LNB Round 2 (Regular Season): Valdivia defeat Puerto Montt

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Puerto Montt at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were rolled over by Valdivia 91-69. American Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 7 rebounds. The other American import forward Dwayne Russell (203-1998, college: St.Thomas, FL) contributed with 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Valdivia's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Stan Scott (193-1998, college: MSSU) replied with 20 points and 8 rebounds for Puerto Montt. Valdivia is looking forward to face Catolica in Santiago in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Puerto Montt will play on the road against Sportiva Italiana in Valparaiso and is hoping to win this game.
Important game to mention about took place in Valdivia. Las Animas saved a 1-point victory at home edging Puente Alto 83-82 on Saturday evening. Host team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. American Rakim Brown (198-1991, college: Humboldt St.) scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Cristian Amicucci chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. American forward King Revolution (206-1990, college: Southern, agency: BIG) responded with 23 points and 6 rebounds. Las Animas will play against Castro on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Puente Alto will play against Puerto Varas to get more than just one victory in their record.
The game between Las Animas and Sportiva Italiana in Valdivia on Sunday ended with biggest points difference. Las Animas outscored guests from Valparaiso 108-84. Luis Merida notched 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 21 points and 4 assists by Gaspar Hernandez did not help to save the game for Sportiva Italiana. Las Animas will meet Castro on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sportiva Italiana will play against Puerto Montt and hope to win that game.

In the last two games of round 2 winless Liceo PN was beaten by Puerto Varas on the road 80-75. Espanol won against Puente Alto on its own court 84-71.



Puerto Varas - Liceo PN 80-75

Puerto Varas used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Temuco 80-75 on Sunday night. Puerto Varas made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American-Argentinian guard Romeao Ferguson (196-1997, college: Lipscomb) notched a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the effort and Argentinian Nahuel Martinez (188-1995) supported him with 13 points. Even 23 points and 6 rebounds by Felipe Acuna (182-1992) did not help to save the game for Liceo PN. American power forward Domonta Wright (202-1999, college: Cleveland St.) added 10 points and 13 rebounds for the guests. Four Liceo PN players scored in double figures. Puerto Varas will meet Puente Alto on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Liceo PN will play against Los Leones and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Puerto Varas: R.Ferguson 18+10reb+3ast, N.Martinez 13+1reb+3ast, G.Hermosillas 11+1reb, E.Torne 9+5reb, T.Alvarez 9+2reb, C.Villagran 7+2reb+5ast
Liceo PN: F.Acuna 23+6reb+1ast, T.Lang 17+3reb+4ast, C.Pablo 14+4reb+5ast, D.Wright 10+13reb+1ast, M.Ernst 6+1reb+1ast, J.Fuentes 3

Las Animas - Sportiva Italiana 108-84

The game between Las Animas and Sportiva Italiana in Valdivia on Sunday ended with biggest points difference. Las Animas outscored guests from Valparaiso 108-84. Las Animas made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 51.6 percentage. Las Animas looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Venezuelan Luis Merida (190-1992) notched 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and Argentinian guard Christian Schoppler (185-1986) supported him with 22 points and 7 assists. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 21 points and 4 assists by Gaspar Hernandez (-1999) did not help to save the game for Sportiva Italiana. American forward Keaton Hervey (201-1998, college: Oakland) added 21 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Five Las Animas and four Sportiva Italiana players scored in double figures. Las Animas will meet Castro on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sportiva Italiana will play against Puerto Montt and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Las Animas: L.Merida 23+8reb+4ast, C.Schoppler 22+2reb+7ast, G.Caraboni 15+3reb, R.Brown 13+11reb+3ast, E.Amado 11+3reb+3ast, D.Low 8+3ast
Sportiva Italiana: G.Hernandez 21+4reb+4ast, K.Hervey 21+5reb+1ast, I.Martin 15+7reb+3ast, F.Herrera 15+6reb+2ast, H.Benjamin 8+4reb+3ast, M.Lubiano 4+7reb+3ast

Espanol O. - Puente Alto 84-71

Very expected game when Puente Alto lost to Espanol in Osorno 71-84 on Sunday. Espanol made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American forward Darnell Cowart (203-1998, college: Murray St.) notched a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and the other American import center Arnold Louis (201-1990, college: SSU) supported him with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Even 19 points and 8 rebounds by the former international guard Marcelo Perez (196-1999, college: Southern Miss) did not help to save the game for Puente Alto. American forward King Revolution (206-1990, college: Southern, agency: BIG) added 18 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Espanol will meet Ancud on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Puente Alto will play against Puerto Varas and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Espanol O.: D.Cowart 22+10reb+5ast, A.Louis 18+13reb+1ast, C.Lauler 13+7reb+2ast, A.Benjamin 11+4reb+8ast, S.Suarez 10+1reb+2ast, A.Fenner 7+6reb+2ast
Puente Alto: M.Perez 19+8reb+1ast, K.Revolution 18+7reb+3ast, A.Pinedo 15+7reb+3ast, A.Danridge 11+2reb+2ast, A.Ignacio 8+1reb, T.Edward 0

Puerto Montt - Valdivia 69-91

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Puerto Montt at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were rolled over by Valdivia 91-69. American Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 7 rebounds. The other American import forward Dwayne Russell (203-1998, college: St.Thomas, FL) contributed with 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Four Valdivia players scored in double figures. Valdivia's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Stan Scott (193-1998, college: MSSU) replied with 20 points and 8 rebounds and Ecuadorian center Jordan Cardenas (206-1998, college: FNU) added 18 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Puerto Montt. Valdivia is looking forward to face Catolica in Santiago in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Puerto Montt will play on the road against Sportiva Italiana in Valparaiso and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Valdivia: T.Brown 21+7reb+1ast, J.Manuel Rivero 13+6reb, D.Russell 13+9reb+1ast, M.Fabian 10+2reb+2ast, S.Soulodre 10+3reb, P.Sandoval 10+1reb+2ast
Puerto Montt: S.Scott 20+8reb+2ast, J.Cardenas 18+10reb, J.Ireland 13+4reb+4ast, J.Ovando 8+1reb, H.Funk 4+2reb, C.Torres 4+3ast

Las Animas - Puente Alto 83-82

Important game to mention about took place in Valdivia. Las Animas saved a 1-point victory at home edging Puente Alto 83-82 on Saturday evening. Host team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. American Rakim Brown (198-1991, college: Humboldt St.) scored 21 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Argentinian power forward Cristian Amicucci (200-1985) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Five Las Animas players scored in double figures. American forward King Revolution (206-1990, college: Southern, agency: BIG) responded with 23 points and 6 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Tyler Moffe (185-1996, college: Citadel, agency: Players Group) scored 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Las Animas will play against Castro on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Puente Alto will play against Puerto Varas to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Las Animas: R.Brown 21+9reb+6ast, G.Caraboni 14+4reb+1ast, C.Amicucci 14+7reb+3ast, E.Amado 13+1reb+1ast, C.Schoppler 13+2reb+4ast, L.Merida 6+6reb+1ast
Puente Alto: K.Revolution 23+6reb, T.Moffe 18+5reb+5ast, A.Danridge 17+5reb+2ast, A.Pinedo 9+3reb+2ast, F.Alippi 7+6reb, M.Perez 6+8reb+7ast