Recap of Liga de Ascenso Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Atenas - Marne 82-65

Atenas made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Atenas made 9 blocks. Point guard Luciano Planells (185-2001) fired 15 points and 9 assists for the winners. Facundo Medina (190-1994) chipped in 20 points and 5 rebounds. Four Atenas players scored in double figures. Forward Lucas Silva (197-2002) produced 31 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Andres Aristimuno (184-1992) added 7 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Atenas: F.Medina 20+5reb+2ast, L.Planells 15+4reb+9ast, A.Grytsak 13+9reb+2ast, M.Pose 11+4reb+6ast, R.De Leon 8+5reb+1ast, J.Stoll 8+3reb+3ast
Marne: L.Silva 31+8reb, S.Sosa 8+6reb+5ast, A.Aristimuno 7+10reb+7ast, J.Fidelis 7+9reb+2ast, M.Barriola 6+1reb, E.Superi 4+1reb+1ast

Larranaga - Colon 89-69

Forward Joaquin Jones (199-1997) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and Argentinian Carlos Buemo (194-1996) chipped in 20 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side Ivan Loriente (190-1992) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Juan Martin Ortiz (185-2002) scored 19 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Larranaga: J.Jones 22+11reb+3ast, N.Rodriguez 20+2reb+2ast, C.Buemo 20+6reb+3ast, A.Zuvich 8+7reb+1ast, A.Gentile 7+3reb, N.Borsellino 4+6reb+4ast
Colon: I.Loriente 22+12reb+3ast, J.Martin Ortiz 19+3reb+4ast, F.Garcia 13+4reb+3ast, F.Trusich 6+3reb, S.Bruera 5+7reb, A.Alen 2

L.Borges - Lagomar 90-78

L.Borges players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Nicolas Pereyra (180-1999) who helped to win the game recording 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Fernando Verrone (201-1988) contributed with 22 points for the winners. Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds and point guard Santiago Wohlwend (172-1997) added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Lagomar. Five Lagomar players scored in double figures. Lagomar's coach Esteban Yaquinta rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
L.Borges: N.Pereyra 23+5reb+7ast, F.Verrone 22+4reb+2ast, M.Oyenard 14+5reb+5ast, S.da Conceicao 8+9reb+1ast, J.Nunez 7+3reb+9ast, T.Bentancour 7+2reb
Lagomar: V.Andrade 19+14reb+2ast, J.Hartwell II 14+3reb, S.Wohlwend 14+6reb+6ast, R.Previatti 11+2reb+2ast, S.Moglia 10+6reb+2ast, H.Castro 4

Verdirrojo - Olimpia 79-72

Verdirrojo dominated down low during the game scoring 40 of its points in the paint compared to Olimpia's 20. They outrebounded Olimpia 45-32 including a 31-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Point guard JMartin Mayora (181-1995) stepped up and scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and forward Federico Haller (200-1988) chipped in 12 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side guard Abel Agarbado (179-1993) responded with 19 points and American swingman Anthony Hilliard (195-1986, college: ECSU) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Four Verdirrojo and five Olimpia players scored in double figures. Olimpia's coach Federico Camina tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game.
Top scorers:
Verdirrojo: J.Mayora 16+9reb+6ast, A.Irastorza 14+7reb, F.Haller 12+11reb+1ast, X.Couste 10+2reb+2ast, O.Senande 9+2reb+2ast, G.Corbisiero 8+3reb+2ast
Olimpia: A.Agarbado 19+4reb+3ast, A.Hilliard 14+7reb+1ast, M.Rodriguez 13+2reb+1ast, T.Leites 12+1reb, D.Russell 11+7reb, A.Amaral 3+2reb+2ast