LUB Round 2 (Second Stage): #1 Penarol is defeated by Aguada

LUB is at the halfway of the Second Stage and there are still another 2 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Penarol in Montevideo on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by Aguada 86-80. Strangely Penarol outrebounded Aguada 42-30 including a 19-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Aguada made 7 blocks. American Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) scored 22 points and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import Earl Clark (208-1988, college: Louisville, agency: BIG) chipped in 15 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Guard Santiago Vescovi (191-2001, college: Tennessee) responded with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Penarol's coach Leandro Morales rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Aguada will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Penarol's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Defensor.
Important game to mention about took place in Montevideo. Hebraica saved a 3-point derby victory on the road edging Defensor 90-87 on Monday evening. Americans were the main players on the court. Forward Myke Henry (198-1992, college: DePaul) notched a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) to lead the effort and Jalen Canty supported him with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Hebraica's coach Leonardo Zylberstein allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 25 points and 6 assists by Elijah Weaver (197-1998, college: Chicago St.) did not help to save the game for Defensor. Hebraica's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Malvin.
U.Atletica beat at home Welcome by 13 points 104-91, which is the biggest margin this round on Tuesday night. The best player for the winners was Quatarrius Wilson who scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. U.Atletica's coach Gonzalo Fernandez used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Rashad Hassan produced 27 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. 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 Goes.

In the last two games of round 2 Cordon lost to Goes on the opponent's court 87-94. Urunday unfortunately lost to Bigua in a home game 79-84.



Goes - Cordon 94-87

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Cordon's road loss to Goes 87-94 on Tuesday. Goes looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Cordon's players. The best player for the winners was point guard Emiliano Bonet (186-2001) who scored 18 points and 4 assists. American forward Justin Strings (201-1996, college: Sacramento St.) chipped in 24 points. Goes' coach Nicolas Diaz used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) produced 20 points and 9 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Alphonso Willis (188-1998, college: ETAMU) added 21 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Goes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena U.Atletica.
Top scorers:
Cordon: A.Willis 21+6reb, T.Glass 20+9reb+3ast, M.Facundo 18+2reb+2ast, R.Perry 15+4reb+1ast, E.Gonzalez 7+4reb, M.Arregui 4+2reb
Goes: S.Justin 24+1reb, B.Emiliano 18+4reb+4ast, C.Troy 14+2reb+8ast, P.Akia 11+8reb+4ast, A.Alejandro 9+4reb+4ast, O.Manuel 9+2reb+1ast

U.Atletica - Welcome 104-91

U.Atletica beat at home Welcome by 13 points 104-91, which is the biggest margin this round on Tuesday night. U.Atletica made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 53.6 percentage. U.Atletica looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American power forward Quatarrius Wilson (203-1996, college: SEMO) who scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. The other American import swingman Christian Alaekwe (193-1998, college: St.Thomas, TX) chipped in 23 points and 4 assists. U.Atletica's coach Gonzalo Fernandez used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American power forward Rashad Hassan (203-1989, college: SSU) produced 27 points and 5 rebounds and naturalized Spanish guard Gustavo Barrera (194-1985) added 10 points and 14 assists respectively for the guests. Five U.Atletica and four Welcome players scored in double figures. 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 Goes.
Top scorers:
Welcome: R.Hassan 27+5reb+1ast, T.Ferguson 21+1reb+2ast, Z.Arle 14+5reb, G.Barrera 10+1reb+14ast, J.Stoll 8+3reb+3ast, J.Martin Ortiz 3+4reb+2ast
U.Atletica: W.Quatarrius 23+8reb+5ast, A.Christian 23+4reb+4ast, T.Prince 18+4reb+4ast, G.Mateo 15+3reb+4ast, D.Juan 10+8reb+2ast, S.Guillermo 9+2reb+2ast

Urunday - Bigua 79-84

Rather predictable result in Montevideo where Bigua defeated Urunday 84-79 on Tuesday. Bigua made 20-of-21 free shots (95.2 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was Dominican Jhery Matos (196-1996, college: Charlotte) who scored 19 points and 4 assists. Guard Matias Espinosa (186-2004) chipped in 18 points and 4 assists. Bigua's coach Federico Camina used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Bruno Curadossi (191-2004) produced 10 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists and American forward Travis Daniels (203-1992, college: MSU, agency: Olsta) added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Four Urunday players scored in double figures. Bigua's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Cordon.
Top scorers:
Urunday: R.Rickards 15+2reb, S.Massa 11+2reb+1ast, T.Daniels 11+7reb+2ast, B.Curadossi 10+8reb+8ast, E.Demers 9+3reb+2ast, N.Amichetti 8+1reb
Bigua: M.Jhery 19+4reb+4ast, E.Matias 18+3reb+4ast, R.Thiago 10+2reb+2ast, H.Deshone 9+2reb+2ast, H.Alan 8+7reb+1ast, I.Gonzalo 8+4reb+3ast

Aguada - Penarol 86-80

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Penarol in Montevideo on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by Aguada 86-80. Strangely Penarol outrebounded Aguada 42-30 including a 19-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Aguada made 7 blocks. American Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) scored 22 points and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import Earl Clark (208-1988, college: Louisville, agency: BIG) chipped in 15 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Guard Santiago Vescovi (191-2001, college: Tennessee) responded with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and naturalized Italian swingman Nicola Pomoli (195-1999) scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Aguada and five Penarol players scored in double figures. Penarol's coach Leandro Morales rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Aguada will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Penarol'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:
Penarol: S.Vescovi 16+6reb+5ast, N.Pomoli 13+6reb+4ast, M.Rojas 11+7reb+2ast, E.Serres 11+5reb+3ast, A.Ibarguen 10+6reb+1ast, S.Hogan 10+9reb+1ast
Aguada: S.Donald 22+1reb+6ast, C.Earl 15+8reb+2ast, S.Luis 11+7reb, S.Juan 11+2reb, P.Federico 8+1reb+1ast, J.Rodriguez 6

Defensor - Hebraica 87-90

Important game to mention about took place in Montevideo. Hebraica saved a 3-point derby victory on the road edging Defensor 90-87 on Monday evening. Americans were the main players on the court. Forward Myke Henry (198-1992, college: DePaul) notched a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) to lead the effort and forward Jalen Canty (203-1995, college: UCSB, agency: Haylett Sports) supported him with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Hebraica's coach Leonardo Zylberstein allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 25 points and 6 assists by Elijah Weaver (197-1998, college: Chicago St.) did not help to save the game for Defensor. Victor Rudd (206-1991, college: S.Florida) added 23 points for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hebraica's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Malvin.
Top scorers:
Defensor: E.Weaver 25+3reb+6ast, V.Rudd 23+4reb+2ast, B.Mateo 15+4reb, F.Terra 12+5reb+4ast, M.Zubiaurre 5+5reb+1ast, M.MacMullen 3+1reb
Hebraica: H.Myke 23+10reb+1ast, H.Federico 14+8reb, X.Ignacio 12+4reb, C.Jalen 12+8reb+2ast, S.Gaston 9+1ast, Z.Juan 8+2reb+7ast