Metropolitan Round 15 (Regular Season): No surprise as #1 Olimpia defeat L.Borges

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Metropolitan top team - Olimpia (13-2) had no problems winning another game on Friday. This time they crushed thirteenth ranked L.Borges (5-10) in Montevideo 94-69. Olimpia shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 55.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for DNicolas Delgado (198-1987) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). American guard Stan Scott (193-1998, college: MSSU) helped adding 14 points and 10 rebounds. Olimpia's coach Nicolas Altalef felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was point guard Federico Ambrosoni (183-1999) with 15 points and 4 assists. Olimpia have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 13-2 record. L.Borges at the other side keep the thirteenth position with ten games lost. They share it with Bohemios.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: U.Atletica (#2) and Bohemios (#14). Bohemios were defeated at home 75-88. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Santiago Wohlwend (172-1997) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. Ivan Loriente accounted for 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. U.Atletica's coach Diego Rivas allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Agustin Da Costa (191-1998) came up with 26 points and 5 rebounds (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) for Bohemios in the defeat. U.Atletica maintains second place with 11-4 record having just two points less than leader Olimpia. Bohemios lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to the thirteenth position with ten games lost. They share it with L.Borges.
Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Montevideo: Goes (#8) and O.Mundial (#15). Goes (8-7) won against visiting O.Mundial (3-12) 90-80. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of O.Mundial. The best player for the winners was Sebastian Sosa who had a double-double by scoring 13 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals. At the other side the best for losing team was Facundo Medina who recorded 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Goes moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Tabare. Loser O.Mundial stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 15: Tabare won against Capitol on the opponent's court 86-72. Larranaga managed to outperform Sayago in a home game 88-82. Colon recorded a loss to Montevideo on the road 100-95.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 23 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists by Valentin Duvanced of Colon.



Bohemios - U.Atletica 75-88

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: U.Atletica (#2) and Bohemios (#14). Bohemios were defeated at home 75-88. U.Atletica players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Santiago Wohlwend (172-1997) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. Ivan Loriente (190-1992) accounted for 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. U.Atletica's coach Diego Rivas allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Agustin Da Costa (191-1998) came up with 26 points and 5 rebounds (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) and forward Nicolas Catala (196-1991) added 15 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Bohemios in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. U.Atletica maintains second place with 11-4 record having just two points less than leader Olimpia. Bohemios lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to the thirteenth position with ten games lost. They share it with L.Borges.
Top scorers:
U.Atletica: I.Loriente 21+5reb+4ast, O.Kingsley 16+8reb+2ast, S.Wohlwend 14+10reb+9ast, P.Macanskas 12+6reb+2ast, A.Cabillon 8+5reb+2ast, F.Trusich 7+2reb+2ast
Bohemios: A.Da Costa 26+5reb, N.Catala 15+11reb+1ast, O.Medina 13+5reb+4ast, D.Tortajada 10+4reb, J.Stoll 4+2reb+2ast, T.Verbauwede 3+10reb+2ast

Capitol - Tabare 72-86

There was a minor upset in Montevideo where 6th ranked Capitol (7-7) was defeated by eighth ranked Tabare (8-7) 86-72 on Friday. Tabare made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. Tabare outrebounded Capitol 45-24 including a 13-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Tabare looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Capitol's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Tabare made 9 blocks. The best player for the winners was American Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 15 rebounds. Rodrigo Cardozo (191-1992) chipped in 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Tabare's coach Nico Scarabino let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Juan Galletto (182-1996) who recorded 23 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Claudio Bascou (185-1989) added 17 points respectively. The victory was the third consecutive win for Tabare. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Goes. Capitol lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the ninth position with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Tabare: T.Brown 19+15reb+1ast, M.Rios 13, R.Cardozo 11+8reb+4ast, I.Wener 11+6reb, G.Viera 9+1reb+7ast, J.Zanotta 9+4reb+5ast
Capitol: J.Galletto 23+6reb, C.Bascou 17+3reb+2ast, S.Fernandez 12+3reb+3ast, B.Massoni 6+1reb, L.Planells 5+3ast, S.Tucuna 5+9reb+2ast

