Libobasquet Round 19: Pichincha defeat Leones in the closest game of the week

- July 2, 2023

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Rene Calvo

Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Seventh-ranked Leones (6-8) gave a tough game to first ranked Pichincha (11-4) on Saturday. Pichincha managed to secure only one-point victory 73-72. However their fans expected much easier game. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Leones. Strangely Leones outrebounded Pichincha 47-34 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great evening for the former international swingman Rene Calvo (193-1993) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international swingman Jose Perez (191-2000) helped adding 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks. At the losing side the former international point guard Martin Ochoa (185-1994) responded with 8 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. Pichincha have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 11-4 record. Leones at the other side keep the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with CAN Oruro.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Cochabamba. Third ranked host San Simon (9-6) defeated their biggest opponent Atletico Nacional (9-6) 89-84. It was an exceptional evening for Argentinian Rolando Vallejos (195-2000) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds. Milos Petkovic accounted for 19 points and 9 rebounds. Cuban-\n guard Adriano Barreras (186-1989) came up with 27 points for Atletico Nacional in the defeat. San Simon moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Atletico Nacional. Atletico Nacional lost third consecutive game.
Bottom-ranked La Paz managed to get a fourth victory on Tuesday night. This time they outleveled eighth-ranked Saracho 100-80. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 20-point difference proves that La Paz was well-prepared to that game. Dariel Maza fired 31 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Daniel Simon produced 22 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Saracho's coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. La Paz maintains tenth place with 4-11 record. Loser Saracho dropped to the ninth position with nine games lost.

In the last two games of round 19 Univ.Sucre lost to CAN Oruro on the opponent's court 74-87. Carl A-Z managed to outperform Calero in a home game 85-74.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 31 points and 12 rebounds by Juan Cruz Oberto of Calero.

CAN Oruro - Univ.Sucre 87-74

There was an upset when 4th placed Univ.Sucre (8-7) was defeated on the road by ninth ranked CAN Oruro (6-8) 87-74 on Thursday. CAN Oruro dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Univ.Sucre's 30. They outrebounded Univ.Sucre 42-31 including 27 on the defensive glass. CAN Oruro looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Univ.Sucre's players. Argentinian forward Juan Martin Bello (200-1999) fired 20 points and 9 assists for the winners. American swingman Deondre Wade (194, college: Seminole St.) chipped in 24 points and 5 rebounds. Four CAN Oruro players scored in double figures. American guard Haylen Washington (196-1994, college: Co.Georgia) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds and the other American import forward Jesse Johnson (201-1995, college: EWC) added 20 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. CAN Oruro moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Leones. Loser Univ.Sucre keeps the fourth position with seven games lost. They share it with Carl A-Z.
Top scorers:
CAN Oruro: D.Wade 24+5reb+1ast, B.Juan Martin 20+4reb+9ast, C.Alex 16+7reb+1ast, F.Jerez 11+9reb+3ast, G.Jose 9+6reb+7ast, J.Sanjinez 3+3reb+4ast
Univ.Sucre: H.Washington 21+13reb+3ast, J.Johnson 20+5reb+2ast, J.Calvo 13+1reb+3ast, A.Joaquin 6+1ast, T.James 4+6reb, V.Alvaro 4+1reb

La Paz - Saracho 100-80

Bottom-ranked La Paz managed to get a fourth victory on Tuesday night. This time they outleveled eighth-ranked Saracho 100-80. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 20-point difference proves that La Paz was well-prepared to that game. They shot 66.1 percent from the field. They also forced 19 Saracho turnovers. It was a great shooting night for La Paz especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 60.0 percentage. Cuban center Dariel Maza (-1991) fired 31 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international guard Irin Stark (185-1989, college: STAC) chipped in 25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Cuban guard Daniel Simon (185-1996) produced 22 points and 5 rebounds and Argentinian point guard Alejo Traverso (179-1998) added 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Five Saracho players scored in double figures. Saracho's coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. La Paz maintains tenth place with 4-11 record. Loser Saracho dropped to the ninth position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
La Paz: D.Maza 31+5reb+4ast, I.Stark 25+7reb+8ast, G.Claudio 23+6reb+3ast, J.Beltran 8+3reb+1ast, O.Pablo 7+1ast, V.Meneses 6+3reb
Saracho: D.Simon 22+5reb+2ast, T.Mario 13+1reb+1ast, C.Delgado 12+6reb+4ast, V.Felipe 11+2ast, A.Traverso 10+7reb+5ast, R.Martin 5+2reb+1ast

