LUB Round 4 (Second Stage): Aguada edge Penarol by one point

There are only two more rounds left in the Second Stage in LUB. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 4 in the LUB took place in Montevideo. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of their biggest opponent Penarol (18-5) to first ranked Aguada (20-5) 82-81 in the game for the first place. 24 personal fouls committed by Penarol helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. American Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Dominican center Eloy Vargas (211-1988, college: Kentucky, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 17 rebounds for lost side. Aguada have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 20-5 record. Penarol at the other side keeps the second place with five games lost. Aguada will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Penarol's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Defensor.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Defensor (#4) and Cordon (#8). Defensor (16-8) smashed visiting Cordon (11-13) by 19 points 79-60. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Cordon. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Malik Curry (184-1999, college: WVU) who helped to win the game recording 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Facundo Terra contributed with 12 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American power forward Chaz Crawford (208-1984, college: Drexel) replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 14 rebounds for Cordon. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defensor maintains fourth position with 16-8 record. Cordon at the other side keeps the eighth place with 13 games lost. Defensor's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Penarol.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two local teams from Montevideo: Hebraica (#5) and Nacional (#3). Nacional was smashed at home by 35 points 66-101 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Worth to mention a great performance of Federico Haller who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 18 rebounds. Hebraica's coach Leonardo Zylberstein felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Tiago Leites responded with 17 points. Defending champion maintains fifth position with 14-9 record. Nacional lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the third place with seven games lost. Hebraica's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo .

Rest of the games of round 4 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Urupan was defeated by Bigua in Montevideo 83-73. Malvin smashed L.Borges at home 86-62. Goes won against Trouville on the opponent's court 80-67.



Bigua - Urupan 83-73

There was no surprise in Montevideo where 11th ranked Urupan (8-18) was defeated by sixth ranked Bigua (12-13) 83-73 on Monday. Bigua made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Bigua outrebounded Urupan 49-29 including 17 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Isaac Hamilton (196-1994, college: UCLA) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import forward Josh Cunningham (203-1996, college: Dayton) who added 21 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Bigua's coach Diego Cal used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Dominican forward Miguel Simon (203-1994, college: ASA CC, agency: BMS Sport Agency) responded with 22 points and 8 rebounds and Panamanian Gil Atencio (202-1996, college: St.Clair) scored 11 points and 8 rebounds. Bigua maintains sixth position with 12-13 record. Loser Urupan keeps the eleventh place with 18 games lost. Bigua'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:
Urupan: M.Simon 22+8reb+3ast, F.Martinez 12+3ast, G.Atencio 11+8reb, M.Sarni 9+2reb+4ast, S.Amilcar 8+4reb+2ast, G.Espindola 5+3reb+2ast
Bigua: I.Hamilton 21+11reb+5ast, J.Cunningham 21+12reb+1ast, M.Rojas 11+10reb+3ast, I.Loriente 10+1reb+1ast, M.Osimani 8+2reb+6ast, M.Carter 6+6reb+1ast

Malvin - L.Borges 86-62

No shocking result in a game in Montevideo where seventh ranked Malvin (13-13) smashed bottom-ranked L.Borges (3-23) 86-62 on Monday. Malvin looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Shamorie Ponds (185-1998, college: St.John's, agency: Worldwide SM) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and the other American import Daniel Hamilton (201-1995, college: UConn) who added 9 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Four Malvin players scored in double figures. 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 12 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Mateo Bentancour (177-2004) scored 9 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Malvin have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain seventh position with 13-13 record. L.Borges lost eighth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 23 lost games. Malvin's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Goes.
Top scorers:
L.Borges: L.Smith 12+11reb+2ast, B.Tiago 10+1reb+3ast, B.Mateo 9+4reb+1ast, A.Juan 9, A.Federico 7+1reb+5ast, F.Verrone 6+3reb+1ast
Malvin: S.Ponds 21+4reb+2ast, M.Souberbielle 11+6reb+3ast, E.Holt 11+5reb, M.Cabot 10+4reb+1ast, D.Hamilton 9+6reb+8ast, C.Juan Diego 8+4reb+3ast

