LSB Round 1: Indigenas lose to Real Esteli

The Regular Season in LSB just started. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Indigenas on the court of Real Esteli on Saturday night. Visitors were rolled over by Real Esteli 97-46. Real Esteli forced 23 Indigenas turnovers and outrebounded them 55-35 including a 39-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Real Esteli looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Indigenas' players. American forward Glen Rice Jr. (198-91, college: Georgia Tech) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Panamanian Josimar Ayarza (205-87, college: Southern Miss) chipped in 24 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side Puerto Rican point guard Christian Lopez (183-95) responded with 22 points and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Very significant was Brumas' 43-point road victory against Tigres 108-65. American Timothy Simmons (195-92, college: DBU) nailed 17 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and Dalton Cacho accounted for 16 points and 10 rebounds. Jose Ortiz came up with 16 points and 8 rebounds for Tigres in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Quite upsetting was Cacique D.'s home defeat in a game versus Leones MGA who edged hosts 76-75. Cacique D. was very close to get their first win. But it seems they have to wait a little bit longer. Andre Coimbra fired 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Scott Sill produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 14 rebounds for lost side. Cacique D.'s coach Luis Morales tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.

In the last game of round 1 Ingenieria won against Leon on the opponent's court 68-63.

Leon - Ingenieria 63-68

There was a minor upset when Leon was defeated at home by Ingenieria 68-63 on Saturday. Ingenieria forced 20 Leon turnovers. The former international Troy Watson (197-82) fired a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Forward Osmel Olivas chipped in 20 points and 4 assists. Four Ingenieria players scored in double figures. Cuban Yuniskel Molina (183-93) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds and center Miguel Almonte (211-91) added 17 points and 13 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Leon: M.Almonte 17+13reb+1ast, O.Torres 16+11reb+4ast, Y.Molina 14+15reb+3ast, C.Kerry 4+2reb, O.Eddy 4+1reb, C.Daniel 3+2reb+2ast
Ingenieria: O.Osmel 20+2reb+4ast, L.Ronald 15+5reb+3ast, R.Taylor 11+11reb+2ast, T.Watson 10+13reb+3ast, A.Borge 7+12reb+3ast, C.Yassir 3+1reb+1ast

Real Esteli - Indigenas 97-46

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Indigenas on the court of Real Esteli on Saturday night. Visitors were rolled over by Real Esteli 97-46. Real Esteli forced 23 Indigenas turnovers and outrebounded them 55-35 including a 39-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Real Esteli looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Indigenas' players. American forward Glen Rice Jr. (198-91, college: Georgia Tech) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Panamanian Josimar Ayarza (205-87, college: Southern Miss) chipped in 24 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side Puerto Rican point guard Christian Lopez (183-95) responded with 22 points and 4 assists and American center James Edmond Jr. (203-91, college: Lincoln, MO) scored 12 points and 9 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.
Top scorers:
Indigenas: C.Lopez 22+3reb+4ast, J.Edmond Jr. 12+9reb+1ast, R.Mendoza 6+4reb+1ast, B.Francisco 2+6reb, M.Franklin 2, P.Reynaldo 2+1reb
Real Esteli: J.Ayarza 24+6reb, G.Rice Jr. 16+10reb+4ast, L.Valdez 12+1reb+7ast, V.Thomas 8+4reb+2ast, G.Francisco 8+2reb, P.Farell 7+3reb+3ast

Tigres - Brumas 65-108

Very significant was Brumas' 43-point road victory against Tigres 108-65. Brumas dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Tigres' 40. Brumas forced 29 Tigres turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Tigres' players. American Timothy Simmons (195-92, college: DBU) nailed 17 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and the former international Dalton Cacho (200-93) accounted for 16 points and 10 rebounds. Five Brumas players scored in double figures. Jose Ortiz came up with 16 points and 8 rebounds and Cuban Yosniel Morales (196-87) added 12 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Tigres in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Tigres: J.Ortiz 16+8reb+1ast, C.Xomar 13+2reb+2ast, Y.Morales 12+9reb, M.Elkin 8+1reb+3ast, L.Mauricio 6+7reb, Z.Ricardo 5+1ast
Brumas: D.Cacho 19+7reb+1ast, T.Simmons 17+9reb+7ast, N.Davis 16+5reb+3ast, D.Cacho 16+10reb+3ast, M.Emilio 15+2reb+2ast, E.Ely 8+2reb+2ast

Cacique D. - Leones MGA 75-76

Quite upsetting was Cacique D.'s home defeat in a game versus Leones MGA who edged hosts 76-75. Cacique D. was very close to get their first win. But it seems they have to wait a little bit longer. Brazilian center Andre Coimbra (205-86, college: CMU) fired 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Esmilder Rojas (187-85) chipped in 20 points and 5 rebounds. Four Leones MGA players scored in double figures. American center Scott Sill (206-92, college: Delaware St.) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 14 rebounds and Dwight Real (-97) added 16 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. Cacique D.'s coach Luis Morales tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Cacique D.: R.Dwight 16+11reb+2ast, S.Sill 15+14reb+3ast, A.Kevin 15+2reb+1ast, J.Luis 8+2reb, H.Milton 7+8reb, D.Campbell 6+4reb+1ast
Leones MGA: E.Rojas 20+5reb, A.Coimbra 19+7reb+4ast, C.Gonzalez 13+4reb+4ast, P.Martinez 12+6reb+2ast, G.Sinconi 9+8reb+2ast, S.David 2



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