Libobasquet Round 4 of Semi-Finals. Pichincha and CAN Potosi post wins

Pichincha - Tarija Basquet 78-77

American center Amadi Ikpeze (208, college: St.Bonaventure) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points and 17 rebounds for the winners. Argentinian swingman Damian Pineda (194-1988) chipped in 9 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Four Pichincha players scored in double figures. American guard Jamar Sandifer (193-1997, college: SWOSU) produced 29 points and 5 rebounds and the former international swingman Mateo Ortiz (199-2000) added 17 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. Tarija Basquet's coach Leonardo Villagra rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Tarija Basquet: J.Sandifer 29+5reb+1ast, M.Ortiz 17+11reb+1ast, A.Carreon 10+5reb+6ast, J.Cardenas 8+11reb+1ast, S.Calderon 6+1reb, M.Recamo 4+2reb
Pichincha: A.Ikpeze 23+17reb+1ast, L.Velasco 15+1ast, A.Veizaga 14+2reb+2ast, A.Trujillo 13+2reb+1ast, D.Pineda 9+9reb+8ast, C.Alanes 3+3reb+2ast

Leones - CAN Potosi 78-85

CAN Potosi dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Leones' 30 and made 19-of-24 charity shots (79.2 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Leones 36-23 including a 29-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Cuban guard Adriano Barreras (186-1989) who helped to win the game recording 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international swingman Rene Calvo (193-1993) contributed with 14 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Argentinian power forward Juan Cruz Oberto (200-1997) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and Michael Viscarra (-2001) added 14 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Leones. Four CAN Potosi and five Leones players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Leones: M.Ochoa 19+1reb+1ast, J.Cruz Oberto 19+10reb+3ast, M.Viscarra 14+7reb+2ast, R.Arze 10+4reb+7ast, R.Vallejos 10+1reb+1ast, D.Olguin 5
CAN Potosi: A.Barreras 25+5reb+5ast, C.Gonzales 16+4reb+2ast, R.Calvo 14+9reb+2ast, A.Castro 10+7reb+2ast, C.Camargo 8+3reb+4ast, M.Petkovic 6+2reb