LSB Round 21 (Regular Season): Costa Caribe lose to Brumas in the game between Top 4 teams

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between Top Four teams took place in Jinotega. Third ranked host Brumas (18-5) defeated 4th placed Costa Caribe (16-6) 87-77. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Costa Caribe. Brumas forced 20 Costa Caribe turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The former international Rafael Mendoza (177-2001) stepped up and scored 29 points and 6 assists for the winners and American-Puerto Rican Antonio Gordon (206-2001, college: Oklah.Christian) chipped in 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was swingman Jorge Gonzalez (198-1995) with 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks. Costa Caribe's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Brumas have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Defending champion Costa Caribe keeps the fourth position with six games lost.
LSB top team - UNAN de (19-5) had no problems winning another game. This time they beat sixth ranked Leones (8-16) 89-73. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Leones. Dominican center Jose Familia (201-1998) nailed a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and Leslie Serrano accounted for 17 points and 5 assists. UNAN de L.'s coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American point guard Brandon Lavernia (183-2000, college: Chatham) came up with 26 points and 6 rebounds for Leones in the defeat. UNAN de maintains first place with 19-5 record. Leones at the other side keep the sixth position with 16 games lost.
The game in Corinto was also quite interesting. Third ranked Jaguares (17-5) played at the court of 7th ranked Tigres (6-16). Jaguares did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 77-60 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Jeff Allen who had a double-double by scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks. Jaguares' coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was Lorenzo Martinez who recorded a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds. Jaguares maintains third place with 17-5 record having 2 victories less than leader UNAN de L. Tigres lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 16 games lost.

In the last two games of round 21 Leones destroyed UNI Basket on the opponent's court 121-100. Indigenas unfortunately lost to Brumas in a home game 96-112.



UNI Basket - Leones 100-121

Rather expected game when 9th ranked UNI Basket (2-21) was crushed at home by sixth ranked Leones (8-16) 121-100 on Tuesday. Leones forced 19 UNI Basket turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was Puerto Rican forward Johwen Villegas (194-1985, college: FIU) who scored 48 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds. Puerto Rican guard Eliel Gonzalez (188-1995, college: NC A&T) chipped in a double-double by scoring 30 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Dominican Francisco Alvarez who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and 19 rebounds and guard Santos Arce (-2001) added 26 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Five UNI Basket players 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. Leones maintains sixth place with 8-16 record. UNI Basket lost twenty first consecutive game. They stay dead last with 21 lost games.
Top scorers:
UNI Basket: S.Arce 26+5reb+1ast, F.Alvarez 16+19reb+3ast, J.Espinoza 15+8reb+5ast, I.Osorio 12+5reb+1ast, K.Avalos 11+10reb+2ast, J.Zeledon 9+5reb+1ast
Leones: J.Villegas 48+6reb, E.Gonzalez 30+14reb+9ast, R.Leyva 10+3reb+3ast, K.Gutierrez 8+3reb+4ast, B.Lavernia 7+4reb+2ast, C.Lara 5+2reb+3ast

Brumas - Costa Caribe 87-77

The game between Top Four teams took place in Jinotega. Third ranked host Brumas (18-5) defeated 4th placed Costa Caribe (16-6) 87-77. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Costa Caribe. Brumas forced 20 Costa Caribe turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The former international Rafael Mendoza (177-2001) stepped up and scored 29 points and 6 assists for the winners and American-Puerto Rican Antonio Gordon (206-2001, college: Oklah.Christian) chipped in 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was swingman Jorge Gonzalez (198-1995) with 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks and Puerto Rican guard Luis Lopez (182-1998, college: PR-Mayaguez) scored 19 points, 9 assists and 5 steals. Four Costa Caribe players scored in double figures. Costa Caribe's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Brumas have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Defending champion Costa Caribe keeps the fourth position with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Costa Caribe: J.Gonzalez 28+6reb+5ast, L.Lopez 19+4reb+9ast, A.Williams 13+12reb, J.Matos 11+13reb+4ast, N.Padilla 4+2reb, R.Allen 2+1ast
Brumas: R.Mendoza 29+2reb+6ast, G.Sanabria 22+5reb+7ast, A.Gordon 20+11reb+5ast, D.Cacho 8+5reb+1ast, M.Cairo 4+3reb+4ast, J.Herrera 4+2reb+1ast

