LPB Round 8 (Regular Season): Caimanes defeat Paisas in the game between Top 4 teams

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An interesting game for Caimanes (6-3) which hosted in Villavicencio one of their biggest challengers Paisas (5-4). Second ranked Caimanes managed to get a 10-point victory 90-80. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Paisas. The former international point guard Octavio Munoz (179-2001) orchestrated the victory by scoring 27 points and 5 assists. American power forward Rashad Hassan (203-1989, college: SSU) contributed with 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. American guard Davion Bailey (193, college: UIW) replied with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for Paisas. Paisas' coach Luis Lopera rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Despite that victory Caimanes went down to third position due to points difference, which they share with Cimarrones. Defending champion Paisas dropped to the fifth place with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
LBP top team - Toros (8-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed seventh ranked Motilones (2-7) in Cali 86-56. Worth to mention a quality performance of American point guard Emmanuel Payton-Clottey (183-1997, college: FSU) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 5 rebounds and Saquan Singleton who added 10 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists during the contest. Panamanian Josimar Ayarza (205-1987, college: Southern Miss) responded with 20 points and 7 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. Toros maintains first position with 8-1 record. Motilones lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Bottom-ranked Storm is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their tenth consecutive match to fourth ranked Cimarrones (6-3) 90-65 on Sunday evening. The winners were led by TyLik Evans who scored that evening 31 points, 8 assists and 5 steals. Even 17 points by Robert Nieves did not help to save the game for Carrib.Storm. Storm's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Cimarrones have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Caimanes. Carrib.Storm at the other side still closes the standings with ten games lost. Cimarrones will meet Sabios (#6) in the next round. Carrib.Storm will play against the league's second-placed Piratas in Bogota and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 8: Sabios were beaten by Piratas on the road 85-71. Cimarrones destroyed Carrib.Storm on its own court 91-55. Sabios unfortunately lost to Piratas in Bogota 79-94.



Piratas - Sabios 85-71

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Piratas (7-3) beat 6th ranked Sabios (3-6) in Bogota 85-71 on Sunday. The winners were led by Panamanian Justin Quintero (193-1998) who had that evening a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and Panamanian forward Aaron Gedeon (203-1999, college: Southwest) supported him with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Four Piratas players scored in double figures. Even 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists by Jonathan Salazar (-2001) did not help to save the game for Sabios. Dominican swingman Braynt De La Cruz (198-2002) added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Piratas have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Sabios lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with six games lost. Piratas will meet at home bottom-ranked Carrib.Storm (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Sabios will play against Cimarrones and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Piratas: Q.Justin 21+11reb+10ast, G.Aaron 18+8reb, S.Santiago 11+7reb+2ast, J.Hurtado 10+3reb, A.Bryan 8+2reb+2ast, D.Soler 7+7reb
Sabios: S.Jonathan 21+9reb+4ast, J.Zapata 14+4reb, B.De La Cruz 14+13reb+2ast, B.David 9+3reb+2ast, M.Fernandez 6+2reb, A.Duncan II 4+4reb+1ast

Cimarrones - Carrib.Storm 90-65

Bottom-ranked Storm is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their tenth consecutive match to fourth ranked Cimarrones (6-3) 90-65 on Sunday evening. Cimarrones forced 21 Carrib.Storm turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. Cimarrones looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The winners were led by American point guard TyLik Evans (173-1996, college: USC Aiken) who scored that evening 31 points, 8 assists and 5 steals and the former international point guard Mateo Arboleda (190-1999) supported him with 17 points and 10 assists. Four Cimarrones players scored in double figures. Even 17 points by American-Puerto Rican guard Robert Nieves (186-1999, college: Graceland) did not help to save the game for Carrib.Storm. Andres Mosquera (196-1994) added 14 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Storm's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Cimarrones have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Caimanes. Carrib.Storm at the other side still closes the standings with ten games lost. Cimarrones will meet Sabios (#6) in the next round. Carrib.Storm will play against the league's second-placed Piratas in Bogota and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Cimarrones: E.Ty'Lik 31+2reb+8ast, M.Arboleda 17+2reb+10ast, H.John 15+7reb+1ast, Y.Mosquera 14+5reb+2ast, O.Duby 9+11reb+1ast, M.Alejandro 3
Carrib.Storm: R.Nieves 17+4reb+2ast, M.Andres 14+5reb+1ast, J.Jim 10+5reb+5ast, V.Luis 9+5reb+4ast, R.Juan Carlos 7+1reb+2ast, L.Emmanuel 6+6reb+2ast

