Libobasquet Round 9 of Final Four. Univ.Sucre and Leones earn victories

CAN Potosi - Univ.Sucre 71-77

The best player for the winners was Ralfi Silva who scored 28 points and 9 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). American guard Haylen Washington (196-1994, college: Co.Georgia) chipped in a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds. Washington is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Gonzalo Romero (196-1997) who recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds and forward Erick Mendizabal (-1999) added 9 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. CAN Potosi's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Univ.Sucre: R.Silva 28+9reb+1ast, H.Washington 24+10reb+2ast, P.Gutierrez 14+3reb+4ast, J.Calvo 5+2reb+3ast, F.Choquehuanca 4+7reb+2ast, S.Velasco 2+11reb+2ast
CAN Potosi: G.Romero 19+13reb+1ast, J.Gil 9+2reb, J.Gutierrez 9+6reb+1ast, E.Mendizabal 9+10reb+4ast, C.Schoppler 8+2reb+2ast, A.Castro 8+4reb+2ast

Leones - Pichincha 92-84

Leones dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Pichincha's 54. Leones players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. It was a good game for Argentinian power forward Juan Luis Abeiro (200-1988) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds. Uruguayan point guard Mauro Zubiaurre (189-1994) contributed with a triple-double by scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the winners. Argentinian forward Facundo Sanz (197-1996, agency: BIG) answered with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and Argentinian forward Juan Martin Bello (200-1999) added 19 points and 7 assists in the effort for Pichincha. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Leones: J.Luis Abeiro 36+14reb+2ast, M.Zubiaurre 17+11reb+10ast, M.Viscarra 11+5reb+1ast, L.Salinas 10+6reb+1ast, L.Gonzales 10+2reb+1ast, D.Olguin 6+7reb+5ast
Pichincha: F.Sanz 24+13reb+4ast, V.Duvanced 20+4reb, J.Martin Bello 19+2reb+7ast, A.Ledezma 12+10reb+2ast, L.Velasco 5+6reb+3ast, S.Suarez 2+4reb