LSB Round 4 of Semi-Finals. Salto and Juventus force deciders

Salto Uru. - Ferro CS 92-78

Salto topped Ferro CS to draw things even in the series. It was a great shooting night for Salto Uru. especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. The winners were led by Brazilian center Pedro Pecanha (206-1998) who scored that evening 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and swingman Agustin Britos (191-1997) supported him with 21 points and 8 rebounds. Four Salto Uru. players scored in double figures. Even 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by Brazilian power forward Diego Dias Silva (207-1990) did not help to save the game for Ferro CS. Forward Sebastian Brum (187-1998) added 16 points for lost side. Ferro CS's coach rotated ten players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Salto Uru.: P.Pecanha 23+6reb+5ast, A.Britos 21+8reb, C.Bautista 15+2reb+3ast, K.Nelson 15+2reb+2ast, P.German 9+3reb, F.Juan Manuel 5+2reb
Ferro CS: B.Sebastian 16+1ast, D.Los Santos Agustin 13+2reb+2ast, D.Dias Silva 9+6reb+5ast, C.Maximo 7+2reb+1ast, C.Andres 7+3reb, S.Tomas 6+5reb

Juventus - Nacional FC 82-65

Juventus beat Nacional FC to force decider. Juventus made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Bruno Bellacci (180-1999) who helped to win the game recording 29 points and guard Eduardo Taure (186-1984) who added 20 points and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side American forward Jeremy Ireland (200-1996, college: Elmhurst) responded with 15 points and 9 rebounds and guard Agustin Mendez (180-2003) scored 13 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Juventus: B.Bruno 29+2reb+2ast, T.Eduardo 20+4reb+4ast, D.Costa Andres 10+4reb+1ast, D.Rosa Bruno 6+5reb, B.Gaston 6+5reb+6ast, A.Diego 6+11reb+3ast
Nacional FC: J.Ireland 15+9reb+1ast, M.Agustin 13+3reb+2ast, G.de los Santos 10+1reb+1ast, M.Techeira 8+5reb+2ast, D.Rodriguez 6, C.Ignacio 6+2reb+1ast



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