Review of La Liga Argentina Round 1 of 1/8 Finals

Amancay - Villa S.Martin 68-63

Pablo Osores (194-1986) fired 20 points for the winners. American center Jonah Underwood (206-1996, college: HIU) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds. Underwood is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Amancay's coach Gabriel Albornoz used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. point guard Favio Vieta (188-1996) produced 10 points and 6 rebounds and Brazilian center Romulo Gusmao (208-1995) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Villa S.Martin players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Amancay: O.Pablo 20+4reb+1ast, P.Fabricio 15+6reb, J.Underwood 10+11reb, A.Mauro 8+5reb+5ast, D.Peralta 6+5reb+1ast, E.Conrado 4+1ast
Villa S.Martin: L.Florito 12+3reb+2ast, G.Romulo 12+6reb, F.Facundo 10+2reb+2ast, F.Vieta 10+6reb+3ast, E.Simondi 8+6reb+2ast, P.Victor 6+3reb+2ast

San Isidro - Salta Basket 86-66

San Isidro forced 20 Salta Basket turnovers and outrebounded them 41-29 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. San Isidro looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Point guard Nahuel Buchaillot (178-2000) stepped up and scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and the former international swingman Julian Eydallin (195-2000) chipped in 12 points and 7 assists. Four San Isidro players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Bruno Abratte (174-2004) responded with 16 points and 6 assists and forward Facundo Arias (195-1993) scored 7 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
San Isidro: B.Nahuel 16+5reb+5ast, S.Jeronimo 13+2reb+3ast, E.Julian 12+4reb+7ast, H.Chris 11+5reb+1ast, S.Marcos 9+2reb+1ast, M.Lambrisca 8+3reb+2ast
Salta Basket: B.Abratte 16+3reb+6ast, M.Gomez 15+1ast, C.Linares 7+5reb, A.Facundo 7+7reb+5ast, A.Wilfredo 7+5reb, C.Hunter 6+4reb+2ast

Barrio Parque - Comunicaciones 76-61

Point guard Gaston Bertona (176-2001) stepped up and scored 14 points and 4 assists for the winners and swingman Lautaro Rivata (190-1987) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds. Four Barrio Parque players scored in double figures. At the losing side naturalized American power forward Phillip Lockett (202-1988) responded with 7 points and 10 rebounds and Spanish-Venezuelan swingman Franger Pirela (187-2002) scored 10 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Barrio Parque: L.Rivata 15+5reb, B.Gaston 14+4reb+4ast, B.Juan 13+1reb, G.Jorge 11+2reb, C.Esteban 11+4reb+2ast, B.Herrera 5+4reb+2ast
Comunicaciones: F.Pirela 10+3reb+1ast, R.Bastardo 9+5reb, D.Pineda 7+3reb+1ast, P.Lockett 7+10reb+2ast, W.Facundo 7+4reb, A.Bruner 7+5reb+1ast

Suardi - Santa Paula 67-81

Worth to mention a great performance of Jeronimo Diaz (185-2002) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 5 rebounds. Camilo Gomez contributed with 13 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Santa Paula's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Nahuel Fino (188-2000) answered with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Luciano Lizarraga (183-1991) added 18 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) in the effort for Suardi.
Top scorers:
Santa Paula: J.Diaz 21+5reb+3ast, M.Juan 15+1ast, C.Gomez 13+7reb+3ast, L.Delucchi 9+4reb+1ast, B.Gino 6+3reb, A.Barbieri 6+11reb+1ast
Suardi: L.Lizarraga 18+3reb+1ast, F.Nahuel 11+7reb+4ast, S.Calderon 9+2reb+1ast, M.Pablo 7+8reb+1ast, F.Gaston 6+4reb+2ast, M.Kozar 6

Provincial - Dep Viedma 78-72

Provincial made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The former international power forward Gonzalo Torres (201-1994) stepped up and scored 15 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and the former international swingman Adrian Boccia (195-1982) chipped in 13 points and 5 assists. Five Provincial players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Luciano Caceres (180-2001) responded with 23 points (made all of his seven free throws) and Lucas Gonzalez (199-1994) scored 12 points. Dep Viedma's coach Guillermo Bogliacino rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Provincial: A.Matias 15+2reb+4ast, G.Torres 15+6reb+2ast, B.Adrian 13+4reb+5ast, B.Abraham 11+3reb+1ast, G.Gaston 10+5reb+6ast, G.Federico 6+2reb+1ast
Dep Viedma: L.Caceres 23+4reb+2ast, G.Lucas 12+4reb+1ast, L.Fernandez 10+3reb, M.Jeffrey 9+1reb+2ast, V.Alfredo 5+4reb, B.Ossela 5+2reb

C.Entrerriano - GELP 90-84

C.Entrerriano outrebounded GELP 43-31 including a 34-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Aquiles Montani (190-1994) stepped up and scored 30 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Nicolas Reynoso (191-1999) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. C.Entrerriano's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Agustin Vergara (200-2001) responded with 18 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Raul Pelorosso (178-1994) scored 14 points and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
C.Entrerriano: M.Aquiles 30+6reb+1ast, N.Reynoso 13+9reb+1ast, C.Johu 12+5reb, P.Marcos 10+10reb+2ast, G.Mario 9+2reb+1ast, Z.Cristian 8+5reb+2ast
GELP: A.Vergara 18+5reb+2ast, R.Pelorosso 14+1reb+6ast, P.Pedro 14+2reb+3ast, S.Gianfranco 10+9reb+1ast, E.Paz 8+1reb+1ast, G.Joan 8+6reb+1ast

Lanus - Quilmes 86-72

American swingman Michael Henry (198-1995, college: Buffalo St.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import power forward Roquez Johnson (201-1992, college: MSU) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. Four Lanus players scored in double figures. At the losing side Pablo Alderete (203-1993) responded with 14 points and 7 rebounds and Joaquin Rios (193-1995) scored 14 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Lanus: H.Michael 19+11reb+2ast, J.Roquez 18+6reb, W.Robert 14+4reb+2ast, R.Lucio 10+4reb+4ast, J.Diaz 8+2ast, N.Joaquin 7+5reb+4ast
Quilmes: F.De Miguel 17+2reb+2ast, J.Rios 14+6reb+2ast, P.Alderete 14+7reb+2ast, D.Moore 8+5reb, J.De La Fuente 7+2ast, V.Costa 5+5reb+4ast

La Union - Pico FC 97-75

Naturalized Italian point guard Alvaro Merlo (184-1995) stepped up and scored 17 points and 7 assists for the winners and point guard Guido Cabrera (188-2000) chipped in 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Five La Union players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Rodrigo Sanchez (200-1989) responded with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and point guard Manuel Alonso (195-1999, agency: BIG) scored 9 points and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
La Union: M.Alvaro 17+2reb+7ast, A.Rodrigo 15+6reb+1ast, C.Matias 15+4reb, V.Salamone 13+2reb, C.Guido 13+7reb+4ast, L.Longoni 8+3reb+2ast
Pico FC: R.Sanchez 15+6reb+6ast, M.Alonso 9+2reb+4ast, V.Allier 8, M.Peyronnet 8+1reb+1ast, J.Copesky 8+2reb+2ast, L.Mainoldi 8+3reb+2ast