LSB Round 10 (Regular Season): Costa Caribe hands first defeat to Jaguares

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Jaguares (9-1) recorded its first loss in Managua on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by third ranked Costa Caribe (9-3) 73-68. It ended at the same time the nine-game winning streak of Jaguares. Costa Caribe forced 22 Jaguares turnovers. Swingman Jorge Gonzalez (198-1995) fired 17 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Puerto Rican power forward Owens Perez (206-1992) chipped in 11 points and 14 rebounds. American Milik Yarbrough (198-1995, college: Illinois St.) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds for lost side. Jaguares' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Defending champion maintains third position with 9-3 record having just two point less than leader Jaguares, which they share with UNAN de. Jaguares at the other side still keep top place with one game lost.
The game in Matagalpa supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked UNAN de (9-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Indigenas (2-11). UNAN de smashed Indigenas 95-73. Worth to mention a great performance of Dominican center Jose Familia (201-1998) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 9 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eleven shots !!!). Xavier dela Rosa contributed with 19 points and 4 assists for the winners. American guard Dean Tylan (185-1999, college: Rogers St.) replied with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists for Indigenas. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. UNAN de have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Costa Caribe. Indigenas at the other side keep the eighth position with 11 games lost. They share it with UNI Basket.
The game in Esteli was also quite interesting. Third ranked Brumas (9-2) played at the court of 5th ranked Real Esteli (6-6). Brumas did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 78-59 on Sunday. Antonio Gordon had a double-double by scoring 27 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Brumas' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Ponce Ferguson responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Brumas have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Loser Real Esteli keeps the fifth position with six games lost.

In the last two games of round 10 Leones were defeated by Brumas in Jinotega 95-79. Bottom-ranked UNI Basket was beaten by Tigres at home 99-101.



Brumas - Leones 95-79

There was no surprise in Jinotega where 7th ranked Leones (3-9) were defeated by third ranked Brumas (9-2) 95-79 on Thursday. Brumas looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American Glenn Sanabria (180-1996, college: SFC) scored 25 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Goree Venable-Gonzalez (201, college: AIC) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Five Brumas players scored in double figures. At the losing side Puerto Rican guard Eliel Gonzalez (188-1995, college: NC A&T) responded with 24 points and 6 rebounds and American swingman Deondre Wade (194, college: Seminole St.) scored 21 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Brumas have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Loser Leones keep the seventh position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Leones: E.Gonzalez 24+6reb+3ast, D.Wade 21+4reb+1ast, C.Lara 11+1reb+1ast, J.Hodgson 5+3reb, Y.Cruz 5+2reb+1ast, A.Espinoza 4+4reb
Brumas: G.Sanabria 25+4reb+4ast, G.Venable-Gonzalez 15+7reb, D.Cacho 13+4reb+2ast, R.Mendoza 10+3reb+3ast, A.Mendoza 10+7reb+2ast, J.Herrera 9+4reb+3ast

UNI Basket - Tigres 99-101

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Tigres (4-7) edged on the road bottom-ranked UNI Basket (2-11) 101-99 on Sunday. Tigres forced 21 UNI Basket turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Puerto Rican guard Ezequiel Colon (187-1999, college: Lehman) scored 34 points (!!!) to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Jose Ortiz (190-1990, college: DelVal) chipped in 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side guard Kenny Avalos (-2000) responded with 23 points and forward Ivan Osorio (-2004) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. UNI Basket's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Tigres maintains sixth position with 4-7 record. UNI Basket lost eleventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Indigenas.
Top scorers:
UNI Basket: K.Herrera 23+2reb+2ast, K.Avalos 23+4reb+1ast, S.Arce 17+6reb+4ast, I.Osorio 14+13reb, A.Alvarado 10+14reb+1ast, J.Espinoza 6+3reb+5ast
Tigres: E.Colon 34+4reb+3ast, J.Ortiz 27+7reb+5ast, J.Branch 15+12reb+4ast, W.Batista 11+4reb+3ast, L.Ibarra 10+4reb+1ast, M.Lopez 4+5reb+1ast

