LNB 2 Round 17 of Regular Season

The games at this stage are more interesting as they can be crucial for the final standings in Regular Season. Despite we already know who is stronger and who is weaker, there may be still last minute surprises and upsets. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 17 in the LNB 2 took place in . This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 9th ranked Quilpue (7-11) to fourth ranked Stadio Italiano (11-7) 57-54 on Sunday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Stadio Italiano outrebounded Quilpue 43-31 including 32 on the defensive glass. Swingman Francisco Pena (187) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Francisco Castellano (-1986) contributed with 8 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Stadio Italiano's coach Rodrigo Carvajal used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Jose Toledo (-2002) answered with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds for Quilpue. Stadio Italiano have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 11-7 record. Quilpue lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 11 games lost. Stadio Italiano's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Brisas.
The game between fourth ranked Stadio Italiano (11-7) and 12th ranked Arturo Prat (2-16) in Santiago ended with biggest points difference. Stadio Italiano outscored guests from San Felipe 97-47. The former international Ramiro Galvez stepped up and scored 26 points and 4 assists for the winners and Francisco Castellano chipped in 10 points and 12 rebounds. Fred Pierre (-1990) responded with 7 points and 8 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. Stadio Italiano have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 11-7 record. Arturo Prat lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost. Stadio Italiano's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Brisas.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 17: Brisas were beaten by Aleman on the road 74-70. Luis Matte lost to Municipal C. on its own court 49-64. Boston College unfortunately lost to Truenos in Talca 59-63. Sergio Ceppi rolled over Luis Matte at home 80-57.
The most impressive performance of 17th round was 14 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks by Luis Marrero of Sergio Ceppi.



Aleman - Brisas 74-70

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Aleman (10-7) beat 11th ranked Brisas (3-13) in Puerto Varas 74-70. However just four-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Center Sebastian Pereira (203-2005) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 15 rebounds for the winners and the former international Eduardo Marechal (186-1985) chipped in 9 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Aleman's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Luis Cutis (-1995) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds and power forward Sascha Frings (202-1986) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Aleman have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place. Brisas at the other side keep the eleventh position with 13 games lost. Aleman will play against Luis Matte (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Brisas' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Stadio Italiano.
Top scorers:
Aleman: S.Pereira 30+15reb, R.Chaparro 18+4reb+2ast, J.Campos 12+8reb+2ast, E.Marechal 9+8reb+7ast, D.Velasquez 5+4reb+1ast, S.Barros 0+2reb
Brisas: L.Cutis 23+10reb+2ast, S.Frings 16+7reb+1ast, C.Castillo 8+1reb+2ast, C.Parraguirre 5+3reb+1ast, F.Oyarzun 5+4reb, S.Roa 4+5reb+1ast

Luis Matte - Municipal C. 49-64

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 10th ranked Luis Matte's (6-11) home loss to ninth ranked Municipal C. (8-10) 49-64. Municipal C. outrebounded Luis Matte 46-33 including 36 on the defensive glass. Guard Benjamin Cabello (-1999) stepped up and scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and forward Francisco Garrido chipped in 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Center Lorenzo Cifuentes (-1995) responded with 8 points and 13 rebounds and Ronald Reyes scored 10 points. Luis Matte's coach Mauricio Flores rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Municipal C. have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to seventh place. Luis Matte lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 11 games lost. Municipal C. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Luis Matte will play against Aleman (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Municipal C.: B.Cabello 22+6reb+7ast, F.Garrido 17+7reb+5ast, G.Quezada 12+11reb, M.Villagran 8+9reb, P.Penaloza 3+8reb, A.Miranda 2
Luis Matte: R.Reyes 10+4reb+3ast, L.Cifuentes 8+13reb+1ast, R.Artiles 8+5reb+1ast, L.Adrian 6+2reb+2ast, A.Guzman 5+1reb+3ast, C.Poleo 4

Quilpue - Stadio Italiano 54-57

The most exciting game of round 17 in the LNB 2 took place in . This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 9th ranked Quilpue (7-11) to fourth ranked Stadio Italiano (11-7) 57-54 on Sunday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Stadio Italiano outrebounded Quilpue 43-31 including 32 on the defensive glass. Swingman Francisco Pena (187) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Francisco Castellano (-1986) contributed with 8 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Stadio Italiano's coach Rodrigo Carvajal used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Jose Toledo (-2002) answered with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and Maximiliano Lopez (-2003) added 12 points in the effort for Quilpue. Stadio Italiano have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 11-7 record. Quilpue lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 11 games lost. Stadio Italiano's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Brisas.
Top scorers:
Stadio Italiano: R.Galvez 14+6reb+1ast, F.Pena 14+10reb, C.Belmar 10+2reb+5ast, F.Castellano 8+14reb, S.Anriquez 5+3reb+2ast, S.Contreras 4+1reb
Quilpue: M.Lopez 12+4reb+2ast, J.Ortega 10+3reb, J.Toledo 10+12reb+2ast, S.Jara 9+3reb+1ast, F.Gonzalez Burgos 8+7reb+1ast, J.Bahamonde 5+1ast

