Round 8 (Regular Season): Quimsa defeat Bigua

What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An interesting game for Argentinian Quimsa (1-3) which played road game in Montevideo against second-ranked Uruguayan Bigua (1-3). Third ranked Quimsa managed to get a 13-point victory 79-66. Bigua was trailing by 7 points at halftime but managed to get 1-point lead after three quarters before a 27-13 charge of Quimsa, which allowed them to win the game. Guard Nicolas Romano (200-1987) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points. Guard Agustin Perez (192-1999) contributed with 17 points for the winners. Armenian-American guard Andre Spight (191-1995, college: N.Colorado) replied with 21 points for Bigua. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Quimsa left bottom position moving up to second place, which they share with defeated Bigua. It was Bigua's third loss in a row.
An interesting game for Argentinian Boca (2-2) which played road game in David against one of their biggest challengers Panamanian Toros (0-4). Second ranked Boca had an easy win 83-63. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Martin Cuello (193-1993) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 9 rebounds and Jose Vildoza who added 15 points during the contest. Boca's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Michael Hicks (196-1976, college: TAMUCC) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds. Defending Argentinian champion maintains second position with 2-2 record having just six point less than leader Sesi/Franca, which they share with Instituto. Toros at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Los Leones.




Bigua - Quimsa 66-79

An interesting game for Argentinian Quimsa (1-3) which played road game in Montevideo against second-ranked Uruguayan Bigua (1-3). Third ranked Quimsa managed to get a 13-point victory 79-66. Bigua was trailing by 7 points at halftime but managed to get 1-point lead after three quarters before a 27-13 charge of Quimsa, which allowed them to win the game. Guard Nicolas Romano (200-1987) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points. Guard Agustin Perez (192-1999) contributed with 17 points for the winners. Four Quimsa players scored in double figures. Armenian-American guard Andre Spight (191-1995, college: N.Colorado) replied with 21 points and guard Matias Espinosa (186-2004) added 12 points in the effort for Bigua. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Quimsa left bottom position moving up to second place, which they share with defeated Bigua. It was Bigua's third loss in a row.
Top scorers:
Bigua: A.Spight 21+3reb+3ast, M.Espinosa 12+1reb+3ast, N.Catala 6+2reb, F.Bavosi 6+2reb+1ast, A.Payovich 5+3reb, J.Cunningham 5+7reb+1ast
Quimsa: N.Romano 18+3reb+2ast, A.Perez 17+3reb+2ast, A.Louis 12+5reb, P.Tabarez 11+3reb+1ast, T.Miller 8+6reb, B.Sansimoni 6+5reb+1ast

Toros - Boca 63-83

An interesting game for Argentinian Boca (2-2) which played road game in David against one of their biggest challengers Panamanian Toros (0-4). Second ranked Boca had an easy win 83-63. The game was mostly controlled by Boca. Toros was better in third quarter 18-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Toros were plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Martin Cuello (193-1993) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Jose Vildoza (191-1996, agency: Octagon Europe) who added 15 points during the contest. Five Boca players scored in double figures. Boca's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Michael Hicks (196-1976, college: TAMUCC) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Guillermo Navarro (181-2003) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Defending Argentinian champion maintains second position with 2-2 record having just six point less than leader Sesi/Franca, which they share with Instituto. Toros at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Los Leones.
Top scorers:
Toros: M.Hicks 19+5reb, J.Lloreda 14+5reb+1ast, G.Navarro 12+8reb+3ast, A.Grant 8+6reb+1ast, J.Lemon 4+1reb, R.Armstrong 4+1reb+6ast
Boca: J.Vildoza 15+3reb+3ast, M.Cuello 15+9reb+2ast, A.Ibarguen 13+3reb, S.Scala 12+1reb+3ast, T.Cooper 11+5reb+3ast, F.Giorgetti 9+5reb