LNB2 Round 1 (Regular Season): Sportiva Italiana take a leadership position

The Regular Season in LNB2 just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Sportiva Italiana defeated Arabe de Valp. in Valparaiso 89-82. Sportiva Italiana forced 29 Arabe de Valp. turnovers. American Devante Wallace (196-1992, college: High Point, agency: BIG) fired 30 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Argentinian Matias La Rivera (-2006) chipped in 17 points and 7 steals. Sportiva Italiana's coach Gianluca Pozo used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Argentinian Estanislao Crespi produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds for lost side.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Liceo Curico on the court of Constitucion. Visitors were defeated by Constitucion 95-89. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Carlos Aranda (200-1992) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Santino Vercelli contributed with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Sebastian Riquelme (188-1995) answered with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds for Liceo Curico.
An interesting game where Temuco beat host Omega with 16-point difference 90-74 on Saturday evening. Celneque Bobbitt stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners. At the losing side Antone Robinson responded with 41 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds.

Other games of round 1 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Illaplel defeated The Sharks in a road game 94-86. Humboldt beat Quilpue at home 64-55. San Luis destroyed Arturo Prat on the opponent's court 90-57. Winless Stadio Italiano lost to undefeated Sergio Ceppi in a home game 84-90. Hrvatski Sokol managed to beat Luis Matte on the road 87-81. Aleman crushed Alemana on its own court 93-46. Winless Municipal C. lost to undefeated Truenos in Talca 45-78. Winless La Union lost to undefeated Huachipato at home 75-83. Sportiva Italiana managed to outperform Illaplel on the opponent's court 79-63.



Constitucion - Liceo Curico 95-89

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Liceo Curico on the court of Constitucion. Visitors were defeated by Constitucion 95-89. Constitucion players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Carlos Aranda (200-1992) who helped to win the game recording 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Argentinian Santino Vercelli contributed with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Sebastian Riquelme (188-1995) answered with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds and Bastian Zuleta (-1998) added 19 points in the effort for Liceo Curico. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Liceo Curico: R.Sebastian 27+13reb+2ast, Z.Bastian 19+3reb+1ast, L.Tomas 13+7reb+3ast, F.Donatto 11+3reb+1ast, C.Joaquin 7+7reb+5ast, U.Fernando 5+2reb
Constitucion: A.Carlos 21+8reb+5ast, D.Gonzalez 19+1reb+3ast, D.Villegas 18+8reb+2ast, S.Vercelli 14+11reb+5ast, R.Gamonal 11+2reb+2ast, J.Mariano 9+10reb

Omega - Temuco 74-90

An interesting game where Temuco beat host Omega with 16-point difference 90-74 on Saturday evening. Temuco dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Omega's 26. Temuco looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Celneque Bobbitt stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners and point guard Jorge Manriquez (-1994) chipped in 15 points and 11 assists. Five Temuco players scored in double figures. At the losing side Antone Robinson responded with 41 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds and guard Benjamin Cabello (-1999) scored 8 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
Top scorers:
Omega: R.Antone 41+10reb+2ast, B.Jorge 8+6reb+1ast, C.Benjamin 8+7reb+7ast, P.Patricio 8+2reb+3ast, C.Diego 3+8reb+2ast, P.Pablo 3
Temuco: C.Bobbitt 25+16reb+4ast, P.Matias 20+3reb+3ast, J.Manriquez 15+2reb+11ast, F.Atala 14+9reb+1ast, M.Rath 12+3reb+2ast, C.Iglesias 4+1reb+2ast

Sportiva Italiana - Arabe de Valp. 89-82

Sportiva Italiana defeated Arabe de Valp. in Valparaiso 89-82. Sportiva Italiana forced 29 Arabe de Valp. turnovers. American Devante Wallace (196-1992, college: High Point, agency: BIG) fired 30 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Argentinian Matias La Rivera (-2006) chipped in 17 points and 7 steals. Four Sportiva Italiana players scored in double figures. Sportiva Italiana's coach Gianluca Pozo used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Argentinian Estanislao Crespi produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds and forward Benjamin Mondaca (-2003) added 14 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Arabe de Valp.: C.Estanislao 26+11reb+3ast, M.Benjamin 14+9reb+1ast, V.Nicolas 12+6reb, G.Diego 9+2reb+1ast, A.Marcelo 9+2reb+4ast, G.Victor 7+2reb+1ast
Sportiva Italiana: W.Devante 30+8reb+2ast, R.La 17+4reb+3ast, R.Uriel 13+7reb+2ast, B.Aguilera 12+10reb, L.Musrri 9+2reb+2ast, M.Herrera 4+3reb+1ast

