LUB Round 25 (Regular Season): Penarol lose to Goes

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Top ranked Penarol (18-4) recorded its fourth loss in Montevideo on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by eleventh ranked Goes (6-16) 77-62. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Penarol. 24 personal fouls committed by Penarol helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American-Italian Brandon Nazione (202-1994, college: EMU) fired 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Christian Pereira (194-1993) chipped in 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward JyLan Washington (206-1997, college: Tennessee St.) produced 13 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Goes maintains eleventh place with 6-16 record. Penarol at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Aguada (#3) and Bigua (#6). Aguada (17-5) crushed visiting Bigua (10-12) by 22 points 107-85. Worth to mention a great performance of American Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) who helped to win the game recording 35 points (!!!) and 4 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!). Victor Rudd contributed with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Forward Martin Rojas (194-1998) answered with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for Bigua. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Aguada have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Bigua at the other side keeps the sixth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Cordon.
Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Montevideo: Cordon (#8) and Malvin (#7). Cordon (10-12) won against visiting Malvin (9-13) 75-69. Eric Romero stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. At the losing side Daniel Hamilton responded with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Cordon moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Bigua. Loser Malvin dropped to the eighth position with 13 games lost.

Other games of round 25 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Trouville defeated L.Borges in Montevideo 90-84. Hebraica beat Urupan at home 93-90. Defensor won against Nacional on the opponent's court 72-65.
The best stats of 25th round was 26 points and 6 assists by Facundo Terra of Defensor.



Aguada - Bigua 107-85

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Aguada (#3) and Bigua (#6). Aguada (17-5) crushed visiting Bigua (10-12) by 22 points 107-85. Aguada made 20-of-23 charity shots (87.0 percent) during the game, while Bigua only scored four points from the stripe. Aguada shot the lights out from three nailing 17 long-distance shots on high 53.1 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of American Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) who helped to win the game recording 35 points (!!!) and 4 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!). His fellow American import Victor Rudd (206-1991, college: S.Florida) contributed with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Five Aguada players scored in double figures. Forward Martin Rojas (194-1998) answered with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and American guard Isaac Hamilton (196-1994, college: UCLA) added 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Bigua. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Aguada have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Bigua at the other side keeps the sixth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Cordon.
Top scorers:
Bigua: M.Rojas 23+10reb+5ast, R.Christmas 20+4reb, I.Hamilton 16+5reb+4ast, M.Osimani 9+3reb+7ast, I.Loriente 8+4reb+4ast, A.Angel 7+3reb
Aguada: D.Sims 35+3reb+4ast, V.Rudd 18+6reb+4ast, L.Santos 13+13reb+1ast, F.Pereiras 12+2reb+2ast, S.Vidal 11+2reb+5ast, J.Santiso 10+2reb+1ast

Cordon - Malvin 75-69

Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Montevideo: Cordon (#8) and Malvin (#7). Cordon (10-12) won against visiting Malvin (9-13) 75-69. Panamanian power forward Eric Romero (210-1999, agency: Pro Sports) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and American power forward Chaz Crawford (208-1984, college: Drexel) chipped in 4 points and 17 rebounds. At the losing side American Daniel Hamilton (201-1995, college: UConn) responded with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists and naturalized German Kiril Wachsmann (203-1984, college: Iona) scored 2 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Cordon moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Bigua. Loser Malvin dropped to the eighth position with 13 games lost.
Top scorers:
Malvin: D.Hamilton 21+8reb+9ast, M.Souberbielle 15+4reb, L.Capalbo 12+5reb+1ast, E.Holt 7+3reb, M.Cabot 6+1reb, J.Bieniemy 6+5reb+1ast
Cordon: R.Eric 25+11reb+2ast, F.Bavosi 15+1reb+6ast, D.McKinney 13+2reb+1ast, M.Trelles 9+5reb+3ast, M.Aguilera 5+3reb+1ast, C.Crawford 4+17reb+2ast

