Recap of Libobasquet Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

CAN Potosi - Carl A-Z 90-51

CAN Potosi dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Carl A-Z's 28. CAN Potosi forced 26 Carl A-Z turnovers and outrebounded them 49-38 including 36 on the defensive glass. CAN Potosi looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Carl A-Z's players. Jose Gil stepped up and scored 9 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winners and Alan Castro (-2002) chipped in 17 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side Argentinian point guard Luciano Tantos (171-1988) responded with 8 points, 7 assists and 7 steals and Alejandro Vedia (-1997) scored 11 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
CAN Potosi: C.Gonzales 22+1reb+2ast, A.Castro 17+6reb+3ast, L.Mercado 11+5reb+3ast, J.Gil 9+12reb+7ast, J.Gutierrez 8+5reb+1ast, C.Schoppler 7+2reb+6ast
Carl A-Z: A.Vedia 11+3reb+1ast, L.Tantos 8+4reb+7ast, F.Gonzales 7+2reb, F.Vedia 7+3reb+1ast, M.Tola 6+6reb, J.Quiroga 4+4reb

Leones - Pichincha 60-58

Uruguayan point guard Mauro Zubiaurre (189-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Argentinian power forward Juan Luis Abeiro (200-1988) chipped in 15 points and 8 rebounds. Josue Rodriguez produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 17 rebounds and Argentinian forward Juan Martin Bello (200-1999) added 16 points and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Leones: M.Zubiaurre 19+13reb+2ast, J.Luis Abeiro 15+8reb, L.Gonzales 10+6reb, R.Arze 7+9reb+2ast, D.Olguin 4+6reb+5ast, M.Viscarra 3
Pichincha: J.Martin Bello 16+1reb+5ast, J.Rodriguez 14+17reb+1ast, A.Trujillo 8+2reb, C.Alanes 7+11reb, A.Ledezma 5+1reb, A.Flores 3+3reb+2ast

Univ.Sucre - Kinwa 80-69

Worth to mention a great performance of the former international swingman Rene Calvo (193-1993) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 22 points, 18 rebounds and 8 assists. Ralfi Silva contributed with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Five Univ.Sucre players scored in double figures. American Lenell Henry (203-1998, college: Alcorn St.) answered with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds and Argentinian point guard Federico De Miguel (176-1997, agency: BIG) added 16 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Kinwa.
Top scorers:
Univ.Sucre: R.Calvo 22+18reb+8ast, H.Washington 21+4reb+3ast, P.Gutierrez 14+2reb+1ast, J.Calvo 13+2reb+2ast, R.Silva 10+14reb+5ast, G.Lopez 0
Kinwa: L.Henry 26+14reb+2ast, F.De Miguel 16+5reb+2ast, S.Bruera 12+2reb, A.Veizaga 6+4reb+2ast, C.Gonzales 5+1reb, J.Perez 4+8reb+4ast