Metropolitan Round 14 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with Stockolmo's defeat of U.Atletica

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Stockolmo (#8) and U.Atletica (#2). U.Atletica was defeated at home 78-87 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Stockolmo made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Argentinian forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Facundo Terra (187-1998) contributed with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. American-Nigerian Okanu Kingsley (202, college: GVSU, agency: Helping Ballers) replied with 23 points and 9 rebounds for U.Atletica. U.Atletica's coach Diego Rivas rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Stockolmo (7-6) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Capitol. U.Atletica at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. Stockolmo's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Verdirrojo.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Montevideo: Olimpia (#1) and Capitol (#5). Olimpia (12-2) smashed visiting Capitol (7-6) by 41 points 109-68. DNicolas Delgado (198-1987) had a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Stan Scott chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Forward Santiago Tucuna (197-2002) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Olimpia have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 12-2 record. Capitol lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with six games lost. They share the position with Stockolmo. Olimpia's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena L.Borges.
Bottom-ranked O.Mundial managed to get the second consecutive victory on Tuesday night. This time they won against fourth-ranked Montevideo 73-63. Thomas Araujo notched a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead the effort. Even a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds by Mauricio Arregui did not help to save the game for Montevideo. O.Mundial maintains fifteenth position with 3-11 record. Loser Montevideo keeps the fourth place with seven games lost. O.Mundial's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Goes.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 14: Bohemios were beaten by Lagomar on the road 83-72. Verdirrojo destroyed L.Borges on its own court 92-67. Larranaga managed to outperform Colon in Montevideo 85-82. Tabare managed to beat Goes at home 76-70.
The most impressive performance of 14th round was 18 points and 11 rebounds by Tirrell Brown of Tabare.



Lagomar - Bohemios 83-72

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Lagomar (9-5) beat 11th ranked Bohemios (5-9) in Montevideo 83-72 on Monday. Lagomar looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Lagomar made 7 blocks. Forward Federico Haller (200-1988) notched a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead the effort and naturalized Spanish guard Gustavo Barrera (194-1985) supported him with 16 points and 8 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Four Lagomar players scored in double figures. Even 23 points by forward Nicolas Catala (196-1991) did not help to save the game for Bohemios. Center Diego Tortajada (202-1993) added 14 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lagomar have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 9-5 record having just three points less than leader Olimpia. Bohemios lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the thirteenth place with nine games lost. They share the position with L.Borges. Lagomar's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena .
Top scorers:
Lagomar: F.Haller 20+11reb+1ast, G.Barrera 16+1reb+8ast, V.Andrade 13+6reb, S.Moglia 11+7reb+1ast, M.Larrea 7+2reb+3ast, L.Viatri 5+2reb+1ast
Bohemios: N.Catala 23+3reb+3ast, D.Tortajada 14+7reb+2ast, J.Ramirez 10+6reb+1ast, A.Da Costa 9+1reb+3ast, T.Verbauwede 8+10reb+5ast, I.Stoll 5+2ast

U.Atletica - Stockolmo 78-87

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Stockolmo (#8) and U.Atletica (#2). U.Atletica was defeated at home 78-87 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Stockolmo made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Argentinian forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Facundo Terra (187-1998) contributed with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. American-Nigerian Okanu Kingsley (202, college: GVSU, agency: Helping Ballers) replied with 23 points and 9 rebounds and Argentinian point guard Sebastian Alvarez (185-1989) added 15 points in the effort for U.Atletica. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. U.Atletica's coach Diego Rivas rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Stockolmo (7-6) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Capitol. U.Atletica at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. Stockolmo's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Verdirrojo.
Top scorers:
Stockolmo: L.Castellani 22+7reb+1ast, N.Garcia 16+2reb+1ast, F.Terra 14+9reb+7ast, T.Copelotti 11+6reb+2ast, S.Ramirez 7+3reb, M.MacMullen 6+1reb+1ast
U.Atletica: O.Kingsley 23+9reb+3ast, S.Alvarez 15+4reb+2ast, F.Trusich 13+2reb+2ast, S.Wohlwend 10+5reb+6ast, P.Macanskas 9+5reb+2ast, A.Cabillon 6+4reb+1ast

Verdirrojo - L.Borges 92-67

There was a minor upset when 12th ranked L.Borges (5-9) were smashed by fourteenth ranked Verdirrojo (5-8) in Montevideo 92-67 on Monday. Verdirrojo made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. American forward Randy Rickards (201-2000, college: WILMU) notched a double-double by scoring 28 points and 14 rebounds to lead the effort and the other American import guard Taalib Holloman (193, college: WILMU) supported him with 25 points. Even a double-double of 16 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks by Brazilian center Sergio Conceicao (209-2000) did not help to save the game for L.Borges. Forward Yari Acevedo (190-1997) added 21 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Verdirrojo moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Sayago. Loser L.Borges dropped to the thirteenth position with nine games lost. They share it with Bohemios. Verdirrojo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Stockolmo.
Top scorers:
Verdirrojo: R.Rickards 28+14reb, T.Holloman 25+4reb+1ast, N.Koster 16+7reb+3ast, O.Senande 9+5reb+3ast, R.Pintos 7+4reb+1ast, F.Villalba 3+3reb+1ast
L.Borges: Y.Acevedo 21+5reb, F.Verrone 16+6reb+2ast, S.Conceicao 16+14reb+5ast, F.Ambrosoni 4+4reb+2ast, F.Izarrualde 4+3reb+3ast, T.Bentancour 2+1reb+1ast

