LNB2 Round 12: Arabe de Valp. beats Luis Matte by three after a very close game

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in LNB 2. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 12 in the LNB 2 took place in Valparaiso. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 4th ranked Luis Matte (4-5) to fifth ranked Arabe de Valp. (5-5) 55-52 on Saturday evening. Arabe de Valp. held Luis Matte to an opponent 24.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 35.0 percent accuracy of the winners. It was a good game for Pedro Soares who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. Center Carlos Ahuile (193-1999) contributed with 9 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Venezuelan Cristhian Poleo (-1992) replied with 5 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks for Luis Matte. Arabe de Valp. moved-up to third place, which they share with Stadio Italiano and Municipal C. Luis Matte at the other side dropped to the fifth position with five games lost. Arabe de Valp. is looking forward to face Boston College (#6) in Santiago in the next round. Luis Matte will play at home against Brisas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Santiago: Boston College (#7) and Sergio Ceppi (#2). Sergio Ceppi was defeated at home 62-67 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Cristobal Ordonez (195-2004) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 9 rebounds and Lucas Marquez who added 8 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Boston College's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Boris Guerra (-1987) with 23 points and 4 assists. Boston College (3-7) moved-up to sixth place. Sergio Ceppi at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. Boston College will play against higher ranked Arabe de Valp. (#3) in Valparaiso in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Sergio Ceppi will have a break next round.
An interesting game for Liceo PN (11-0) which played road game in against 3rd ranked Municipal C. (5-5). Top-ranked Liceo PN had an easy win 111-58. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Municipal C.. The winners were led by Franco Morales who scored that evening 42 points (!!!), 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 steals (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Even 16 points by Esteban Viveros did not help to save the game for Municipal C.. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated Liceo PN have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-0 record. Loser Municipal C. keeps the third place with five games lost. They share the position with Arabe de Valp. and Stadio Italiano. Liceo PN will meet at home Tomas L. (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Municipal C. will play against Truenos in Talca and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 12: Sportiva Italiana smashed Brisas on the road 86-43. Aleman were destroyed by Colo Colo on its own court 67-87. Truenos managed to outperform Liceo Curico in Talca 71-61.
The most impressive performance of 12th round was 7 points and 20 rebounds by Heder Louis of Liceo Curico.

Municipal C. - Liceo PN 58-111

An interesting game for Liceo PN (11-0) which played road game in against 3rd ranked Municipal C. (5-5). Top-ranked Liceo PN had an easy win 111-58. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Municipal C.. Liceo PN dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Municipal C.'s 26 and made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Liceo PN forced 26 Municipal C. turnovers and outrebounded them 45-32 including 32 on the defensive glass. The winners were led by the former international point guard Franco Morales (181-1992) who scored that evening 42 points (!!!), 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 7 steals (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) and the former international center Sebastian Silva (187-1996) supported him with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Liceo PN players scored in double figures. Even 16 points by guard Esteban Viveros (173-1986) did not help to save the game for Municipal C.. Forward Javier Munoz (-1995) added 15 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. Liceo PN have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-0 record. Loser Municipal C. keeps the third place with five games lost. They share the position with Arabe de Valp. and Stadio Italiano. Liceo PN will meet at home Tomas L. (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Municipal C. will play against Truenos in Talca and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Municipal C.: E.Viveros 16+3reb+1ast, M.Javier 15+3reb+1ast, M.Castro 7+6reb+2ast, I.Blanco 6+3reb, I.Riquelme 4, F.Diego 3+1reb+1ast
Liceo PN: F.Morales 42+8reb+5ast, M.Ernst 18+3reb+1ast, S.Silva 18+16reb+4ast, F.Acuna 13+5reb+2ast, F.Barroso 10+7reb+1ast, I.Carlos 6+3reb+1ast

Sergio Ceppi - Boston College 62-67

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Santiago: Boston College (#7) and Sergio Ceppi (#2). Sergio Ceppi was defeated at home 62-67 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Boston College forced 19 Sergio Ceppi turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Cristobal Ordonez (195-2004) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 9 rebounds and Lucas Marquez (196) who added 8 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Boston College's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Boris Guerra (-1987) with 23 points and 4 assists and forward Gabriel Gonzalez (-2001) scored 9 points and 6 rebounds. Boston College (3-7) moved-up to sixth place. Sergio Ceppi at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. Boston College will play against higher ranked Arabe de Valp. (#3) in Valparaiso in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Sergio Ceppi will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Sergio Ceppi: B.Guerra 23+3reb+4ast, G.Gabriel 9+6reb, F.Aguilera 8+4reb+1ast, N.Saavedra 7+2reb, F.Camilo 6+7reb+1ast, S.Rodrigo 5+4reb+1ast
Boston College: O.Cristobal 27+9reb+2ast, O.Yves 11+1ast, D.Torres 8+5reb+2ast, M.Lucas 8+7reb+3ast, S.Felipe 6+3reb, V.Vicente 4

