LNB Round 6 (Second Stage): Valdivia defeats Univ.Concepcion in the game between Top 4 teams

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An interesting game for Valdivia (12-1) which hosted in Valdivia second-best Univ.Concepcion (13-2). Third ranked Valdivia had an easy win 101-85. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Univ.Concepcion. Valdivia dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Univ.Concepcion's 32 and made 17-of-18 free shots (94.4 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Univ.Concepcion 34-23 including a 27-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. 24 personal fouls committed by Univ.Concepcion helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American power forward Zondrick Garrett (203-2002, college: UWF, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) who led his team to a victory with 30 points and 5 rebounds (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field). The other American import forward Owen Liss (198-2003, college: Norwich) contributed with 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. The former international center Sebastian Pereira (203-2005) replied with 22 points for Univ.Concepcion. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Valdivia maintains third position with 12-1 record having just two point less than leader Los Leones. Univ.Concepcion at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost.
Bottom-ranked Espanol managed to get the second consecutive victory. This time they edged eleventh-ranked Castro in Talca 85-82. Forward Aseem Luckey (206-2001, college: Williams Baptist) had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and James McPherson chipped in 18 points and 10 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American guard Marcell McCreary (193-2002, college: UT Arlington) with 17 points and 8 rebounds. Espanol maintains thirteenth position with 3-12 record. Castro at the other side keeps the eleventh place with ten games lost.
LNB top team - Los Leones (15-2) managed to deliver another win on Thursday. This time they beat eighth ranked Puerto Varas (5-7) in Quilpue 98-84. Danko Garcia notched 19 points to lead the effort. Los Leones' coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists by Jonathan Ocasio did not help to save the game for Puerto Varas. Los Leones have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 15-2 record. Puerto Varas lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with seven games lost.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 6: Ancud was beaten by Puente Alto on the road 90-77. Colo Colo lost to Castro on its own court 89-91. Las Animas unfortunately lost to Univ.Catolica in Santiago 68-76.
The most impressive performance of 6th round was 28 points and 8 rebounds by Shaquil Bender of Univ.Catolica.



Los Leones - Puerto Varas 98-84:
LNB top team - Los Leones (15-2) managed to deliver another win on Thursday. This time they beat eighth ranked Puerto Varas (5-7) in Quilpue 98-84. Los Leones looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The former international guard Danko Garcia (182-2002) notched 19 points to lead the effort and Eduardo Lugo (195-2001) supported him with 20 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Los Leones' coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists by American-Puerto Rican forward Jonathan Ocasio (196-1992, college: New Haven) did not help to save the game for Puerto Varas. Cuban forward Yasmany Fundora (201-1992) added 13 points and 12 rebounds. Four Puerto Varas players scored in double figures. Los Leones have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 15-2 record. Puerto Varas lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Los Leones: L.Eduardo 20+3reb, D.Garcia 19+4reb+3ast, D.Jones 15+2reb+4ast, K.Jaylen 9+11reb+1ast, S.Mijares 8+1ast, N.Rebolledo 7+4reb+4ast
Puerto Varas: C.Agustin 14+1reb, J.Ocasio 13+10reb+5ast, Y.Fundora 13+12reb+1ast, C.Diez 12+9reb+1ast, D.Simon 9+2ast, P.Benjamin 8+4reb+3ast

Espanol T. - Castro 85-82:
Bottom-ranked Espanol managed to get the second consecutive victory. This time they edged eleventh-ranked Castro in Talca 85-82. Forward Aseem Luckey (206-2001, college: Williams Baptist) had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American guard James McPherson (185-1995, college: UTPB) chipped in 18 points and 10 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American guard Marcell McCreary (193-2002, college: UT Arlington) with 17 points and 8 rebounds and Argentinian forward Augusto Barbieri (195-2002) scored 17 points and 7 rebounds. Four Espanol and five Castro players scored in double figures. Espanol maintains thirteenth position with 3-12 record. Castro at the other side keeps the eleventh place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Espanol T.: L.Aseem 22+10reb+1ast, L.Taevon 18+4reb+1ast, M.James 18+2reb+10ast, P.Barraza 17+4reb+6ast, V.Gonzalez 4+4reb+2ast, G.Alfonso 3
Castro: A.Barbieri 17+7reb+2ast, M.McCreary 17+8reb+1ast, N.Farrar 14+4reb+1ast, N.Alvarez 14+4reb+1ast, O.Kevin 12+2reb+2ast, M.Ugalde 5+3reb+3ast

