Round 3: San Martin hand first defeat to Titanes

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Colombian Titanes (2-1) in Barranquilla on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by Argentinian San Martin (2-1) 82-65. The game was mostly controlled by San Martin. Titanes managed to win second period 22-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. San Martin forced 20 Titanes turnovers. The best player for the winners was swingman Emiliano Basabe (195-1992) who scored 17 points and 8 rebounds. American forward Dominic Morris (202-1990, college: Boston U.) chipped in 18 points. At the other side the best for losing team was Dominican-Puerto Rican Jonathan Rodriguez (196-1987, college: Campbell) who recorded 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Very important is a home loss of Brazilian LSB / B2B (1-2) against Ecuadorian Punto Rojo (1-2) on Sunday night. Host LSB / B2B was defeated by Punto Rojo in Sorocabana 77-60. It was a good game for American Justin Jackson (203-1990, college: Cincinnati) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 16 rebounds. Tony Farmer contributed with 23 points and 8 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. point guard Adler Ribeiro (179-2000) answered with 20 points for LSB / B2B. LSB / B2B's coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

LSB / B2B - Punto Rojo 60-77

Very important is a home loss of Brazilian LSB / B2B (1-2) against Ecuadorian Punto Rojo (1-2) on Sunday night. Host LSB / B2B was defeated by Punto Rojo in Sorocabana 77-60. The game without a history. Punto Rojo led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. It was a good game for American Justin Jackson (203-1990, college: Cincinnati) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 16 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Tony Farmer (201-1994, college: Lee JC) contributed with 23 points and 8 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. Point guard Adler Ribeiro (179-2000) answered with 20 points and forward Leandro Moraes (197-1997) added 10 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for LSB / B2B. LSB / B2B's coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
LSB / B2B: R.Adler 20+2reb+2ast, L.Moraes 10+5reb+1ast, G.Santos 8+1reb+1ast, K.Elder 7+3reb, C.Torres 7+9reb, A.Ferreira 3+2reb
Punto Rojo: J.Jackson 25+16reb+1ast, C.Rodriguez 24+6reb, T.Farmer 23+8reb+3ast, E.Cappare 5+2reb+1ast, Q.Jhon 0, R.Kenny 0+2ast

Titanes - San Martin 65-82

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Colombian Titanes (2-1) in Barranquilla on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by Argentinian San Martin (2-1) 82-65. The game was mostly controlled by San Martin. Titanes managed to win second period 22-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. San Martin forced 20 Titanes turnovers. The best player for the winners was swingman Emiliano Basabe (195-1992) who scored 17 points and 8 rebounds. American forward Dominic Morris (202-1990, college: Boston U.) chipped in 18 points. Four San Martin players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Dominican-Puerto Rican Jonathan Rodriguez (196-1987, college: Campbell) who recorded 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and Panamanian Ernesto Oglivie (203-1989) added 8 points and 8 rebounds respectively. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Titanes: J.Rodriguez 16+8reb+5ast, D.Luque Soren 14+2reb+1ast, Y.Sifontes 9+1reb+2ast, E.Oglivie 8+8reb+2ast, G.Eduardo 7+1reb+1ast, T.Trocha-Morelos 4+3reb
San Martin: D.Morris 18+3reb+1ast, M.Solanas 17+2reb+2ast, E.Basabe 17+8reb+2ast, J.Saiz 11+3reb+2ast, S.Ferreyra 9+4reb+2ast, G.Garcia 7+3reb+2ast



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