Recap of La Liga Argentina Round 4 of 1/8 Finals

Santa Paula - Suardi 109-87

Santa Paula shot 64.1 percent from the field. They shot the lights out from three sinking 19 long-distance shots on high 63.3 percentage. Santa Paula looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Jeronimo Diaz (185-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists and Gino Balbo who added 23 points (perfect from downtown making all seven shots !!!) during the contest. Five Santa Paula players scored in double figures. Santa Paula's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Santiago Calderon (190) responded with 39 points (!!!) and 5 steals and Pablo Martinez (197-1982) scored 6 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.
Top scorers:
Suardi: S.Calderon 39+3reb+2ast, B.Sebastian 11+3reb, F.Nahuel 10+3reb+1ast, F.Gaston 8+6reb, M.Vittar 7+1reb+1ast, M.Pablo 6+11reb+4ast
Santa Paula: J.Diaz 26+5reb+12ast, B.Gino 23+3reb+1ast, C.Gomez 12+4reb+8ast, W.Puebla 12+5reb, M.Caicedo 12+8reb, F.Dalpino 10+1reb+2ast

Villa S.Martin - Amancay 79-50

Worth to mention a great performance of Venezuelan Elian Centeno (200-2000) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 6 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) and point guard Favio Vieta (188-1996) who added 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side Pablo Osores (194-1986) responded with 12 points and Diego Peralta (195-1994) scored 8 points and 8 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.
Top scorers:
Amancay: B.Matias 12+4reb, P.Osores 12+3reb+2ast, U.Jonah 9+5reb, P.Diego 8+8reb+1ast, C.Echevarria 6+3reb, L.Aragon 2+2reb+2ast
Villa S.Martin: C.Elian 23+6reb, F.Lautaro 13+5reb+2ast, S.Estefano 11+5reb+1ast, F.Fernandez 9+5reb+6ast, V.Perez 8+3reb+2ast, V.Favio 8+8reb+4ast

Comunicaciones - Barrio Parque 92-84

Comunicaciones made 18-of-20 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 51.9 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of Spanish-Venezuelan swingman Franger Pirela (187-2002) who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and guard Agustin Bruner (188-2004) who added 12 points and 5 assists during the contest. Four Comunicaciones players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Juan Bejar (186-2001) responded with 21 points and Dominican forward Jorge Garcia (200-2003) scored 9 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Barrio Parque: J.Bejar 21, L.Blas 11+1reb+2ast, R.Lautaro 10+4reb+1ast, E.Cantarutti 9+4reb+2ast, J.Garcia 9+6reb+2ast, G.Bertona 7+4reb+1ast
Comunicaciones: P.Franger 13+6reb+6ast, B.Raymon 13+1reb+1ast, B.Agustin 12+4reb+5ast, P.Lucas 11+1reb, A.Tomas 11+3reb+1ast, M.Lucas 9+1reb

GELP - C.Entrerriano 79-78

GELP made 19-of-25 charity shots (76.0 percent) during the game. C.Entrerriano was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of Cuban Joan Gutierrez (192-2003) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. point guard Ezequiel Paz (190-2001, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 16 points for the winners. Four GELP players scored in double figures. Ecuadorian forward Johu Castillo (200-1999) replied with 20 points and 6 rebounds and naturalized Italian Mario Ghersetti (201-1981) added 11 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for C.Entrerriano.
Top scorers:
C.Entrerriano: J.Castillo 20+6reb, M.Ghersetti 11+7reb+1ast, A.Montani 10+2reb, P.Cristian 9+6reb+4ast, L.Pividori 9+5reb+4ast, C.Zenclussen 8+8reb+1ast
GELP: J.Gutierrez 16+10reb+1ast, P.Ezequiel 16+3reb+3ast, P.Raul 13+5reb+3ast, V.Agustin 13+4reb+2ast, G.Sinconi 8+6reb+2ast, M.Carneglia 7+4reb+1ast

Dep Viedma - Provincial 78-77

24 personal fouls committed by Provincial helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Swingman Lisandro Fernandez (194-1998, agency: BIG) fired 23 points for the winners. Guard Luciano Caceres (180-2001) chipped in 16 points and 5 assists. Dep Viedma's coach Guillermo Bogliacino used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international swingman Adrian Boccia (195-1982) produced 21 points and 9 rebounds and the former international power forward Gonzalo Torres (201-1994) added 17 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Provincial: A.Boccia 21+9reb+1ast, T.Gonzalo 17+9reb+2ast, F.Gobetti 15+4reb+1ast, A.Barahona 9+11reb, C.Alvaro 5+1reb, M.Acosta 5
Dep Viedma: F.Lisandro 23+4reb, C.Luciano 16+4reb+5ast, L.Gonzalez 13+9reb+1ast, M.Keiver 9+9reb, J.Merchant 7+6reb, N.Paletta 7+3reb+4ast

Pico FC - La Union 80-75

Worth to mention a great performance of forward Rodrigo Sanchez (200-1989) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international Leonardo Mainoldi (205-1985) who added 17 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Bolivian forward Gonzalo Romero (196-1997) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and Rodrigo Acuna (198-1995) scored 14 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
La Union: M.Caire 15+1reb+1ast, G.Romero 15+11reb+1ast, R.Acuna 14+4reb, G.Cabrera 11+5reb+2ast, S.Valentino 8+3reb, A.Merlo 5+1reb+8ast
Pico FC: S.Rodrigo 19+11reb+6ast, M.Leonardo 17+8reb, R.Juan 13+2reb+4ast, P.Manuel 10+2reb+1ast, P.Jose 8+2reb+1ast, A.Manuel 6+3reb+4ast

Salta Basket - San Isidro 63-88

San Isidro dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Salta Basket's 30. Worth to mention a great performance of American Chris Hooper (198-1991, college: SFC) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and swingman Manuel Lambrisca (192-1997) who added 8 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side point guard Bruno Abratte (174-2004) responded with 12 points and 7 rebounds and swingman Martin Gomez (197-1996) scored 13 points. 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:
Salta Basket: M.Gomez 13+3reb+2ast, B.Abratte 12+7reb+2ast, A.Wilfredo 9+2reb, S.Abdala 9+3reb+3ast, C.Hunter 7+5reb+1ast, C.Linares 6+4reb+1ast
San Isidro: H.Chris 17+7reb+1ast, B.Nahuel 14+3reb+5ast, M.Lautaro 12+4reb, S.Jeronimo 11+1ast, D.Jeremias 9+2reb+1ast, M.Lambrisca 8+11reb+3ast