Round 12 (Regular Season): Halc.Xalapa defeat Gladiadores

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Venezuelan Gladiadores (2-2) in Caracas on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Mexican Halcones UV Xalapa (2-2) 92-74. It was a key game for the top position in the league. It was a good game for American forward Jordan Glynn (200-1989, college: SF Austin) who led his team to a victory with 15 points and 5 rebounds. Argentinian forward Alexis Elsener (195-1988, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 15 points for the winners. Forward Anthony Perez (205-1993, college: Ole Miss) replied with 19 points and 6 rebounds for Gladiadores. Gladiadores' coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Halc.Xalapa keeps a position of league leader, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Gladiadores. Halc.Xalapa will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gladiadores will play on the road against the league's leader Halc.Xalapa in Xalapa and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game for Brazilian Vivo/Franca (4-0) which played road game in Concepcion against 3rd ranked Chilean Concepcion (0-4). Top-ranked Vivo/Franca had an easy win 109-87. Worth to mention a great performance of center Lucas Silva (208-1995) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and Santiago Scala who added 12 points and 11 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American forward Marquez Letcher-Ellis (203-1997, college: Nevada) with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 blocks. Concepcion's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Vivo/Franca have a solid four-game winning streak. Sesi Franca maintains first position with 4-0 record. Defending Chilean champion Concepcion still closes the standings with four games lost. Sesi Franca will play against league's second-placed Obras in Buenos Aires in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Concepcion will have a break next round.




Concepcion - Sesi Franca 87-109

An interesting game for Brazilian Vivo/Franca (4-0) which played road game in Concepcion against 3rd ranked Chilean Concepcion (0-4). Top-ranked Vivo/Franca had an easy win 109-87. Sesi Franca made 16-of-21 charity shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three nailing 15 long-distance shots on high 57.7 percentage. Sesi Franca players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of center Lucas Silva (208-1995) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and Argentinian guard Santiago Scala (187-1991) who added 12 points and 11 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American forward Marquez Letcher-Ellis (203-1997, college: Nevada) with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 blocks and point guard Sebastian Carrasco (180-2000) scored 19 points and 6 assists. Five Sesi Franca and four Concepcion players scored in double figures. Concepcion's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Vivo/Franca have a solid four-game winning streak. Sesi Franca maintains first position with 4-0 record. Defending Chilean champion Concepcion still closes the standings with four games lost. Sesi Franca will play against league's second-placed Obras in Buenos Aires in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Concepcion will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Concepcion: D.Woods 24+3reb, S.Carrasco 19+4reb+6ast, M.Letcher-Ellis 16+7reb+7ast, A.Vergara 13+4reb+6ast, K.Rubio 8+6reb+2ast, P.Prinsloo 3+1reb+1ast
Sesi Franca: L.Silva 26+4reb+2ast, D.Jackson 15+2reb+2ast, W.Ferreira 14+3reb+1ast, B.Paulo 14+3reb+2ast, S.Marcio 13+7reb+2ast, S.Scala 12+4reb+11ast

Gladiadores - Halc.Xalapa 74-92

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Venezuelan Gladiadores (2-2) in Caracas on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Mexican Halcones UV Xalapa (2-2) 92-74. It was a key game for the top position in the league. It was a good game for American forward Jordan Glynn (200-1989, college: SF Austin) who led his team to a victory with 15 points and 5 rebounds. Argentinian forward Alexis Elsener (195-1988, agency: Interperformances) contributed with 15 points for the winners. Elsener is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Forward Anthony Perez (205-1993, college: Ole Miss) replied with 19 points and 6 rebounds and American guard Jordan Crawford (193-1988, college: Xavier) added 15 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Gladiadores. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Gladiadores' coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Halc.Xalapa keeps a position of league leader, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Gladiadores. Halc.Xalapa will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gladiadores will play on the road against the league's leader Halc.Xalapa in Xalapa and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Gladiadores: A.Perez 19+6reb, G.Vargas 16+4reb+5ast, J.Crawford 15+7reb+3ast, N.Colmenares 12+4reb+2ast, J.Araujo 5+4reb, Y.Sifontes 4+3reb
Halc.Xalapa: G.Giron 17+1reb+1ast, A.Elsener 15+3reb+2ast, J.Glynn 15+5reb+1ast, D.Bejarano 11+2reb+2ast, D.Cubillan 10+2reb+1ast, T.Fernandez 9+2reb+3ast