Libobasquet Round 8 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with CAN Potosi's defeat of Calero

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Potosi: CAN Potosi (#1) and Calero (#7). CAN Potosi (9-1) smashed visiting Calero (2-8) by 20 points 84-64. CAN Potosi forced 20 Calero turnovers. The former international forward Cristhian Camargo (194-1992) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Jose Gil contributed with 12 points for the winners. CAN Potosi's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international center Marco Recamo (199-1989) replied with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds for Calero. CAN Potosi have an impressive nine-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 9-1 record. Calero at the other side keeps the seventh place with eight games lost. CAN Potosi's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Potosi to the arena Leones.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Kinwa (7-3) against fourth ranked Univ.Sucre (5-4) on Saturday night. Host Kinwa was defeated by Univ.Sucre in a tough game at home 58-65. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Haylen Washington (196-1994, college: Co.Georgia) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and Rene Calvo who added 18 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. Argentinian power forward Santiago Bruera (206-1998, college: FAU, agency: BIG) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Kinwa's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Univ.Sucre maintains fourth position with 5-4 record, which they share with Pichincha. Kinwa at the other side dropped to the second place with three games lost. They share the position with Leones. Univ.Sucre will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Kinwa will play on the road against Calero in Potosi and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game for CAN Potosi (9-1) which played road game in Sucre against 4th ranked Univ.Sucre (5-4). First ranked CAN Potosi managed to get a 12-point victory 82-70. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Univ.Sucre. The winners were led by Cristhian Camargo who scored that evening 21 points and 4 assists. Even a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds by Haylen Washington did not help to save the game for Univ.Sucre. CAN Potosi have an impressive nine-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 9-1 record. Loser Univ.Sucre keeps the fourth place with four games lost. They share the position with Pichincha. CAN Potosi's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Potosi to the arena Leones.

In the last game of round 8 Pichincha was beaten by Leones on the road 70-62.



Univ.Sucre - CAN Potosi 70-82

An interesting game for CAN Potosi (9-1) which played road game in Sucre against 4th ranked Univ.Sucre (5-4). First ranked CAN Potosi managed to get a 12-point victory 82-70. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Univ.Sucre. The winners were led by the former international forward Cristhian Camargo (194-1992) who scored that evening 21 points and 4 assists and Alan Castro (-2002) supported him with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Four CAN Potosi players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds by American guard Haylen Washington (196-1994, college: Co.Georgia) did not help to save the game for Univ.Sucre. The former international swingman Rene Calvo (193-1993) added 7 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the hosts. CAN Potosi have an impressive nine-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 9-1 record. Loser Univ.Sucre keeps the fourth place with four games lost. They share the position with Pichincha. CAN Potosi's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Potosi to the arena Leones.
Top scorers:
CAN Potosi: C.Camargo 21+4reb+4ast, A.Castro 17+7reb, J.Gil 15+5reb+3ast, M.Morales 11+2reb+2ast, C.Gonzales 9+8reb+7ast, E.Mendizabal 6+5reb+1ast
Univ.Sucre: P.Gutierrez 18+1reb+1ast, H.Washington 17+12reb+2ast, J.Calvo 13+2reb+2ast, J.Aramayo 9, R.Calvo 7+8reb+6ast, F.Choquehuanca 6+8reb+2ast

Leones - Pichincha 70-62

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Leones (7-3) beat 5th ranked Pichincha (5-4) in Potosi 70-62 on Friday. Leones dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Pichincha's 26. The winners were led by the former international guard Diego Olguin (186-1995) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 15 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists and Uruguayan point guard Mauro Zubiaurre (189-1994) supported him with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Leones players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 19 points and 16 rebounds by Serbian power forward Milos Petkovic (204-1991) did not help to save the game for Pichincha. The former international forward Andres Trujillo (184-1999) added 18 points and 4 assists for the guests. Leones have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 7-3 record having just two points less than leader CAN Potosi, which they share with Kinwa. Loser Pichincha dropped to the fourth place with four games lost. They share the position with Univ.Sucre. Leones' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Potosi CAN Potosi.
Top scorers:
Leones: M.Zubiaurre 19+6reb+4ast, D.Olguin 15+13reb+7ast, D.Oros 12+4reb+1ast, M.Ochoa 10+5reb+2ast, O.Chavez 4+5reb+1ast, L.Salinas 4+2reb+1ast
Pichincha: M.Petkovic 19+16reb+1ast, A.Trujillo 18+3reb+4ast, L.Velasco 12+2reb, C.Alanes 8+7reb+6ast, A.Carreon 5+4reb+3ast, E.Lizarazu 0

Kinwa - Univ.Sucre 58-65

Very important is a home loss of third ranked Kinwa (7-3) against fourth ranked Univ.Sucre (5-4) on Saturday night. Host Kinwa was defeated by Univ.Sucre in a tough game at home 58-65. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Haylen Washington (196-1994, college: Co.Georgia) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international swingman Rene Calvo (193-1993) who added 18 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. Washington is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Argentinian power forward Santiago Bruera (206-1998, college: FAU, agency: BIG) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds and Samuel Valverde (-1999) scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Kinwa's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Univ.Sucre maintains fourth position with 5-4 record, which they share with Pichincha. Kinwa at the other side dropped to the second place with three games lost. They share the position with Leones. Univ.Sucre will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Kinwa will play on the road against Calero in Potosi and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Univ.Sucre: H.Washington 26+10reb+5ast, R.Calvo 18+13reb, J.Aramayo 10+3reb+1ast, F.Choquehuanca 6+5reb+2ast, P.Gutierrez 5+5reb+6ast, G.Lopez 0
Kinwa: S.Valverde 13+6reb+4ast, S.Bruera 13+11reb, A.Veizaga 10+2reb+1ast, J.Perez 9+7reb+6ast, E.Gonzales 7+1ast, C.Gonzales 4+6reb+1ast

CAN Potosi - Calero 84-64

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Potosi: CAN Potosi (#1) and Calero (#7). CAN Potosi (9-1) smashed visiting Calero (2-8) by 20 points 84-64. CAN Potosi forced 20 Calero turnovers. The former international forward Cristhian Camargo (194-1992) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Jose Gil contributed with 12 points for the winners. Four CAN Potosi players scored in double figures. CAN Potosi's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international center Marco Recamo (199-1989) replied with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds and Luis Careaga (-1992) added 16 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Calero. CAN Potosi have an impressive nine-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 9-1 record. Calero at the other side keeps the seventh place with eight games lost. CAN Potosi's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Potosi to the arena Leones.
Top scorers:
CAN Potosi: C.Camargo 16+8reb+7ast, C.Gonzales 14+2ast, J.Gil 12+4reb+3ast, J.Gutierrez 11+6reb+1ast, A.Castro 9+5reb+2ast, L.Mercado 9+5reb+1ast
Calero: L.Careaga 16+8reb+2ast, M.Recamo 16+12reb+2ast, C.Perry 11+2reb+2ast, A.Alba 7+2reb, A.Valenzuela 7+5reb+1ast, P.Ramos 5+5reb+4ast