Costa Caribe - Jaguares 73-68

Jaguares (9-1) recorded its first loss in Managua on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by third ranked Costa Caribe (9-3) 73-68. It ended at the same time the nine-game winning streak of Jaguares. Costa Caribe forced 22 Jaguares turnovers. Swingman Jorge Gonzalez (198-1995) fired 17 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Puerto Rican power forward Owens Perez (206-1992) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points and 14 rebounds. American Milik Yarbrough (198-1995, college: Illinois St.) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and naturalized American guard Peter Martinez (177-1996, college: William Pater.) added 10 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Jaguares' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Defending champion maintains third position with 9-3 record having just two point less than leader Jaguares, which they share with UNAN de. Jaguares at the other side still keep top place with one game lost.
Top scorers:
Jaguares: M.Yarbrough 19+10reb+3ast, J.Jones 13+2reb+5ast, P.Martinez 10+10reb, M.Garcia 10+2reb+1ast, J.Gallo 5, C.Webster 5+6reb+2ast
Costa Caribe: J.Matos 18+2reb+5ast, J.Gonzalez 17+5reb+8ast, O.Perez 11+14reb+3ast, T.Andrews 10+9reb, N.Padilla 9+3reb+2ast, D.Real 3+1reb

Indigenas - UNAN de L. 73-95

The game in Matagalpa supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked UNAN de (9-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Indigenas (2-11). UNAN de smashed Indigenas 95-73. UNAN de dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Indigenas' 24. They outrebounded Indigenas 44-31 including 29 on the offensive glass. UNAN de players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Dominican center Jose Familia (201-1998) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 9 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eleven shots !!!). Dominican Xavier dela Rosa (196-1991) contributed with 19 points and 4 assists for the winners. American guard Dean Tylan (185-1999, college: Rogers St.) replied with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists and his fellow American import guard Chris Moten-Jackson (190-1989, college: LA Pierce JC) added 19 points and 4 assists in the effort for Indigenas. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. UNAN de have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Costa Caribe. Indigenas at the other side keep the eighth position with 11 games lost. They share it with UNI Basket.
Top scorers:
Indigenas: C.Moten-Jackson 19+3reb+4ast, D.Toruno 13+6reb+2ast, G.Paz 12+1ast, D.Tylan 11+14reb+8ast, F.Hertas 6+3ast, K.Rivera 5+4reb+1ast
UNAN de L.: J.Familia 27+9reb+1ast, X.dela Rosa 19+1reb+4ast, M.Hinestroza 11+11reb+1ast, W.Diaz 10+2reb+3ast, M.Hernandez 10+3reb, V.Thomas 7+2reb+5ast

Real Esteli - Brumas 59-78

The game in Esteli was also quite interesting. Third ranked Brumas (9-2) played at the court of 5th ranked Real Esteli (6-6). Brumas did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 78-59 on Sunday. Brumas looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American-Puerto Rican Antonio Gordon (206-2001, college: Oklah.Christian) had a double-double by scoring 27 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Goree Venable-Gonzalez (201, college: AIC) chipped in 27 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Brumas' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side center Ponce Ferguson (-2001) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds and the former international swingman Francisco Garth (195-1999) scored 16 points and 5 assists. Brumas have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Loser Real Esteli keeps the fifth position with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Real Esteli: F.Garth 16+4reb+5ast, P.Ferguson 15+10reb+1ast, F.Pauth 11+3reb+3ast, A.Perez 8+5reb, R.Ponce 5+9reb, B.Lopez 2+3reb+2ast
Brumas: A.Gordon 27+14reb+8ast, G.Venable-Gonzalez 27+8reb+2ast, D.Cacho 7+8reb+2ast, R.Mendoza 5+1reb+1ast, A.Mendoza 4+3reb+3ast, D.Cacho 3+2reb+2ast