Cimarrones - Carrib.Storm 91-55

Very expected game when bottom-ranked Storm (0-10) was smashed by fourth ranked Cimarrones (6-3) in Quibdo-Choco 91-55 on Monday. Cimarrones forced 22 Carrib.Storm turnovers and outrebounded them 44-25 including a 32-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. The winners were led by American point guard TyLik Evans (173-1996, college: USC Aiken) who scored that evening 23 points and 4 assists and the former international center John Hernandez (207-1984) supported him with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Five Cimarrones players scored in double figures. Even 16 points by American-Puerto Rican guard Robert Nieves (186-1999, college: Graceland) did not help to save the game for Carrib.Storm. Oscar Goez (-2004) added 7 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Storm's coach already knew that his team would not have a big chance, so allowed to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Cimarrones have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Caimanes. Loser Storm still closes the standings with ten games lost. Cimarrones will meet Sabios (#6) in the next round. Carrib.Storm will play against the league's second-placed Piratas in Bogota and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Cimarrones: E.Ty'Lik 23+4reb+4ast, Y.Mosquera 17+2reb+2ast, H.John 16+12reb, O.Duby 14+11reb+2ast, M.Arboleda 11+7reb+8ast, A.Bejarano 4+6reb+1ast
Carrib.Storm: R.Nieves 16+2reb+3ast, G.Oscar 7+5reb+1ast, M.Andres 6+4reb+2ast, V.Luis 6+1reb+4ast, P.John 5+2reb+1ast, J.Jim 4+2reb+1ast

Piratas - Sabios 94-79

Rather predictable result when third ranked Piratas (7-3) won against 6th ranked Sabios (3-6) in Bogota 94-79 on Monday. The winners were led by the former international power forward Santiago Serna (203-2001) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and point guard David Soler (181-1998) supported him with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Piratas players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 21 points and 14 rebounds by Dominican swingman Braynt De La Cruz (198-2002) did not help to save the game for Sabios. Guard David Blanco (192-2001) added 23 points for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Piratas have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Sabios lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with six games lost. Piratas will meet at home bottom-ranked Carrib.Storm (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Sabios will play against Cimarrones and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Piratas: D.Soler 21+5reb+5ast, S.Santiago 20+14reb+3ast, A.Bryan 20+3reb+2ast, Q.Justin 18+3reb+3ast, G.Aaron 7+7reb+3ast, P.Michael 3+1reb
Sabios: B.David 23+1reb+1ast, B.De La Cruz 21+14reb+2ast, S.Jonathan 14+5reb+2ast, M.Fernandez 9, A.Duncan II 9+6reb+1ast, S.Andres 2+3reb+1ast

Caimanes - Paisas 90-80

An interesting game for Caimanes (6-3) which hosted in Villavicencio one of their biggest challengers Paisas (5-4). Second ranked Caimanes managed to get a 10-point victory 90-80. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Paisas. The former international point guard Octavio Munoz (179-2001) orchestrated the victory by scoring 27 points and 5 assists. American power forward Rashad Hassan (203-1989, college: SSU) contributed with 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. American guard Davion Bailey (193, college: UIW) replied with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and his fellow American import swingman Marcus Weathers (199-1997, college: SMU) added 21 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Paisas. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Paisas' coach Luis Lopera rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Despite that victory Caimanes went down to third position due to points difference, which they share with Cimarrones. Defending champion Paisas dropped to the fifth place with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Caimanes: M.Octavio 27+2reb+5ast, B.Alejo 18+2reb+3ast, H.Rashad 18+8reb+1ast, J.Salcedo 10+5reb, F.Jahsim 8+11reb+4ast, A.Carmona 5+2reb+1ast
Paisas: D.Bailey 23+9reb+4ast, M.Weathers 21+7reb, M.Jackson 16+7reb+3ast, M.Andres 12+12reb+1ast, S.Steven 7+1ast, H.Simon 1+1reb

Toros - Motilones 86-56

LBP top team - Toros (8-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed seventh ranked Motilones (2-7) in Cali 86-56. Toros dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Motilones' 24. They outrebounded Motilones 44-30 including a 35-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Toros players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Motilones' players. Worth to mention a quality performance of American point guard Emmanuel Payton-Clottey (183-1997, college: FSU) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 5 rebounds and the other American import guard Saquan Singleton (198-1998, college: GMU) who added 10 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists during the contest. Payton-Clottey is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Toros players scored in double figures. Panamanian Josimar Ayarza (205-1987, college: Southern Miss) responded with 20 points and 7 rebounds and the former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) scored 20 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. Toros maintains first position with 8-1 record. Motilones lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Toros: P.Emmanuel 27+5reb+1ast, K.Quinonez 12+6reb, M.James 12+7reb+4ast, S.Saquan 10+9reb+10ast, L.Salazar 9+3reb+3ast, J.Madrigal 4+2reb+1ast
Motilones: S.De Luque 20+4reb+1ast, J.Ayarza 20+7reb+2ast, P.Daejah 14+2reb+1ast, Q.McConico 2+4reb, V.Efrain 0, V.Samir 0+2reb+1ast