LUB Round 10: Aguada keeps a leadership position

There was no lack of excitement in the last round games. The round ended with derby games, favorites losing the games and games ending by tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Aguada as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Aguada defeated 8th ranked Urunday Univ. in Montevideo 87-81. American power forward Lee Roberts (201-87, college: Findlay, OH) scored 28 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and naturalized Italian Leandro Garcia-Morales (186-80, college: Texas A&M, agency: Pro Sports) chipped in 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. At the losing side American forward Shaquille Johnson (191-90, college: Marshall) responded with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Aguada have a solid three-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Urunday Univ. at the other side dropped to the tenth place with three games lost. Urunday Univ. will play next round against Sayago trying to get back on the winning streak. Aguada will try to continue on its current victory against sixth ranked Nacional. It will be extra interesting game as Nacional is their local rival from Montevideo.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Nacional (#6) and Bigua (#7). Bigua was defeated at home 65-75 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. American Dominique Morrison (198-89, college: ORU) notched a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the effort and Santiago Moglia supported him with 19 points. Even a double-double of 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists by American Storm Warren (211-88, college: LSU) did not help to save the game for Bigua. Nacional have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position with 4-2 record. Bigua at the other side keeps the seventh place with four games lost. They share the position with Hebraica. Nacional's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Aguada.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Trouville (5-3) against tenth ranked Capitol (4-5) on Monday night. Visiting Trouville was defeated by Capitol in a tough game in Montevideo 82-88. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Trouville. Americans were the main players on the court. Paul Harrison fired 24 points for the winners. Sampson Carter produced 24 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Trouville's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Capitol have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to ninth place. Loser Trouville keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with Olimpia and Goes. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Bottom-ranked Sayago (0-6) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their sixth consecutive match to sixth ranked Goes (5-3) 100-79. Worth to mention a great performance of Nicolas Borsellino who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Goes have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Trouville and Olimpia. Sayago at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Goes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo .
Important game to mention about took place in Montevideo. Fourth ranked Malvin (5-2) saved a 2-point victory at home edging 11th ranked Defensor (2-4) 72-70 on Saturday evening. Host team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Kiril Wachsmann had a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Malvin moved-up to second place. Loser Defensor keeps the eleventh position with four games lost. Malvin's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Urunday Univ..

In the last two games of round 10 Atenas lost to Goes on the opponent's court 89-99. Hebraica managed to outperform Bigua in a home game 94-78.

Aguada - Urunday Univ. 87-81

The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Aguada as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Aguada defeated 8th ranked Urunday Univ. in Montevideo 87-81. American power forward Lee Roberts (201-87, college: Findlay, OH) scored 28 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and naturalized Italian Leandro Garcia-Morales (186-80, college: Texas A&M, agency: Pro Sports) chipped in 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. At the losing side American forward Shaquille Johnson (191-90, college: Marshall) responded with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists and his fellow American import forward Willie Clayton (203-92, college: Georgia St.) scored 12 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Aguada have a solid three-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Urunday Univ. at the other side dropped to the tenth place with three games lost. Urunday Univ. will play next round against Sayago trying to get back on the winning streak. Aguada will try to continue on its current victory against sixth ranked Nacional. It will be extra interesting game as Nacional is their local rival from Montevideo.
Top scorers:
Aguada: L.Roberts 28+9reb+1ast, L.Garcia Morales 19+5reb+8ast, F.Pereiras 12+1reb+2ast, F.Bavosi 10+5reb+5ast, S.Izaguirre 7+7reb+1ast, D.Doblas 6+1reb
Urunday Univ.: S.Johnson 24+5reb+9ast, W.Clayton 12+7reb, M.Zubiaurre 12+3reb+4ast, T.Lee 10+4reb, F.Medina 9+3reb+3ast, D.Delgado 7+5reb+1ast

Malvin - Defensor 72-70

Important game to mention about took place in Montevideo. Fourth ranked Malvin (5-2) saved a 2-point victory at home edging 11th ranked Defensor (2-4) 72-70 on Saturday evening. Host team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Naturalized German center Kiril Wachsmann (203-84, college: Iona) had a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Panamanian forward Michael Hicks (196-76, college: Texas A&M-CC) chipped in 20 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American power forward Eric Dawson (206-84, college: Midwestern St., agency: Interperformances) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 17 rebounds and his fellow American import John DeGroat (201-85, college: Pittsburgh) scored 17 points and 6 rebounds. Four Defensor players scored in double figures. Malvin moved-up to second place. Loser Defensor keeps the eleventh position with four games lost. Malvin's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Urunday Univ..
Top scorers:
Malvin: M.Hicks 20+5reb+1ast, K.Wachsmann 15+12reb+4ast, M.Cabot 9+4reb+6ast, J.Santiso 9+5reb+3ast, H.Mickelson 8+3reb, F.Grolla 6+2reb
Defensor: J.DeGroat 17+6reb+2ast, I.Sosa Carrion 15+3reb+5ast, E.Dawson 13+17reb+1ast, A.Acosta 13+2reb+3ast, D.Garcia 5+3ast, A.Dotti 4+1reb+1ast

