Libobasquet Round 9 of Regular Season

Libobasquet is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 9 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

First defeat of league's leader Leones (6-1) against sixth ranked Saracho (4-4) 94-92 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Leones. Saracho made 23-of-29 free shots (79.3 percent) during the game. It was a good game for Argentinian forward Facundo Sanz (197-1996, agency: BIG) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 20 rebounds and 8 assists. Argentinian power forward Nicolas Gimenez (203-1994) contributed with 32 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. American guard Thomas Cooper (196-1992, college: Calgary) answered with 29 points and 5 rebounds for Leones. Leones' coach Carlos Romano rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Saracho maintains sixth place with 4-4 record. Leones at the other side dropped to the second position with one game lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Pichincha. Leones will play next round against Tenis trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Saracho will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game.
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Pichincha as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Pichincha smashed 7th ranked UNITEP at home 84-33. Brazilian point guard Patrick Vieira (186-1993) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and Diego Santana chipped in 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was Argentinian Francisco Bonja with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 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. Pichincha (7-1) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. As mentioned above they took over a top position. UNITEP at the other side keeps the seventh place with six games lost. UNITEP will play next round against Univ.Sucre trying to get back on the winning streak. Pichincha will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Atomico at home.
Bottom-ranked Tenis is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their eighth consecutive match to fifth ranked Atomico (4-3) 90-54 on Wednesday evening. Rodrigo Acuna nailed 27 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Ronald Farmer-Blanchard came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds for Tenis in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Atomico moved-up to fourth place, which they share with La Salle. Tenis lost their eighth game in a row. They still close the standings with eight games lost. Atomico will meet league's leader Pichincha on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Tenis will play against the league's second-placed Leones (#2) and hope to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 9 La Salle beat Univ.Sucre on the road 79-74.

Univ.Sucre - La Salle 74-79

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked La Salle (4-3) beat on the road 8th ranked Univ.Sucre (1-6) 79-74 on Wednesday. La Salle looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Argentinian Joaquin Gamazo (198-1991) nailed 32 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and Argentinian Eduardo Gamboa (189-1984) accounted for 14 points and 9 rebounds. American guard Haylen Washington (196-1994, college: Co.Georgia) came up with 19 points and 7 rebounds and Jose Choque (-1990) added 11 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Univ.Sucre in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Univ.Sucre's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. La Salle moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Atomico. Univ.Sucre lost their third game in a row. They keep the eighth position with six games lost. La Salle will meet at home higher ranked San Simon (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Univ.Sucre will play against UNITEP (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Univ.Sucre: H.Washington 19+7reb+3ast, S.Chaine 12+9reb, L.Amado 11+2reb, C.Jose 11+9reb+3ast, R.Jhojan 10+7reb, L.Gallardo 9+3reb+2ast
La Salle: J.Gamazo 32+5reb+4ast, E.Gamboa 14+9reb+3ast, A.Bivins 11+4reb+1ast, A.Gerardo 10+2reb+4ast, M.Ortiz 6+5reb+2ast, O.Luis 3

Saracho - Leones 94-92

First defeat of league's leader Leones (6-1) against sixth ranked Saracho (4-4) 94-92 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Leones. Saracho made 23-of-29 free shots (79.3 percent) during the game. It was a good game for Argentinian forward Facundo Sanz (197-1996, agency: BIG) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 20 rebounds and 8 assists. Argentinian power forward Nicolas Gimenez (203-1994) contributed with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Four Saracho players scored in double figures. American guard Thomas Cooper (196-1992, college: Calgary) answered with 29 points and 5 rebounds and the former international point guard Ronald Arze (175-1993) added 24 points, 6 assists and 5 steals in the effort for Leones. Leones' coach Carlos Romano rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Saracho maintains sixth place with 4-4 record. Leones at the other side dropped to the second position with one game lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Pichincha. Leones will play next round against Tenis trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Saracho will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game.
Top scorers:
Leones: T.Cooper 29+5reb+3ast, R.Arze 24+4reb+6ast, W.Hinton 18+5reb, S.Norberto 6+4reb+2ast, O.Selmar 4+1reb, D.Olguin 3+5reb+2ast
Saracho: N.Gimenez 32+11reb+3ast, F.Sanz 27+20reb+8ast, M.Fernandez 17+1reb+2ast, V.Felipe 12, V.Alejandro 4, Z.Edwin 2

Tenis - Atomico 54-90

Bottom-ranked Tenis is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their eighth consecutive match to fifth ranked Atomico (4-3) 90-54 on Wednesday evening. Atomico shot 24 for 36 from the free-throw line, while Tenis only scored six points from the stripe. Atomico forced 27 Tenis turnovers. Argentinian Rodrigo Acuna (198-1995) nailed 27 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and Argentinian point guard Juan Morales (183-1994) accounted for 19 points. American center Ronald Farmer-Blanchard (208-1991, college: WAU) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds and the other American import forward Benjamin Merritt (202-1992, college: Urbana) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Tenis in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Atomico moved-up to fourth place, which they share with La Salle. Tenis lost their eighth game in a row. They still close the standings with eight games lost. Atomico will meet league's leader Pichincha on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Tenis will play against the league's second-placed Leones (#2) and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Tenis: R.Farmer-Blanchard 20+13reb+1ast, B.Merritt 10+5reb, G.Raul 10+2reb+1ast, R.Martin 9+2reb, V.Rodrigo 2+2reb, T.Pedro 2+2reb+1ast
Atomico: R.Acuna 27+9reb+1ast, J.Morales 19+4reb+2ast, E.De Pietro 15+4reb, C.Alanes 9+8reb+2ast, C.Delgado 7+5reb, A.Carreon 7+3reb+1ast

Pichincha - UNITEP 84-33

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Pichincha as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Pichincha smashed 7th ranked UNITEP at home 84-33. Pichincha held UNITEP to an opponent 14.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 43.9 percent accuracy of the winners and made 20-of-25 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Pichincha forced 22 UNITEP turnovers and outrebounded them 54-32 including a 41-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Brazilian point guard Patrick Vieira (186-1993) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and Diego Santana chipped in 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was Argentinian Francisco Bonja with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and forward Esteban Covarrubias (190-2001) scored 10 points and 5 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. Pichincha (7-1) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. As mentioned above they took over a top position. UNITEP at the other side keeps the seventh place with six games lost. UNITEP will play next round against Univ.Sucre trying to get back on the winning streak. Pichincha will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Atomico at home.
Top scorers:
UNITEP: E.Covarrubias 10+5reb, B.Francisco 10+12reb, L.Rojas 6+4reb, D.Soto 3+2reb, N.Rodriguez 2+4reb, J.Samir 2+1reb+1ast
Pichincha: P.Vieira 23+11reb+2ast, S.Diego 14+10reb+4ast, R.Covarrubias 13+3reb+1ast, S.Ralfi 8+6reb, F.Wilson 8+5reb+1ast, J.Perez 6+2reb



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