LUB Round 3 of Second Stage

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 3 in LUB took place in Montevideo where host Bigua (11-13) beat Hebraica (11-14) 82-77 on Wednesday evening. The best player for the winners was Armenian-American guard Andre Spight (191-1995, college: N.Colorado) who scored 24 points (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Spanish-Colombian power forward Juan Tello-Palacios (206-1985) chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Agustin Da Costa (191-1998) who recorded 19 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Hebraica will play next round against Trouville trying to make it back to the top of the standings. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo - Trouville. Bigua will try to continue on its current victory against Urunday. It will be extra interesting game as Urunday is their local rival from Montevideo.
Nacional (21-3) recorded a loss in Montevideo. Visitors were defeated by Aguada (19-5) 99-81. It was a good game for American center Franklin Hassell (205-1988, college: ODU) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. Donald Sims contributed with 28 points and 5 assists for the winners. American-Dominican center James Feldeine (193-1988, college: Quinnipiac) answered with 21 points for Nacional. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Welcome (#5) and Urunday (#4). Welcome (6-19) won against visiting Urunday (8-16) 97-90. It was a great evening for Brandon Beavers who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was Erik Thomas with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks. Urunday's coach Hector Da Pra rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Welcome will meet at home Urupan (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Urunday's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Bigua.

In the last two games of round 3 Cordon defeated Malvin in Montevideo 82-75. Penarol beat Defensor at home 80-74.
The best stats of 3rd round was 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists by Facundo Terra of Defensor.



Bigua - Hebraica 82-77

The biggest surprise of round 3 in LUB took place in Montevideo where host Bigua (11-13) beat Hebraica (11-14) 82-77 on Wednesday evening. The best player for the winners was Armenian-American guard Andre Spight (191-1995, college: N.Colorado) who scored 24 points (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Spanish-Colombian power forward Juan Tello-Palacios (206-1985) chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Agustin Da Costa (191-1998) who recorded 19 points and 9 rebounds and forward Federico Haller (200-1988) added 13 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Hebraica will play next round against Trouville trying to make it back to the top of the standings. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo - Trouville. Bigua will try to continue on its current victory against Urunday. It will be extra interesting game as Urunday is their local rival from Montevideo.
Top scorers:
Bigua: A.Spight 24+3reb+1ast, L.Cerminato 13+6reb+1ast, J.Tello-Palacios 11+6reb+4ast, M.Espinosa 10, T.Rodriguez 9+2ast, J.Ducasse 5+6reb+2ast
Hebraica: A.Da Costa 19+9reb, F.Haller 13+7reb, B.Garcia 11+3reb+5ast, S.Massa 8+1reb+4ast, M.Astramskas 8+1reb, M.Mayora 8+2reb+2ast

Welcome - Urunday 97-90

Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Welcome (#5) and Urunday (#4). Welcome (6-19) won against visiting Urunday (8-16) 97-90. Welcome made 26-of-29 free shots (89.7 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for American guard Brandon Beavers (188, college: Lawrence Tech) who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). His fellow American import forward Sam DeSouza (203, college: Bridgeport) helped adding 21 points and 7 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Argentinian-American Erik Thomas (195-1995, college: New Orleans) with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks and American guard Joshua Webster (190-1997, college: Missouri St.) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Urunday's coach Hector Da Pra rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Welcome will meet at home Urupan (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Urunday's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Bigua.
Top scorers:
Welcome: B.Beavers 26+9reb+4ast, S.DeSouza 21+7reb, G.Barrera 15+6reb+7ast, S.Moglia 13+4reb, S.Alvarez 8+4reb, L.Silva 7+4reb+1ast
Urunday: E.Thomas 23+11reb+3ast, D.Conger 16+6reb+1ast, G.Corbisiero 15+2reb+1ast, J.Webster 14+4reb+12ast, R.Brause 6+6reb+2ast, A.Moller 5+1reb+1ast

Aguada - Nacional 99-81

Nacional (21-3) recorded a loss in Montevideo. Visitors were defeated by Aguada (19-5) 99-81. Aguada made 24-of-30 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Aguada had a 29-17 advantage in offensive rebounds. Nacional was plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for American center Franklin Hassell (205-1988, college: ODU) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. His fellow American import Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) contributed with 28 points and 5 assists for the winners. Four Aguada players scored in double figures. American-Dominican center James Feldeine (193-1988, college: Quinnipiac) answered with 21 points and Venezuelan center Nestor Colmenares (200-1987, college: Campbellsville) added 14 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) in the effort for Nacional. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Aguada: D.Sims 28+1reb+5ast, F.Hassell 22+16reb+1ast, J.Wilson 13+4reb, J.Santiso 12+6reb+4ast, A.Zuvich 9+8reb+1ast, S.Vidal 8+1reb+5ast
Nacional: J.Feldeine 21+3reb+2ast, N.Colmenares 14+8reb+2ast, P.Prieto 9+5reb+6ast, S.Ottonello 8+1ast, M.Suarez 8+6reb+1ast, G.Espindola 7+3reb+1ast

Malvin - Cordon 75-82

There was a minor upset in Montevideo where Malvin (15-9) was defeated by Cordon (11-13) 82-75 on Thursday. It was a great evening for American guard Kaleb Hunter (193-1998, college: UNCG) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) helped adding 15 points and 11 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Serbian Dragan Zekovic (209-1987, agency: 011 Sports) with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) and naturalized Italian point guard Lucas Capalbo (175-2000, college: Odessa JC) scored 16 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Cordon: K.Hunter 23+8reb+4ast, M.Giano 16+2reb+1ast, V.Andrade 15+11reb+1ast, D.Garcia 15+5reb+1ast, E.Bonet 8+4reb+4ast, M.Schell 3
Malvin: L.Capalbo 16+4reb+2ast, C.Guyton 14+3reb+3ast, D.Zekovic 13+7reb+4ast, A.Hilliard 10+7reb+3ast, K.Wachsmann 7+8reb+3ast, N.Martinez 7+3reb

Penarol - Defensor 80-74

No shocking result in a game in Montevideo where Penarol (18-6) defeated Defensor (12-12) 80-74 on Thursday. Penarol made 22-of-26 free shots (84.6 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for American Victor Rudd (206-1991, college: S.Florida) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds. Naturalized Italian point guard Luciano Parodi (182-1994) helped adding 24 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was guard Facundo Terra (187-1998) with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and American forward Dion Wright (201-1993, college: St.Bonaventure) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Penarol: L.Parodi 24+5reb+2ast, V.Rudd 18+14reb+3ast, L.Santos 13+8reb+1ast, I.Xavier 9+4reb+1ast, S.Armand 8+1reb+3ast, M.Rojas 4+8reb
Defensor: F.Terra 24+6reb+4ast, M.Curry 19+6reb+2ast, D.Wright 14+11reb+3ast, M.Zubiaurre 5+2reb+1ast, M.MacMullen 4+2reb, M.Bianchi 4+2reb