Liga de Ascenso Round 13 (Regular Season): Verdirrojo beat Marne in a derby game

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The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Verdirrojo (#2) and Marne (#8). Marne was crushed at home by 24 points 71-95 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Verdirrojo made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Verdirrojo had a 30-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. Verdirrojo looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Marne's players. Point guard JMartin Mayora (181-1995) fired 24 points and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Federico Haller (200-1988) chipped in 13 points and 10 rebounds. American guard Jacob Ledoux (190-1997, college: UTPB, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) produced 21 points and 4 assists for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Verdirrojo (9-3) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Larranaga. Marne at the other side keeps the eighth place with seven games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Lagomar (8-4) against seventh ranked Colon (6-6) on Friday night. Visiting Lagomar was defeated by Colon in a tough game in Colon 71-77. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lagomar. Worth to mention a great performance of center Martin Tessadri (200-2001) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Santiago Tucuna contributed with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds for Lagomar. Lagomar's coach Esteban Yaquinta rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Colon moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Olimpia. Lagomar at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. They share it with Atenas and L.Borges.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked L.Borges (8-4) against eleventh ranked Tabare (5-7) on Thursday night. Visiting L.Borges were defeated by Tabare in Tabare 80-70. Juan Zanotta stepped up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. At the losing side Sergio Conceicao responded with 27 points and 8 rebounds. Tabare moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser L.Borges keep the third position with four games lost. They share it with Atenas and Lagomar.

Other games of round 13 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Atenas defeated Capitol in Montevideo 79-71. Olimpia was beaten by Montevideo at home 91-95. Yale was destroyed by Stockolmo on the opponent's court 82-58.
The best stats of 13th round was 21 points and 6 rebounds by Joaquin Rodriguez of Stockolmo.



Capitol - Atenas 71-79

There was no surprise in Montevideo where 12th ranked Capitol (2-10) was defeated by fifth ranked Atenas (8-4) 79-71 on Thursday. Ukrainian Andriy Grytsak (201-2000) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and American DeAngelo Stewart (197-1995, college: PFW) chipped in 25 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side point guard Claudio Bascou (185-1989) responded with 29 points and Pablo Macanskas (196-1990) scored 6 points and 11 rebounds. Atenas moved-up to third place, which they share with L.Borges and Lagomar. Capitol lost third consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with ten games lost. They share it with Yale.
Top scorers:
Atenas: D.Stewart 25+11reb, L.Planells 19+3reb+6ast, A.Grytsak 15+16reb+7ast, M.Pose 9+3ast, E.Gonzalez 6+3reb, F.Silveira 3
Capitol: C.Bascou 29+4reb+2ast, A.Moe 13+4reb, M.Giano 10+1reb+5ast, A.Moller 7+5reb+1ast, G.Alvarez 6+3reb+2ast, P.Macanskas 6+11reb+2ast

Colon - Lagomar 77-71

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Lagomar (8-4) against seventh ranked Colon (6-6) on Friday night. Visiting Lagomar was defeated by Colon in a tough game in Colon 71-77. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lagomar. Colon players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of center Martin Tessadri (200-2001) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Santiago Tucuna (197-2002) contributed with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Santiago Wohlwend (172-1997) added 11 points, 10 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Lagomar. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Lagomar's coach Esteban Yaquinta rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Colon moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Olimpia. Lagomar at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. They share it with Atenas and L.Borges.
Top scorers:
Colon: M.Tessadri 17+10reb+3ast, S.Tucuna 15+8reb+5ast, F.Garcia 14+1reb+7ast, P.Gomez 12+10reb+5ast, A.Dotti 7+9reb+4ast, F.Trusich 6+2reb
Lagomar: V.Andrade 15+12reb+1ast, S.Moglia 14+3reb+3ast, J.Hartwell II 13+1ast, S.Wohlwend 11+3reb+10ast, R.Previatti 6+6reb+1ast, I.Gadnich 6+1reb

