3reb+1ast, C.Vogt 7+6reb+2ast, T.Akwuba 4+5reb+1ast
Obras: S.Ty 18+1reb+2ast, D.Marcos 17+5reb, C.Andrew 10+7reb+2ast, Z.Federico 9+6reb, I.Felipe 7+3reb+2ast, B.Jorge 6+6reb+2ast

Instituto - Penarol 68-83

There was an upset in Cordoba where higher ranked Instituto (20-14) was defeated by eleventh ranked Penarol (17-14) 83-68 on Sunday. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Luciano Guerra (184-1997) who helped to win the game recording 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and American forward Al Thornton (203-1983, college: FSU, agency: BIG) who added 15 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. The former international Tomas Monacchi (198-1997) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds and naturalized Italian point guard Gaston Whelan (187-1994) scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Penarol moved-up to tenth place. Loser Instituto keeps the fourth position with 14 games lost. Penarol will meet Atenas (#18) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Instituto will play against Independ.O. (#7) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Instituto: T.Monacchi 23+11reb+1ast, V.Garello 14+5reb+1ast, G.Whelan 14+8reb+3ast, V.Leandro 9+3reb+2ast, L.Schattmann 4+3reb, J.Saiz 2+6reb
Penarol: T.Al 15+6reb, G.Luciano 14+5reb+4ast, V.Facundo 12+2reb+3ast, P.Agustin 9+7reb+1ast, C.Nicolas 8+2reb, A.Roberto 7+6reb+3ast

San Lorenzo - Gimnasia 73-81

Leader Gimnasia delivered the twenty second victory on Monday night. This time they beat 14th ranked San Lorenzo (13-18) 81-73 in Almagro. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of San Lorenzo. Worth to mention a quality performance of point guard Martiniano Dato (188-2004) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and Venezuelan forward Anyelo Cisneros (200-1997) who added 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) during the contest. Gimnasia's coach Pablo Favarel allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international Kevin Hernandez (205-1991) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds and forward Facundo Rutenberg (195-2001) scored 17 points and 4 steals. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Gimnasia (22-11) have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Loser San Lorenzo keeps the fourteenth place with 18 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
San Lorenzo: K.Hernandez 19+5reb, F.Rutenberg 17+3reb+3ast, I.Bednarek 10+5reb+2ast, A.Alonso 10+3reb+4ast, S.Safar 9+4reb+4ast, C.Cristian 4+1reb
Gimnasia: M.Dato 24+2reb+3ast, C.Anyelo 13+8reb+4ast, E.Toretta 10+4reb+4ast, C.Marcos 10+5reb+1ast, C.Mauro 9+1reb, G.Federico 5+1ast