Puente Alto - Ancud 90-77:
There was a small surprise when sixth ranked Puente Alto (8-9) beat at home one of their biggest challengers Ancud (8-8) 90-77 on Thursday. Puente Alto shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 51.6 percentage. The former international Joaquin Pino (193-2000) notched 22 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and Panamanian point guard Guillermo Navarro (181-2003) supported him with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Even 25 points and 7 rebounds by American Kenton Steele (201-2003, college: Point, GA) did not help to save the game for Ancud. ex-international point guard Franco Ordenes (181-1992) added 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Puente Alto and four Ancud players scored in double figures. Puente Alto moved-up to fifth place. Ancud lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Puente Alto: J.Pino 22+8reb+3ast, N.Guillermo 19+10reb+2ast, R.Munoz 17+1reb+3ast, A.Ignacio 13+6reb+1ast, O.Barria 10+3reb+5ast, C.Urrutia 8
Ancud: K.Steele 25+7reb, S.Scott 18+7reb+3ast, F.Ordenes 17+7reb+4ast, R.Hassan 10+1reb, L.Agustin 5+2reb+3ast, G.Hector 2+2reb+1ast

Valdivia - Univ.Concepcion 101-85:
An interesting game for Valdivia (12-1) which hosted in Valdivia second-best Univ.Concepcion (13-2). Third ranked Valdivia had an easy win 101-85. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Univ.Concepcion. Valdivia dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Univ.Concepcion's 32 and made 17-of-18 free shots (94.4 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Univ.Concepcion 34-23 including a 27-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. 24 personal fouls committed by Univ.Concepcion helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American power forward Zondrick Garrett (203-2002, college: UWF, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) who led his team to a victory with 30 points and 5 rebounds (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field). The other American import forward Owen Liss (198-2003, college: Norwich) contributed with 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. The former international center Sebastian Pereira (203-2005) replied with 22 points and point guard Nicolas Aguirre (185-1998) added 10 points and 7 assists in the effort for Univ.Concepcion. Five Valdivia and four Univ.Concepcion players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Valdivia maintains third position with 12-1 record having just two point less than leader Los Leones. Univ.Concepcion at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost.
Top scorers:
Valdivia: G.Zondrick 30+5reb+1ast, L.Owen 18+7reb, H.Federico 17+2reb+1ast, G.Hernandez 14+4reb+5ast, C.Erik 11+6reb+6ast, A.Kevin 10+10reb+2ast
Univ.Concepcion: S.Pereira 22+1reb+1ast, J.Evans 14+2reb, K.Rubio 13+4reb+1ast, N.Aguirre 10+2reb+7ast, S.Francisco 8+3reb+7ast, D.Low 7+6reb+1ast

Colo Colo - Castro 89-91:
The game between closely ranked teams ended with 12th ranked Colo Colo's (4-12) home loss to eleventh ranked Castro (5-10) in Santiago 89-91 on Saturday. Strangely Colo Colo outrebounded Castro 40-26 including 31 on the defensive glass. American forward Nick Farrar (201-2002, college: Guilford) notched 29 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and the other American import guard Marcell McCreary (193-2002, college: UT Arlington) supported him with 22 points and 5 rebounds. Even 28 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists by American Devante Wallace (196-1992, college: High Point, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for Colo Colo. Argentinian center Julian Lorca (207-2003) added 19 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Colo Colo's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Castro maintains eleventh position with 5-10 record. Loser Colo Colo keeps the twelfth place with 12 games lost.
Top scorers:
Castro: F.Nick 29+9reb+2ast, M.Marcell 22+5reb, K.Ortega 16+1reb+2ast, B.Augusto 11+1reb+2ast, F.Vera 6+3reb, U.Marco 5+6reb+7ast
Colo Colo: D.Wallace 28+6reb+6ast, J.Lorca 19+12reb+3ast, A.Franco 13+6reb+1ast, M.Luis 13+5reb, B.Francisco 9+4reb+3ast, S.Vicente 6+2reb+3ast

Univ.Catolica - Las Animas 76-68:
We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when tenth ranked Univ.Catolica (7-9) won against 9th ranked Las Animas (6-9) in Santiago 76-68 on Saturday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Univ.Catolica made 8 blocks. American guard Shaquil Bender (188-2001, college: LBSU) notched 28 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and the other American import forward Tristan Harper (198-2000, college: Langston) supported him with 10 points. Univ.Catolica's coach let to play all 12 players saving starting five for next games. Even 23 points and 8 rebounds by international Fabian Martinez (194-2000) did not help to save the game for Las Animas. American forward Amare Wimbush (206, college: Virginia St.) added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Univ.Catolica moved-up to ninth place. Loser Las Animas dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Espanol.
Top scorers:
Univ.Catolica: B.Shaquil 28+8reb+1ast, O.Pozo 12+3reb+1ast, H.Tristan 10+4reb+2ast, S.Navarrete 8+6reb+2ast, S.Deiker 6+3reb+6ast, M.Lucas 5+6reb+2ast
Las Animas: M.Fabian 23+8reb+3ast, S.Suarez 17+2reb+4ast, W.Amare 17+10reb+2ast, E.Amado 5+4reb+2ast, D.Gabriel 4+1reb+2ast, C.Stuardo 2+2reb