LSB Round 3 (Regular Season): Jaguares keep a leadership position

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Jaguares defeated Costa Caribe in Managua 75-71. It was a great evening for American Milik Yarbrough (198-1995, college: Illinois St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 9 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Naturalized American guard Peter Martinez (177-1996, college: William Pater.) helped adding 17 points. The best for the losing side was Puerto Rican guard Jorge Matos (185-1992) with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
UNI Basket (2-1) recorded a loss in Leon. Visitors were rolled over by UNAN de (2-1) 106-67. It was an exceptional evening for Dominican Xavier dela Rosa (196-1991) who led the winners and scored 29 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Sharlon Hodgson accounted for 11 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Dominican Francisco Alvarez came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 19 rebounds for UNI Basket in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Quite upsetting was Leones' 34-point home defeat in a game versus Brumas who smashed hosts The best player for the winners was Antonio Gordon who scored 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. At the other side the best for losing team was Deondre Wade who recorded 21 points and 5 rebounds. 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.

In the last game of round 3 Real Esteli destroyed Indigenas on the opponent's court 85-53.



Indigenas - Real Esteli 53-85

Very expected game in Matagalpa where Indigenas (0-2) were crushed by Real Esteli (3-0) 85-53 on Saturday. Real Esteli dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Indigenas' 28. Real Esteli forced 19 Indigenas turnovers and outrebounded them 55-40 including 37 on the offensive glass. Real Esteli looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international center Bartel Lopez (213-1989) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 18 rebounds and 4 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). The former international center Andy Perez (200-1999) chipped in 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Tylan Tylan (185-1999, college: Rogers St.) who recorded a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals and the former international guard David Toruno (-1992) added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively. Five Real Esteli and four Indigenas players scored in double figures. 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:
Indigenas: T.Tylan 12+10reb+8ast, D.Toruno 12+8reb, K.Rivera 11+5reb+3ast, B.Castillo 10+3reb, C.Moten-Jackson 4+6reb+1ast, F.Hertas 4+2reb+1ast
Real Esteli: B.Lopez 16+18reb+4ast, D.Downs 15+2reb+1ast, A.Perez 12+9reb+5ast, A.Flemings 11+8reb+1ast, F.Garth 10+4reb+2ast, F.Pauth 8+2reb+5ast

Leones - Brumas 71-105

Quite upsetting was Leones' 34-point home defeat in a game versus Brumas who smashed hosts They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Leones' players. The best player for the winners was American-Puerto Rican Antonio Gordon (206-2001, college: Oklah.Christian) who scored 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. American Glenn Sanabria (180-1996, college: SFC) chipped in 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Five Brumas players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American swingman Deondre Wade (194, college: Seminole St.) who recorded 21 points and 5 rebounds and guard Yassir Cruz (-1999) added 8 points and 6 rebounds respectively. 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:
Leones: D.Wade 21+5reb, R.Leyva 13+3reb+1ast, C.Lara 11+2reb, Y.Cruz 8+6reb+3ast, H.Perez 6+2reb+1ast, H.Hebbert 4+4reb+1ast
Brumas: A.Gordon 28+5reb+5ast, G.Sanabria 18+5reb+6ast, R.Mendoza 15+3reb+3ast, D.Cacho 14+8reb+6ast, A.Mendoza 11+4reb+3ast, D.Cacho 10+4reb+1ast

Jaguares - Costa Caribe 75-71

Jaguares defeated Costa Caribe in Managua 75-71. It was a great evening for American Milik Yarbrough (198-1995, college: Illinois St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 9 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Naturalized American guard Peter Martinez (177-1996, college: William Pater.) helped adding 17 points. The best for the losing side was Puerto Rican guard Jorge Matos (185-1992) with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists and American-Puerto Rican guard Robert Nieves (186-1999, college: Graceland) scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Costa Caribe: J.Matos 23+11reb+9ast, R.Nieves 12+5reb+4ast, G.Martinez 11+6reb+1ast, T.Andrews 6+4reb+1ast, D.Real 6+1ast, N.Padilla 6+1reb
Jaguares: P.Martinez 17+4reb+2ast, K.Andino 15+4reb+2ast, C.Webster 11+5reb+1ast, M.Yarbrough 9+13reb+4ast, J.Jones 8+3reb+3ast, M.Garcia 7+4reb+1ast

UNAN de L. - UNI Basket 106-67

UNI Basket (2-1) recorded a loss in Leon. Visitors were rolled over by UNAN de (2-1) 106-67. UNAN de dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to UNI Basket's 38. UNAN de forced 31 UNI Basket turnovers and outrebounded them 53-42 including 40 on the offensive glass. UNAN de players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by UNI Basket's players. It was an exceptional evening for Dominican Xavier dela Rosa (196-1991) who led the winners and scored 29 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international point guard Sharlon Hodgson (183-1994) accounted for 11 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals for the winning side. Dominican Francisco Alvarez came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 19 rebounds and power forward Elgin Mejia (-2001) added 14 points respectively for UNI Basket in the defeat. 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:
UNI Basket: F.Alvarez 21+19reb+3ast, E.Mejia 14+4reb, K.Herrera 10+2reb+4ast, O.Sevilla 6+1reb, J.Zeledon 6+1reb+1ast, A.Alvarado 2+2reb
UNAN de L.: X.dela Rosa 29+9reb+6ast, W.Diaz 17, J.Robleto 12+2reb+1ast, S.Hodgson 11+5reb+6ast, L.Serrano 9+2reb+3ast, M.Hernandez 8+6reb+3ast