LNB 2 Round 11: Sportiva Italiana defeat Truenos in the game between Top 4 teams

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An interesting game for Sportiva Italiana (13-0) which played road game in Talca against 4th placed Truenos (6-4). Leader Sportiva Italiana managed to get a 12-point victory 68-56. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Truenos. Gaspar Hernandez (-99) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 6 rebounds. Guard Matias Lubiano (-99) contributed with 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Venezuelan center Hebert Reyes (210, college: SFC) answered with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 15 rebounds for Truenos. Truenos' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Undefeated Sportiva Italiana have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. They maintain first place with 13-0 record. Truenos at the other side keep the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Boston College and Tinguiririca SF. Sportiva Italiana are looking forward to face Brisas (#9) in Santiago in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Truenos will play on the road against Tinguiririca SF (#6) in San Fernando and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game for Sportiva Italiana (13-0) which hosted in Valparaiso 4th placed Tinguiririca SF (6-4). Leader Sportiva Italiana managed to get a 9-point victory 82-73. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Tinguiririca SF. It was a great evening for Gaspar Hernandez (-99) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Matias Lubiano helped adding 11 points and 10 rebounds. Sportiva Italiana's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Sergio Chialva (-94) responded with 14 points and 9 rebounds. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Sportiva Italiana. They maintain first place with 13-0 record. Tinguiririca SF at the other side keeps the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Boston College and Truenos. Sportiva Italiana will play against Brisas (#9) in Santiago in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tinguiririca SF will play at home against Truenos (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Brisas managed to get a second victory, breaking the series of five consecutive losses on Sunday night. This time they won against ninth-ranked Arturo Prat in San Felipe 74-61. It was an exceptional evening for Ian Romo who led the winners and scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Adrian Toro came up with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for Arturo Prat in the defeat. Brisas (2-11) moved-up to ninth place. Arturo Prat lost their eighth game in a row. They dropped to the bottom position with 12 games lost. Brisas will meet at home league's leader Sportiva Italiana in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Arturo Prat will play against Stadio Italiano (#3) in Santiago and hope to win that game.

In the last game of round 11 Stadio Italiano beat Arabe de Valp. on the road 76-63.

Truenos - Sportiva Italiana 56-68

An interesting game for Sportiva Italiana (13-0) which played road game in Talca against 4th placed Truenos (6-4). Leader Sportiva Italiana managed to get a 12-point victory 68-56. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Truenos. Gaspar Hernandez (-99) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 6 rebounds. Guard Matias Lubiano (-99) contributed with 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Venezuelan center Hebert Reyes (210, college: SFC) answered with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 15 rebounds and forward Nick Morales (187-85) added 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Truenos. Truenos' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sportiva Italiana have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. They maintain first place with 13-0 record. Truenos at the other side keep the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Boston College and Tinguiririca SF. Sportiva Italiana are looking forward to face Brisas (#9) in Santiago in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Truenos will play on the road against Tinguiririca SF (#6) in San Fernando and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Truenos: N.Morales 13+7reb+4ast, H.Reyes 13+15reb, M.Alessandro 10+7reb+5ast, M.Martin 8+4reb+1ast, I.Thomas 6+1ast, P.Barraza 3+5reb+2ast
Sportiva Italiana: G.Hernandez 21+6reb+1ast, M.Lubiano 16+9reb+3ast, C.Rios 13+5reb+2ast, J.Barra 7+7reb+2ast, F.Herrera 7+8reb+5ast, P.Campana 3