Goes - Atenas 99-89

Very expected game in Montevideo where 12th ranked Atenas (1-7) were defeated by sixth ranked Goes (5-3) 99-89 on Monday. Goes outrebounded Atenas 46-23 including a 19-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Cameron Forte (201-93, college: Portland St.) had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import forward Karachi Edo (196-94, college: Fresno St.) chipped in 19 points and 14 rebounds during the contest. Worth to mention Edo played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped get the job in pro basketball. At the losing side forward Gonzalo Meira (195-88, agency: Pro Sports) responded with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (made all of his seven free throws) and American swingman Daniel Dingle (200-94, college: Temple) scored 21 points and 6 rebounds. Five Goes and four Atenas players scored in double figures. Goes have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Trouville and Olimpia. Atenas lost third consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with seven games lost. Goes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena .
Top scorers:
Goes: C.Forte 22+12reb+1ast, K.Edo 19+14reb, J.Osimani 18+2reb+3ast, F.Martinez 13+3reb+9ast, M.Aguilera 11+5reb+3ast, N.Borsellino 9+8reb+1ast
Atenas: G.Meira 27+5reb+6ast, D.Dingle 21+6reb, N.Catala 14+5reb+2ast, M.Pose 13+3ast, A.Pose 8+1reb+4ast, D.Cooper 2+4reb

Hebraica - Bigua 94-78

There was a small surprise in Montevideo where ninth ranked Hebraica (4-4) defeated 7th ranked Bigua (4-4) 94-78 on Monday. Hebraica made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Bigua turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Bigua was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. American-Irish swingman Will Hanley (201-90, college: Bowdoin, agency: Duran International) had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Winsome Frazier (193-82, college: Mississippi St.) chipped in 27 points (made all of his nine free throws !!!) during the contest. Five Hebraica players scored in double figures. At the losing side American Storm Warren (211-88, college: LSU) responded with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Dominican forward Luis Santos (203-94, college: St.Louis) scored 16 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Hebraica moved-up to seventh place, which they share with defeated Bigua. Hebraica's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Aguada.
Top scorers:
Hebraica: W.Frazier 27+3reb+2ast, W.Hanley 25+10reb+2ast, D.Joyner 13+7reb+1ast, F.Haller 11+1reb, A.Aristimuno 10+3reb+10ast, F.Terra 6+1reb+3ast
Bigua: L.Santos 16+6reb+2ast, S.Warren 15+7reb+4ast, D.Alvarez 11+8reb+2ast, M.Perdomo 9+2reb+5ast, D.Sweetney 9+1reb, Z.Salvador 8+8ast

Capitol - Trouville 88-82

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Trouville (5-3) against tenth ranked Capitol (4-5) on Monday night. Visiting Trouville was defeated by Capitol in a tough game in Montevideo 82-88. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Trouville. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Capitol made 7 blocks. Americans were the main players on the court. Center Paul Harrison (204-89, college: N.Greenville) fired 24 points for the winners. Forward Marquez Letcher-Ellis (203-97, college: Nevada) chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Forward Sampson Carter (203-90, college: Massachusetts) produced 24 points and 7 rebounds and forward Anthony Danridge (196-86, college: N.Mexico) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Trouville's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Capitol have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to ninth place. Loser Trouville keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with Olimpia and Goes. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Capitol: P.Harrison 24+4reb+1ast, M.Letcher-Ellis 19+10reb, H.Caceres 13+4reb+1ast, B.Babovic 13+3reb+3ast, M.Trelles 8+5ast, J.Wenzel 5+6reb+2ast
Trouville: S.Carter 24+7reb+2ast, A.Danridge 15+5reb+6ast, A.Lopez 14+9reb+1ast, M.Mayora 11+4reb+2ast, C.Eziukwu 8+6reb+3ast, M.Marotta 5+1reb+4ast

Bigua - Nacional 65-75

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Nacional (#6) and Bigua (#7). Bigua was defeated at home 65-75 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. American Dominique Morrison (198-89, college: ORU) notched a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Santiago Moglia (196-89) supported him with 19 points. Even a double-double of 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists by American Storm Warren (211-88, college: LSU) did not help to save the game for Bigua. Dominican forward Luis Santos (203-94, college: St.Louis) added 16 points and 13 rebounds for lost side. Nacional have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position with 4-2 record. Bigua at the other side keeps the seventh place with four games lost. They share the position with Hebraica. Nacional's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Aguada.
Top scorers:
Nacional: S.Moglia 19+4reb, D.Morrison 18+10reb+2ast, K.Austin 14+4reb+1ast, M.Romero 9+4reb+3ast, H.Passos 7+10reb, M.Souberbielle 6+5reb+3ast
Bigua: S.Warren 19+11reb+4ast, L.Santos 16+13reb, M.Rojas 8+6reb, Z.Salvador 7+3ast, D.Alvarez 6+3reb+3ast, M.Osimani 3+3reb+4ast

Sayago - Goes 79-100

Bottom-ranked Sayago (0-6) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their sixth consecutive match to sixth ranked Goes (5-3) 100-79. Goes dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Sayago's 36. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized Italian center Nicolas Borsellino (202-86, agency: Pro Sports) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. American forward Cameron Forte (201-93, college: Portland St.) contributed with 22 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Five Goes players scored in double figures. American forward Calvin Warner (201-80, college: Jacksonville) replied with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Fernando Verrone (201-88) added 19 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Sayago. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Goes have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Trouville and Olimpia. Sayago at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Goes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo .
Top scorers:
Goes: C.Forte 22+6reb+3ast, N.Borsellino 18+10reb+5ast, F.Martinez 16+3reb+5ast, S.Mojica 15+2reb+1ast, J.Osimani 12+2reb+2ast, M.Aguilera 6+3reb+1ast
Sayago: F.Verrone 19+5reb+2ast, C.Warner 16+5reb+6ast, G.Talbot 15+4reb, M.Dogliotti 7+2reb, S.Briggs 6+1reb+5ast, M.Felipe 6+1reb



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