LSB Round 14: Leon loses to Brumas

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The most important game in the last round took place in Jinotega between second ranked Leon (8-4) and fourth ranked Brumas (8-3) on Sunday night. Leon was crushed by Brumas on the road 58-77. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Brumas outrebounded Leon 47-30 including 32 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Leon's players. American Timothy Simmons (195-1992, college: DBU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 9 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. The other American import power forward Amir Warnock (206-1995, college: KWC) contributed with 12 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Guard Deikel Sanchez (-1996) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds for Leon. Brumas have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Leon at the other side dropped to the third position with four games lost. They share it with Caribbean Coast.

In the last two games of round 14 Rivas was beaten by Caribbean Coast on the road 77-61. UNI Basket lost to Indigenas on its own court 78-83.
The most impressive performance of 14th round was 29 points and 14 rebounds by Zekiah Owens of Indigenas.



Brumas - Leon 77-58

The most important game in the last round took place in Jinotega between second ranked Leon (8-4) and fourth ranked Brumas (8-3) on Sunday night. Leon was crushed by Brumas on the road 58-77. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Brumas outrebounded Leon 47-30 including 32 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Leon's players. American Timothy Simmons (195-1992, college: DBU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 9 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. The other American import power forward Amir Warnock (206-1995, college: KWC) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Guard Deikel Sanchez (-1996) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds and Dominican center Jose Familia (201-1998) added 13 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Leon. Brumas have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Leon at the other side dropped to the third position with four games lost. They share it with Caribbean Coast.
Top scorers:
Leon: S.Deikel 18+11reb, J.Familia 13+7reb, X.de la Rosa 11+2reb+4ast, V.Thomas 6+1ast, P.Martinez 6+3reb+2ast, D.Walter 4+2reb
Brumas: M.Cairo 15+5reb+2ast, D.Cacho 12+7reb+2ast, A.Warnock 12+13reb+3ast, A.Kevin 9+2reb+3ast, T.Simmons 9+11reb+9ast, H.Juan 9+3reb+2ast

Caribbean Coast - Rivas 77-61

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Caribbean Coast (8-4) beat 8th ranked Rivas (2-9) in Managua 77-61 on Sunday. Caribbean Coast forced 23 Rivas turnovers. Puerto Rican guard Luis Lopez (182-1998, college: PR-Mayaguez) orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Swingman Jorge Gonzalez (198-1995) contributed with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winners. American Rashad Jackson (191, college: Portland) replied with 22 points and Brad Soldevila added 6 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Rivas. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Caribbean Coast moved-up to third place, which they share with Leon. Loser Rivas dropped to the ninth position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Rivas: R.Jackson 22+4reb+2ast, K.Rivera 8+3reb+3ast, S.Brad 6+8reb+1ast, I.Kender 6+4reb+1ast, E.Gonzalez 5+5reb+3ast, U.Luis 5+3reb+3ast
Caribbean Coast: L.Lopez 28+5reb+5ast, G.Jorge 21+5reb+4ast, W.Andy 11+10reb+2ast, P.Neyton 5+5reb+1ast, A.Kenny 3+2reb, P.Kingsly 3+3reb

UNI Basket - Indigenas 78-83

There was a minor upset when 7th ranked UNI Basket (4-8) lost at home to ninth ranked Indigenas (3-9) 83-78 on Sunday. Strangely UNI Basket outrebounded Indigenas 57-38 including 40 on the offensive glass. Canadian swingman Zekiah Owens (197-1998, college: AIC) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 14 rebounds. American guard Tylan Dean (185-1999, college: Rogers St.) contributed with 24 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. American forward Jayson Brower (195-1996, college: John Jay) replied with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 18 rebounds and his fellow American import forward Tyler Morman (206-1997, college: Southern Miss) added 12 points and 20 rebounds in the effort for UNI Basket. Four UNI Basket players scored in double figures. Indigenas moved-up to eighth place. UNI Basket lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
UNI Basket: R.Nieves 24+4reb+4ast, J.Brower 23+18reb+3ast, W.Brandon 14+9reb+9ast, T.Morman 12+20reb+3ast, G.Josafat 3+2reb+5ast, H.Kamil 2+2reb
Indigenas: Z.Owens 29+14reb+1ast, T.Dean 24+9reb+5ast, C.Moten-Jackson 15+5reb+5ast, M.Elgin 9+2reb+5ast, M.Franklin 4+6reb+2ast, H.Francisco 2+2reb