LUB Round 12 (Regular Season): Urunday is defeated by Penarol in a derby game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Penarol (#1) and Urunday (#7). Penarol (9-1) smashed visiting Urunday (5-6) by 27 points 85-58. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Urunday. Penarol dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Urunday's 26. Penarol looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Colombian forward Andres Ibarguen (200-1996, college: Angelo St., agency: Helping Ballers) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 7 rebounds and naturalized Italian swingman Nicola Pomoli (195-1999) who added 11 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American forward Travis Daniels (203-1992, college: MSU, agency: Olsta) with 7 points and 11 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Penarol have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 9-1 record. Urunday at the other side dropped to the eighth place with six games lost.
Bottom-ranked Welcome (0-10) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their tenth consecutive match to seventh ranked Bigua (6-5) 98-86. The winners were led by Dominican Jhery Matos (196-1996, college: Charlotte) who scored that evening 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and Deshone Hicks supported him with 20 points and 4 assists. Bigua's coach Federico Camina allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds by Colombian Alvaro Pena (197-1995, agency: Starting 5) did not help to save the game for Welcome. Bigua moved-up to sixth place. Welcome at the other side still closes the standings with ten games lost.
Fourth ranked Hebraica (7-3) crushed at home 9th ranked Goes (3-8) by 43 points 106-63, which is the biggest margin this round on Friday night. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was Arnold Louis who had a double-double by scoring 30 points and 13 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Justin Strings who recorded 10 points and 8 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. Hebraica have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 7-3 record. Newly promoted Goes keep the ninth place with eight games lost. They share the position with U.Atletica.

In the last two games of round 12 Malvin won against U.Atletica on the opponent's court 78-72. Cordon lost to defending champion Nacional in a home game 90-109.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists by Connor Zinaich of Nacional.



Penarol - Urunday 85-58

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Penarol (#1) and Urunday (#7). Penarol (9-1) smashed visiting Urunday (5-6) by 27 points 85-58. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Urunday. Penarol dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Urunday's 26. Penarol looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Colombian forward Andres Ibarguen (200-1996, college: Angelo St., agency: Helping Ballers) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 7 rebounds and naturalized Italian swingman Nicola Pomoli (195-1999) who added 11 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Four Penarol players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Travis Daniels (203-1992, college: MSU, agency: Olsta) with 7 points and 11 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Eric Demers (185-1997, college: Gordon) scored 15 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Penarol have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 9-1 record. Urunday at the other side dropped to the eighth place with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Urunday: E.Demers 15+2reb+1ast, T.Daniels 7+11reb+1ast, E.Holt 7+3reb+1ast, M.Sarni 6+5reb+5ast, S.Massa 5+2ast, N.Bessio 5+1reb+2ast
Penarol: H.Skyler 19+4reb+1ast, I.Andres 19+7reb+1ast, R.Eric 16+4reb+2ast, P.Nicola 11+6reb+8ast, S.Emiliano 9+7reb, C.Santiago 5+5reb+1ast

Welcome - Bigua 86-98

Bottom-ranked Welcome (0-10) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their tenth consecutive match to seventh ranked Bigua (6-5) 98-86. Bigua players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. The winners were led by Dominican Jhery Matos (196-1996, college: Charlotte) who scored that evening 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and American point guard Deshone Hicks (178-1999, college: Ferrum) supported him with 20 points and 4 assists. Bigua's coach Federico Camina allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds by Colombian Alvaro Pena (197-1995, agency: Starting 5) did not help to save the game for Welcome. American power forward Rashad Hassan (203-1989, college: SSU) added 17 points and 7 rebounds. Four Welcome players scored in double figures. Bigua moved-up to sixth place. Welcome at the other side still closes the standings with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Welcome: F.Garcia 19+1reb+4ast, R.Hassan 17+7reb+2ast, A.Pena 16+10reb, S.Moglia 12+4reb, M.Cameron 9+1reb+2ast, G.Barrera 5+1reb
Bigua: M.Jhery 26+8reb+5ast, H.Deshone 20+1reb+4ast, N.Catala 13+2ast, O.Sebastian 9+1reb, B.Garcia 8+2reb+2ast, I.Gonzalo 7+6reb+1ast