UNAN de L. - Leones 89-73

LSB top team - UNAN de (19-5) had no problems winning another game. This time they beat sixth ranked Leones (8-16) 89-73. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Leones. UNAN de dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Leones' 32. UNAN de forced 25 Leones turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Dominican center Jose Familia (201-1998) nailed a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and guard Leslie Serrano (-2005) accounted for 17 points and 5 assists. Four UNAN de L. players scored in double figures. UNAN de L.'s coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American point guard Brandon Lavernia (183-2000, college: Chatham) came up with 26 points and 6 rebounds and Venezuelan power forward Adrian Espinoza (210-1997) added 16 points and 16 rebounds respectively for Leones in the defeat. UNAN de maintains first place with 19-5 record. Leones at the other side keep the sixth position with 16 games lost.
Top scorers:
Leones: B.Lavernia 26+6reb+1ast, A.Espinoza 16+16reb, Y.Cruz 10+3reb+2ast, K.Gutierrez 9+6reb+4ast, R.Leyva 5+5reb+4ast, H.Perez 5+4reb+1ast
UNAN de L.: W.Diaz 18+3reb+1ast, L.Serrano 17+2reb+5ast, S.Hodgson 14+2reb+3ast, J.Familia 13+10reb+1ast, M.Hinestroza 8+5reb+2ast, A.Salazar 6+6reb+1ast

Tigres - Jaguares 60-77

The game in Corinto was also quite interesting. Third ranked Jaguares (17-5) played at the court of 7th ranked Tigres (6-16). Jaguares did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 77-60 on Wednesday. Jaguares outrebounded Tigres 45-30 including a 32-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Jaguares made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was American power forward Jeff Allen (201-1987, college: Virginia Tech, agency: BMS Sport Agency) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks. Naturalized American guard Peter Martinez (177-1996, college: William Pater.) chipped in 17 points and 7 rebounds. Jaguares' coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was American power forward Lorenzo Martinez (206-1997, college: Southwestern, KS) who recorded a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds and Wilson Batista (-2003) added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Jaguares maintains third place with 17-5 record having 2 victories less than leader UNAN de L. Tigres lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 16 games lost.
Top scorers:
Tigres: W.Batista 12+5reb+4ast, L.Martinez 12+12reb+3ast, M.Lopez 11+1reb, L.Ibarra 10+4reb+2ast, L.Gomez 7, J.Martinez 5+4reb+2ast
Jaguares: R.Mercedes 20+3reb+2ast, J.Allen 17+14reb+3ast, P.Martinez 17+7reb+2ast, Z.Owens 13+3reb+2ast, M.Garcia 5+2reb+1ast, R.Sierra 3+6reb+2ast

Indigenas - Brumas 96-112

Very predictable result in Matagalpa where third ranked Brumas (18-5) defeated 8th ranked Indigenas (3-20) 112-96 on Thursday. Brumas dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Indigenas' 40. They outrebounded Indigenas 50-37 including a 38-22 advantage in offensive rebounds. Brumas looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. The best player for the winners was American-Puerto Rican Antonio Gordon (206-2001, college: Oklah.Christian) who had a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists. American Glenn Sanabria (180-1996, college: SFC) chipped in 14 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Brumas' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Chris Moten-Jackson (190-1989, college: LA Pierce JC) who recorded 31 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists and the other American import guard Dean Tylan (185-1999, college: Rogers St.) added 30 points and 6 assists respectively. Five Brumas and four Indigenas players scored in double figures. Brumas have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Indigenas lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 20 games lost.
Top scorers:
Indigenas: C.Moten-Jackson 31+8reb+7ast, D.Tylan 30+2reb+6ast, I.Centeno 14+8reb+1ast, D.Toruno 12+7reb+5ast, L.Blandon 5+2reb, G.Paz 4+5reb+2ast
Brumas: A.Gordon 21+17reb+11ast, M.Cairo 18+3reb, R.Mendoza 17+5reb+3ast, J.Herrera 15+6reb+2ast, G.Sanabria 14+7reb+8ast, D.Cacho 9+7reb+1ast