Goes - O.Mundial 90-80

Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Montevideo: Goes (#8) and O.Mundial (#15). Goes (8-7) won against visiting O.Mundial (3-12) 90-80. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of O.Mundial. The best player for the winners was point guard Sebastian Sosa (175-2001) who had a double-double by scoring 13 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals. Forward Christian Pereira (194-1993) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Facundo Medina (190-1994) who recorded 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and guard Thomas Araujo (192-2004) added 16 points respectively. Four O.Mundial players scored in double figures. Goes moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Tabare. Loser O.Mundial stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost.
Top scorers:
Goes: L.Previatti 17+3reb+2ast, C.Pereira 17+11reb+1ast, S.Sosa 13+5reb+11ast, M.Vazquez 9+7reb, D.Alvarez 8+3reb+1ast, A.Arevalo 3+1ast
O.Mundial: F.Medina 16+8reb+6ast, T.Araujo 16+4reb+1ast, A.Gentile 14+5reb, N.Bessio 12+4reb+3ast, E.Gonzalez 9+4reb+2ast, G.Brun 7+3reb+3ast

L.Borges - Olimpia 69-94

Metropolitan top team - Olimpia (13-2) had no problems winning another game on Friday. This time they crushed thirteenth ranked L.Borges (5-10) in Montevideo 94-69. Olimpia shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 55.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for DNicolas Delgado (198-1987) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). American guard Stan Scott (193-1998, college: MSSU) helped adding 14 points and 10 rebounds. Olimpia's coach Nicolas Altalef felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was point guard Federico Ambrosoni (183-1999) with 15 points and 4 assists and guard Facundo Izarrualde (184-2001) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Five Olimpia and four L.Borges players scored in double figures. Olimpia have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 13-2 record. L.Borges at the other side keep the thirteenth position with ten games lost. They share it with Bohemios.
Top scorers:
Olimpia: R.Brause 19+1reb, D.Delgado 17+7reb+4ast, S.Scott 14+10reb+2ast, J.Viana 13+2reb+7ast, D.Nunes 12+4reb+6ast, A.Mendez 9+2reb
L.Borges: F.Ambrosoni 15+3reb+4ast, F.Izarrualde 14+7reb+1ast, M.Bentancour 12+1ast, Y.Acevedo 12+2ast, F.Verrone 10+5reb+5ast, S.Conceicao 6+9reb+3ast

Larranaga - Sayago 88-82

The game between closely ranked teams ended with tenth ranked Larranaga's (8-8) home victory over 11th ranked Sayago (5-9) 88-82 on Saturday. Larranaga dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Sayago's 28 and made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was Argentinian Mateo Bolivar (187-1992) who scored 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Naturalized Argentinian power forward Agustin Zuvich (201-1995) chipped in 21 points and 9 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). At the other side the best for losing team was American swingman Anthony Hilliard (195-1986, college: ECSU) who recorded 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Brazilian power forward Joao Demetrio (208-1995) added 12 points and 13 rebounds respectively. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Larranaga moved-up to seventh place. Sayago lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the twelfth position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Larranaga: M.Bolivar 26+9reb+7ast, A.Zuvich 21+9reb+1ast, M.Nobile 11+3reb+6ast, N.Borsellino 10+9reb+1ast, J.Jones 10+2reb+4ast, M.Cancela 7+3reb+1ast
Sayago: A.Hilliard 22+9reb+4ast, G.Silvarrey 13+1reb+6ast, E.Bonet 13+3reb+3ast, T.de Leon 12+4reb+2ast, J.Demetrio 12+13reb, M.Tessadri 4+4reb+3ast

Montevideo - Colon 100-95

Not a big story in a game when 8th ranked Colon (7-8) was defeated on the road by fourth ranked Montevideo (9-7) 100-95 on Saturday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. The best player for the winners was point guard Fernando Martinez (173-1979) who scored 23 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Naturalized Italian forward Xavier Couste (186-1999) chipped in 23 points and 5 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Argentinian Valentin Duvanced (, agency: BIG) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Pierino Rusch (183-1999) added 17 points and 5 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Colon's coach Agustin Esteve rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Montevideo maintains fourth place with 9-7 record. Colon lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the tenth position with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Montevideo: F.Martinez 23+4reb+5ast, X.Couste 23+5reb+1ast, A.Amaral 17+5reb+1ast, E.Delgado 15+4reb+4ast, M.Arregui 10+5reb+1ast, H.Alvarez 8+9reb+5ast
Colon: V.Duvanced 23+11reb+4ast, P.Rusch 17+2reb+5ast, G.Espindola 14+3reb+3ast, G.Curbelo 10+1reb+4ast, M.Oyenard 10+7reb+4ast, N.Rodriguez 9+4reb+3ast