LUB Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Wins for Aguada and Penarol

Nacional - Aguada 83-96

Aguada made 22-of-26 free shots (84.6 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Aguada made 7 blocks. 25 personal fouls committed by Nacional helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) stepped up and scored 21 points for the winners and Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) chipped in 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks. At the losing side American forward Connor Zinaich (201-1997, college: Nova SE) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 15 rebounds and American-Dominican center James Feldeine (193-1988, college: Quinnipiac) scored 22 points. 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.
Top scorers:
Aguada: S.Donald 21+3reb+2ast, S.Luis 15+8reb, P.Federico 14, Z.Agustin 13+8reb+1ast, S.Juan 10+4reb+7ast, J.Rodriguez 8+6reb+2ast
Nacional: J.Feldeine 22+3reb+2ast, B.Bernardo 12+1reb+1ast, C.Zinaich 11+15reb+1ast, L.Parodi 11+2reb+5ast, E.Oglivie 10+13reb+1ast, P.Gomez 9+5reb

Penarol - Defensor 101-51

Penarol dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Defensor's 26. They outrebounded Defensor 52-32 including a 35-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Penarol players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Defensor's players. Brazilian Gabriel Galvanini (204-1998) nailed a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and American guard Skyler Hogan (196-1997, college: SEMO) accounted for 15 points and 6 rebounds. Five Penarol players scored in double figures. point guard Federico Soto (195-1997) came up with 8 points and 7 rebounds and guard Facundo Terra (187-1998) added 7 points respectively for Defensor in the defeat. 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:
Penarol: H.Skyler 15+6reb+2ast, G.Gabriel 15+10reb, C.Norris 12+1reb+4ast, V.Santiago 11+2reb+4ast, C.Santiago 11+6reb+2ast, P.Nicola 8+1reb+4ast
Defensor: B.Mateo 9+3reb+1ast, F.Soto 8+7reb+2ast, M.Antunez 7, F.Terra 7+4reb+2ast, V.Rudd 5+5reb, N.Colmenares 5+6reb+1ast