LUB Round 14 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with Defensor's defeat of Bigua

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Defensor (#7) and Bigua (#6). Defensor (7-5) smashed visiting Bigua (7-6) by 22 points 98-76. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Bigua. Defensor made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Guard Facundo Terra (187-1998) orchestrated the victory by scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. American point guard Elijah Weaver (197-1998, college: Chicago St.) contributed with 24 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Dominican Jhery Matos (196-1996, college: Charlotte) replied with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for Bigua. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defensor moved-up to sixth place. Bigua at the other side dropped to the seventh position with six games lost. Defensor's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Urunday.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Montevideo: Aguada (#5) and Nacional (#2). Aguada (8-4) won against visiting Nacional (9-4) 98-94. Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) scored 20 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Earl Clark chipped in 12 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. American forward Connor Zinaich (201-1997, college: Nova SE) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds. Nacional's coach Alvaro Ponce rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Aguada have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 8-4 record. Defending champion Nacional keeps the second place with four games lost. They share the position with Hebraica. Aguada's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Malvin.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Malvin (9-5) against twelfth ranked Welcome (1-12) on Friday night. Visiting Malvin was defeated by Welcome in Montevideo 99-89. Rashad Hassan notched 28 points to lead the effort. Even 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists by Dragan Zekovic did not help to save the game for Malvin. Malvin's coach Pablo Lopez tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Welcome maintains twelfth position with 1-12 record. Loser Malvin dropped to the fourth place with five games lost. Welcome's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo .

There were no big surprises in other games of round 14: Hebraica beat Cordon on the road 92-81. Penarol won against U.Atletica on its own court 88-80. Urunday managed to outperform Goes in Montevideo 100-86.



Cordon - Hebraica 81-92

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Hebraica (9-4) beat 11th ranked Cordon (2-12) in Montevideo 92-81 on Thursday. American forward Jalen Canty (203-1995, college: UCSB, agency: Haylett Sports) notched a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Federico Haller (200-1988) supported him with 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Five Hebraica players scored in double figures. Hebraica's coach Leonardo Zylberstein used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 20 points and 15 rebounds by Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) did not help to save the game for Cordon. American Earl Clark (208-1988, college: Louisville, agency: BIG) added 17 points and 7 assists for the hosts. Hebraica moved-up to second place, which they share with Nacional. Cordon lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 12 games lost. Hebraica's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Bigua.
Top scorers:
Hebraica: H.Federico 21+5reb, L.Arnold 14+8reb+3ast, Z.Juan 13+3reb+3ast, C.Jalen 13+13reb+1ast, X.Ignacio 13+3reb, A.Nation 10+5reb+4ast
Cordon: V.Andrade 20+15reb+3ast, B.Beamer 18+3reb, M.Facundo 17+4reb+7ast, P.Rusch 8+1reb+3ast, L.Tiago 7+2reb+1ast, E.Gonzalez 5+9reb+1ast

Defensor - Bigua 98-76

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Defensor (#7) and Bigua (#6). Defensor (7-5) smashed visiting Bigua (7-6) by 22 points 98-76. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Bigua. Defensor made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Guard Facundo Terra (187-1998) orchestrated the victory by scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. American point guard Elijah Weaver (197-1998, college: Chicago St.) contributed with 24 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Four Defensor players scored in double figures. Dominican Jhery Matos (196-1996, college: Charlotte) replied with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and American point guard Deshone Hicks (178-1999, college: Ferrum) added 17 points and 4 assists in the effort for Bigua. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defensor moved-up to sixth place. Bigua at the other side dropped to the seventh position with six games lost. Defensor's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Urunday.
Top scorers:
Defensor: W.Elijah 24+2reb, T.Facundo 15+5reb+6ast, S.Federico 11+6reb+6ast, M.Theo 11+4reb+2ast, C.Nestor 8+8reb+3ast, Z.Mauro 8+4reb+4ast
Bigua: J.Matos 18+8reb+5ast, D.Hicks 17+4reb+4ast, S.Ottonello 16+4reb+1ast, T.Rodriguez 7+2reb+1ast, G.Brian 6+5reb, F.Hassell 6+2reb

