La Liga Argentina Round 2 of Play-Offs

Group Norte

Jujuy - Villa S.Martin 81-78

Jujuy looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was Thiago Roca (191-2004) who scored 26 points and 5 assists. Center Augusto Roveres (207-2003) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. Jujuy's coach Guillermo Tasso used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. point guard Favio Vieta (188-1996) produced 17 points and 9 rebounds and Brazilian center Romulo Gusmao (208-1995) added 14 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the guests. Four Villa S.Martin players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Jujuy: R.Thiago 26+4reb+5ast, R.Stehli 13+2reb+4ast, R.Augusto 13+6reb+1ast, G.Andriy 9+9reb+1ast, I.Santiago 8+3reb+1ast, F.Tarnowyk 5+3reb
Villa S.Martin: F.Vieta 17+9reb+3ast, P.Victor 15+1ast, L.Florito 15+2reb+2ast, G.Romulo 14+8reb, F.Facundo 9+3reb+6ast, E.Simondi 6+2reb+2ast

Santa Paula - Independiente 96-68

Santa Paula outrebounded Independiente 44-32 including 30 on the defensive glass. Camilo Gomez scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Jeronimo Diaz (185-2002) chipped in 19 points during the contest. Four Santa Paula players scored in double figures. Santa Paula's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Marcelo Martinez (187-1996) responded with 15 points and 7 rebounds and Matias Morera (191-1999) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Santa Paula: J.Diaz 19+4reb+2ast, B.Gino 14+1reb+2ast, C.Gomez 14+7reb+4ast, W.Puebla 10+2reb+4ast, C.Joseph 10+9reb+1ast, M.Juan 9+1reb+2ast
Independiente: M.Morera 18+5reb+1ast, M.Martinez 15+7reb+3ast, C.Amicucci 11+4reb+4ast, E.Zarco 8+1reb+1ast, A.Guillermo 5+4reb+2ast, A.Lugli 5+3reb+3ast

Comunicaciones - Caroya 103-95

Comunicaciones shot 34 for 46 from the free-throw line, while Caroya only scored eighteen points from the stripe. Spanish-Venezuelan swingman Franger Pirela (187-2002) scored 22 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Agustin Bruner (188-2004) chipped in 21 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. American forward Maurice Walton (206-1998, college: BENUM) responded with 17 points and 4 assists and point guard Agustin Jure (182-1991) scored 21 points. Five Comunicaciones and four Caroya players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Comunicaciones: P.Franger 22+6reb+2ast, B.Agustin 21+6reb+3ast, B.Raymon 13+7reb, P.Damian 12+3reb+2ast, A.Tomas 12+6reb+1ast, M.Lucas 11
Caroya: J.Agustin 21, M.Walton 17+3reb+4ast, M.Joaquin 16+4reb, J.Frontera 13+3reb+2ast, S.Ignacio 8+7reb, E.Pedro 6+1reb

Salta Basket - Estudiantes T. 70-82

American forward Joe Hampton (203-1998, college: LBSU) had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and center Juan Bollo (203-1992) chipped in 10 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Four Estudiantes T. players scored in double figures. Swingman Martin Gomez (197-1996) responded with 18 points and 9 rebounds and forward Facundo Arias (195-1993) scored 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Estudiantes T.: H.Joe 16+11reb+3ast, A.Patricio 13+6reb, P.Federico 11+7reb+3ast, J.Bollo 10+12reb+2ast, C.Elias 10+3reb+1ast, J.Rodriguez 9+4reb+2ast
Salta Basket: M.Gomez 18+9reb+2ast, A.Facundo 12+7reb+1ast, A.Wilfredo 10+9reb+1ast, B.Abratte 9+1ast, C.Hunter 9+2reb+3ast, C.Linares 7+2reb

Group SUR

Pico FC - El Talar 81-62

Forward Rodrigo Sanchez (200-1989) scored 20 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Manuel Alonso (195-1999, agency: BIG) chipped in 11 points and 6 assists during the contest. Four Pico FC players scored in double figures. Aaron Pablo (200-2000) responded with 17 points and forward Facundo Sanz (197-1996, agency: BIG) scored 11 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Pico FC: S.Rodrigo 20+5reb+3ast, P.Jose 12+2reb, A.Manuel 11+3reb+6ast, M.Latraius 10+8reb+1ast, R.Juan 7+2reb+3ast, M.Leonardo 7+4reb+1ast
El Talar: A.Pablo 17+3reb+1ast, F.Sanz 11+8reb+1ast, L.Facundo 10+2reb+1ast, B.Joaquin 9+7reb, E.Ruiz 8+5reb+2ast, M.Cueva 7+2reb

Quilmes - Villa Mitre 71-74

Power forward Franco Pennacchiotti (205-1990) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. point guard Fabian Sahdi (186-1989) contributed with 9 points and 5 assists for the winners. Joaquin Rios (193-1995) replied with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and Pablo Alderete (203-1993) added 12 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Quilmes.
Top scorers:
Villa Mitre: F.Pennacchiotti 16+9reb+6ast, A.Ignacio 11+6reb, I.Manuel 10+3reb+2ast, S.Fabian 9+4reb+5ast, G.Emilio 9+5reb+4ast, L.Julian 9+6reb
Quilmes: J.Rios 23+13reb+6ast, P.Alderete 12+5reb+3ast, J.De La Fuente 11+1ast, J.Nally 8+12reb, V.Costa 7+2reb+2ast, F.De Miguel 7+2reb

GELP - Racing A. 87-72

GELP made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. GELP outrebounded Racing A. 39-28 including 29 on the defensive glass. Gianfranco Sinconi had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Raul Pelorosso (178-1994) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists during the contest. Mariano Fernandez responded with 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Rafael Rosende (198-1997) scored 17 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
GELP: G.Sinconi 17+11reb+1ast, V.Agustin 15+3reb, P.Raul 14+2reb+4ast, P.Perez 11+3reb+2ast, J.Ibarra 8+5reb, J.Gutierrez 7+8reb+1ast
Racing A.: R.Rosende 17+3reb+2ast, F.Fuenmayor 16+3reb+1ast, M.Nunez 14+4reb+2ast, F.Mariano 11+8reb+4ast, L.Silva 6+3reb+1ast, L.Tiago 4+1reb

Dep Viedma - Centenario VT 95-91

Dep Viedma dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Centenario VT's 24. Guard Luciano Caceres (180-2001) scored 18 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Jeffrey Merchant (197-1997) chipped in 17 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) during the contest. Five Dep Viedma players scored in double figures. Dep Viedma's coach Guillermo Bogliacino allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) responded with 25 points and 7 rebounds and guard Gaspar Ruiz (180-2001, agency: BIG) scored 9 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
Top scorers:
Dep Viedma: C.Luciano 18+1reb+4ast, J.Merchant 17+2reb+2ast, N.Paletta 13+2reb+5ast, M.Keiver 13+4reb+2ast, J.Petre 11+4reb+1ast, F.Lisandro 7+3reb
Centenario VT: L.Castellani 25+7reb+3ast, J.Cardona 13+1reb, J.Juan 12+3reb, G.Manuel 11+1reb+4ast, G.Ruiz 9+5reb+8ast, T.Brown 9+6reb