Recap of La Liga Round 2 of 1/8 Finals

Ferro - Penarol 80-78

24 personal fouls committed by Penarol helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Point guard Emiliano Lezcano (187-2001) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points. point guard Jano Martinez (180-2003) contributed with 13 points for the winners. Four Ferro players scored in double figures. American Sean Armand (193-1991, college: Iona) replied with 20 points and the former international center Ivan Basualdo (203-1990) added 10 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Penarol. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Ferro: L.Emiliano 17+3reb+2ast, M.Jano 13+3reb+3ast, T.Jonatan 13+3reb, L.Bettiga 11+5reb+3ast, P.Anthony 8+4reb+2ast, D.Jose 7+4reb+2ast
Penarol: S.Armand 20+2reb+2ast, A.Perez 11+3reb, L.Guerra 10+2reb+1ast, B.Ivan 10+7reb+1ast, A.Thornton 9+6reb+1ast, G.Cordoba 5

La Union - Independ.O. 86-62

La Union made 28-of-33 free shots (84.8 percent) during the game. Venezuelan center Windi Graterol (204-1986) notched 19 points and 5 rebounds to lead the effort and American guard Brandon Beavers (188-2001, college: Lawrence Tech) supported him with 13 points and 8 rebounds. Four La Union players scored in double figures. Even 7 points and 7 rebounds by guard Agustin Pautasso (192-1997) did not help to save the game for Independ.O.. The former international center Agustin Caffaro (211-1995) added 8 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. 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: G.Windi 19+5reb, E.Alexis 18+3reb+2ast, B.Brandon 13+8reb+3ast, M.Marina 10+1reb+4ast, F.Alorda 7+4reb, G.Trevor 5+2reb+2ast
Independ.O.: N.Marcucci 11+2reb, A.Caffaro 8+5reb, T.Patricio 8+4reb, P.Agustin 7+7reb, F.Enzo 7+4reb, V.Rolando 6+3reb

Boca Juniors - San Martin 83-81

Boca Juniors made 25-of-29 charity shots (86.2 percent) during the game. San Martin was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. The former international center Francisco Caffaro (216-2000, college: Santa Clara) had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and the former international point guard Lucas Faggiano (188-1989, college: LIU Brooklyn) chipped in 13 points and 4 assists during the contest. point guard Victor Fernandez (180-1999) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds and Franco Mendez (188-2002) scored 15 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Boca Juniors: F.Caffaro 20+10reb, S.Michael 15+3reb+1ast, L.Wayne 14+5reb+1ast, F.Lucas 13+3reb+4ast, B.Agustin 7+7reb+2ast, S.Nicolas 5+4reb+1ast
San Martin: F.Victor 19+5reb+3ast, F.Mendez 15+4reb+3ast, S.Giletto 12+3reb, D.Moreira 12+8reb, F.Aguerre 6+5reb+1ast, R.Mateo 5+3reb

Obras - Instituto 95-89

Federico Zezular (198-2001) notched 16 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and the former international Marcos Mata (202-1986) supported him with 18 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Even 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists by the former international point guard Leandro Vildoza (180-1994) did not help to save the game for Instituto. Guard Nicolas Copello (193-1992) added 14 points and 6 rebounds for the guests. Four Obras and five Instituto players scored in double figures. Instituto's coach Diego Vadell rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Obras: M.Marcos 18+4reb+1ast, Z.Federico 16+7reb+2ast, B.Juan 15+2reb+3ast, B.Pedro 14+3reb+1ast, S.Ty 10+1reb+1ast, B.Jorge 9+5reb+1ast
Instituto: T.Monacchi 17+4reb, V.Leandro 17+6reb+6ast, N.Copello 14+6reb+1ast, V.Garello 13+3reb, G.Whelan 12+3reb+1ast, J.Saiz 10+6reb+1ast