LUB Round 3 (Regular Season): Nacional keep a leadership position

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Nacional smashed L.Borges in Montevideo 95-67. Nacional outrebounded L.Borges 52-28 including a 18-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Nacional looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for Sebastian Ottonello (200) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. American power forward Eric Anderson (204-1993, college: New Haven) helped adding 12 points and 12 rebounds. Nacional's coach Alvaro Ponce felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American center Justin Moss (201-1993, college: Buffalo) with 19 points and 8 rebounds. L.Borges will play next round against Goes trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo - Goes. Nacional will try to continue on its current victory against Malvin. It will be extra interesting game as Malvin is their local rival from Montevideo.
Defensor (2-1) recorded a loss in Montevideo. Visitors were defeated by Hebraica (2-1) 70-64. It was an exceptional evening for naturalized Italian forward Juan Ducasse (208-1998, college: Santa Clara) who led the winners and scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Jordan Williams accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). American guard Malik Curry (184-1999, college: WVU) came up with 20 points and 6 rebounds for Defensor in the defeat. Hebraica's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Trouville.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Aguada (#5) and Trouville (#6). Aguada (2-1) won against visiting Trouville (1-2) 81-69. The best player for the winners was Luis Santos who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Bernardo Barrera who recorded 16 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Aguada's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Cordon.

In the last two games of round 3 Cordon won against Goes on the opponent's court 84-75. Malvin unfortunately lost to Bigua in a home game 73-84.



Nacional - L.Borges 95-67

Nacional smashed L.Borges in Montevideo 95-67. Nacional outrebounded L.Borges 52-28 including a 18-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Nacional looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for Sebastian Ottonello (200) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. American power forward Eric Anderson (204-1993, college: New Haven) helped adding 12 points and 12 rebounds. Five Nacional players scored in double figures. Nacional's coach Alvaro Ponce felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American center Justin Moss (201-1993, college: Buffalo) with 19 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import forward Keaton Hervey (201-1998, college: Oakland) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. L.Borges will play next round against Goes trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo - Goes. Nacional will try to continue on its current victory against Malvin. It will be extra interesting game as Malvin is their local rival from Montevideo.
Top scorers:
Nacional: M.Smith 20+4reb+1ast, S.Ottonello 20+10reb+5ast, E.Anderson 12+12reb+3ast, F.Giorgetti 11+7reb, G.Semiglia 11+6reb+3ast, L.Tiago 10+4reb
L.Borges: J.Moss 19+8reb+1ast, K.Hervey 13+5reb, A.Federico 11, F.Verrone 5+4reb+3ast, A.Thomas 5+1reb+1ast, J.Robinson 5+1reb+1ast

Goes - Cordon 75-84

But Goes were not able to use a home court advantage and were defeated by the opponent from Montevideo 84-75 on Friday night. Cordon dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Goes' 32. The best player for the winners was American power forward Chaz Crawford (208-1984, college: Drexel) who had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds. His fellow American import MikeL Simms (196-1997, college: VCU) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. Four Cordon players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American center Kevin Allen (211-1994, college: Emporia St.) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 18 rebounds and point guard Mateo Giano (186-2000) added 18 points and 5 assists respectively. Goes' coach Luis Silveira rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Cordon's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Aguada.
Top scorers:
Cordon: M.Trelles 17+2reb+2ast, M.Simms 16+6reb+3ast, D.Foreman 16+7reb, C.Crawford 14+13reb+1ast, F.Bavosi 7+7reb+5ast, M.Aguilera 7+5reb+2ast
Goes: K.Allen 23+18reb+2ast, G.Mateo 18+3reb+5ast, E.Minnie 16+1reb+4ast, S.Sosa 9+3reb+3ast, C.Pereira 3+4reb+2ast, N.Joaquin 2+2reb

Hebraica - Defensor 70-64

Defensor (2-1) recorded a loss in Montevideo. Visitors were defeated by Hebraica (2-1) 70-64. Hebraica made 20-of-24 charity shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Hebraica outrebounded Defensor 50-35 including a 39-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for naturalized Italian forward Juan Ducasse (208-1998, college: Santa Clara) who led the winners and scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. American swingman Jordan Williams (196-1992, college: N.Texas) accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) for the winning side. American guard Malik Curry (184-1999, college: WVU) came up with 20 points and 6 rebounds and guard Facundo Terra (187-1998) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively for Defensor in the defeat. Hebraica's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Trouville.
Top scorers:
Hebraica: J.Williams 15+7reb+1ast, E.Oglivie 15+6reb+1ast, J.Ducasse 14+8reb+1ast, M.Romero 9+5reb+6ast, F.Haller 8+8reb+1ast, E.Ibekwe 5+12reb
Defensor: M.Curry 20+6reb+3ast, F.Terra 13+4reb+4ast, A.Grytsak 7+7reb+1ast, F.Soto 6+2reb+3ast, D.Balaban 6+6reb, T.Metzger 5+5reb

Malvin - Bigua 73-84

There was a surprise result in Montevideo where Bigua (1-2) defeated Malvin (2-1) 84-73 on Friday. Bigua made 25-of-29 free shots (86.2 percent) during the game, while Malvin only scored eight points from the stripe. Bigua looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Josh Cunningham (203-1996, college: Dayton) who scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). Point guard Leandro Garcia (188-1999) chipped in 25 points, 8 assists and 5 steals. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Emmitt Holt (201-1996, college: Providence) who recorded 23 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Lucas Capalbo (175-2000, college: Odessa JC) added 19 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Bigua's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Penarol.
Top scorers:
Bigua: G.Leandro 25+2reb+8ast, J.Cunningham 22+9reb+5ast, M.Rojas 15+6reb+4ast, E.Matias 7+4reb, I.Loriente 5+5reb+2ast, S.Manuel 4+1reb+3ast
Malvin: E.Holt 23+5reb+1ast, L.Capalbo 19+6reb+1ast, J.Bieniemy 13+3reb+1ast, K.Wachsmann 7+4reb+5ast, C.Juan Diego 5+1ast, A.Hilliard 4+4reb+1ast

Aguada - Trouville 81-69

Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Aguada (#5) and Trouville (#6). Aguada (2-1) won against visiting Trouville (1-2) 81-69. Aguada forced 19 Trouville turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds. American Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in 16 points, 6 assists and 5 steals. Four Aguada players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Bernardo Barrera (200) who recorded 16 points and 6 rebounds and forward Nicolas Catala (196-1991) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Aguada's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Cordon.
Top scorers:
Aguada: L.Santos 21+12reb+2ast, D.Sims 16+3reb+6ast, A.Zuvich 11+1reb+1ast, S.Vidal 10+4reb+5ast, C.Bruno 9+2reb, V.Rudd 7+1reb+2ast
Trouville: B.Barrera 16+6reb+2ast, N.Catala 14+5reb+1ast, S.Fernandez 8+3reb+4ast, C.Guillermo 7+1reb+1ast, G.Pablo 7+9reb+1ast, T.Martin 6+1reb+1ast