LUB Round 13 of Regular Season

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in LUB. The fans could enjoy quite many interesting games in the last round. The round ended with change at the leadership position, derby games, favorites losing the games and games ending by tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

Third defeat of league's leader Aguada (7-3) against fourth ranked Olimpia (7-3) 88-77 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Aguada. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Strangely Aguada outrebounded Olimpia 42-26 including 27 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Puerto Rican forward Johwen Villegas (194-85, college: FIU) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 4 assists. Guard Abel Agarbado (179-93) contributed with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists for the winners. Naturalized Italian Leandro Garcia-Morales (186-80, college: Texas A&M, agency: Pro Sports) answered with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for Aguada. Olimpia have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Aguada and Trouville. Aguada will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest and make it back to the top of the standings. Olimpia will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Malvin. It will be extra interesting game as Malvin is their local rival from Montevideo.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Trouville (#3) and Defensor (#7). Defensor was defeated at home 82-86 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Defensor. American forward Anthony Danridge (196-86, college: N.Mexico) stepped up and scored 27 points for the winners and Francois Lewis chipped in 15 points. At the losing side American-Puerto Rican guard Isaac Sosa-Carrion (191-90, college: Canisius) responded with 25 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Trouville (7-3) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Aguada and Olimpia. Defensor at the other side dropped to the eighth place with five games lost. They share the position with Hebraica. Trouville's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena .
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Malvin (6-4) against ninth ranked Hebraica (5-5) on Thursday night. Visiting Malvin was defeated by Hebraica in Montevideo 83-73. Federico Haller nailed 21 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Nicola Pomoli came up with 14 points and 8 rebounds for Malvin in the defeat. Hebraica moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Defensor. Loser Malvin dropped to the fifth position with four games lost. Hebraica will meet bottom-ranked Sayago (#13) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Malvin's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Olimpia.
LUB top team - Aguada (7-3) added another victory to their record. This time they beat ninth ranked Goes (6-5) in Montevideo 103-97. Lee Roberts fired 24 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Goes' coach Gustavo Reig rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Defending champion maintains first place with 7-3 record, which they share with Trouville and Olimpia. Goes at the other side dropped to the sixth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Important game to mention about took place in Montevideo. Seventh ranked Defensor (5-5) saved a 2-point derby victory on the road edging 10th ranked Bigua (4-6) 90-88 on Monday evening. It was a very good performance for Isaac Sosa-Carrion who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!). Defensor have a solid series of three victories in a row. Despite that victory Defensor went down to eighth position due to points difference, which they share with Hebraica. Bigua lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with six games lost. Defensor's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Capitol.

In the last two games of round 13 Atenas was smashed by Urunday on the road 113-92. Goes won against Capitol on its own court 99-82.

Bigua - Defensor 88-90

Important game to mention about took place in Montevideo. Seventh ranked Defensor (5-5) saved a 2-point derby victory on the road edging 10th ranked Bigua (4-6) 90-88 on Monday evening. It was a very good performance for American-Puerto Rican guard Isaac Sosa-Carrion (191-90, college: Canisius) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!). American power forward Eric Dawson (206-84, college: Midwestern St., agency: Interperformances) contributed with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws) for the winners. Dawson is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Guard Martin Osimani (194-81, college: Duquesne, agency: Pro Sports) answered with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists and American Storm Warren (211-88, college: LSU) added 18 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) in the effort for Bigua. Four Defensor and five Bigua players scored in double figures. Defensor have a solid series of three victories in a row. Despite that victory Defensor went down to eighth position due to points difference, which they share with Hebraica. Bigua lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with six games lost. Defensor's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Capitol.
Top scorers:
Defensor: I.Sosa Carrion 33+4reb+1ast, E.Dawson 20+14reb+2ast, A.Acosta 13+4reb+8ast, J.DeGroat 12+2reb+3ast, A.Dotti 9+1reb+1ast, E.Baston 3+2reb
Bigua: S.Warren 18+7reb+1ast, L.Santos 16+9reb, D.Sweetney 14+3reb, M.Osimani 14+5reb+11ast, Z.Salvador 10+2reb+1ast, M.Rojas 6+5reb

