Liga de Ascenso Round 13 (Regular Season): Lagomar is defeated by Colon

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between third ranked Lagomar (8-4) and seventh ranked Colon (6-6) was the most important one in the last round on Friday night. 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 looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Center Martin Tessadri (200-2001) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and forward Santiago Tucuna (197-2002) chipped in 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds. 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. Guard Juan Zanotta (185-1995) nailed a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists for the winning side and Kwame Alexander accounted for 18 points and 10 rebounds. Sergio Conceicao came up with 27 points and 8 rebounds for L.Borges in the defeat. Tabare moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Montevideo. L.Borges at the other side keep the third position with four games lost. They share it with Atenas and Lagomar.
An interesting game took place in Montevideo where higher ranked Olimpia (6-6) was upset on its own court by eleventh ranked Montevideo (5-7) 95-91 on Friday. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Olimpia. Agustin Da Costa fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Anthony Hilliard produced 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for lost side. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Montevideo moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Tabare. Loser Olimpia keeps the sixth position with six games lost. They share it with Colon.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 13: Atenas won against Capitol on the opponent's court 79-71. Marne was outscored by Verdirrojo in a home game 71-95. Yale was rolled over Stockolmo on the road 82-58. Stockolmo was defeated by Marne on its own court 69-78.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 16 points and 6 rebounds by Lucio Castellani of Stockolmo.



Capitol - Atenas 71-79

Very expected game 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) fired a double-double by scoring 15 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. American DeAngelo Stewart (197-1995, college: PFW) chipped in a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard Claudio Bascou (185-1989) produced 29 points and Pablo Macanskas (196-1990) added 6 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. 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:
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
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

Colon - Lagomar 77-71

The game between third ranked Lagomar (8-4) and seventh ranked Colon (6-6) was the most important one in the last round on Friday night. 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 looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Center Martin Tessadri (200-2001) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and forward Santiago Tucuna (197-2002) chipped in 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Santiago Wohlwend (172-1997) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points, 10 assists and 4 steals. 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:
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
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

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 players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Guard Juan Zanotta (185-1995) nailed a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists for the winning side and American power forward Kwame Alexander (200-1990, college: CSUSB, agency: BIG) accounted for 18 points and 10 rebounds. Four Tabare players scored in double figures. Sergio Conceicao came up with 27 points and 8 rebounds and Fernando Verrone (201-1988) added 14 points and 13 rebounds respectively for L.Borges in the defeat. Tabare moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Montevideo. L.Borges at the other side keep the third position with four games lost. They share it with Atenas and Lagomar.
Top scorers:
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
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

Marne - Verdirrojo 71-95

Very predictable result in Montevideo where second ranked Verdirrojo (9-3) smashed 10th ranked Marne (6-7) 95-71 on Saturday. 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 keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Larranaga. Loser Marne dropped to the eighth place with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
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
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

Olimpia - Montevideo 91-95

An interesting game took place in Montevideo where higher ranked Olimpia (6-6) was upset on its own court by eleventh ranked Montevideo (5-7) 95-91 on Friday. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Olimpia. 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) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Forward Octavio Medina (195-1996) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. American swingman Anthony Hilliard (195-1986, college: ECSU) produced 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws) and guard Agustin Mendez (180-2003) added 15 points and 7 assists respectively for lost side. Five Montevideo and four Olimpia players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Montevideo moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Tabare. Loser Olimpia keeps the sixth position with six games lost. They share it with Colon.
Top scorers:
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
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

Stockolmo - Yale 82-58

Not a big story in a game in Montevideo where 12th ranked Yale (2-10) was rolled over by eighth ranked Stockolmo (5-8) 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) fired 21 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Forward Nicolas Lema (-2005) chipped in 14 points. Cuban center Arle Zaporta produced 14 points and 7 rebounds and guard Martin Astramskas (190-2002) added 5 points and 6 rebounds 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. Despite that victory Stockolmo went down to eleventh position due to points difference. Yale lost eighth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with ten games lost. They share the position with Capitol.
Top scorers:
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
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

Stockolmo - Marne 69-78

Everything could happen in Montevideo at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Marne and 8th ranked Stockolmo had identical 5-7 record. But Stockolmo was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Montevideo 78-69 on Tuesday night. Marne had a 29-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. Point guard Sebastian Sosa (175-2001) fired 23 points and 5 assists for the winners. American guard Jacob Ledoux (190-1997, college: UTPB, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws). Forward Joaquin Rodriguez (199-2003) produced 16 points and 7 rebounds and Argentinian forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Marne (6-7) moved-up to eighth place. Loser Stockolmo dropped to the eleventh position with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Stockolmo: J.Rodriguez 16+7reb+1ast, L.Castellani 16+6reb+2ast, N.Lema 14+1reb+1ast, T.Copelotti 7+4reb, N.Bessio 7+4ast, F.Terra 6+2reb+5ast
Marne: S.Sosa 23+3reb+5ast, J.Ledoux 16+7reb+4ast, J.Sacco 14+5reb+1ast, M.Barriola 8+3reb+3ast, L.Silva 6+7reb, E.Superi 5+1reb