LSB Round 22 (Regular Season): Real Esteli crush Tigres by record 64 points

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game with biggest result difference took place in Esteli. Local Real Esteli (15-9) outscored 7th ranked Tigres (6-17) 132-68 on Saturday night. Real Esteli dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Tigres' 38. Real Esteli forced 19 Tigres turnovers and outrebounded them 61-36 including a 48-28 advantage in offensive rebounds. Real Esteli looked well-organized offensively handing out 53 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Tigres' players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Real Esteli made 11 blocks. Puerto Rican Ismael Cruz (190-2000, college: Indian Hills) fired a triple-double by scoring 11 points, 12 rebounds, 34 assists and 4 steals for the winners. The former international power forward Jensen Campbell (198-1998) chipped in 20 points and 6 rebounds. Wilson Batista (-2003) produced 33 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds for lost side. Real Esteli have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 15-9 record. Tigres lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 17 games lost.

In the last two games of round 22 Costa Caribe crushed UNI Basket in Managua 100-56. Jaguares smashed Indigenas at home 121-62.
The best stats of 22th round was 26 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists by Josmel Martinez of Jaguares.



Real Esteli - Tigres 132-68

The game with biggest result difference took place in Esteli. Local Real Esteli (15-9) outscored 7th ranked Tigres (6-17) 132-68 on Saturday night. Real Esteli dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Tigres' 38. Real Esteli forced 19 Tigres turnovers and outrebounded them 61-36 including a 48-28 advantage in offensive rebounds. Real Esteli looked well-organized offensively handing out 53 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Tigres' players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Real Esteli made 11 blocks. Puerto Rican Ismael Cruz (190-2000, college: Indian Hills) fired a triple-double by scoring 11 points, 12 rebounds, 34 assists and 4 steals for the winners. The former international power forward Jensen Campbell (198-1998) chipped in 20 points and 6 rebounds. Five Real Esteli players scored in double figures. Wilson Batista (-2003) produced 33 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and American power forward Lorenzo Martinez (206-1997, college: Southwestern, KS) added 6 points and 13 rebounds respectively for lost side. Real Esteli have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 15-9 record. Tigres lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 17 games lost.
Top scorers:
Real Esteli: J.Campbell 20+6reb+3ast, J.Lopez Sanchez 18+1reb+1ast, P.Ferguson 15+10reb+1ast, W.Daniels 15+5reb+1ast, J.Cintron 14+5reb+1ast, F.Pauth 14+1reb+3ast
Tigres: W.Batista 33+5reb+1ast, L.Ibarra 9+3reb+3ast, M.Lopez 7+6reb+1ast, L.Martinez 6+13reb+2ast, L.Gonzalez 6+6reb+6ast, C.Valdivia 5+1ast

UNI Basket - Costa Caribe 56-100

There was no surprise when 9th ranked UNI Basket (2-22) was crushed at home by fourth ranked Costa Caribe (17-6) 100-56 on Saturday. Costa Caribe forced 28 UNI Basket turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by UNI Basket's players. Swingman Brandon Wilson (-1995) fired 10 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. The former international power forward Windell Sloan (195-1987) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. Four Costa Caribe players scored in double figures. Dominican Francisco Alvarez produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 18 rebounds and forward Angel Alvarado (196-2004) added 14 points and 12 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains fourth position with 17-6 record. UNI Basket lost twenty second consecutive game. They stay dead last with 22 lost games.
Top scorers:
Costa Caribe: N.Padilla 18+1ast, W.Sloan 16+7reb+1ast, J.Gonzalez 11+2reb+4ast, E.Britton 10+1reb+4ast, B.Wilson 10+6reb+9ast, W.Moody 9+4reb+1ast
UNI Basket: A.Alvarado 14+12reb, F.Alvarez 13+18reb, K.Avalos 10+3reb+1ast, J.Espinoza 9+5reb+2ast, S.Arce 7+2reb+3ast, J.Zeledon 2+1reb

Jaguares - Indigenas 121-62

No shocking result in a game in Managua where third ranked Jaguares (18-5) smashed 8th ranked Indigenas (3-21) 121-62 on Saturday. Jaguares dominated down low during the game scoring 94 of its points in the paint compared to Indigenas' 26. Jaguares forced 21 Indigenas turnovers and outrebounded them 61-35 including a 40-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. Jaguares looked well-organized offensively handing out 36 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Indigenas' players. International forward Josmel Martinez (198-1999, college: Broward CC, agency: BMS Sport Agency) fired a double-double by scoring 26 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American power forward Jeff Allen (201-1987, college: Virginia Tech, agency: BMS Sport Agency) chipped in a triple-double by scoring 14 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. Five Jaguares players scored in double figures. American guard Dean Tylan (185-1999, college: Rogers St.) produced 20 points and 6 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Chris Moten-Jackson (190-1989, college: LA Pierce JC) added 17 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Jaguares moved-up to second place, which they share with Brumas. Indigenas lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 21 games lost.
Top scorers:
Jaguares: J.Martinez 26+16reb+4ast, M.Garcia 17+10reb+2ast, Z.Owens 15+4reb+1ast, J.Allen 14+14reb+10ast, R.Mercedes 13+1reb+1ast, D.Garcia 10+9reb+2ast
Indigenas: D.Tylan 20+6reb+3ast, C.Moten-Jackson 17+2reb+4ast, F.Hertas 8+1reb+1ast, D.Toruno 7+5reb+3ast, L.Blandon 3, F.Baltodano 2+8reb+1ast