Nacional and San Lorenzo advance into title game

Nacional - Defensor 76-58

The game was mostly controlled by Nacional. Defensor managed to win third quarter 19-15. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Defensor 44-32 including 33 on the defensive glass. 25 personal fouls committed by Defensor helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Chilean-Spanish center Manny Suarez (208-1993, college: Creighton) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Venezuelan center Nestor Colmenares (200-1987, college: Campbellsville) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). American forward James Montgomery (203, college: Barry) produced 9 points and 10 rebounds and guard Facundo Terra (187-1998) added 11 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Defensor: M.Fernandez 11+3reb, F.Terra 11+3reb+1ast, J.Montgomery 9+10reb+1ast, M.Curry 5+4reb+4ast, F.Soto 5+2reb+1ast, M.Bianchi 4+1reb
Nacional: J.Feldeine 17+3reb+3ast, M.Suarez 16+10reb+1ast, N.Colmenares 14+11reb+2ast, G.Semiglia 8+2reb+2ast, G.Espindola 8+5reb+1ast, M.Sarni 7+1reb+6ast

Olimpico - San Lorenzo 65-78

It looked good early as Olimpico took a 2-point small lead at the end of first quarter. But then San Lorenzo had a 26-21 second period charge getting the lead and Olimpico was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 65-78. San Lorenzo made 17-of-22 charity shots (77.3 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Sebastian Lugo (195-1998) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds. Point guard Lucas Perez (184-1987) contributed with 19 points and 9 assists for the winners. Brazilian center Joao Franca (215-1998) answered with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds and Jose Defelippo (186-1997) added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Olimpico. Olimpico's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Olimpico: J.Franca 16+12reb+1ast, J.Defelippo 12+5reb+6ast, J.Morales 9+4reb+1ast, S.Perez 8+5reb+1ast, D.Shriver 6+4reb+1ast, A.Facello 4+1reb+2ast
San Lorenzo: S.Lugo 33+7reb+1ast, L.Perez 19+3reb+9ast, F.Grun 10+2reb+2ast, I.Basualdo 8+10reb+2ast, G.Cordoba 5+8reb+1ast, F.Alorda 2+2reb