The Sharks - Illaplel 86-94

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when The Sharks were defeated at home by Illaplel 94-86 on Sunday. Colombian forward Leyder Moreno (195-2000) stepped up and scored 32 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and guard Matias Sepulveda (-1995) chipped in 25 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side Ignacio Villarroel (-2003) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists and Lian Castro (-2001) scored 24 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
The Sharks: C.Lian 24+5reb+1ast, V.Ignacio 21+10reb+7ast, A.Alfredo 19+8reb+2ast, A.Daniel 5+3reb, A.Randiely 5+7reb+6ast, G.Carvajal Carlos 4+3reb+1ast
Illaplel: M.Leyder 32+8reb+2ast, M.Sepulveda 25+5reb+1ast, S.Chialva 9+13reb+2ast, J.Toledo 9+7reb, M.Barrientos 6+2reb+2ast, M.Brito 5+1ast

Humboldt - Quilpue 64-55

Humboldt used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from 64-55 on Sunday night. Humboldt outrebounded Quilpue 51-38 including a 41-30 advantage in defensive rebounds. Pedro Soares (-1991) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Javier Garcia (-1998) chipped in 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Humboldt players scored in double figures. Humboldt's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Maximiliano Lopez (-2003) responded with 13 points and 7 rebounds and Juan Ortega (-1988) scored 8 points and 10 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Quilpue: L.Maximiliano 13+7reb+1ast, P.Harwin 9+2reb+1ast, H.Ismael 9+4reb+1ast, G.Felipe 8+8reb+2ast, O.Juan 8+10reb+2ast, J.Sebastian 8+5reb+4ast
Humboldt: J.Garcia 13+10reb+5ast, N.Sahr 13+7reb, P.Soares 11+15reb+4ast, A.Mesina 10+3ast, N.Matos 10+10reb, M.Ceballos 3+1reb+1ast

Arturo Prat - San Luis 57-90

But Arturo Prat was not able to use a home court advantage and was rolled over by the opponent from Quillota 90-57 on Saturday night. San Luis forced 23 Arturo Prat turnovers and outrebounded them 54-31 including a 37-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. San Luis looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American point guard Rafael Balines (183-2005, college: Riverland CC) stepped up and scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Colombian forward Andres Jaimes (198-2004) chipped in 17 points and 12 rebounds. At the losing side Argentinian Simon Silber responded with 17 points and Benjamin Alegria scored 14 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.
Top scorers:
Arturo Prat: S.Simon 17+2reb+3ast, A.Benjamin 14+4reb+1ast, T.Gaspar 6+6reb+1ast, B.Felipe 5+1reb+1ast, G.Tomas 5+8reb+2ast, C.Tomas 4+2reb+1ast
San Luis: R.Balines 30+6reb+5ast, J.Andres 17+12reb+2ast, R.Middleton 10+3reb+4ast, C.Sanchez 8+10reb+2ast, O.Negrete 6+5reb+5ast, C.Ahuile 6+12reb+1ast

Stadio Italiano - Sergio Ceppi 84-90

But Stadio Italiano was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Santiago 90-84 on Sunday night. Power forward Boris Guerra (-1987) stepped up and scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and Venezuelan Victor Gonzalez (-1984) chipped in 8 points and 12 rebounds. At the losing side Alfredo Cuttis responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 13 rebounds and swingman Francisco Pena (187-1989) scored 18 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!). Four Stadio Italiano players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Stadio Italiano: C.Alfredo 24+13reb, P.Francisco 18+6reb+3ast, B.Cesar 12+6reb+8ast, B.Sebastian 10+5reb+2ast, C.Sebastian 8+1reb, C.Lukas 6+1reb+3ast
Sergio Ceppi: B.Guerra 30+6reb+6ast, I.Almarza 12+6reb+2ast, G.Hormazabal 12+3reb+1ast, V.Gonzalez 8+12reb+1ast, A.Quintanilla 7+2reb, F.Rivas 6+2reb

