LUB Round 6 (Regular Season): Bigua is defeated by Urunday in a derby game

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Urunday (#8) and Bigua (#5). Urunday (3-2) won against visiting Bigua (3-2) 88-79. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Bigua. Urunday had a 31-17 advantage in offensive rebounds. Point guard Mateo Sarni (185-1998) scored 18 points and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Travis Daniels (203-1992, college: MSU, agency: Olsta) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) during the contest. The best for the losing side was American center Franklin Hassell (205-1988, college: ODU) with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Urunday moved-up to third place, which they share with 5 other teams including defeated Bigua. Urunday's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Hebraica.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Montevideo: Nacional (#3) and Defensor (#2). Nacional (4-1) smashed visiting Defensor (3-2) by 19 points 80-61. It was a key game for the second position in the league. American forward Connor Zinaich (201-1997, college: Nova SE) notched 17 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and Luciano Parodi supported him with 20 points. Even 10 points and 9 rebounds by Venezuelan center Nestor Colmenares (200-1987, college: Campbellsville) did not help to save the game for Defensor. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Nacional have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Defensor at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Nacional's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Bigua.
Cordon has finally registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Welcome (0-5) 98-81 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Admon Gilder who scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Cordon's coach Agustin Esteve used entire bench saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Alvaro Pena who recorded 28 points and 9 rebounds. Cordon maintains tenth position with 1-4 record. It was Welcome's fifth loss in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Goes. Cordon's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Aguada.

In the last two games of round 6 Aguada lost to U.Atletica on the opponent's court 92-107. Malvin managed to outperform Goes in a home game 84-80.



Urunday - Bigua 88-79

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Urunday (#8) and Bigua (#5). Urunday (3-2) won against visiting Bigua (3-2) 88-79. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Bigua. Urunday had a 31-17 advantage in offensive rebounds. Point guard Mateo Sarni (185-1998) scored 18 points and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Travis Daniels (203-1992, college: MSU, agency: Olsta) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) during the contest. The best for the losing side was American center Franklin Hassell (205-1988, college: ODU) with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists and his fellow American import point guard Deshone Hicks (178-1999, college: Ferrum) scored 20 points. Four Bigua players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Urunday moved-up to third place, which they share with 5 other teams including defeated Bigua. Urunday's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Hebraica.
Top scorers:
Urunday: M.Sarni 18+1reb+7ast, T.Daniels 17+9reb, B.Curadossi 9+4reb+1ast, E.Demers 9+3reb+2ast, E.Holt 8+5reb+2ast, A.Moller 8+8reb+2ast
Bigua: D.Hicks 20+3ast, J.Matos 16+1reb, F.Hassell 10+11reb+6ast, S.Ottonello 10+6reb+2ast, C.Nicolas 8+4reb+1ast, M.Espinosa 7+3reb+2ast

Cordon - Welcome 98-81

Cordon has finally registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Welcome (0-5) 98-81 on Wednesday. Cordon looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Admon Gilder (193-1995, college: Gonzaga) who scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. The other American import forward Bryce Beamer (197-1998, college: FMU) chipped in 23 points and 6 rebounds. Cordon's coach Agustin Esteve used entire bench saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Colombian Alvaro Pena (197-1995, agency: Starting 5) who recorded 28 points and 9 rebounds and American swingman Marquis Moore (198-1994, college: HPU) added 16 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Cordon maintains tenth position with 1-4 record. It was Welcome's fifth loss in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Goes. Cordon's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Aguada.
Top scorers:
Cordon: B.Beamer 23+6reb+2ast, A.Gilder 20+6reb+6ast, C.Baffuto Victor 14+12reb+2ast, M.Facundo 11+3reb+6ast, L.Planells 10+2reb+5ast, E.Gonzalez 9+6reb+2ast
Welcome: A.Pena 28+9reb+3ast, M.Moore 16+9reb+3ast, F.Garcia 15+2reb+6ast, G.Barrera 10+2reb+4ast, G.Diego 5+5reb+5ast, D.Esparza 3+3ast

U.Atletica - Aguada 107-92

There was a minor upset in Montevideo where one of their biggest challengers Aguada (3-2) was defeated by ninth ranked U.Atletica (3-2) 107-92 on Wednesday. U.Atletica shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 54.8 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was who scored 22 points and 9 rebounds. American swingman Isaiah Ross (193-1996, college: Iona) chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Santiago Vidal (180-1989) who recorded 25 points and 7 assists and American Earl Clark (208-1988, college: Louisville, agency: BIG) added 22 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Five U.Atletica and four Aguada players scored in double figures. U.Atletica moved-up to third place, which they share with 5 other teams including defeated Aguada. U.Atletica's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Goes.
Top scorers:
U.Atletica: M.Giano 24+1reb+5ast, P.Ty 22+9reb+3ast, J.Ducasse 17+5reb+1ast, I.Ross 17+5reb+9ast, A.Lopez 14+1reb, Q.Wilson 10+9reb+4ast
Aguada: S.Vidal 25+4reb+7ast, E.Clark 22+7reb, J.Santiso 14+3reb+11ast, E.Mockevicius 10+7reb+1ast, A.Zuvich 7+5reb+3ast, F.Pereiras 6+1reb+2ast

Malvin - Goes 84-80

Rather predictable result in Montevideo where ninth ranked Malvin (3-2) defeated bottom-ranked Goes (0-5) 84-80 on Thursday. The best player for the winners was Puerto Rican swingman Jesus Cruz (196-1998, college: Fairfield) who scored 27 points. American guard Remy Abell (193-1992, college: Xavier) chipped in 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Bahamas David Nesbitt (205-1991, college: St.Thomas, FL) who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds and American-Puerto Rican guard Jahvari Josiah (193-1993, college: Coppin St.) added 21 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Malvin moved-up to third place, which they share with 5 other teams. Newly promoted Goes still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Welcome. Malvin's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Defensor.
Top scorers:
Malvin: J.Cruz 27+3reb, R.Abell 19+5reb+4ast, S.Fernandez 14+6reb+3ast, N.Martinez 11+6reb+1ast, K.Wachsmann 7+6reb, D.Zekovic 5+6reb+1ast
Goes: J.Josiah 21+6reb+2ast, D.Nesbitt 16+11reb+3ast, M.Oyenard 13+8reb+1ast, F.Verrone 11+4reb+3ast, S.Conceicao 8+1reb+2ast, E.Bonet 5+3ast

Nacional - Defensor 80-61

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Montevideo: Nacional (#3) and Defensor (#2). Nacional (4-1) smashed visiting Defensor (3-2) by 19 points 80-61. It was a key game for the second position in the league. American forward Connor Zinaich (201-1997, college: Nova SE) notched 17 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and naturalized Italian point guard Luciano Parodi (182-1994) supported him with 20 points. Four Nacional players scored in double figures. Even 10 points and 9 rebounds by Venezuelan center Nestor Colmenares (200-1987, college: Campbellsville) did not help to save the game for Defensor. Guard Facundo Terra (187-1998) added 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Nacional have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Defensor at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Nacional's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Bigua.
Top scorers:
Nacional: L.Parodi 20+1reb+1ast, C.Zinaich 17+9reb+1ast, P.Patricio 11+1reb+3ast, M.Cabot 10+2reb, E.Bell 8+7reb+1ast, A.Mendez 5+2reb+2ast
Defensor: M.Zubiaurre 11+2reb, N.Colmenares 10+9reb+2ast, F.Terra 9+5reb+5ast, D.Wilson 9+3reb+2ast, B.Mateo 6+3reb, F.Soto 4+6reb+2ast