Libobasquet Round 2 of Quarter-Finals. Atletico Nacional and Pichincha enter semis

Kinwa - CAN Potosi 71-83

Cuban guard Adriano Barreras (186-1989) scored 29 points to lead the charge for the winners and Serbian power forward Milos Petkovic (204-1991) chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Argentinian power forward Edgardo Torne (198-1989, agency: BIG) responded with 15 points and 9 rebounds and Samuel Valverde (-1999) scored 12 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Kinwa: E.Torne 15+9reb+2ast, S.Valverde 12+4reb+4ast, S.Caballero 10+3reb+1ast, J.Cognigni 9+5reb+5ast, S.Suarez 8+4reb, B.Merritt 7+3reb+1ast
CAN Potosi: A.Barreras 29+4reb+3ast, C.Camargo 13+4reb+1ast, M.Petkovic 12+7reb+1ast, A.Castro 9+4reb+1ast, C.Leon 6+4reb, R.Calvo 6+4reb+2ast

Univ.Sucre - Pichincha 73-75

American center Amadi Ikpeze (208, college: St.Bonaventure) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international point guard Axel Veizaga (182-1996) contributed with 17 points and 4 assists for the winners. Five Pichincha players scored in double figures. American guard Haylen Washington (196-1994, college: Co.Georgia) replied with a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds and his fellow American import Omarayon Turner (196) added 17 points and 13 rebounds in the effort for Univ.Sucre. Univ.Sucre's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game.
Top scorers:
Univ.Sucre: H.Washington 35+12reb+2ast, O.Turner 17+13reb+2ast, A.Ledezma 7+3reb+2ast, M.Arias 6, J.Choque 5+5reb+4ast, J.Rodriguez 3+4reb
Pichincha: A.Veizaga 17+1reb+4ast, D.Pineda 16+6reb, A.Ikpeze 14+12reb+4ast, L.Velasco 12+1reb+1ast, A.Trujillo 11+3reb+1ast, J.Morris 4+4reb

CAN Oruro - Leones 74-82

Argentinian power forward Juan Cruz Oberto (200-1997) had a double-double by scoring 17 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and the former international point guard Ronald Arze (175-1993) chipped in 12 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Leones' coach Matias Martinho used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Juan Calvo (186-1999) responded with 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and Argentinian Wilfredo Alvarez scored 17 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
CAN Oruro: J.Calvo 18+9reb+5ast, W.Alvarez 17+7reb+1ast, P.Gutierrez 13+3reb+3ast, G.Romero 12+9reb+1ast, C.Delgado 9+7reb+1ast, J.Gil 5+2reb+1ast
Leones: R.Vallejos 19+3reb, M.Viscarra 18+4reb+1ast, J.Cruz Oberto 17+13reb+4ast, R.Arze 12+10reb+5ast, T.Robinson 6+5reb, M.Ochoa 4+3reb+4ast

Carl A-Z - Tarija Basquet 87-84

24 personal fouls committed by Tarija Basquet helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Argentinian point guard Roberto Orresta (177-1991) who scored 31 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. International guard Irin Stark (185-1989, college: STAC) chipped in 18 points and 8 rebounds. Ecuadorian center Jordan Cardenas (206-1998, college: FNU, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!) and the former international swingman Mateo Ortiz (199-2000) added 20 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Tarija Basquet's coach Leonardo Villagra rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Tarija Basquet: M.Ortiz 20+6reb+3ast, J.Cardenas 20+16reb, J.Sandifer 16+8reb+2ast, E.Covarrubias 13+3reb+4ast, A.Carreon 9+6reb+6ast, S.Calderon 6+2reb
Carl A-Z: R.Orresta 31+7reb+7ast, I.Stark 18+8reb+2ast, A.Ribera 14+11reb+2ast, M.Tola 10+4reb, F.Vedia 9+3reb+2ast, M.Waldemar 4+3reb