Aguada - Goes 103-97

LUB top team - Aguada (7-3) added another victory to their record. This time they beat ninth ranked Goes (6-5) in Montevideo 103-97. Aguada made 35-of-44 charity shots (79.5 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. 32 personal fouls committed by Goes helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American power forward Lee Roberts (201-87, college: Findlay, OH) fired 24 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Spanish center David Doblas (209-81) chipped in 23 points and 5 rebounds. Guard Fernando Martinez (173-79, agency: Pro Sports) produced 32 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and American forward Cameron Forte (201-93, college: Portland St.) added 18 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Goes' coach Gustavo Reig rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Defending champion maintains first place with 7-3 record, which they share with Trouville and Olimpia. Goes at the other side dropped to the sixth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Aguada: L.Roberts 24+6reb+2ast, D.Doblas 23+5reb+2ast, L.Garcia Morales 23+1reb+2ast, F.Pereiras 14+5reb+2ast, W.Rose 7+2reb+2ast, M.Sarni 6+1reb+1ast
Goes: F.Martinez 32+6reb+4ast, C.Forte 18+9reb+1ast, S.Mojica 15+3reb+4ast, K.Edo 10+7reb+1ast, N.Borsellino 9+5reb+2ast, S.Wohlwend 7+1reb+1ast

Hebraica - Malvin 83-73

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Malvin (6-4) against ninth ranked Hebraica (5-5) on Thursday night. Visiting Malvin was defeated by Hebraica in Montevideo 83-73. Forward Federico Haller (200-88) nailed 21 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and American-Irish swingman Will Hanley (201-90, college: Bowdoin, agency: Duran International) accounted for 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Nicola Pomoli (195-99) came up with 14 points and 8 rebounds and American forward Hunter Mickelson (208-92, college: Kansas, agency: Two Points) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Malvin in the defeat. Five Hebraica and four Malvin players scored in double figures. Hebraica moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Defensor. Loser Malvin dropped to the fifth position with four games lost. Hebraica will meet bottom-ranked Sayago (#13) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Malvin's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Olimpia.
Top scorers:
Hebraica: F.Haller 21+7reb+1ast, G.Semiglia 18+6reb, W.Frazier 16+3reb+4ast, W.Hanley 14+10reb+4ast, A.Aristimuno 10+5reb+8ast, F.Terra 2+3reb+2ast
Malvin: H.Mickelson 16+6reb, M.Cabot 15+2reb+4ast, P.Nicola 14+8reb+3ast, M.Hicks 12+5reb+1ast, J.Santiso 7+5reb+4ast, K.Wachsmann 4+9reb+2ast

Urunday - Atenas 113-92

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Urunday (6-3) crushed 12th ranked Atenas (1-9) in Montevideo 113-92 on Thursday. Urunday shot the lights out from three sinking 21 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Quite impressive performance for American power forward Andrew Feeley (205-83, college: UMBC) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points and 18 rebounds. Point guard Facundo Medina (190-94) contributed with 31 points for the winners. Urunday's coach Hector Da Pra felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American swingman Daniel Dingle (200-94, college: Temple) answered with 28 points and 6 rebounds and forward Gonzalo Meira (195-88, agency: Pro Sports) added 12 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Atenas. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Urunday have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place. Atenas lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with nine games lost. Urunday's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Nacional.
Top scorers:
Urunday: F.Medina 31+2reb+2ast, A.Feeley 26+18reb+1ast, D.Delgado 16+5reb, M.Zubiaurre 14+3reb+12ast, T.Lee 8+1reb+1ast, S.Johnson 8+1reb+7ast
Atenas: D.Dingle 28+6reb+3ast, M.Pose 14+3reb+3ast, L.Planells 12, G.Meira 12+9reb+6ast, N.Catala 10+2reb, J.Mayora 6+3reb+3ast

