LUB Round 2 of Quarter-Finals

Urunday - Penarol 86-109

Penarol made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. Penarol outrebounded Urunday 43-30 including a 34-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Penarol looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Santiago Vescovi (191-2001, college: Tennessee) who scored 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Forward Emiliano Serres (204-1997) chipped in 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Penarol's coach Leandro Morales felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Randy Rickards (201-2000, college: WILMU) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds and his fellow American import forward Travis Daniels (203-1992, college: MSU, agency: Olsta) added 12 points and 11 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Penarol: V.Santiago 22+9reb+5ast, C.Norris 15+4ast, S.Emiliano 15+7reb+5ast, P.Nicola 14+8reb+3ast, I.Andres 12+3reb, R.Martin 12+8reb+4ast
Urunday: R.Rickards 14+11reb+1ast, M.Sarni 14+2reb+4ast, T.Daniels 12+11reb+2ast, S.Massa 10+4ast, A.Moller 10+1reb+2ast, M.Mason 9+1reb+2ast

Bigua - Nacional 82-105

Nacional made 22-of-28 free shots (78.6 percent) during the game. 28 personal fouls committed by Bigua helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American-Dominican center James Feldeine (193-1988, college: Quinnipiac) scored 30 points to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Connor Zinaich (201-1997, college: Nova SE) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Four Nacional players scored in double figures. Nacional's coach Alvaro Ponce felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Thiago Rodriguez (-2005) responded with 20 points and Sebastian Ottonello (200-1997) scored 6 points and 13 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Nacional: F.James 30+4reb+2ast, Z.Connor 16+8reb+1ast, P.Luciano 15+2reb+2ast, E.Gianfranco 13+6reb+1ast, M.Agustin 11+3reb+1ast, B.Barrera 8+5reb+4ast
Bigua: T.Rodriguez 20+2reb+1ast, G.Iglesias 12+4reb+2ast, C.Nicolas 10+2reb, J.Matos 10+3reb+5ast, A.Payovich 9+5reb+1ast, G.Brian 7+1reb+1ast

Aguada - Hebraica 84-74

Americans were the main players on the court. Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) notched 24 points and 5 assists to lead the effort and Earl Clark (208-1988, college: Louisville) supported him with 19 points and 6 rebounds. Four Aguada players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 14 points and 15 rebounds by power forward Charles Mitchell (203-1993, college: Georgia Tech) did not help to save the game for Hebraica. Forward Jalen Canty (203-1995, college: UCSB, agency: Haylett Sports) added 21 points (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the guests.
Top scorers:
Aguada: S.Donald 24+3reb+5ast, C.Earl 19+6reb+2ast, S.Luis 14+9reb, J.Rodriguez 10+5reb+1ast, S.Juan 9+5reb+6ast, P.Federico 4+2reb+1ast
Hebraica: J.Canty 21+4reb+2ast, G.Semiglia 17+3reb+3ast, C.Mitchell 14+15reb+3ast, I.Xavier 6+4reb, B.Weatherspoon 5+4reb+2ast, M.Mayora 4+2reb+1ast

Defensor - Malvin 80-58

Defensor had a 23-12 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was American Elijah Weaver (197-1998, college: Chicago St.) who scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Facundo Terra (187-1998) chipped in 16 points. Four Defensor players scored in double figures. Guard Santiago Fernandez (186-2000) produced 14 points and 5 rebounds and American guard Carlton Guyton (190-1990, college: Kent St.) added 11 points respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Defensor: T.Facundo 16+4reb+3ast, W.Elijah 15+5reb+4ast, Z.Mauro 14+2reb, R.Victor 14+3reb+4ast, C.Nestor 6+10reb+2ast, M.Bianchi 4+3reb+1ast
Malvin: S.Fernandez 14+5reb, C.Guyton 11+4reb+2ast, J.Webster 10+1reb+4ast, N.Rodriguez 6, N.Martinez 5+4reb, D.Zekovic 4+4reb