LUB Round 5 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with Aguada's defeat of Malvin

- October 27, 2025

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Earl Clark

LUB is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 5 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Aguada (#6) and Malvin (#5). Aguada (3-1) won against visiting Malvin (2-2) 94-82. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Aguada outrebounded Malvin 44-32 including 30 on the defensive glass. Aguada looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American Earl Clark (208-1988, college: Louisville, agency: BIG) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 7 rebounds. point guard Juan Santiso (185-1994) contributed with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. American guard Remy Abell (193-1992, college: Xavier) answered with 22 points and 6 assists for Malvin. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Aguada moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Malvin at the other side dropped to the sixth position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Aguada's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena U.Atletica.
LUB top team - Penarol (4-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed tenth ranked Cordon (0-4) in Montevideo 102-83. Naturalized Italian swingman Nicola Pomoli (195-1999) stepped up and scored 23 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners and Santiago Vescovi chipped in 14 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. American forward Bryce Beamer (197-1998, college: FMU) responded with 22 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Penarol have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-0 record. Cordon at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Welcome and Goes. Penarol's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Hebraica.
Bottom-ranked Welcome is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to ninth ranked U.Atletica (2-2) 84-68 on Thursday evening. Ty Prince nailed 29 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Alvaro Pena came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds for Welcome in the defeat. U.Atletica moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Welcome still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Cordon and Goes. U.Atletica's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Aguada.

In the last game of round 5 Nacional beat Goes on the road 102-86.

Penarol - Cordon 102-83

LUB top team - Penarol (4-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed tenth ranked Cordon (0-4) in Montevideo 102-83. Penarol players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. Naturalized Italian swingman Nicola Pomoli (195-1999) stepped up and scored 23 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners and guard Santiago Vescovi (191-2001, college: Tennessee) chipped in 14 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. American forward Bryce Beamer (197-1998, college: FMU) responded with 22 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Juan Santiso (185-1994) scored 9 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Penarol have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-0 record. Cordon at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Welcome and Goes. Penarol's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Hebraica.
Top scorers:
Cordon: B.Beamer 22+6reb+3ast, L.Tiago 13+2reb, M.Facundo 11+2reb+4ast, E.Gonzalez 11+3reb+2ast, C.Baffuto Victor 9+9reb+3ast, S.Omar 7+2reb+2ast
Penarol: N.Pomoli 23+2reb+3ast, S.Vescovi 14+3reb+9ast, H.Conrado 12+2reb, M.Rojas 10+5reb+1ast, S.Hogan 10+4reb+3ast, E.Serres 9+4reb+2ast

Welcome - U.Atletica 68-84

Bottom-ranked Welcome is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to ninth ranked U.Atletica (2-2) 84-68 on Thursday evening. U.Atletica outrebounded Welcome 43-27 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. nailed 29 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and American power forward Quatarrius Wilson (203-1996, college: SEMO, agency: One Motive Sports) accounted for 14 points and 12 rebounds. Four U.Atletica players scored in double figures. Colombian Alvaro Pena (197-1995, agency: Starting 5) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds and forward Santiago Moglia (196-1989) added 16 points respectively for Welcome in the defeat. U.Atletica moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Welcome still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Cordon and Goes. U.Atletica's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Aguada.
Top scorers:
Welcome: A.Pena 22+10reb+2ast, S.Moglia 16+4reb, F.Garcia 13+2reb+4ast, G.Diego 6+3reb+3ast, P.Rafael 6+4reb, G.Barrera 4+3ast
U.Atletica: P.Ty 29+6reb+5ast, Q.Wilson 14+12reb+3ast, I.Ross 13+3reb+6ast, M.Giano 11+6reb, J.Ducasse 8+11reb+1ast, A.Lopez 5+1reb+1ast

Goes - Nacional 86-102

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Nacional (3-1) beat bottom-ranked Goes (0-4) in Montevideo 102-86 on Thursday. Nacional shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American forward Connor Zinaich (201-1997, college: Nova SE) nailed a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and American-Dominican center James Feldeine (193-1988, college: Quinnipiac) accounted for 22 points and 5 assists. Nacional's coach Alvaro Ponce used entire bench saving starting five for next games. point guard Emiliano Bonet (186-2001) came up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 assists and Fernando Verrone (201-1988) added 18 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Goes in the defeat. Five Goes players scored in double figures. Nacional have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Newly promoted Goes still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Welcome and Cordon. Nacional's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Defensor.
Top scorers:
Goes: F.Verrone 18+7reb+2ast, M.Oyenard 15+5reb+3ast, D.Santos Ignacio 14, E.Bonet 13+4reb+12ast, X.Couste 10+2reb+1ast, D.Nesbitt 7+3reb+2ast
Nacional: J.Feldeine 22+3reb+5ast, C.Zinaich 19+11reb+4ast, B.Bernardo 11+2reb+1ast, G.Espindola 10+1reb+2ast, L.Parodi 9+2reb+3ast, E.Bell 9+5reb+1ast

Aguada - Malvin 94-82

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Aguada (#6) and Malvin (#5). Aguada (3-1) won against visiting Malvin (2-2) 94-82. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Aguada outrebounded Malvin 44-32 including 30 on the defensive glass. Aguada looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American Earl Clark (208-1988, college: Louisville, agency: BIG) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 7 rebounds. point guard Juan Santiso (185-1994) contributed with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Four Aguada players scored in double figures. American guard Remy Abell (193-1992, college: Xavier) answered with 22 points and 6 assists and Serbian Dragan Zekovic (209-1987, agency: 011 Sports) added 16 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Malvin. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Aguada moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Malvin at the other side dropped to the sixth position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Aguada's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena U.Atletica.
Top scorers:
Malvin: R.Abell 22+2reb+6ast, D.Zekovic 16+9reb+2ast, J.Cruz 15+6reb+1ast, N.Martinez 8+4reb+1ast, M.Romero 8+4reb+5ast, S.Fernandez 7+3reb
Aguada: E.Clark 20+7reb+2ast, O.Joaquin 14+1ast, A.Gentile 12+1reb, S.Vidal 12+3reb+3ast, J.Santiso 10+6reb+8ast, F.Manuel 9+1reb+1ast