Metropolitan League Round 1 of Finals. San Jose crush Olimpia

Jaime Lloreda

San Jose - Olimpia 106-74

San Jose outgunned Olimpia in the Finals opener. The game was mostly controlled by San Jose. Olimpia managed to win fourth quarter 25-24. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. It was a great shooting night for San Jose especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.0 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Panamanian center Jaime Lloreda (204-80, college: LSU) who helped to win the game recording 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. American forward Scott Rogers (196, college: Trine) contributed with 21 points and 5 assists for the winners. Five San Jose players scored in double figures. American forward Brandon Bowman (205-84, college: Georgetown, agency: David Lee Services) answered with 12 points and 5 rebounds and the former international swingman Federico Mellone (193-85) added 9 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Olimpia. 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:
San Jose: S.Rogers 21+5ast, F.Dose 20+4reb+1ast, J.Lloreda 18+7reb+5ast, B.Zanotti 12+7reb+3ast, C.Luis Vallejos 11+4reb+7ast, F.Benitez 9+4reb
Olimpia: B.Bowman 12+5reb+3ast, R.Mercado 11+4reb+1ast, E.Riveros 10+2reb+2ast, F.Mellone 9+6reb+1ast, A.Lopez 8+2reb, L.Ljubetich 8+2reb+3ast