Truenos - Boston College 63-59

Rather predictable result when third ranked Truenos (11-6) won against 5th ranked Boston College (10-8) in Talca 63-59. The former international guard Sebastian Saez (190-1984) stepped up and scored 21 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and forward Martin Morales chipped in 12 points and 17 rebounds. Four Truenos players scored in double figures. Argentinian swingman Manuel Lambrisca (192-1997) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds and Lucas Marquez (196-2003) scored 6 points and 15 rebounds. Truenos have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 11-6 record having six points less than leader Colo Colo. Boston College at the other side dropped to the sixth position with eight games lost. Truenos will play against bottom-ranked Arturo Prat (#12) in San Felipe in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Boston College's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Colo Colo.
Top scorers:
Truenos: S.Saez 21+9reb, A.Morales 15+7reb+5ast, M.Morales 12+17reb, N.Morales 11+6reb+2ast, A.Lopez 4+1ast, T.Imas 0
Boston College: M.Lambrisca 19+11reb+1ast, V.Schulz 12+3reb+1ast, R.Castellano 6+1reb, N.Ihnen 6+1reb+1ast, L.Marquez 6+15reb+2ast, C.Ordonez 5+5reb+1ast

Stadio Italiano - Arturo Prat 97-47

The game between fourth ranked Stadio Italiano (11-7) and 12th ranked Arturo Prat (2-16) in Santiago ended with biggest points difference. Stadio Italiano outscored guests from San Felipe 97-47. Stadio Italiano dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Arturo Prat's 20. Stadio Italiano forced 23 Arturo Prat turnovers and outrebounded them 56-36 including a 39-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. Stadio Italiano players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Arturo Prat's players. They brought some defensive toughness making 8 blocks. The former international Ramiro Galvez stepped up and scored 26 points and 4 assists for the winners and Francisco Castellano (-1986) chipped in 10 points and 12 rebounds. Four Stadio Italiano players scored in double figures. Fred Pierre (-1990) responded with 7 points and 8 rebounds and Erick Farias (-1990) scored 8 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. Stadio Italiano have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 11-7 record. Arturo Prat lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost. Stadio Italiano's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Brisas.
Top scorers:
Stadio Italiano: R.Galvez 26+3reb+4ast, F.Pena 12+1reb+4ast, J.Meneses 11+4reb, S.Anriquez 11+4reb+3ast, F.Castellano 10+12reb+1ast, S.Reinoso 7+6reb+1ast
Arturo Prat: C.Ubillo 9+1reb, E.Farias 8+4reb+1ast, F.Rivas 7+3reb+2ast, F.Pierre 7+8reb+1ast, T.Gonzalez 3+3reb+3ast, F.Herrera 3+2reb+4ast

Sergio Ceppi - Luis Matte 80-57

Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Luis Matte (6-11) was outscored by third ranked Sergio Ceppi (12-7) in Santiago 80-57. Sergio Ceppi dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Luis Matte's 30. Sergio Ceppi players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Luis Marrero (-2005) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks for the winners and forward Gabriel Gonzalez chipped in 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Sergio Ceppi players scored in double figures. Center Lorenzo Cifuentes (-1995) responded with 11 points and 9 rebounds and Venezuelan forward Luis Adrian scored 15 points. 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. Sergio Ceppi moved-up to second place. Luis Matte lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 11 games lost. Sergio Ceppi will play against Quilpue (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Luis Matte will play against Aleman and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Sergio Ceppi: G.Gonzalez 19+9reb+4ast, B.Guerra 17+6reb+2ast, L.Marrero 14+16reb+4ast, L.Crovetto 11+1reb+2ast, A.Toro 7+1reb, P.Diaz 5+3ast
Luis Matte: L.Adrian 15+1reb+1ast, L.Cifuentes 11+9reb, R.Reyes 9+3reb+3ast, Y.Urrutia 7+2reb+1ast, R.Artiles 6+8reb+2ast, C.Sanchez 4+3reb