LUB Round 26 (Regular Season): Malvin defeat Bigua in the closest game of the week

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The most exciting game of round 26 in the LUB took place in Montevideo. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of 6th ranked Bigua (10-13) to eighth ranked Malvin (11-13) 82-81 on Monday evening. Malvin forced 20 Bigua turnovers. Naturalized German Kiril Wachsmann (203-1984, college: Iona) scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Lucas Capalbo (175-2000, college: Odessa JC) chipped in 21 points and 5 assists during the contest. American guard Isaac Hamilton (196-1994, college: UCLA) responded with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Malvin moved-up to seventh place. Bigua at the other side keeps the sixth position with 13 games lost.
Very important is a road loss of Nacional (16-5) against tenth ranked Urupan (7-17) on Friday night. Visiting Nacional was defeated by Urupan in Urupan 89-74. Dominican forward Miguel Simon (203-1994, college: ASA CC, agency: BMS Sport Agency) notched a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 17 rebounds to lead the effort and Gianfranco Espindola supported him with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Even a double-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks by American power forward Eric Anderson (204-1993, college: New Haven) did not help to save the game for Nacional. Nacional's coach Alvaro Ponce rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Despite that victory Urupan went down to eleventh position due to points difference. Nacional lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the third place with five games lost.
Ninth ranked Trouville (8-15) crushed at home 12th ranked L.Borges (3-21) by 27 points 92-65, which is the biggest margin this round on Monday night. The best player for the winners was Pablo Gomez who had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Romani Hansen produced 12 points and 6 rebounds for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Trouville maintains ninth position with 8-15 record. L.Borges lost sixth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 21 lost games.

In the last game of round 26 Goes won against Urupan on the opponent's court 92-78.



Urupan - Nacional 89-74

Very important is a road loss of Nacional (16-5) against tenth ranked Urupan (7-17) on Friday night. Visiting Nacional was defeated by Urupan in Urupan 89-74. Nacional was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Dominican forward Miguel Simon (203-1994, college: ASA CC, agency: BMS Sport Agency) notched a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 17 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Gianfranco Espindola (196-1999) supported him with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Even a double-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks by American power forward Eric Anderson (204-1993, college: New Haven) did not help to save the game for Nacional. His fellow American import Jordan Mathews (191-1994, college: Gonzaga) added 21 points for the guests. Nacional's coach Alvaro Ponce rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Despite that victory Urupan went down to eleventh position due to points difference. Nacional lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the third place with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Urupan: M.Simon 33+17reb+1ast, G.Espindola 13+11reb+2ast, C.Giovanni 10+1reb+3ast, S.Guillermo 9+1reb+2ast, S.Amilcar 9+1reb, F.Martinez 7+2reb+4ast
Nacional: J.Mathews 21+4reb+3ast, E.Anderson 17+10reb+2ast, A.Acosta 14+8reb+3ast, S.Ottonello 8+7reb+3ast, F.Giorgetti 6+5reb+2ast, G.Semiglia 3+4ast

Urupan - Goes 78-92

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked Goes and 10th ranked Urupan had identical 7-16 record. But Urupan was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Montevideo 92-78 on Monday night. Goes looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was point guard Mateo Giano (186-2000) who scored 28 points and 4 assists. Alex Lopez (186-1993) chipped in 20 points and 8 rebounds. Goes' coach Luis Silveira used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Dominican forward Miguel Simon (203-1994, college: ASA CC, agency: BMS Sport Agency) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds and point guard Mateo Sarni (185-1998) added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Goes have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to tenth place. Loser Urupan dropped to the eleventh position with 17 games lost.
Top scorers:
Goes: G.Mateo 28+4reb+4ast, A.Lopez 20+8reb+2ast, C.James 15+5reb+7ast, C.Scaramuzzino 14+4reb+1ast, C.Pereira 6+1reb+2ast, S.Izaguirre 6+4reb+2ast
Urupan: M.Simon 19+14reb+1ast, M.Sarni 15+7reb+6ast, G.Atencio 15+3reb+1ast, F.Martinez 15+4reb+2ast, S.Amilcar 7+1reb, G.Espindola 5+2reb+1ast

Bigua - Malvin 81-82

The most exciting game of round 26 in the LUB took place in Montevideo. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of 6th ranked Bigua (10-13) to eighth ranked Malvin (11-13) 82-81 on Monday evening. Malvin forced 20 Bigua turnovers. Naturalized German Kiril Wachsmann (203-1984, college: Iona) scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Lucas Capalbo (175-2000, college: Odessa JC) chipped in 21 points and 5 assists during the contest. Four Malvin players scored in double figures. American guard Isaac Hamilton (196-1994, college: UCLA) responded with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and his fellow American import forward Josh Cunningham (203-1996, college: Dayton) scored 17 points and 8 rebounds. Malvin moved-up to seventh place. Bigua at the other side keeps the sixth position with 13 games lost.
Top scorers:
Malvin: L.Capalbo 21+1reb+5ast, K.Wachsmann 15+9reb+4ast, E.Holt 10+5reb+2ast, D.Hamilton 10+3reb+2ast, S.Ponds 9+1reb+2ast, M.Cabot 9+1reb+1ast
Bigua: I.Hamilton 20+8reb+6ast, J.Cunningham 17+8reb+3ast, M.Carter 12+6reb, M.Osimani 9+4reb+4ast, G.Leandro 9+2reb+5ast, M.Rojas 6+5reb+4ast

Trouville - L.Borges 92-65

Ninth ranked Trouville (8-15) crushed at home 12th ranked L.Borges (3-21) by 27 points 92-65, which is the biggest margin this round on Monday night. Trouville outrebounded L.Borges 51-27 including a 38-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Trouville looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was Pablo Gomez (200-2003) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Santiago Fernandez (186-2000) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. U.S. Virgin Islands forward Romani Hansen (203-1997, college: Albany) produced 12 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Mauro Zubiaurre (189-1994) added 8 points and 4 assists respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Trouville maintains ninth position with 8-15 record. L.Borges lost sixth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 21 lost games.
Top scorers:
Trouville: G.Pablo 16+11reb+1ast, S.Fernandez 14+7reb+2ast, C.Guillermo 10+2reb+1ast, T.Lee 8+2reb+2ast, B.Barrera 8+1reb, B.Nicolas 8+3reb+4ast
L.Borges: N.Amichetti 13+1reb, R.Hansen 12+6reb+1ast, M.Zubiaurre 8+2reb+4ast, B.Tiago 8+2reb+1ast, L.Smith 6+2reb+1ast, I.Facundo 6+4reb+4ast