La Liga Round 4 of 1/8 Finals. Ferro and Independiente advance into quarterfinal stage

Instituto - Obras 74-70

Instituto made 25-of-32 free shots (78.1 percent) during the game. 26 personal fouls committed by Obras helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized Italian Vicente Garello (203-1997, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 7 rebounds. Naturalized Italian point guard Gaston Whelan (187-1994) contributed with 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. American guard Ty Sabin (190-1994, college: Ripon) replied with 16 points and the former international point guard Pedro Barral (187-1994) added 10 points and 4 assists in the effort for Obras. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Instituto: S.Leonel 17+3reb+3ast, G.Vicente 16+7reb, W.Gaston 16+5reb+2ast, C.Nicolas 10+4reb, M.Tomas 8+6reb, S.Javier 5+6reb+1ast
Obras: T.Sabin 16+3reb+3ast, F.Zezular 11+3reb, J.Brussino 11+1reb+2ast, P.Barral 10+3reb+4ast, M.Delia 8+8reb+1ast, J.Bilbao 7+4reb+1ast

Penarol - Ferro 68-84

Ferro made 16-of-21 charity shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Penarol turnovers. Worth to mention a quality performance of point guard Jano Martinez (180-2003) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists and Jose Defelippo (186-1997) who added 14 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Five Ferro players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Facundo Vazquez (185-1998) responded with 19 points and the former international guard Agustin Perez (192-1999) scored 11 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Ferro: L.Bettiga 16+5reb+2ast, M.Jano 15+6reb+10ast, D.Jose 14+9reb+1ast, T.Jonatan 11+1reb, L.Emiliano 10+2reb+4ast, A.Diez 10+1ast
Penarol: F.Vazquez 19+1ast, A.Thornton 13+3reb, A.Perez 11+3reb+2ast, R.Acuna 9+3reb, L.Guerra 8+5reb+3ast, B.Ivan 6+8reb

Independ.O. - La Union 97-92

Independ.O. made 26-of-33 charity shots (78.8 percent) during the game. La Union was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Agustin Caffaro (211-1995) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 9 rebounds and forward Patricio Tabarez (195-1991) who added 15 points during the contest. At the losing side the former international forward Alexis Elsener (195-1988, agency: Interperformances) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds and Venezuelan center Windi Graterol (204-1986) scored 16 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Independ.O.: E.Filippetti 17+1reb+2ast, C.Agustin 16+9reb, P.Tabarez 15+4reb+1ast, B.Felipe 12+2reb+5ast, F.Rolfi 12+3reb+4ast, F.Martin 10+3reb+1ast
La Union: A.Elsener 23+12reb+2ast, W.Graterol 16+9reb+1ast, B.Beavers 14+7reb+3ast, S.Acevedo 11+3reb+3ast, J.Machuca 11+3reb+4ast, T.Nuno 11+3reb+2ast