TBN Round 17 (Regular Season): Brumas keep a leadership position

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Brumas as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Brumas smashed 17th ranked Frente in Jinotega 135-72. Brumas dominated down low during the game scoring 84 of its points in the paint compared to Frente's 62. Brumas forced 24 Frente turnovers and outrebounded them 43-29 including a 21-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Brumas looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Frente's players. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Rafael Mendoza (177-2001) who scored 22 points and 6 assists. Forward Herman Mullins (-2003) chipped in 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Kurlam Chamorro (189-1989) produced 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Brumas (15-1) have an impressive series of fifteen victories in a row. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Leones. Frente lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth place with ten games lost.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Managua: Leones (#4) and Americas 2 (#8). Leones (15-1) crushed visiting Americas 2 (8-7) by 29 points 93-64. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Americas 2. The former international Harold Barberena (179-1982) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. Elijah Allen contributed with 13 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. The former international forward Troy Andrews (196-2000) answered with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks for Americas 2. 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. The victory was the fifteenth consecutive win for Leones. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Brumas. Americas 2 at the other side keeps the eighth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Tigres and Mineros.
Bottom-ranked Nicaragua U16 (0-16) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 86-48 loss to fifteenth ranked UNAN de (5-10) in Managua on Sunday evening. Jerssan Espinoza stepped up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Christopher Ayestas responded with 11 points and 6 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. UNAN de moved-up to fourteenth place. Nicaragua U16 lost their sixteenth game in a row. They still close the standings.

Other games of round 17 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
San Isidro was crushed by Real Esteli in a road game 99-61. Leon was smashed by La Trinidad at home 51-105. La Libertad lost to Sebaco on the opponent's court 85-103.
The best stats of 17th round was 20 points and 5 rebounds by Jordan Ramirez of UNAN de M..



Real Esteli - San Isidro 99-61

There was no surprise when 18th ranked San Isidro (3-12) was crushed on the road by sixth ranked Real Esteli (12-3) 99-61 on Sunday. Real Esteli dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to San Isidro's 52. Real Esteli forced 30 San Isidro turnovers. International Wilson Batista (190-2003) stepped up and scored 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and the former international forward Bryan Casildo (-2006) chipped in 15 points and 8 rebounds. Sidney Castaneda responded with 19 points and 24 rebounds and forward Axel Rodriguez (-2006) scored 15 points. Five Real Esteli and four San Isidro players scored in double figures. Real Esteli maintains sixth place with 12-3 record. San Isidro lost their third game in a row. They keep the eighteenth position with 12 games lost.
Top scorers:
Real Esteli: W.Batista 20+5reb+2ast, B.Casildo 15+8reb, P.Buitrago 15+4reb+1ast, A.Alcoser 12+4reb+1ast, J.Reyes 11+4reb+2ast, J.Hulse 9+4reb
San Isidro: C.Sidney 19+24reb+2ast, R.Axel 15+4reb+3ast, R.Erick 12+4reb+3ast, M.Hamilton 11+11reb, E.Luis 2+3reb, M.Jeffer 2+1reb

Leon - La Trinidad 51-105

No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked La Trinidad (10-6) smashed on the road 19th ranked Leon (2-13) 105-51 on Sunday. La Trinidad dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Leon's 22. They outrebounded Leon 51-32 including a 39-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. La Trinidad looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Leon's players. Point guard Mario Garcia (182-2000) stepped up and scored 36 points (!!!) and 4 assists for the winners and Luder Hernandez (195-1995) chipped in 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Four La Trinidad players scored in double figures. Juan Morales responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds and Wilfredo Barreto scored 11 points. The victory was the third consecutive win for La Trinidad. They maintain seventh place with 10-6 record. Leon lost their ninth game in a row. They keep the nineteenth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Academia PLAV.
Top scorers:
La Trinidad: M.Garcia 36+4reb+4ast, L.Hernandez 20+13reb+4ast, H.Mairena 12+5reb+4ast, E.Gonzalez 11+5reb, F.Cardoza 10+11reb+1ast, M.Rodriguez 9+5reb+3ast
Leon: M.Juan 13+11reb+1ast, D.Darciel 12+2reb+1ast, B.Wilfredo 11+4reb+3ast, G.Jaime 6+7reb, R.Talal 4+5reb, S.Milton 3+1ast

