La Liga Proximo Round 44 of Regular Season

The games at this stage are more interesting as they can be crucial for the final standings in Regular Season. Despite we already know who is stronger and who is weaker, there may be still last minute surprises and upsets. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between La Union (25-9) and Quimsa (14-18), which took place in Santiago del Estero. Higher ranked La Union lost to eleventh ranked Quimsa in a road game 72-77 on Tuesday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of La Union. Paraguayan forward Sebastian Bogado (206-2007) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Romeo Amprimo contributed with 16 points and 5 assists for the winners. Quimsa's coach Mariano Marcos used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Augusto Moresco replied with 24 points and 9 rebounds for La Union. Quimsa maintains eleventh position with 14-18 record. La Union at the other side keeps the fourth place with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game between 6th ranked Ferro (21-12) and eighth ranked Obera (17-15) in Buenos Aires ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Obera outscored Ferro 88-66. Worth to mention a quality performance of Colombian point guard Edwin Niebles (178-2005) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points and 20 rebounds and Albano Costa who added 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. Juan Clavell responded with 15 points and 7 rebounds. Ferro's coach Juan Di Gilio gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Obera have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to seventh place. Ferro at the other side keeps the sixth position with 12 games lost. Obera will play against Argentino (#17) in Junin in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ferro's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Buenos Aires to the arena Boca Jrs..

There were no big surprises in other games of round 44: Union beat Boca Jrs. on the road 73-64. San Martin lost to Obras on its own court 64-78. Union was outscored by Gimnasia in Comodoro Rivadavia 65-85.



Boca Jrs. - Union 64-73

No shocking result in a game when fourteenth ranked Union (12-21) beat 18th ranked Boca Jrs (7-23) in Buenos Aires 73-64. Union forced 20 Boca Jrs. turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Agustin Ferrari (-2005) who helped to win the game recording 29 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!) and Pedro Spajic who added 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks during the contest. Center Agustin Della (202-2009) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and Lucio Urquiza scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. Boca Jrs' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Union maintains fourteenth position with 12-21 record. Boca Jrs. lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the eighteenth place with 23 games lost. Union will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Boca Jrs.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Buenos Aires Ferro.
Top scorers:
Boca Jrs.: D.Agustin 15+11reb+1ast, U.Lucio 11+6reb+2ast, M.Gabriel 7+8reb+2ast, F.Valentino 7+3reb, S.Caraballo 7+1reb+1ast, A.Thiago 7
Union: A.Ferrari 29+5reb+4ast, P.Spajic 17+9reb, P.Spies 11+4reb+6ast, D.Torres 5+12reb, J.Bugna 3+1reb, F.Yanotti 3+3reb

Quimsa - La Union 77-72

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between La Union (25-9) and Quimsa (14-18), which took place in Santiago del Estero. Higher ranked La Union lost to eleventh ranked Quimsa in a road game 72-77 on Tuesday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of La Union. Paraguayan forward Sebastian Bogado (206-2007) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Romeo Amprimo contributed with 16 points and 5 assists for the winners. Four Quimsa players scored in double figures. Quimsa's coach Mariano Marcos used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Augusto Moresco replied with 24 points and 9 rebounds and Thiago Gronda added 16 points in the effort for La Union. Quimsa maintains eleventh position with 14-18 record. La Union at the other side keeps the fourth place with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
La Union: A.Moresco 24+9reb+3ast, G.Thiago 16+2reb+2ast, F.Gimenez 15+3reb+2ast, N.Nicolas 5+4reb, H.Paez 4+4reb+1ast, P.Marcelo 3+3reb+1ast
Quimsa: E.Roth 19+2reb+2ast, B.Sebastian 17+13reb+3ast, A.Romeo 16+4reb+5ast, S.Castillo 14+7reb, L.Mantovani 3+7reb+4ast, C.Patricio 3+6reb

San Martin - Obras 64-78

Very expected game when 16th ranked San Martin (10-22) lost to second ranked Obras (26-4) in Corrientes 64-78. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Juan Respaud (190-2005) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and guard Joaquin Celiz (195-2008) who added 16 points during the contest. Dante Saettone responded with 20 points and Dominican center Leonel Nunez (206-2004) scored 11 points and 5 rebounds. San Martin's coach Gustavo Mascaro rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Obras have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 26-4 record having just eight point less than leader Instituto. San Martin at the other side keeps the sixteenth place with 22 games lost. Obras will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. San Martin will play at home against Olimpico (#19) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
San Martin: S.Dante 20+2reb+3ast, L.Nunez 11+5reb, A.Franco 9+7reb, J.Mascaro 7+2ast, F.Matias 4+2reb+1ast, L.Tadeo 4+3reb+2ast
Obras: R.Juan 17+4reb+3ast, J.Celiz 16+3reb+3ast, L.Joaquin 12+6reb+1ast, M.Khoury 9+7reb+1ast, T.Elias 8+5reb, J.Madrigal 8+6reb+2ast

Gimnasia - Union 85-65

Rather predictable result when twelfth ranked Gimnasia CR (14-19) rolled over 14th ranked Union (12-21) in Comodoro Rivadavia 85-65. Gimnasia had a 33-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Venezuelan power forward Jesus Centeno (205-2006) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 28 points and 16 rebounds (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) and guard Valentino Ayala (190-2005) who added 23 points and 4 assists during the contest. Gimnasia CR's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Agustin Ferrari (-2005) responded with 26 points and 5 steals and Duvan Torres produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds. Four Union players scored in double figures. Gimnasia maintains twelfth position with 14-19 record. Union at the other side keeps the fourteenth place with 21 games lost. Gimnasia will play against league's leader Instituto in Cordoba in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Union will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Union: F.Agustin 26+3reb+1ast, T.Duvan 12+14reb, S.Pablo 12+3reb+4ast, B.Jacquier 10+4reb+2ast, Y.Francisco 5+2reb, B.Joaquin 0+2reb+1ast
Gimnasia: C.Jesus 28+16reb+1ast, V.Ayala 23+4reb+4ast, N.Santacroce 10+5reb+5ast, C.Melo 9+3reb+1ast, S.Dias 6+2reb+3ast, J.Salas 4+4reb

Ferro - Obera 66-88

The game between 6th ranked Ferro (21-12) and eighth ranked Obera (17-15) in Buenos Aires ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Obera outscored Ferro 88-66. They outrebounded Ferro 48-33 including a 34-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a quality performance of Colombian point guard Edwin Niebles (178-2005) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points and 20 rebounds and guard Albano Costa (192-2006) who added 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. Four Obera players scored in double figures. Juan Clavell responded with 15 points and 7 rebounds and Tobias Tamagusuku scored 12 points and 6 assists. Ferro's coach Juan Di Gilio gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Obera have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to seventh place. Ferro at the other side keeps the sixth position with 12 games lost. Obera will play against Argentino (#17) in Junin in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ferro's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Buenos Aires to the arena Boca Jrs..
Top scorers:
Ferro: C.Juan 15+7reb, T.Tobias 12+3reb+6ast, R.Juan 9+6reb, B.Felipe 9+2ast, A.Nicolas 7+5reb, D.Urrengoechea Mariano 4+3reb
Obera: E.Niebles 23+20reb+1ast, C.Albano 20+9reb+7ast, H.Caballero 16+2reb+1ast, M.Mousquere 14+8reb+2ast, S.Andersson 8+1reb, G.Kinen 4+8reb+1ast