LUB Round 5 of Quarter-Finals. Malvin and Defensor advance

Malvin - Cordon 105-76

Malvin dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Cordon's 28 and made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Cordon 41-21 including a 28-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Malvin looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Cordon's players. Serbian Dragan Zekovic (209-1987, agency: 011 Sports) orchestrated the victory by scoring 27 points. American guard Carlton Guyton (190-1990, college: Kent St.) contributed with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) answered with 13 points and 7 rebounds and American point guard Deshone Hicks (178-1999, college: Ferrum) added 15 points in the effort for Cordon. Four Malvin and five Cordon 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.
Top scorers:
Cordon: D.Hicks 15+2reb+3ast, V.Andrade 13+7reb+1ast, E.Bonet 13+5reb+2ast, M.Giano 13+1reb+5ast, K.Hunter 11+3reb, F.Verrone 11+2reb+3ast
Malvin: D.Zekovic 27+4reb+2ast, C.Guyton 21+5reb+5ast, K.Wachsmann 12+11reb+3ast, A.Hilliard 10+9reb+2ast, N.Martinez 8+3reb, M.Souberbielle 7+3reb+1ast

Penarol - Defensor 78-84

American swingman Dexter McClanahan (193-1997, college: Nicholls) stepped up and scored 31 points for the winners and his fellow American import forward Dion Wright (201-1993, college: St.Bonaventure) chipped in 26 points and 6 rebounds. Naturalized Italian point guard Luciano Parodi (182-1994) responded with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and American Victor Rudd (206-1991, college: S.Florida) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Five Penarol players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Penarol: L.Parodi 14+6reb+5ast, L.Santos 13+2reb, V.Rudd 13+5reb+3ast, S.Armand 11+2reb+6ast, E.Serres 11+4reb, M.Rojas 6+4reb+3ast
Defensor: D.McClanahan 31+3reb+3ast, D.Wright 26+6reb+2ast, F.Soto 14+5reb+1ast, M.Bianchi 6+8reb, M.Zubiaurre 3+4reb, F.Terra 2+6reb+8ast