Goes - Penarol 77-62

Top ranked Penarol (18-4) recorded its fourth loss in Montevideo on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by eleventh ranked Goes (6-16) 77-62. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Penarol. 24 personal fouls committed by Penarol helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American-Italian Brandon Nazione (202-1994, college: EMU) fired 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Christian Pereira (194-1993) chipped in 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward JyLan Washington (206-1997, college: Tennessee St.) produced 13 points and 7 rebounds and forward Emiliano Serres (204-1997, agency: Pro Sports) added 12 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Goes maintains eleventh place with 6-16 record. Penarol at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Penarol: J.Washington 13+7reb+1ast, E.Serres 12+7reb, J.Osimani 11+2reb+1ast, J.Zanotta 10+1reb+2ast, J.Granger 6+4reb+4ast, P.Ibeh 5+5reb
Goes: B.Nazione 18+7reb+5ast, C.Pereira 13+9reb+4ast, A.Mauricio 12+5reb, A.Lopez 11+4reb+1ast, S.Izaguirre 9+5reb+3ast, G.Mateo 7+2reb+4ast

L.Borges - Trouville 84-90

There was no surprise in Montevideo where 12th ranked L.Borges (3-19) were defeated by tenth ranked Trouville (7-15) 90-84 on Thursday. American power forward Lee Roberts (203-1987, college: Findlay, OH, agency: BIG) stepped up and scored 27 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and American-Filipino Zach Graham (198-1989, college: Ole Miss, agency: Pro Sports) chipped in 28 points. Trouville's coach Pablo Morales used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side U.S. Virgin Islands-American forward LaRon Smith (205-1993, college: Auburn, agency: Helping Ballers) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Mauro Zubiaurre (189-1994) scored 19 points and 6 assists. Four L.Borges players scored in double figures. Trouville moved-up to ninth place. L.Borges lost their fourth game in a row. They stay dead last with 19 lost games.
Top scorers:
L.Borges: M.Zubiaurre 19+3reb+6ast, L.Smith 17+10reb+4ast, D.Robinson 13+5reb+6ast, R.Hansen 13+2reb, A.Federico 13+2reb+3ast, F.Verrone 8+9reb+2ast
Trouville: Z.Graham 28+4reb+1ast, L.Roberts 27+6reb+2ast, S.Fernandez 8+3reb+9ast, T.Martin 8+7reb+1ast, B.Barrera 7+4reb, N.Catala 5+1reb

Hebraica - Urupan 93-90

No shocking result in a game in Montevideo where fifth ranked Hebraica (13-8) edged 10th ranked Urupan (6-15) 93-90 on Friday. However just three-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Hebraica made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Hebraica outrebounded Urupan 42-30 including 30 on the defensive glass. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Hebraica made 7 blocks. American swingman Jordan Williams (196-1992, college: N.Texas) stepped up and scored 22 points for the winners and his fellow American import center Franklin Hassell (205-1988, college: ODU) chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds. Hebraica's coach Leonardo Zylberstein used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side Dominican forward Miguel Simon (203-1994, college: ASA CC, agency: BMS Sport Agency) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 19 rebounds and Facundo Medina (190-1994) scored 24 points and 6 assists. Five Hebraica and four Urupan players scored in double figures. Defending champion maintains fifth place with 13-8 record. Loser Urupan keeps the tenth position with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
Urupan: F.Medina 24+1reb+6ast, M.Simon 22+19reb, G.Espindola 16+2reb+1ast, S.Amilcar 12+1reb+2ast, M.Sarni 9+2reb+15ast, G.Atencio 7+5reb+1ast
Hebraica: J.Williams 22+3reb+2ast, G.Gutt 17+1reb+3ast, F.Hassell 16+10reb+1ast, C.Santiago 14+8reb+4ast, E.Oglivie 12+9reb, J.Ducasse 8+10reb+1ast

Nacional - Defensor 65-72

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Montevideo where 3rd placed Nacional (16-4) was defeated by fourth ranked Defensor (15-7) 72-65 on Thursday. Defensor shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. Guard Facundo Terra (187-1998, agency: Pro Sports) stepped up and scored 26 points and 6 assists for the winners and American guard Malik Curry (184-1999, college: WVU) chipped in 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side Gaston Semiglia (186-1991) responded with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and point guard Alejandro Acosta (189-1989) scored 10 points and 5 assists. Nacional's coach Alvaro Ponce rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Defensor. They maintain fourth place with 15-7 record. Loser Nacional keeps the third position with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Nacional: G.Semiglia 13+5reb+6ast, A.Acosta 10+4reb+5ast, F.Giorgetti 9+6reb+1ast, D.Alvarez 9+3reb+1ast, P.Patricio 7+1ast, E.Anderson 6+6reb+1ast
Defensor: F.Terra 26+3reb+6ast, M.Curry 12+6reb+5ast, T.Metzger 8+5reb+3ast, J.Beck 7+7reb+1ast, F.Soto 7+5reb, S.Massa 5+3reb