LUB Round 12 (Regular Season): Bigua is defeated by Hebraica in a derby game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Hebraica (#8) and Bigua (#4). Bigua was defeated at home 67-80 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of Panamanian Ernesto Oglivie (203-1989) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American swingman Jordan Williams (196-1992, college: N.Texas) who added 21 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Hebraica's coach Leonardo Zylberstein used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American forward Josh Cunningham (203-1996, college: Dayton) with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. Hebraica have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion (5-6) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with defeated Bigua.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Montevideo: Nacional (#1) and Defensor (#3). Defensor was defeated at home 91-99 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Defensor. The winners were led by Argentinian forward Franco Giorgetti (203-1992) who scored that evening 21 points and 7 rebounds and Eric Anderson supported him with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks. Nacional's coach Alvaro Ponce allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists by American guard Malik Curry (184-1999, college: WVU) did not help to save the game for Defensor. Nacional (8-1) have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Defensor at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost.
An interesting game took place in Urupan where higher ranked Malvin (6-5) was upset on the court of eleventh ranked Urupan (3-7) 79-61 on Friday. The best player for the winners was Terrence Thompson who scored 6 points and 14 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Lucas Capalbo who recorded 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Urupan moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Cordon. Loser Malvin dropped to the fourth position with five games lost.

In the last game of round 12 bottom-ranked L.Borges lost to Cordon on the opponent's court 66-81.



Bigua - Hebraica 67-80

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Hebraica (#8) and Bigua (#4). Bigua was defeated at home 67-80 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of Panamanian Ernesto Oglivie (203-1989) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American swingman Jordan Williams (196-1992, college: N.Texas) who added 21 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Hebraica's coach Leonardo Zylberstein used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American forward Josh Cunningham (203-1996, college: Dayton) with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Isaac Hamilton (196-1994, college: UCLA) scored 20 points and 4 assists. Hebraica have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion (5-6) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with defeated Bigua.
Top scorers:
Hebraica: J.Williams 21+7reb+2ast, E.Oglivie 19+11reb+1ast, F.Hassell 12+12reb+1ast, M.Romero 8+2reb+2ast, L.Parodi 8+4reb+4ast, J.Ducasse 4+1reb+1ast
Bigua: J.Cunningham 20+10reb, I.Hamilton 20+3reb+4ast, G.Leandro 11+1reb+7ast, M.Rojas 9+8reb+2ast, W.Graterol 4+6reb+2ast, E.Matias 3+2reb+2ast

Cordon - L.Borges 81-66

Everything could happen in Montevideo at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Cordon and 12th ranked L.Borges had identical 2-7 record. This time Cordon used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Montevideo 81-66 on Friday night. The best player for the winners was Panamanian power forward Eric Romero (210-1999, agency: Pro Sports) who had a double-double by scoring 30 points and 10 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Guard Martin Trelles (187-1996) chipped in 21 points. At the other side the best for losing team was American power forward Justin Moss (203-1993, college: Buffalo) who recorded a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Donald Robinson (192-1989, college: WVU Tech) added 12 points and 7 assists respectively. Cordon maintains tenth position with 3-7 record, which they share with Urupan. L.Borges lost fourth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Cordon: R.Eric 30+10reb+1ast, M.Trelles 21+1reb+3ast, C.Crawford 9+14reb, F.Bavosi 6+2reb+3ast, M.Simms 6+5reb+2ast, B.Emiliano 5+1reb+5ast
L.Borges: J.Moss 25+12reb+2ast, D.Robinson 12+2reb+7ast, M.Zubiaurre 10+1reb+1ast, K.Hervey 6+4reb+2ast, N.Amichetti 6+4reb+2ast, F.Verrone 5+4reb+1ast

Urupan - Malvin 79-61

An interesting game took place in Urupan where higher ranked Malvin (6-5) was upset on the court of eleventh ranked Urupan (3-7) 79-61 on Friday. The best player for the winners was American forward Terrence Thompson (203-1994, college: Wake Forest) who scored 6 points and 14 rebounds. Point guard Fernando Martinez (173-1979, agency: Pro Sports) chipped in 17 points. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Lucas Capalbo (175-2000, college: Odessa JC) who recorded 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and American forward Emmitt Holt (201-1996, college: Providence) added 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 blocks respectively. Urupan moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Cordon. Loser Malvin dropped to the fourth position with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Urupan: F.Martinez 17+2reb+2ast, F.Medina 16+1reb+3ast, S.Guillermo 12+1reb, G.Espindola 9+5reb, A.Pena 8+2reb+1ast, X.Hill-Mais 7+5reb+1ast
Malvin: E.Holt 18+5reb, L.Capalbo 14+7reb+5ast, M.Souberbielle 10+4reb+4ast, K.Wachsmann 7+10reb+4ast, M.Nicolas 5+4reb+1ast, C.Juan Diego 3+3reb

Defensor - Nacional 91-99

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Montevideo: Nacional (#1) and Defensor (#3). Defensor was defeated at home 91-99 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Defensor. Nacional players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. The winners were led by Argentinian forward Franco Giorgetti (203-1992) who scored that evening 21 points and 7 rebounds and American power forward Eric Anderson (204-1993, college: New Haven) supported him with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks. Five Nacional players scored in double figures. Nacional's coach Alvaro Ponce allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists by American guard Malik Curry (184-1999, college: WVU) did not help to save the game for Defensor. Serbian center Darko Balaban (210-1989, agency: Helping Ballers) added 18 points and 10 rebounds. Nacional (8-1) have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Defensor at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Nacional: F.Giorgetti 21+7reb+3ast, M.Smith 17+2reb+6ast, D.Alvarez 16+3reb, P.Patricio 14+2reb+4ast, E.Anderson 13+11reb+3ast, G.Semiglia 6+2reb+3ast
Defensor: M.Curry 26+5reb+6ast, T.Metzger 19+10reb+1ast, D.Balaban 18+10reb+2ast, S.Massa 9, F.Soto 8+3reb+1ast, F.Terra 6+4reb+1ast