Paulista Round 13: Liga Sorocaba tries to escape the last position defeating America

The teams have now bigger motivation at this stage of Regular Season. Every game can be crucial and decide about teams' position at the end of Regular Season. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

Bottom-ranked Liga Sorocaba managed to get the second consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they outleveled tenth-ranked America in Sorocabana 74-52. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 22-point difference proves that Liga Sorocaba was well-prepared to that game. And what about a second win in a row after ...nine consecutive losses. They dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to America's 26. The former international power forward Murilo Becker (211-83) stepped up and scored 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and guard Igor Nascimento (194-96) chipped in 14 points. At the losing side American guard Dwight Gentry (183-87, college: UT Arlington) responded with 23 points and 6 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Liga Sorocaba (2-9) moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Osasco B. America lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with seven games lost. Liga Sorocaba is looking forward to face Osasco B. (#11) at home in the next round. America will have a break next round.
The game in Sao Paulo was also worth to mention about. Second ranked Mogi (8-2) played at the court of 5th ranked Pinheiros (6-4). Mogi managed to secure a 8-point victory 84-76. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pinheiros. The former international Andre Bresolin (195-87) nailed a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and Alexey Borges accounted for 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international center Caio Torres (211-87, agency: Interperformances) came up with 19 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for Pinheiros in the defeat. Pinheiros' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Mogi have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 8-2 record having just one point less than leader Franca. Pinheiros at the other side dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game in Bauru was also quite interesting. 4th placed Corinthians (6-3) played at the court of sixth ranked Paschoalotto/Bauru (6-3). Paschoalotto/Bauru managed to secure a 7-point victory 84-77 on Sunday. Renato Carbonari fired 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. David Nesbitt produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Paschoalotto/Bauru have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Corinthians. Paschoalotto/Bauru will meet at home Sao Jose (#9) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Corinthians will have a break next round.

L.Sorocaba - America 74-52

Bottom-ranked Liga Sorocaba managed to get the second consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they outleveled tenth-ranked America in Sorocabana 74-52. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 22-point difference proves that Liga Sorocaba was well-prepared to that game. And what about a second win in a row after ...nine consecutive losses. They dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to America's 26. The former international power forward Murilo Becker (211-83) stepped up and scored 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and guard Igor Nascimento (194-96) chipped in 14 points. At the losing side American guard Dwight Gentry (183-87, college: UT Arlington) responded with 23 points and 6 rebounds and forward Joao De-Sa (201-93, college: NE Oklahoma A&M CC) scored 8 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Liga Sorocaba (2-9) moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Osasco B. America lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with seven games lost. Liga Sorocaba is looking forward to face Osasco B. (#11) at home in the next round. America will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
L.Sorocaba: M.Becker 18+6reb+2ast, I.Nascimento 14+4reb+1ast, A.Silva 9+7reb+3ast, S.Tomasevich 8+1reb+2ast, M.de Mattos 7+6reb+1ast, L.Eltink 6+3reb+3ast
America: D.Gentry 23+6reb+2ast, J.De Sa 8+5reb+1ast, R.Alves 8+4reb, R.Santos 8+1reb+1ast, M.Joao 2+4reb, D.Marcos 2+2reb

Pinheiros - Mogi 76-84

The game in Sao Paulo was also worth to mention about. Second ranked Mogi (8-2) played at the court of 5th ranked Pinheiros (6-4). Mogi managed to secure a 8-point victory 84-76. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pinheiros. Mogi dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Pinheiros' 26. The former international Andre Bresolin (195-87) nailed a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and international point guard Alexey Borges (188-95) accounted for 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international center Caio Torres (211-87, agency: Interperformances) came up with 19 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and the former international Betinho Nardi-Duarte (195-88) added 15 points and 4 assists respectively for Pinheiros in the defeat. Pinheiros' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Mogi have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 8-2 record having just one point less than leader Franca. Pinheiros at the other side dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Mogi: A.Bresolin 21+11reb+3ast, A.de Souza 20+5reb, A.Borges 14+5reb+6ast, L.Felipe Gruber 9+6reb+1ast, D.Fuzaro 7+1ast, J.Pedro Demetrio 6+1reb
Pinheiros: C.Torres 19+8reb+1ast, B.Nardi Duarte 15+4reb+4ast, C.Bennett 12+3reb+3ast, C.Gabriel 9+1reb+1ast, M.Vinicius Toledo 8+7reb+2ast, G.Scaglia 8+2reb+1ast

Bauru - Corinthians 84-77

The game in Bauru was also quite interesting. 4th placed Corinthians (6-3) played at the court of sixth ranked Paschoalotto/Bauru (6-3). Paschoalotto/Bauru managed to secure a 7-point victory 84-77 on Sunday. Paschoalotto/Bauru shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 56.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Power forward Renato Carbonari (206-87) fired 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Canadian Nicholas Wiggins (198-91, college: Z*Orangeville A's) chipped in 20 points and 5 assists (made all of his eight free throws). Bahamas David Nesbitt (200-91, college: St.Thomas, FL) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds and the former international point guard Ricardo Fischer (185-91) added 13 points and 8 assists respectively for lost side. Four Corinthians players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Paschoalotto/Bauru have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Corinthians. Paschoalotto/Bauru will meet at home Sao Jose (#9) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Corinthians will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Bauru: R.Carbonari 23+6reb+2ast, N.Wiggins 20+4reb+5ast, K.Crescenzi 16+3reb+4ast, L.Faggiano 8+3reb+9ast, J.Massey 5, L.Taylor 4+1reb+4ast
Corinthians: D.Nesbitt 20+11reb+1ast, R.Fischer 13+4reb+8ast, K.Fuller 13+1reb+1ast, B.Italo 11+1reb+4ast, G.Teichmann 6+2reb+6ast, T.Robinson 5+2reb+1ast



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