Defensor - Trouville 82-86

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Trouville (#3) and Defensor (#7). Defensor was defeated at home 82-86 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Defensor. American forward Anthony Danridge (196-86, college: N.Mexico) stepped up and scored 27 points for the winners and his fellow American import forward Francois Lewis (206-97, college: Presbyterian) chipped in 15 points. At the losing side American-Puerto Rican guard Isaac Sosa-Carrion (191-90, college: Canisius) responded with 25 points and American power forward Eric Dawson (206-84, college: Midwestern St., agency: Interperformances) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Four Defensor players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Trouville (7-3) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Aguada and Olimpia. Defensor at the other side dropped to the eighth place with five games lost. They share the position with Hebraica. Trouville's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena .
Top scorers:
Trouville: A.Danridge 27+1reb+3ast, F.Lewis 15+3reb, S.Massa 10+4ast, F.Soto 7+2reb+1ast, M.Mayora 7+7reb+3ast, G.Iglesias 6+1reb
Defensor: I.Sosa Carrion 25+4reb+2ast, J.DeGroat 18+4reb+2ast, E.Dawson 15+10reb, A.Dotti 14+2reb+2ast, A.Acosta 8+5reb+7ast, D.Garcia 2+4ast

Goes - Capitol 99-82

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 10th ranked Capitol's (4-6) road loss to ninth ranked Goes (6-5) in Montevideo 82-99 on Friday. It was a great shooting night for Goes especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Capitol was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Quite impressive performance for American forward Cameron Forte (201-93, college: Portland St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Fernando Martinez (173-79, agency: Pro Sports) contributed with 20 points and 9 assists for the winners. American center Paul Harrison (204-89, college: N.Greenville) answered with 22 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Martin Trelles (187-96) added 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Capitol. Four Goes and five Capitol players scored in double figures. Goes moved-up to sixth place. Newly promoted Capitol keeps the tenth position with six 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 27+10reb+2ast, F.Martinez 20+2reb+9ast, S.Mojica 19+4reb+3ast, J.Osimani 14+8reb+6ast, K.Edo 7+3reb, S.Wohlwend 6+5reb+2ast
Capitol: P.Harrison 22+7reb+2ast, M.Trelles 18+5reb+5ast, H.Caceres 13+6reb+1ast, R.Glenn 13+14reb, H.Alvarez 12+1reb+4ast, J.Wenzel 4+4reb+2ast

Olimpia - Aguada 88-77

Third defeat of league's leader Aguada (7-3) against fourth ranked Olimpia (7-3) 88-77 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Aguada. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Strangely Aguada outrebounded Olimpia 42-26 including 27 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Puerto Rican forward Johwen Villegas (194-85, college: FIU) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 4 assists. Guard Abel Agarbado (179-93) contributed with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists for the winners. Four Olimpia players scored in double figures. Naturalized Italian Leandro Garcia-Morales (186-80, college: Texas A&M, agency: Pro Sports) answered with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and American power forward Lee Roberts (201-87, college: Findlay, OH) added 16 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Aguada. Olimpia have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Aguada and Trouville. Aguada will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest and make it back to the top of the standings. Olimpia will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Malvin. It will be extra interesting game as Malvin is their local rival from Montevideo.
Top scorers:
Olimpia: J.Villegas 20+1reb+4ast, B.Garcia 20+2reb+1ast, Z.Riauka 13+6reb+3ast, R.Newsome 11+6reb+1ast, A.Agarbado 8+6reb+10ast, I.Loriente 7+1reb
Aguada: L.Garcia Morales 26+5reb+4ast, L.Roberts 16+13reb+4ast, D.Doblas 13+13reb+4ast, F.Pereiras 6+1reb, M.Sarni 6+1reb, F.Bavosi 5+4reb+3ast



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