Libobasquet Round 13 of Regular Season

Milos Petkovic

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game of round 13 was a home defeat of 6th ranked Univ.Sucre (4-5) by fifth ranked San Simon (5-4) who outscored them by 25 points 85-60. San Simon had a 36-25 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Univ.Sucre's players. Serbian power forward Milos Petkovic (204-1991) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 14 rebounds (on 13-of-16 shooting from the field) for the winners and Argentinian Rolando Vallejos (195-2000) chipped in 31 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side American guard Haylen Washington (196-1994, college: Co.Georgia) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 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. San Simon have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with CAN Oruro and Saracho. Univ.Sucre lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with five games lost. They share it with Calero and Carl A-Z.
Very significant was Atletico Nacional's (#4) 26-point road victory against much higher ranked Saracho 86-60. It was a key game for the second position in the league. American guard DMonta Harris (196-1997, college: Midwestern St.) nailed 26 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and Cristhian Camargo accounted for 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Alejandro Vedia (-1997) came up with 14 points for Saracho 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. Atletico Nacional (6-3) moved-up to second place. Saracho at the other side dropped to the third position with four games lost. They share it with CAN Oruro and San Simon.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Potosi: Atletico Nacional (#4) and Calero (#6). Atletico Nacional (6-3) crushed visiting Calero (4-5) by 21 points 91-70. DMonta Harris fired 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Atletico Nacional's coach Enrique Lancelotti felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Felipe De Paula produced a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. Atletico Nacional moved-up to second place. Loser Calero keeps the sixth position with five games lost. They share it with Carl A-Z and Univ.Sucre.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 13: La Paz was destroyed by San Simon on the opponent's court 109-75. Carl A-Z managed to outperform Univ.Sucre in a home game 91-78. Leones managed to beat Calero on the road 72-62. Pichincha crushed CAN Oruro on its own court 85-62.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 31 points and 17 rebounds by Deondre Wade of CAN Oruro.