Trouville - Goes 67-80

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Montevideo where 9th ranked Trouville (8-17) was defeated by tenth ranked Goes (9-17) 80-67 on Monday. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Christian James (194-1996, college: Oklahoma) who helped to win the game recording 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and point guard Mateo Giano (186-2000) who added 15 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four Goes players scored in double figures. At the losing side American power forward Lee Roberts (203-1987, college: Findlay, OH, agency: BIG) responded with 19 points and 8 rebounds and guard Santiago Fernandez (186-2000) scored 15 points and 5 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Goes moved-up to ninth place. Loser Trouville dropped to the tenth position with 17 games lost. Goes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Malvin.
Top scorers:
Trouville: L.Roberts 19+8reb+2ast, S.Fernandez 15+4reb+5ast, Z.Graham 14+2reb+3ast, G.Pablo 4+3reb, N.Catala 4+5reb+1ast, B.Nicolas 4+1reb+2ast
Goes: C.James 17+6reb+7ast, G.Mateo 15+6reb+3ast, B.Nazione 14+6reb, C.Scaramuzzino 10+6reb+2ast, A.Lopez 9+7reb+1ast, A.Mauricio 8+3reb

Defensor - Cordon 79-60

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Defensor (#4) and Cordon (#8). Defensor (16-8) smashed visiting Cordon (11-13) by 19 points 79-60. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Cordon. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Malik Curry (184-1999, college: WVU) who helped to win the game recording 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Guard Facundo Terra (187-1998, agency: Pro Sports) contributed with 12 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American power forward Chaz Crawford (208-1984, college: Drexel) replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 14 rebounds and his fellow American import swingman Dennis McKinney (194-1998, college: Mt.Mercy) added 10 points in the effort for Cordon. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defensor maintains fourth position with 16-8 record. Cordon at the other side keeps the eighth place with 13 games lost. Defensor's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Penarol.
Top scorers:
Cordon: J.Galletto 13+1reb+2ast, D.McKinney 10+4reb+3ast, C.Crawford 10+14reb, B.Emiliano 6+3reb+3ast, M.Aguilera 5+6reb+1ast, R.Eric 5+5reb
Defensor: M.Curry 28+6reb+5ast, F.Terra 12+6reb+3ast, T.Metzger 11+6reb+1ast, B.Mateo 9+6reb+1ast, J.Beck 8+7reb, N.Pereyra 6+1reb+3ast

Nacional - Hebraica 66-101

Another interesting game was again a derby between two local teams from Montevideo: Hebraica (#5) and Nacional (#3). Nacional was smashed at home by 35 points 66-101 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Hebraica outrebounded Nacional 51-23 including a 43-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Hebraica shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 53.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Federico Haller (200-1988) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 18 rebounds and point guard Santiago Calimares (193-2003) who added 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Five Hebraica players scored in double figures. Hebraica's coach Leonardo Zylberstein felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side point guard Tiago Leites (197-2002) responded with 17 points and guard Agustin Mendez (180-2003) scored 13 points and 4 assists. Defending champion maintains fifth position with 14-9 record. Nacional lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the third place with seven games lost. Hebraica's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo .
Top scorers:
Nacional: L.Tiago 17+1reb+3ast, M.Agustin 13+1reb+4ast, P.Patricio 10+3reb+3ast, F.Lucas 9+4reb+1ast, P.Francisco 8+1reb, S.Eduardo 7+3reb+1ast
Hebraica: F.Haller 19+18reb, J.Williams 17+1reb+1ast, L.Parodi 17+1reb+2ast, C.Santiago 13+7reb+4ast, B.Garcia 11+2reb+6ast, E.Oglivie 6+5reb+4ast

Penarol - Aguada 81-82

The most exciting game of round 4 in the LUB took place in Montevideo. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of their biggest opponent Penarol (18-5) to first ranked Aguada (20-5) 82-81 in the game for the first place. 24 personal fouls committed by Penarol helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. American Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Dominican center Eloy Vargas (211-1988, college: Kentucky, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 17 rebounds and guard Juan Zanotta (185-1995) added 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Aguada have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 20-5 record. Penarol at the other side keeps the second place with five games lost. Aguada will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Penarol's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Defensor.
Top scorers:
Penarol: J.Zanotta 16+7reb+4ast, E.Serres 15+7reb+2ast, E.Vargas 13+17reb+1ast, I.Xavier 12+5reb, J.Washington 9+5reb+2ast, R.Joaquin 8+3reb+1ast
Aguada: D.Sims 21+6reb+5ast, L.Santos 20+14reb+1ast, S.Vidal 16+7reb+8ast, V.Rudd 16+12reb, F.Pereiras 6+1reb+2ast, D.Pena 3+1reb