Arabe de Valp. - Luis Matte 55-52

The most exciting game of round 12 in the LNB 2 took place in Valparaiso. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 4th ranked Luis Matte (4-5) to fifth ranked Arabe de Valp. (5-5) 55-52 on Saturday evening. Arabe de Valp. held Luis Matte to an opponent 24.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 35.0 percent accuracy of the winners. It was a good game for Pedro Soares who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. Center Carlos Ahuile (193-1999) contributed with 9 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Venezuelan Cristhian Poleo (-1992) replied with 5 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks and Franco Garrido (181) added 9 points and 12 rebounds in the effort for Luis Matte. Arabe de Valp. moved-up to third place, which they share with Stadio Italiano and Municipal C. Luis Matte at the other side dropped to the fifth position with five games lost. Arabe de Valp. is looking forward to face Boston College (#6) in Santiago in the next round. Luis Matte will play at home against Brisas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Luis Matte: R.Reyes 12+3reb+2ast, I.Pacheco 11+4reb+1ast, C.Sanchez 10+1reb, F.Garrido 9+12reb, P.Cristhian 5+16reb+1ast, D.Leonel 5+4reb+1ast
Arabe de Valp.: S.Pedro 12+13reb+2ast, V.Nicolas 11+6reb+1ast, C.Ahuile 9+10reb, A.Marcelo 5+1reb+1ast, F.Villagran 5+2reb, J.Ricardo 5+6reb+1ast

Brisas - Sportiva Italiana 43-86

No shocking result in a game when top-ranked Sportiva Italiana (9-0) crushed 6th ranked Brisas (2-8) in Santiago 86-43 on Saturday. Sportiva Italiana dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Brisas' 18. Sportiva Italiana forced 24 Brisas turnovers and outrebounded them 49-35 including a 15-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by point guard Rodrigo Rojas (-1999) who scored that evening 17 points and 5 rebounds and Argentinian power forward Federico Herrera (200-1993) supported him with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Even 12 points by guard Felipe Oyarzun (187-1989) did not help to save the game for Brisas. Yoel Leon added 7 points and 5 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Sportiva Italiana have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 9-0 record. Brisas lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh place with eight games lost. Sportiva Italiana will meet at home Stadio Italiano (#4) in the next round. Brisas will play against Luis Matte and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Brisas: F.Oyarzun 12+4reb+1ast, L.Yoel 7+5reb+1ast, P.Cabrera 6+2reb+1ast, M.Matias 6+4reb+1ast, C.Castillo 4+3reb, F.Gutierrez 3+5reb
Sportiva Italiana: G.Hernandez 17+1reb+1ast, F.Herrera 17+7reb, R.Rojas 17+5reb+3ast, D.Lubiano 8+4reb, Z.Diego 8+4reb+1ast, J.Barra 5+14reb+5ast

Aleman - Colo Colo 67-87

Very expected game when 7th ranked Aleman (2-9) was smashed by second ranked Colo Colo (7-2) in Puerto Varas 87-67 on Saturday. Colo Colo dominated down low during the game scoring 40 of its points in the paint compared to Aleman's 18 and had 26 for 36 from the free-throw line, while Aleman only scored seven points from the stripe. Colo Colo had a 34-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by Martin Gomez who had that evening a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 12 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Lucas Thiebaut (-1999) supported him with 23 points and 9 rebounds. Even 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by forward Renato Parra (-2003) did not help to save the game for Aleman. Forward Gabriel Beltran (-2002) added 14 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Colo Colo maintains second position with 7-2 record having just two points less than leader Liceo PN. Aleman lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with nine games lost. Colo Colo will meet at home Liceo Curico (#5) in the next round. Aleman will play against Liceo Curico and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Aleman: B.Gabriel 14+8reb, P.Renato 13+6reb+5ast, F.Jose 11+5reb, V.Jose 8+3reb+1ast, P.Sebastian 7+3reb, U.Pablo 6+1reb+3ast
Colo Colo: G.Martin 34+12reb+4ast, T.Lucas 23+9reb+1ast, J.Peters 10+4reb+6ast, F.Atala 7+10reb+1ast, J.Collao 5+5reb+2ast, F.Simon 4+3reb+4ast

Liceo Curico - Truenos 61-71

The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Truenos' (5-4) road victory over 5th ranked Liceo Curico (2-7) 71-61 on Saturday. They outrebounded Liceo Curico 50-39 including 39 on the defensive glass. The winners were led by forward Alessandro Morales (-1998) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and forward Nick Morales (187-1985) supported him with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Four Truenos players scored in double figures. Truenos' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 7 points and 20 rebounds by Haitian forward Heder Louis did not help to save the game for Liceo Curico. Venezuelan Keinder Albarran added 17 points. Truenos moved-up to third place. Liceo Curico lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with Tomas L.. Truenos will meet at home Municipal C. (#4) in the next round. Liceo Curico will play against Aleman and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Liceo Curico: K.Albarran 17+4reb, M.Zerene 12+3reb+1ast, L.Joaquin 8+3reb+2ast, L.Heder 7+20reb, S.Munoz 6+4reb+5ast, S.Saez 4+2reb
Truenos: M.Alessandro 16+10reb+2ast, M.Martin 15+9reb, R.Benjamin 12+5reb+2ast, N.Morales 12+12reb+2ast, C.Joaquin 9+4reb+2ast, S.Charles 5+3reb



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