Tabare - L.Borges 80-70

Very important is a road loss of third ranked L.Borges (8-4) against eleventh ranked Tabare (5-7) on Thursday night. Visiting L.Borges were defeated by Tabare in Tabare 80-70. Tabare looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Guard Juan Zanotta (185-1995) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and American power forward Kwame Alexander (200-1990, college: CSUSB, agency: BIG) chipped in 18 points and 10 rebounds. Four Tabare players scored in double figures. At the losing side Sergio Conceicao responded with 27 points and 8 rebounds and Fernando Verrone (201-1988) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds. Tabare moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser L.Borges keep the third position with four games lost. They share it with Atenas and Lagomar.
Top scorers:
Tabare: F.Ambrosoni 20+5reb+2ast, K.Alexander 18+10reb+2ast, J.Zanotta 15+11reb+9ast, T.Araujo 10+3reb+2ast, D.Alvarez 6+5ast, M.De Gouveia 6+3reb+2ast
L.Borges: S.Conceicao 27+8reb+3ast, F.Verrone 14+13reb+1ast, N.Pereyra 8+4reb+6ast, M.Oyenard 8+6reb+2ast, J.Nunez 7+3reb+6ast, F.Pereyra 3+2reb+1ast

Marne - Verdirrojo 71-95

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Verdirrojo (#2) and Marne (#8). Marne was crushed at home by 24 points 71-95 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Verdirrojo made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Verdirrojo had a 30-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. Verdirrojo looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Marne's players. Point guard JMartin Mayora (181-1995) fired 24 points and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Federico Haller (200-1988) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds. Four Verdirrojo players scored in double figures. American guard Jacob Ledoux (190-1997, college: UTPB, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) produced 21 points and 4 assists and forward Lucas Silva (197-2002) added 14 points respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Verdirrojo (9-3) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Larranaga. Marne at the other side keeps the eighth place with seven games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams.
Top scorers:
Verdirrojo: J.Mayora 24+3reb+5ast, X.Couste 17+5reb+1ast, F.Haller 13+10reb+3ast, J.Cabillon 10+1reb+3ast, O.Senande 10+1reb+4ast, M.Aguilera 9+6reb+4ast
Marne: J.Ledoux 21+4reb+4ast, L.Silva 14+4reb, J.Sacco 8+6reb+1ast, M.Barriola 8+3reb, S.Sosa 6+5reb+4ast, E.Superi 5+3ast

Olimpia - Montevideo 91-95

There was a surprise result when eleventh ranked Montevideo (5-7) defeated on the road higher ranked Olimpia (6-6) 95-91 on Friday. Montevideo dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Olimpia's 30. Montevideo looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Forward Agustin Da Costa (191-1998) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and forward Octavio Medina (195-1996) chipped in 13 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. At the losing side American swingman Anthony Hilliard (195-1986, college: ECSU) responded with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws) and guard Agustin Mendez (180-2003) scored 15 points and 7 assists. Five Montevideo and four Olimpia players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Montevideo moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Olimpia keeps the sixth position with six games lost. They share it with Colon.
Top scorers:
Montevideo: A.Da Costa 22+10reb+2ast, F.Martinez 16+4reb+2ast, O.Medina 13+10reb+8ast, L.Bennett 12+4reb+1ast, M.Antunez 10+2reb+2ast, T.Cabrera 8+1reb+1ast
Olimpia: A.Hilliard 25+8reb+4ast, A.Mendez 15+2reb+7ast, D.Russell 15+3reb, C.Pereira 12+8reb+2ast, M.Rodriguez 7+5reb+2ast, A.Agarbado 6+3reb+5ast

Stockolmo - Yale 82-58

Rather expected game in Montevideo where 12th ranked Yale (2-10) was rolled over by tenth ranked Stockolmo (5-7) 82-58 on Friday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Stockolmo made 7 blocks. Forward Joaquin Rodriguez (199-2003) stepped up and scored 21 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and forward Nicolas Lema (-2005) chipped in 14 points. At the losing side Cuban center Arle Zaporta responded with 14 points and 7 rebounds and guard Martin Astramskas (190-2002) scored 5 points and 6 rebounds. 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. Stockolmo moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Yale lost eighth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with ten games lost. They share it with Capitol.
Top scorers:
Stockolmo: J.Rodriguez 21+6reb+1ast, N.Lema 14+4reb+3ast, F.Izarrualde 11+5reb+2ast, T.de Leon 8+10reb+2ast, T.Copelotti 8+9reb, L.Castellani 8+4reb+5ast
Yale: A.Zaporta 14+7reb, N.Cerminatti 8+2reb, F.Miller 6+6reb, F.Yaquinta 6+2reb+1ast, E.Taboada 6+1reb+4ast, B.Curadossi 6+3reb+3ast