Arturo Prat - Brisas 61-74

Bottom-ranked Brisas managed to get a second victory, breaking the series of five consecutive losses on Sunday night. This time they won against ninth-ranked Arturo Prat in San Felipe 74-61. It was an exceptional evening for Ian Romo (-1) who led the winners and scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Guard Felipe Oyarzun (187-89) accounted for 18 points for the winning side. Four Brisas players scored in double figures. Guard Adrian Toro (176-89) came up with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and Felipe Ortega (-89) added 17 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Arturo Prat in the defeat. Brisas (2-11) moved-up to ninth place. Arturo Prat lost their eighth game in a row. They dropped to the bottom position with 12 games lost. Brisas will meet at home league's leader Sportiva Italiana in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Arturo Prat will play against Stadio Italiano (#3) in Santiago and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Arturo Prat: F.Ortega 17+8reb+2ast, A.Toro 17+7reb+4ast, J.Naranjo 14+2reb, M.Santander 6+10reb+1ast, S.Becerra 3, E.Garrido 2+4reb+3ast
Brisas: F.Oyarzun 18+2ast, C.Ramirez 14+4reb, R.Ian 10+5reb+6ast, A.Rodrigo 10+4reb+3ast, R.Ordonez 8+8reb+1ast, S.Jesus 5+5reb+2ast

Arabe de Valp. - Stadio Italiano 63-76

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Stadio Italiano (8-5) beat 8th ranked Arabe de Valp. (3-8) in Valparaiso 76-63 on Sunday. It was an exceptional evening for Venezuelan point guard Joseph Campos (175-96, college: West LA) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 19 rebounds and 4 blocks. Swingman Francisco Pena (187-89) accounted for 23 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. The former international center Patricio Briones (212-72, college: Miami Dade CC) came up with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists and Cristian Carrillo (-97) added 12 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Arabe de Valp. in the defeat. Stadio Italiano maintains third place with 8-5 record having five points less than leader Sportiva Italiana. Loser Arabe de Valp. keeps the eighth position with eight games lost. Stadio Italiano will meet at home bottom-ranked Arturo Prat (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Arabe de Valp. will play against the league's second-placed Manquehue in Santiago and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Arabe de Valp.: A.Guevara 16+5reb+1ast, C.Carrillo 12+10reb+1ast, P.Briones 11+7reb+8ast, C.Ahuile 6+9reb, I.Bastian 6+2reb+2ast, G.Hugo 5+1reb
Stadio Italiano: U.Cristian 23+3reb+5ast, F.Pena 23+9reb+2ast, J.Campos 16+19reb+1ast, B.Guerra 8+3reb+3ast, J.Cornejo 3+3reb+1ast, S.Vicente 3+2reb+1ast

Sportiva Italiana - Tinguiririca SF 82-73

An interesting game for Sportiva Italiana (13-0) which hosted in Valparaiso 4th placed Tinguiririca SF (6-4). Leader Sportiva Italiana managed to get a 9-point victory 82-73. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Tinguiririca SF. Sportiva Italiana dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Tinguiririca SF's 18 and made 17-of-22 charity shots (77.3 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for Gaspar Hernandez (-99) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Matias Lubiano (-99) helped adding 11 points and 10 rebounds. Four Sportiva Italiana players scored in double figures. Sportiva Italiana's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Sergio Chialva (-94) responded with 14 points and 9 rebounds and the former international forward Julius Holt (187-85) scored 11 points and 5 rebounds. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Sportiva Italiana. They maintain first place with 13-0 record. Tinguiririca SF at the other side keeps the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Boston College and Truenos. Sportiva Italiana will play against Brisas (#9) in Santiago in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tinguiririca SF will play at home against Truenos (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Tinguiririca SF: S.Chialva 14+9reb+1ast, E.Sepulveda 12+2reb+1ast, J.Holt 11+5reb+3ast, B.Acuna 9+3reb+4ast, B.Oscar 8+1reb+1ast, M.Jovanovich 8+5reb
Sportiva Italiana: G.Hernandez 25+10reb+4ast, C.Rios 15+4reb+1ast, M.Lubiano 11+10reb+3ast, J.Barra 10+7reb+2ast, F.Herrera 7+6reb+3ast, P.Campana 6+5reb+1ast



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