LPB Round 13 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Round 13 most important game was a victory of Sabios over 7th ranked Motilones 94-89 on Sunday night. It was a great shooting night for Sabios especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.9 percentage. 24 personal fouls committed by Motilones helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of guard David Blanco (192-2001) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 5 rebounds. Jonathan Salazar (-2001) contributed with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Panamanian Josimar Ayarza (205-1987, college: Southern Miss) answered with 27 points for Motilones. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Sabios maintains sixth place with 6-8 record. Motilones at the other side keep the seventh position with nine games lost.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Caimanes (8-6) against eighth ranked Storm (1-13) on Monday night. Visiting Caimanes were defeated by Storm in San Andres Island 92-79. Andres Mosquera (196-1994) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and Luis Viloria chipped in 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Storm's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American guard Samuel Hincapie (196, college: LeMoyne) responded with 35 points (!!!). Storm maintains eighth place with 1-13 record. Caimanes at the other side keep the third position with six games lost. They share it with Piratas.
The game in San Andres Island was also quite interesting. Third ranked Caimanes (8-6) played at the court of 8th ranked Storm (1-13). Caimanes managed to secure a 7-point victory 90-83 on Sunday. Myles Carter nailed 23 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Jim James came up with 27 points and 8 rebounds for Carrib.Storm in the defeat. Storm's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Caimanes maintains third place with 8-6 record having four points less than leader Toros, which they share with Piratas. Carrib.Storm lost thirteenth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost.

In the last game of round 13 Sabios were beaten by Motilones on the road 107-99.
The most impressive performance of 13th round was 36 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds by Soren De Luque of Motilones.



Motilones - Sabios 89-94

Round 13 most important game was a victory of Sabios over 7th ranked Motilones 94-89 on Sunday night. It was a great shooting night for Sabios especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.9 percentage. 24 personal fouls committed by Motilones helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of guard David Blanco (192-2001) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 5 rebounds. Jonathan Salazar (-2001) contributed with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Panamanian Josimar Ayarza (205-1987, college: Southern Miss) answered with 27 points and the former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) added 16 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Motilones. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Sabios maintains sixth place with 6-8 record. Motilones at the other side keep the seventh position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Sabios: D.Blanco 26+5reb+1ast, J.Salazar 22+5reb+4ast, D.Braynt 21+8reb, D.Anthony 7+4reb, F.Miguel 6+1reb, M.Carlos 6+3reb+1ast
Motilones: J.Ayarza 27+4reb, S.De Luque 16+10reb+3ast, W.Emmil 12+1reb+2ast, M.Jordan 9+1reb+3ast, Q.McConico 8+3reb, D.Altamiranda 6+1reb+1ast

Carrib.Storm - Caimanes 83-90

The game in San Andres Island was also quite interesting. Third ranked Caimanes (8-6) played at the court of 8th ranked Storm (1-13). Caimanes managed to secure a 7-point victory 90-83 on Sunday. Caimanes made 23-of-30 free shots (76.7 percent) during the game. American center Myles Carter (206-1997, college: Seattle) nailed 23 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and his fellow American import Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) accounted for 13 points and 9 rebounds. Jim James (190-2002) came up with 27 points and 8 rebounds and Joseph Montano (-2006) added 11 points and 12 rebounds respectively for Carrib.Storm in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Storm's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Caimanes maintains third place with 8-6 record having four points less than leader Toros, which they share with Piratas. Carrib.Storm lost thirteenth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost.
Top scorers:
Caimanes: C.Myles 23+9reb+1ast, V.Sebastian 14+6reb, B.Tirrell 13+9reb+2ast, M.Octavio 13+4reb+1ast, H.Samuel 11+2reb+1ast, J.Salcedo 8+3reb+3ast
Carrib.Storm: J.Jim 27+8reb+3ast, R.Nieves 16+4reb, V.Luis 13+5reb+3ast, M.Joseph 11+12reb, M.Andres 8+6reb+2ast, L.Emmanuel 2+1reb

Carrib.Storm - Caimanes 92-79

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Caimanes (8-6) against eighth ranked Storm (1-13) on Monday night. Visiting Caimanes were defeated by Storm in San Andres Island 92-79. Carrib.Storm outrebounded Caimanes 44-33 including 32 on the defensive glass. Andres Mosquera (196-1994) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and forward Luis Viloria (-1999) chipped in 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Storm players scored in double figures. Storm's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American guard Samuel Hincapie (196, college: LeMoyne) responded with 35 points (!!!) and the former international point guard Octavio Munoz (179-2001) scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Storm maintains eighth place with 1-13 record. Caimanes at the other side keep the third position with six games lost. They share it with Piratas.
Top scorers:
Carrib.Storm: L.Viloria 26+5reb+5ast, A.Mosquera 23+12reb+2ast, N.Robert 22+6reb+6ast, J.James 15+8reb, J.Montano 4+9reb, G.Mena 2+3reb
Caimanes: S.Hincapie 35+4reb+1ast, C.Andres 12+1reb+1ast, M.Carter 11+7reb+1ast, O.Munoz 8+5reb+8ast, S.Valencia 6+6reb+2ast, S.Juan 4+4reb+7ast

Motilones - Sabios 107-99

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when seventh ranked Motilones (5-9) beat 6th ranked Sabios (6-8) in Cucuta 107-99 on Monday. Motilones outrebounded Sabios 46-29 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) nailed 36 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds for the winning side and Panamanian Josimar Ayarza (205-1987, college: Southern Miss) accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds. Motilones' coach Gabriel Avila used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dominican swingman Braynt De La Cruz (198-2002) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and Venezuelan forward Miguel Fernandez (194-1992) added 21 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) respectively for Sabios in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Motilones maintains seventh place with 5-9 record. Loser Sabios keep the sixth position with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Motilones: D.Soren 36+8reb+2ast, J.McLoyd 16+3reb, A.Josimar 15+7reb+1ast, M.Quinterian 12+1reb+1ast, K.Martinez 7+2reb, A.Diego 6+3reb
Sabios: B.De La Cruz 22+13reb+4ast, M.Fernandez 21+2reb+1ast, S.Price 13+3reb+1ast, P.Janer 13+2reb+1ast, C.Morales 9+1reb, S.Jonathan 8+3reb+1ast