Liga de Ascenso Round 7 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 7 was guest Olimpia's (3-1) easy road victory over 4th placed L.Borges (2-2) 96-77 on Tuesday evening. Olimpia outrebounded L.Borges 39-27 including a 31-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Olimpia looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by L.Borges' players. Argentinian forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners. Panamanian power forward Ezequiel Bell (202-1999) chipped in 17 points and 10 rebounds. Olimpia's coach Andres Borroni used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward JaVon Benson (201, college: Ole Miss) produced 16 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Olimpia moved-up to third place, which they share with Verdirrojo. L.Borges at the other side dropped to the fifth position with two games lost. They share it with 4 other teams.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Lagomar (#8) and O.Mundial (#5). Lagomar (2-2) won against visiting O.Mundial (2-2) 93-82. Worth to mention a great performance of Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Facundo Medina contributed with 14 points and 7 assists for the winners. Thomas Araujo (195-2004) answered with 23 points and 8 rebounds for O.Mundial. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Lagomar moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated O.Mundial.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Albatros (2-2) against ninth ranked Tabare (2-2) on Tuesday night. Host Albatros were defeated by Tabare in Montevideo 97-79. It was a great evening for Jonathan Augustin-Fairell who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 17 rebounds. At the losing side Octavio Medina responded with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Tabare moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Albatros.

In the last game of round 7 Trouville defeated Montevideo in Montevideo 96-91.
The best stats of 7th round was 22 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists by Dennis McKinney of Trouville.



Albatros - Tabare 79-97:
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Albatros (2-2) against ninth ranked Tabare (2-2) on Tuesday night. Host Albatros were defeated by Tabare in Montevideo 97-79. Tabare made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Tabare made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for American-Bahamas forward Jonathan Augustin-Fairell (201-1993, college: Murray St.) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 17 rebounds. Forward Agustin Da Costa (191-1998) helped adding 22 points. At the losing side forward Octavio Medina (195-1996) responded with 18 points and 6 rebounds and forward Thiago Copelotti (-2002) scored 9 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Tabare moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Albatros.
Top scorers:
Albatros: O.Medina 18+6reb+3ast, C.Matias 13+1reb+1ast, G.Nicolas 13+3reb+4ast, S.Machado 9+3reb, C.Thiago 9+9reb+4ast, B.Juan Manuel 7+4reb
Tabare: A.Jonathan 23+17reb+2ast, D.Agustin 22+4reb, G.Carlton 15+4reb+4ast, S.Sosa 9+1reb+7ast, G.Viera 8+1reb+1ast, C.Modernell 6+6reb+3ast

Lagomar - O.Mundial 93-82:
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Lagomar (#8) and O.Mundial (#5). Lagomar (2-2) won against visiting O.Mundial (2-2) 93-82. Lagomar players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by O.Mundial's players. O.Mundial was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Facundo Medina (190-1994) contributed with 14 points and 7 assists for the winners. Thomas Araujo (195-2004) answered with 23 points and 8 rebounds and forward Ignacio Dos Santos (201-2005) added 16 points in the effort for O.Mundial. Four O.Mundial players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Lagomar moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated O.Mundial.
Top scorers:
O.Mundial: T.Araujo 23+8reb, D.Santos Ignacio 16+4reb+2ast, D.Alvarez 13+7reb+1ast, A.Duncan II 11+5reb+1ast, H.Tanksley 8+4reb+1ast, A.Varela 5+4ast
Lagomar: A.Victor 21+10reb+5ast, F.Medina 14+4reb+7ast, M.Cancela 12+6reb+6ast, L.Viatri 9+2reb, L.Ivan 8+5reb+4ast, G.Ignacio 7+1ast

L.Borges - Olimpia 77-96:
The biggest surprise of round 7 was guest Olimpia's (3-1) easy road victory over 4th placed L.Borges (2-2) 96-77 on Tuesday evening. Olimpia outrebounded L.Borges 39-27 including a 31-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Olimpia looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by L.Borges' players. Argentinian forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners. Panamanian power forward Ezequiel Bell (202-1999) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Olimpia's coach Andres Borroni used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward JaVon Benson (201, college: Ole Miss) produced 16 points and 8 rebounds and forward Christian Pereira (194-1993) added 11 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Olimpia moved-up to third place, which they share with Verdirrojo. L.Borges at the other side dropped to the fifth position with two games lost. They share it with 4 other teams.
Top scorers:
L.Borges: B.JaVon 16+8reb+2ast, A.Amaral 13+2reb+1ast, J.Galletto 13+3reb+5ast, C.Pereira 11+9reb+1ast, N.Pereyra 9+1reb+4ast, T.Santiago 9+3reb
Olimpia: C.Lucio 28+10reb+5ast, B.Ezequiel 17+10reb, M.Agustin 12+5reb+4ast, P.Martin 12+3reb+8ast, A.Abel 8+2reb+6ast, M.Mateo 7+3reb+3ast

Montevideo - Trouville 91-96:
There was no surprise when 12th ranked Montevideo (1-3) was defeated at home by leader Trouville (4-0) 96-91 on Tuesday. Trouville made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. Trouville had a 36-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Trouville made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for American swingman Dennis McKinney (194-1998, college: Mt.Mercy) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Pablo Gomez (200-2003) helped adding 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks. Five Trouville players scored in double figures. At the losing side naturalized Italian forward Xavier Couste (186-1999) responded with 31 points (made all of his seven free throws) and forward Tomas de Leon (195-1999) scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. Trouville have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Stockolmo. Loser Montevideo dropped to the tenth place with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams.
Top scorers:
Montevideo: X.Couste 31+4reb+1ast, L.Perez 12+4reb+1ast, T.de Leon 11+6reb+1ast, M.Pose 8+1reb+6ast, C.Tiago 7+1reb+1ast, Z.Arle 7+8reb+1ast
Trouville: M.Dennis 22+13reb+4ast, G.Pablo 18+9reb+1ast, R.Nahuel 14+6reb+2ast, B.Rodrigo 12+2reb+4ast, T.Martin 11+3reb+8ast, G.Andriy 10+7reb+4ast