Libobasquet Round 18: Leader Pichincha gets another victory

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Leader Pichincha delivered the fifteenth win on Saturday night. This time they crushed 7th ranked UNITEP (3-13) 116-78. Pichincha forced 20 UNITEP turnovers. 28 personal fouls committed by UNITEP helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Cuban guard Adriano Barreras (186-1989) who scored 27 points. Diego Santana chipped in 12 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Argentinian Nicolas Rodriguez who recorded 31 points and 8 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 (15-1) have an impressive 14-game winning streak. They maintain first position. UNITEP at the other side dropped to the eighth place with 13 games lost.
Bottom-ranked Tenis (0-16) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 106-70 loss to fourth ranked Atomico (10-5) in . It was a good game for Argentinian swingman Matias Martinez (195-1994) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!), 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Juan Morales contributed with 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Atomico's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Facundo Moran replied with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds for Tenis. Atomico have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Tenis at the other side still closes the standings.
The game with biggest result difference took place in . Local Leones (12-3) outscored 5th ranked Saracho (9-7) 107-63 on Friday night. Ronald Arze had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Felipe Vedia with 12 points and 5 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Leones maintains second position with 12-3 record having four points less than leader Pichincha. Loser Saracho keeps the fifth place with seven games lost.

In the last game of round 18 Univ.Sucre was crushed by La Salle in Tarija 94-75.

La Salle - Univ.Sucre 94-75

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 7th ranked Univ.Sucre's (3-12) road loss to sixth ranked La Salle (8-7) 75-94 on Friday. It was a great shooting night for La Salle especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Univ.Sucre's players. Argentinian Eduardo Gamboa (189-1984) scored 33 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 8 assists (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and Argentinian Joaquin Gamazo (198-1991) chipped in 14 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was Argentinian center Sebastian Chaine (201-1986) with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds and Argentinian forward Lucas Gallardo (199-2001) scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. La Salle maintains sixth position with 8-7 record. Univ.Sucre lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 12 games lost.
Top scorers:
La Salle: E.Gamboa 33+7reb+8ast, J.Gamazo 14+14reb+6ast, V.Ignacio 13+1reb+2ast, A.Bivins 12+1ast, A.Gerardo 6+3reb+4ast, F.Pacheco 4+1ast
Univ.Sucre: S.Chaine 22+10reb+3ast, L.Amado 15+5reb+3ast, L.Gallardo 15+6reb+4ast, R.Jhojan 15+8reb, T.Manuel 6+3reb+3ast, H.Ronald 2+2reb

Leones - Saracho 107-63

The game with biggest result difference took place in . Local Leones (12-3) outscored 5th ranked Saracho (9-7) 107-63 on Friday night. Leones dominated down low during the game scoring 80 of its points in the paint compared to Saracho's 22. Leones forced 24 Saracho turnovers and outrebounded them 49-32 including 35 on the defensive glass. The former international point guard Ronald Arze (175-1993) had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Westley Hinton (206-1991, college: Troy) chipped in 25 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Five Leones players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Felipe Vedia with 12 points and 5 rebounds and Argentinian forward Facundo Sanz (197-1996, agency: BIG) scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Leones maintains second position with 12-3 record having four points less than leader Pichincha. Loser Saracho keeps the fifth place with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Leones: W.Hinton 25+7reb+1ast, T.Cooper 23+6reb+2ast, R.Arze 16+9reb+10ast, S.Norberto 13+10reb+2ast, A.Stefano 12+9reb, A.Veizaga 8+1reb+1ast
Saracho: V.Felipe 12+5reb+1ast, F.Sanz 10+6reb+2ast, M.Fernandez 10+2reb+2ast, N.Gimenez 9+8reb+1ast, J.Roumec 7+5reb+1ast, V.Alejandro 7+1reb+1ast

Atomico - Tenis 106-70

Bottom-ranked Tenis (0-16) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 106-70 loss to fourth ranked Atomico (10-5) in . They dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Tenis' 34. They outrebounded Tenis 47-32 including 35 on the defensive glass. Atomico players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Tenis' players. It was a good game for Argentinian swingman Matias Martinez (195-1994) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!), 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Argentinian point guard Juan Morales (183-1994) contributed with 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Atomico's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Facundo Moran replied with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and Martin Rios added 20 points in the effort for Tenis. Atomico have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Tenis at the other side still closes the standings.
Top scorers:
Atomico: M.Martinez 37+10reb+5ast, J.Morales 20+8reb+2ast, R.Acuna 10+4reb+5ast, C.Leon 9+5reb+4ast, C.Delgado 7+2reb, C.Oliver 6+5reb+2ast
Tenis: R.Martin 20+4reb+1ast, B.Javier 15+6reb+1ast, M.Facundo 13+12reb+1ast, V.Rodrigo 8+6reb+4ast, d.la Torre Alex 7+3reb, V.Robin 4+2ast

UNITEP - Pichincha 78-116

Leader Pichincha delivered the fifteenth win on Saturday night. This time they crushed 7th ranked UNITEP (3-13) 116-78. Pichincha forced 20 UNITEP turnovers. 28 personal fouls committed by UNITEP helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Cuban guard Adriano Barreras (186-1989) who scored 27 points. Diego Santana chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Pichincha players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Argentinian Nicolas Rodriguez who recorded 31 points and 8 rebounds and forward Esteban Covarrubias (190-2001) added 11 points and 11 rebounds respectively. 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 (15-1) have an impressive 14-game winning streak. They maintain first position. UNITEP at the other side dropped to the eighth place with 13 games lost.
Top scorers:
Pichincha: A.Barreras 27+4reb+3ast, H.Preston 23+5reb+2ast, P.Gutierrez 14+2reb+4ast, S.Diego 12+13reb+6ast, V.Lennin 8+5reb, R.Calvo 8+1reb
UNITEP: N.Rodriguez 31+8reb+3ast, E.Covarrubias 11+11reb+3ast, G.Norman 10+1reb, A.Eric 8+11reb, R.Armando 7+3reb, V.Daniel 6+2reb+1ast



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