Penarol - U.Atletica 88-80

Very expected game when 9th ranked U.Atletica (5-9) lost to first ranked Penarol (12-1) in Montevideo 80-88 on Thursday. Penarol made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. Penarol outrebounded U.Atletica 40-24 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Guard Santiago Vescovi (191-2001, college: Tennessee) notched 22 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the effort and Colombian forward Andres Ibarguen (200-1996, college: Angelo St., agency: Helping Ballers) supported him with 20 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Even 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists by American swingman Christian Alaekwe (193-1998, college: St.Thomas, TX) did not help to save the game for U.Atletica. Naturalized Italian point guard Mateo Giano (186-2000) added 20 points for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Penarol have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 12-1 record. Newly promoted U.Atletica keeps the ninth place with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Penarol: V.Santiago 22+7reb+8ast, I.Andres 20+5reb, S.Emiliano 13+4reb+2ast, H.Skyler 12+5reb+2ast, R.Eric 8+7reb+1ast, R.Martin 6+5reb+2ast
U.Atletica: M.Giano 20+4reb+2ast, C.Alaekwe 17+6reb+6ast, P.Ty 16+5reb+2ast, G.Souza 12+2reb+1ast, A.Martin 7, J.Ducasse 6+5reb+1ast

Aguada - Nacional 98-94

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Montevideo: Aguada (#5) and Nacional (#2). Aguada (8-4) won against visiting Nacional (9-4) 98-94. Aguada made 35-of-38 charity shots (92.1 percent) during the game. Nacional was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) scored 20 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American Earl Clark (208-1988, college: Louisville, agency: BIG) chipped in 12 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. American forward Connor Zinaich (201-1997, college: Nova SE) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds and American-Dominican center James Feldeine (193-1988, college: Quinnipiac) scored 29 points and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Nacional's coach Alvaro Ponce rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Aguada have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 8-4 record. Defending champion Nacional keeps the second place with four games lost. They share the position with Hebraica. Aguada's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Malvin.
Top scorers:
Aguada: S.Luis 20+9reb, J.Rodriguez 18+1reb+2ast, S.Donald 17+2reb+4ast, C.Earl 12+9reb+2ast, S.Juan 9+3reb+6ast, Z.Agustin 8+2reb+1ast
Nacional: J.Feldeine 29+2reb+4ast, C.Zinaich 23+11reb+1ast, G.Espindola 17+6reb, L.Parodi 11+3reb+5ast, M.Cabot 8+2ast, E.Oglivie 6+10reb+1ast

Goes - Urunday 86-100

Rather predictable result when eighth ranked Urunday (7-7) won against 10th ranked Goes (3-10) in Montevideo 100-86 on Friday. Urunday outrebounded Goes 37-21 including a 29-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Urunday shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 61.9 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American guard Eric Demers (185-1997, college: Gordon) notched 26 points and 5 rebounds to lead the effort and Matias Benitez supported him with 23 points (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Urunday's coach Mauricio Gonzalez used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists by American Akia Pruitt (203-1997, college: UNCP) did not help to save the game for Goes. His fellow American import forward Justin Strings (201-1996, college: Sacramento St.) added 14 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the hosts. Four Urunday and five Goes players scored in double figures. Urunday maintains eighth position with 7-7 record. Goes lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keep the tenth place with ten games lost. Urunday'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:
Urunday: D.Eric 26+5reb+2ast, M.Benitez 23+4reb+1ast, H.Emmitt 16+7reb+1ast, S.Jonathan 11+7reb+3ast, M.Santiago 11+1reb, S.Mateo 5+4reb+13ast
Goes: X.Couste 20+1reb+3ast, A.Acosta 19+2reb+3ast, J.Josiah 15+1reb, A.Pruitt 15+8reb+4ast, J.Strings 14+9reb+3ast, E.Bonet 2+5ast

Welcome - Malvin 99-89

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Malvin (9-5) against twelfth ranked Welcome (1-12) on Friday night. Visiting Malvin was defeated by Welcome in Montevideo 99-89. Strangely Malvin outrebounded Welcome 39-26 including 28 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American power forward Rashad Hassan (203-1989, college: SSU) notched 28 points to lead the effort and point guard Felipe Garcia (173-1999) supported him with 15 points and 8 assists. Even 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists by Serbian Dragan Zekovic (209-1987, agency: 011 Sports) did not help to save the game for Malvin. American guard Remy Abell (193-1992, college: Xavier) added 22 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Malvin's coach Pablo Lopez tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Welcome maintains twelfth position with 1-12 record. Loser Malvin dropped to the fourth place with five games lost. Welcome's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo .
Top scorers:
Welcome: H.Rashad 28+2reb+3ast, A.Arevalo 22+2reb+2ast, M.Juan 17+5reb+2ast, G.Felipe 15+3reb+8ast, R.Previatti 8+4reb+2ast, S.Juan 7+1reb+1ast
Malvin: R.Abell 22+5reb+3ast, D.Zekovic 21+8reb+4ast, S.Fernandez 13+4reb+8ast, J.Cruz 11+5reb+1ast, M.Romero 9+3reb+4ast, K.Wachsmann 6+7reb