San Simon - Atletico Nacional 89-84

The game between Top Four teams took place in Cochabamba. Third ranked host San Simon (9-6) defeated their biggest opponent Atletico Nacional (9-6) 89-84. San Simon dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Atletico Nacional's 30. It was an exceptional evening for Argentinian Rolando Vallejos (195-2000) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds. Serbian power forward Milos Petkovic (204-1991) accounted for 19 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Cuban-\n guard Adriano Barreras (186-1989) came up with 27 points and Alan Castro (-2002) added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Atletico Nacional in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. San Simon moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Atletico Nacional. Atletico Nacional lost third consecutive game.
Top scorers:
San Simon: V.Rolando 23+11reb+3ast, A.Trujillo 22+4reb+1ast, P.Gutierrez 19+2ast, M.Petkovic 19+9reb+1ast, J.Zorrilla 4+3reb, M.Arias 2+4reb+2ast
Atletico Nacional: A.Barreras 27+4reb+1ast, P.Ramos 16+2reb, C.Alan 15+7reb+5ast, D.Harris 12+4reb+1ast, C.Camargo 6+6reb+5ast, E.Mendizabal 5+1reb

Pichincha - Leones 73-72

Seventh-ranked Leones (6-8) gave a tough game to first ranked Pichincha (11-4) on Saturday. Pichincha managed to secure only one-point victory 73-72. However their fans expected much easier game. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Leones. Strangely Leones outrebounded Pichincha 47-34 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great evening for the former international swingman Rene Calvo (193-1993) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international swingman Jose Perez (191-2000) helped adding 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks. At the losing side the former international point guard Martin Ochoa (185-1994) responded with 8 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists and American swingman Spencer Collins (194-1993, college: Wofford) scored 16 points and 9 rebounds. Four Leones players scored in double figures. Pichincha have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 11-4 record. Leones at the other side keep the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with CAN Oruro.
Top scorers:
Pichincha: R.Calvo 17+10reb+6ast, J.Perez 15+9reb+1ast, D.Olguin 11+6reb+4ast, E.Lovett 9+1reb+1ast, E.Gamboa 7+4reb+1ast, A.Veizaga 7+2ast
Leones: J.Edmond 16+8reb+1ast, S.Collins 16+9reb+2ast, S.Luis 12+5reb+2ast, M.Julian 10+5reb+3ast, M.Ochoa 8+11reb+9ast, V.Michael 6+4reb+1ast

Carl A-Z - Calero 85-74

Everything could happen in Oruro at the game between two tied teams. Both sixth ranked Carl A-Z and 5th ranked Calero had identical 7-7 record. This time Carl A-Z used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Potosi 85-74 on Saturday night. Strangely Calero outrebounded Carl A-Z 41-28 including 31 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Argentinian point guard Roberto Orresta (177-1991) fired 36 points (!!!) and 7 assists for the winners. Argentinian center Diego Romero (206-1982, college: FSU) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points, 18 rebounds and 9 assists. Argentinian power forward Juan Cruz Oberto (200-1997) produced a double-double by scoring 31 points and 12 rebounds and the former international point guard Celmar Alanes (180-1997) added 11 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Five Calero players scored in double figures. Carl A-Z (8-7) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Univ.Sucre. Loser Calero dropped to the sixth position with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Carl A-Z: R.Orresta 36+2reb+7ast, V.Samuel 17+2reb+2ast, D.Romero 16+18reb+9ast, M.Tola 9+4reb+1ast, M.Ramallo 4+1reb+2ast, G.Javier 3+1reb+1ast
Calero: J.Cruz Oberto 31+12reb+2ast, C.Alanes 11+10reb+2ast, C.Romero 10+2reb+1ast, A.Carreon 10+9reb, T.Jones 10+4reb+2ast, E.Kovi 2

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