Hebraica - Goes 106-63

Fourth ranked Hebraica (7-3) crushed at home 9th ranked Goes (3-8) by 43 points 106-63, which is the biggest margin this round on Friday night. Hebraica dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Goes' 18. They outrebounded Goes 42-21 including a 31-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was center Arnold Louis (201-1990, college: SSU) who had a double-double by scoring 30 points and 13 rebounds. Forward Jalen Canty (203-1995, college: UCSB, agency: Haylett Sports) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points and 15 rebounds. Five Hebraica players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Justin Strings (201-1996, college: Sacramento St.) who recorded 10 points and 8 rebounds and Akia Pruitt (203-1997, college: UNCP) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively. 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. Hebraica have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 7-3 record. Newly promoted Goes keep the ninth place with eight games lost. They share the position with U.Atletica.
Top scorers:
Goes: M.Oyenard 10+1reb+2ast, J.Strings 10+8reb+2ast, A.Pruitt 10+5reb+2ast, A.Acosta 8+4ast, J.Josiah 8+3reb+1ast, F.Verrone 6+1reb
Hebraica: L.Arnold 30+13reb+2ast, H.Federico 17+3reb, M.Manuel 11+1reb+3ast, C.Jalen 11+15reb+1ast, Z.Juan 10+3reb+7ast, X.Ignacio 9+2reb+2ast

U.Atletica - Malvin 72-78

Very expected game in Montevideo where 9th ranked U.Atletica (3-8) was defeated by fourth ranked Malvin (8-3) 78-72 on Friday. The best player for the winners was Puerto Rican swingman Jesus Cruz (196-1998, college: Fairfield) who scored 25 points and 9 rebounds. Serbian Dragan Zekovic (209-1987, agency: 011 Sports) chipped in 19 points and 6 rebounds. Malvin's coach Pablo Lopez used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was American power forward Quatarrius Wilson (203-1996, college: SEMO, agency: One Motive Sports) who recorded 29 points and 8 rebounds and his fellow American import swingman Christian Alaekwe (193-1998, college: St.Thomas, TX) added 13 points and 12 rebounds respectively. Four U.Atletica players scored in double figures. Malvin moved-up to third place. U.Atletica lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the ninth position with eight games lost. They share it with Goes.
Top scorers:
U.Atletica: Q.Wilson 29+8reb+1ast, C.Alaekwe 13+12reb+1ast, P.Ty 10+5reb+3ast, M.Giano 10+4reb+4ast, J.Ducasse 6+7reb+1ast, A.Lopez 4+2reb+1ast
Malvin: C.Jesus 25+9reb+3ast, Z.Dragan 19+6reb+3ast, A.Remy 15+5reb+1ast, M.Nicolas 9+2reb+1ast, R.Manuel 6+6reb+7ast, F.Santiago 2+2reb+2ast

Cordon - Nacional 90-109

Very predictable result in Montevideo where second ranked Nacional (9-2) smashed 11th ranked Cordon (2-9) 109-90 on Wednesday. Nacional outrebounded Cordon 46-29 including a 34-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Nacional looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Connor Zinaich (201-1997, college: Nova SE) who scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. American-Dominican center James Feldeine (193-1988, college: Quinnipiac) chipped in 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Nacional players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Admon Gilder (193-1995, college: Gonzaga) who recorded 27 points and 4 assists and Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) added 13 points and 11 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Defending champion maintains second position with 9-2 record having just one point less than leader Penarol. Cordon lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Cordon: A.Gilder 27+4reb+4ast, B.Beamer 16+2reb+1ast, V.Andrade 13+11reb+3ast, T.Araujo 9+3reb+1ast, L.Planells 8+2reb+3ast, L.Tiago 4+1reb+1ast
Nacional: F.James 19+5reb+4ast, Z.Connor 17+9reb+5ast, P.Prieto 16+4reb+2ast, M.Agustin 16+8reb+1ast, O.Ernesto 12+6reb+3ast, B.Barrera 8+5reb