Liga Wplay Round 8: Bucaros beat Motilones in the most crucial game of the week

- May 20, 2023

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Stalin Ortiz

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Bucaramanga. Third ranked Bucaros faced 4th ranked Motilones. Host Bucaros (6-2) defeated guests from Cucuta (1-6) 83-75. Bucaros dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Motilones' 28. They outrebounded Motilones 33-22 including 24 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Stalin Ortiz (190-1981, college: Valpo) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Argentinian guard Alejo Montes (191-1991) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Bucaros' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Argentinian point guard Joaquin Valinotti (185-1998) produced 30 points for the guests. Bucaros have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Motilones at the other side keep the fourth position with six games lost.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Quibdo-Choco. Second ranked Cafeteros faced one of their biggest challengers Cimarrones. Guests from Armenia (5-2) defeated host Cimarrones (5-3) 65-50. American guard JaQuaylon Mays (185-2000, college: Fort Lewis) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Onno Steger contributed with 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Gianfranco Espinosa replied with 15 points and 8 rebounds for Cimarrones. Cafeteros have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 5-2 record behind leader Carrib.Storm, which they share with Titanes. Cimarrones at the other side keep the third place with three games lost.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Quibdo-Choco. Third ranked Cimarrones faced second-ranked Cafeteros. Host Cimarrones (5-3) defeated guests from Armenia (5-2) 63-55. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Cafeteros. Worth to mention a great performance of Gianfranco Espinosa who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. Alvaro Pena responded with 11 points and 9 rebounds. Cimarrones maintains third position with 5-3 record behind leader Carrib.Storm. Loser Cafeteros keep the second place with two games lost. They share the position with Titanes.

Rest of the games of round 8 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
winless Corsarios were crushed by Piratas in Bogota 95-66. Winless Sabios were beaten by Carrib.Storm at home 58-73. Carrib.Storm won against Sabios on the opponent's court 92-74.
The best stats of 8th round was 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals by Romario Roque of Carrib.Storm.

Piratas - Corsarios 95-66

There was no surprise in Bogota where bottom-ranked Corsarios (0-7) were crushed by first ranked Piratas (6-1) 95-66 on Tuesday. Piratas made 24-of-31 free shots (77.4 percent) during the game, while Corsarios only scored six points from the stripe. Piratas forced 27 Corsarios turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American Desmond Holloway (194-1990, college: Coastal, agency: Interperformances) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and the other American import point guard Jeremy Smith (180-1997, college: CSUSB) who added 21 points during the contest. Piratas' coach Jose Tapias felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The former international guard Yesid Mosquera-Perea (198-1996, college: Life) responded with 24 points and 5 rebounds and Beiker Anez scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Piratas have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-1 record, which they share with Carrib.Storm. Loser Corsarios still closes the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Sabios.
Top scorers:
Corsarios: Y.Mosquera-Perea 24+5reb+1ast, A.Beiker 19+7reb, G.Saavedra 8+15reb+1ast, T.Yeison 4+4reb, C.Andy 4+2reb, P.Keiner 3+1ast
Piratas: D.Holloway 26+3reb, J.Smith 21+4reb+1ast, S.David 12+3reb, J.Dupree 10+1reb, J.Sandoval 8+2reb, S.Santiago 6+7reb+1ast

Bucaros - Motilones 83-75

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Bucaramanga. Third ranked Bucaros faced 4th ranked Motilones. Host Bucaros (6-2) defeated guests from Cucuta (1-6) 83-75. Bucaros dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Motilones' 28. They outrebounded Motilones 33-22 including 24 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Stalin Ortiz (190-1981, college: Valpo) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Argentinian guard Alejo Montes (191-1991) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Bucaros players scored in double figures. Bucaros' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Argentinian point guard Joaquin Valinotti (185-1998) produced 30 points and American-Panamanian point guard CJ Rodriguez (188-1994, college: S.Nazarene) added 20 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) respectively for the guests. Bucaros have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Motilones at the other side keep the fourth position with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Motilones: J.Valinotti 30+3reb+1ast, C.Rodriguez 20+3reb+2ast, R.Brown 14+7reb+3ast, A.Bejarano 5+6reb, M.Colina 3+1reb, L.Moreno 2+1reb+2ast
Bucaros: S.Ortiz 18+11reb+1ast, M.Bermudez 16+4reb+1ast, A.Montes 16+7reb+4ast, G.Sinconi 10+3reb, J.Zapata 8+2reb, S.Mojica 6+3reb+3ast