Colon - Larranaga 82-85

There was a surprise result when tenth ranked Larranaga (7-8) edged on the road higher ranked Colon (7-7) 85-82 on Tuesday. Larranaga made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Naturalized Argentinian power forward Agustin Zuvich (201-1995) notched 29 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and Argentinian Mateo Bolivar (187-1992) supported him with 24 points and 9 rebounds. Even 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists by Argentinian Valentin Duvanced (, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for Colon. Forward Manuel Oyenard (194-2000) added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the hosts. Five Colon players scored in double figures. Larranaga maintains tenth position with 7-8 record. Loser Colon dropped to the seventh place with seven games lost. They share the position with Goes and Tabare. Larranaga will meet at home Sayago (#11) in the next round. Colon will play against Montevideo (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Larranaga: A.Zuvich 29+6reb+1ast, M.Bolivar 24+9reb+3ast, N.Martinez 10+4reb, M.Cancela 9+5reb+7ast, N.Borsellino 8+5reb, J.Jones 3+2reb+8ast
Colon: V.Duvanced 16+5reb+6ast, G.Espindola 15+3reb+6ast, P.Rusch 14+2reb+3ast, G.Curbelo 13+3reb+1ast, M.Oyenard 11+11reb+2ast, N.Rodriguez 8+2reb+2ast

Olimpia - Capitol 109-68

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Montevideo: Olimpia (#1) and Capitol (#5). Olimpia (12-2) smashed visiting Capitol (7-6) by 41 points 109-68. Olimpia outrebounded Capitol 51-30 including a 37-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Olimpia players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Capitol's players. DNicolas Delgado (198-1987) had a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Stan Scott (193-1998, college: MSSU) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Forward Santiago Tucuna (197-2002) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Claudio Bascou (185-1989) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Four Capitol players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Olimpia have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 12-2 record. Capitol lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with six games lost. They share the position with Stockolmo. Olimpia's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena L.Borges.
Top scorers:
Olimpia: D.Delgado 23+12reb+4ast, S.Scott 14+8reb+1ast, I.Decena 14+5reb+1ast, A.Mendez 12+3reb+1ast, T.Leites 9+6reb+3ast, F.Garcia 9+4reb+3ast
Capitol: C.Bascou 14+7reb+2ast, S.Tucuna 13+12reb+3ast, J.Galletto 13+4reb+3ast, B.Massoni 10+2reb+1ast, L.Planells 9+2reb, S.Perez 5+1reb

O.Mundial - Montevideo 73-63

Bottom-ranked O.Mundial managed to get the second consecutive victory on Tuesday night. This time they won against fourth-ranked Montevideo 73-63. Guard Thomas Araujo (192-2004) notched a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead the effort and point guard Gabriel Brun (175-2003) supported him with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Even a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds by center Mauricio Arregui (200-1998) did not help to save the game for Montevideo. Point guard Fernando Martinez (173-1979) added 14 points and 5 assists for the guests. Four Montevideo players scored in double figures. O.Mundial maintains fifteenth position with 3-11 record. Loser Montevideo keeps the fourth place with seven games lost. O.Mundial'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:
O.Mundial: T.Araujo 24+11reb+1ast, N.Bessio 16+2reb+3ast, G.Brun 11+5reb+5ast, F.Medina 7+6reb+1ast, G.Bruni 6+6reb+2ast, E.Gonzalez 5+3reb+3ast
Montevideo: M.Arregui 15+13reb, F.Martinez 14+2reb+5ast, L.Perez 14+4reb+1ast, A.Amaral 11+6reb, L.Bennett 5+6reb+1ast, H.Alvarez 2+4reb+4ast

Tabare - Goes 76-70

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 8th ranked Goes (7-7) lost on the road to ninth ranked Tabare (7-7) 76-70 on Tuesday. Point guard Geronimo Viera (172-2004) notched 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and American Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) supported him with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Tabare's coach Nico Scarabino used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 20 points and 9 rebounds by forward Christian Pereira (194-1993) did not help to save the game for Goes. Spanish forward Manu Vazquez (202-1998) added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the guests. Five Tabare and four Goes players scored in double figures. Tabare moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Colon and Goes. Goes lost third consecutive game. Tabare will meet higher ranked Capitol (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Goes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo O.Mundial.
Top scorers:
Tabare: G.Viera 21+6reb+6ast, T.Brown 18+11reb+2ast, R.Cardozo 12+3reb+1ast, J.Zanotta 11+4reb+6ast, G.Souza 11+4reb+2ast, S.Pernas 3+2reb+1ast
Goes: C.Pereira 20+9reb+3ast, S.Sosa 16+1reb+5ast, M.Vazquez 15+10reb+3ast, A.Arevalo 12+11reb+2ast, L.Previatti 4+4reb+4ast, D.Alvarez 3+3reb+1ast