Sebaco - La Libertad 103-85

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 12th ranked La Libertad's (6-9) road loss to eleventh ranked Sebaco (7-7) 85-103 on Sunday. Sebaco forced 22 La Libertad turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Esmilder Rojas (190-1985) stepped up and scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and American forward Kelvin Rivera (168-1996, college: RU Camden) chipped in 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Roberto Sirias responded with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists and Erling Lopez (-1994) scored 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Sebaco maintains eleventh place with 7-7 record. Loser La Libertad keeps the twelfth position with nine games lost. They share it with Tipitapa.
Top scorers:
Sebaco: E.Rojas 22+9reb+5ast, J.Zeledon 21+6reb+4ast, K.Rivera 20+9reb+5ast, S.Escoto 16+1reb+5ast, P.Sequeira 9+3reb+1ast, J.Torrez 6+4reb
La Libertad: S.Roberto 23+8reb+8ast, L.Erling 18+9reb+4ast, A.Leevon 17+3reb+2ast, C.Moises 14+11reb+2ast, R.Ervin 8+4reb+2ast, M.Miguel 5+3reb

Brumas - Frente 135-72

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Brumas as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Brumas smashed 17th ranked Frente in Jinotega 135-72. Brumas dominated down low during the game scoring 84 of its points in the paint compared to Frente's 62. Brumas forced 24 Frente turnovers and outrebounded them 43-29 including a 21-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Brumas looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Frente's players. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Rafael Mendoza (177-2001) who scored 22 points and 6 assists. Forward Herman Mullins (-2003) chipped in 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Brumas players scored in double figures. Kurlam Chamorro (189-1989) produced 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Nelson Avellan added 8 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Brumas (15-1) have an impressive series of fifteen victories in a row. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Leones. Frente lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Brumas: R.Mendoza 22+1reb+6ast, J.Herrera 16+9reb+1ast, D.Cacho 15+7reb+5ast, H.Mullins 15+8reb+5ast, Y.Altamirano 14+1reb, A.Mendoza 12+3reb
Frente: C.Kurlam 21+9reb+4ast, S.Walter 11+2reb, P.Dante 8+1reb, A.Nelson 8+5reb+1ast, M.Juan 7+1reb, M.Ervin 6

Leones - Americas 2 93-64

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Managua: Leones (#4) and Americas 2 (#8). Leones (15-1) crushed visiting Americas 2 (8-7) by 29 points 93-64. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Americas 2. Leones forced 29 Americas 2 turnovers. The former international Harold Barberena (179-1982) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. Elijah Allen contributed with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Five Leones players scored in double figures. The former international forward Troy Andrews (196-2000) answered with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks and Adrian Slate added 13 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Americas 2. 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. The victory was the fifteenth consecutive win for Leones. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Brumas. Americas 2 at the other side keeps the eighth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Tigres and Mineros.
Top scorers:
Leones: H.Barberena 26+12reb+8ast, E.Allen 13+12reb+2ast, P.Cerda 11+4reb, J.Lindo 11+1reb+2ast, K.Gutierrez 11+3reb+2ast, A.Fernandez 8+4reb+2ast
Americas 2: A.Troy 28+16reb+2ast, S.Adrian 13+5reb, M.Anthony 7+2reb, S.Jovanni 6+5reb+4ast, P.Johan 4+1reb, B.Orlin 3+1reb+1ast

UNAN de M. - Nicaragua U16 86-48

Bottom-ranked Nicaragua U16 (0-16) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 86-48 loss to fifteenth ranked UNAN de (5-10) in Managua on Sunday evening. They dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Nicaragua U16's 42. UNAN de forced 19 Nicaragua U16 turnovers and outrebounded them 44-28 including a 32-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Jerssan Espinoza stepped up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and American point guard Jordan Ramirez (178) chipped in 20 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Five UNAN de M. players scored in double figures. Christopher Ayestas responded with 11 points and 6 rebounds and Jmar Allen scored 11 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. UNAN de moved-up to fourteenth place. Nicaragua U16 lost their sixteenth game in a row. They still close the standings.
Top scorers:
UNAN de M.: J.Ramirez 20+5reb+2ast, J.Espinoza 15+10reb+7ast, J.Espinoza 11+7reb, J.Gonzalez 10+9reb, E.Blandon 10+1reb+1ast, M.Acosta 5+5reb
Nicaragua U16: A.Christopher 11+6reb+1ast, A.Jmar 11+3reb+1ast, B.Marcello 6+3reb+2ast, H.Jaden 4+2reb, V.Jameer 4+1reb+2ast, E.Leonel 4