Cimarrones - Cafeteros 50-65

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Quibdo-Choco. Second ranked Cafeteros faced one of their biggest challengers Cimarrones. Guests from Armenia (5-2) defeated host Cimarrones (5-3) 65-50. Cafeteros forced 23 Cimarrones turnovers. American guard JaQuaylon Mays (185-2000, college: Fort Lewis) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. The other American import forward Onno Steger (196, college: WCU, agency: Helping Ballers) contributed with 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Gianfranco Espinosa replied with 15 points and 8 rebounds and American forward Nick Evans (210-1988, college: S.Indiana) added 8 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Cimarrones. Cafeteros have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 5-2 record behind leader Carrib.Storm, which they share with Titanes. Cimarrones at the other side keep the third place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Cimarrones: E.Gianfranco 15+8reb+3ast, M.Parra 10+3reb, A.Minota 9+5reb+5ast, N.Evans 8+11reb+3ast, D.Highler 6+1reb, M.Yedier 2
Cafeteros: J.Mays 21+6reb+8ast, O.Steger 13+9reb, M.Dunbar 9+1reb, J.Cardenas 8+6reb, A.Mateo 6+2reb, C.Arboleda 4+9reb+1ast

Sabios - Carrib.Storm 58-73

No shocking result in a game in Manizales where first ranked Storm (6-1) defeated bottom-ranked Sabios (0-7) 73-58 on Wednesday. Storm forced 22 Sabios turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Argentinian Matias Solanas (192-1998) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 9 rebounds and the former international guard Romario Roque (180-1998) who added 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Cristian Londono (198) responded with 4 points and 19 rebounds and American guard Mitchell Kirsch (193-1998, college: Babson) scored 15 points. Four Sabios players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Storm have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-1 record, which they share with Piratas. Loser Sabios still closes the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Corsarios.
Top scorers:
Sabios: M.Kirsch 15+3reb+3ast, J.Glover 12+3reb, B.Augusto 12+4reb+1ast, G.Deivis 10+2reb+1ast, C.Harold 5+1reb+1ast, C.Londono 4+19reb
Carrib.Storm: M.Solanas 22+9reb+3ast, R.Roque 18+6reb+5ast, A.Ibarguen 11+9reb+2ast, J.Hernandez 8+7reb+1ast, K.Walters 4+6reb, J.Newby 3+2reb+2ast

Cimarrones - Cafeteros 63-55

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Quibdo-Choco. Third ranked Cimarrones faced second-ranked Cafeteros. Host Cimarrones (5-3) defeated guests from Armenia (5-2) 63-55. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Cafeteros. Cimarrones forced 26 Cafeteros turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Gianfranco Espinosa who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds and American forward Nick Evans (210-1988, college: S.Indiana) who added 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. International Alvaro Pena (197-1995) responded with 11 points and 9 rebounds and American guard JaQuaylon Mays (185-2000, college: Fort Lewis) scored 9 points and 6 rebounds. Cimarrones maintains third position with 5-3 record behind leader Carrib.Storm. Loser Cafeteros keep the second place with two games lost. They share the position with Titanes.
Top scorers:
Cafeteros: A.Pena 11+9reb, J.Mays 9+6reb+2ast, O.Steger 8+6reb, M.Dunbar 7+6reb+3ast, J.Cardenas 7+2reb, C.Arboleda 7+7reb+1ast
Cimarrones: E.Gianfranco 20+10reb+1ast, N.Evans 11+6reb+5ast, A.Minota 9+3ast, V.Juan 8+4reb+1ast, M.Parra 5+5reb, O.Andres 4+1reb

Sabios - Carrib.Storm 74-92

Very expected game in Manizales where bottom-ranked Sabios (0-7) were defeated by first ranked Storm (6-1) 92-74 on Thursday. Storm outrebounded Sabios 32-20 including 25 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Romario Roque (180-1998) who helped to win the game recording 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and Argentinian Matias Solanas (192-1998) who added 24 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Four Storm players scored in double figures. American-Puerto Rican forward Jordan Glover (198-1996, college: TCNJ) responded with 26 points and 5 rebounds and Cristian Solis scored 19 points. Sabios' coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Storm have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-1 record, which they share with Piratas. Loser Sabios still closes the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Corsarios.
Top scorers:
Sabios: J.Glover 26+5reb, S.Cristian 19+4reb, S.Andres 12+2reb, B.Augusto 9+1reb, M.Kirsch 8+4reb+3ast, G.Deivis 0
Carrib.Storm: M.Solanas 24+9reb, A.Ibarguen 24+7reb+2ast, R.Roque 23+7reb+5ast, D.Morrison 13+4reb+2ast, J.Hernandez 4+3reb+1ast, W.Emmil 4+1reb

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