Luis Matte - Hrvatski Sokol 81-87

But Luis Matte was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from 87-81 on Saturday night. Patricio Pineiro (-1995) stepped up and scored 25 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and Luka Buzolic (-2001) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side Cristian Urrutia (-1999) responded with 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals and Yohander Castaneda (-1996) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Luis Matte's coach Mauricio Flores rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Luis Matte: U.Cristian 30+5reb+5ast, A.Luis 13+9reb+2ast, C.Yohander 13+11reb+2ast, G.Franco 7+5reb+2ast, C.Jose 7+2reb+2ast, F.Claudio 5+1reb
Hrvatski Sokol: P.Pineiro 25+8reb+3ast, L.Buzolic 16+7reb+5ast, G.Silva 13+5reb+3ast, E.Lopez 9+1reb+2ast, P.Lopez 8+5reb+3ast, J.Rojo 6+7reb

Aleman - Alemana 93-46

Aleman used a home court advantage and outleveled the opponent from 93-46 on Saturday night. Aleman held Alemana to an opponent 23.8 percent shooting from the field compared to 57.1 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Alemana 43-25 including a 35-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Aleman looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by Alemana's players. Point guard Renato Figueroa (180-2003) stepped up and scored 17 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and guard Matias Lubiano (-1999) chipped in 10 points and 10 rebounds. Five Aleman players scored in double figures. At the losing side American forward Kaleb Vaughn (198-1996, college: Lake Erie) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds and guard Paulo Andrade (174-1993) 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.
Top scorers:
Alemana: K.Vaughn 14+11reb, A.Paulo 8+1reb+1ast, L.Marcelo 6, Y.Matias 6, C.Marcio 6+2reb, A.Jose 3+5reb
Aleman: R.Figueroa 17+7reb+3ast, B.Jorquera 14+4reb+1ast, J.Campos 11+3reb+6ast, G.Beltran 11+4reb+1ast, M.Lubiano 10+10reb+1ast, A.Castro 9+1reb+1ast

Truenos - Municipal C. 78-45

Truenos used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from 78-45 on Saturday night. Truenos dominated down low during the game scoring 40 of its points in the paint compared to Municipal C.'s 12. Truenos forced 25 Municipal C. turnovers. Forward Alessandro Morales (-1998) stepped up and scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Kevin Henriquez chipped in 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 8 steals. At the losing side guard Esteban Viveros (173-1986) responded with 14 points and forward Jordan Flores (-2002) scored 5 points and 6 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.
Top scorers:
Municipal C.: V.Esteban 14+3reb+1ast, G.Jose 6+3reb, M.Juan 6+3reb, M.Javier 6+3reb, F.Jordan 5+6reb+1ast, M.Byron 3+2reb
Truenos: A.Morales 19+6reb+4ast, K.Henriquez 14+6reb+4ast, N.Morales 14+8reb, S.Saez 8+3reb+4ast, R.Portuondo 6+4reb, M.Oliva 5+1reb+1ast

La Union - Huachipato 75-83

But La Union was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from 83-75 on Saturday night. Huachipato outrebounded La Union 45-29 including a 38-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Pedro Martis stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 15 rebounds for the winners and Luis Becerra (-2001) chipped in 22 points. At the losing side Argentinian-Italian forward Stefano Alesso (213-2003, college: Stetson) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds and the former international point guard Cristian Correa (185-1999) scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Four La Union players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
La Union: S.Alesso 19+13reb+2ast, C.Correa 19+5reb+6ast, F.Benjamin 12+1reb+5ast, B.Juan 10+7reb, G.Nicolas 6+1reb+2ast, T.Antonio 6
Huachipato: P.Martis 25+15reb+1ast, L.Becerra 22+3reb+1ast, F.Pavez 11+5reb+6ast, S.Leefhelm 8+1reb+1ast, M.Castro 8+6reb+4ast, R.Maass 6+3reb+3ast

Illaplel - Sportiva Italiana 63-79

But Illaplel was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Valparaiso 79-63 on Tuesday night. Argentinian Matias La Rivera (-2006) stepped up and scored 21 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and American Devante Wallace (196-1992, college: High Point, agency: BIG) chipped in 19 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side Colombian forward Leyder Moreno (195-2000) responded with 29 points and 6 rebounds and center Sergio Chialva (-1994) scored 9 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Illaplel: L.Moreno 29+6reb+1ast, C.Sergio 9+7reb+1ast, S.Matias 7+4reb+2ast, S.Eduardo 7+6reb+1ast, T.Jose 6+6reb, B.Matias 4+3reb+1ast
Sportiva Italiana: R.La 21+8reb+1ast, W.Devante 19+6reb+1ast, L.Musrri 14+5reb+3ast, R.Uriel 8+2reb, M.Morales 6+1reb+1ast, B.Aguilera 6+9reb