Liga de Ascenso Round 3 (Regular Season): O.Mundial is defeated by Urupan

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was a loss of O.Mundial (1-1) on the court of Urupan on Wednesday night. Visitors were rolled over by Urupan 82-54. Urupan outrebounded O.Mundial 49-32 including a 40-28 advantage in defensive rebounds. Urupan looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for guard Facundo Izarrualde (184-2001) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points and 6 rebounds. Forward Joaquin Jones (199-1997) helped adding 10 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. The best for the losing side was American forward Anthony Duncan II (201-2000, college: Southeastern) with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 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.
Albatros (2-0) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat Marne (0-2) in Montevideo 90-78. It was a quality performance for Panamanian forward Aaron Gedeon (203-1999, college: Southwest, agency: AltusBasket) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. Thiago Copelotti accounted for 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Albatros' coach Nicolas Ellis used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Hernan Alvarez (182-1999) came up with 20 points and 9 assists for Marne in the defeat.
An interesting game took place in Colon where Colon (0-2) was upset on its own court by Verdirrojo (1-1) 91-84 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was JMartin Mayora who scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Felipe Garcia who recorded 36 points (!!!) (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field). Colon's coach Diego Rodriguez rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.

The most impressive stats of the last round was 14 points and 14 rebounds by Rick Jackson of Urupan.



Albatros - Marne 90-78

Albatros (2-0) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat Marne (0-2) in Montevideo 90-78. Marne was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a quality performance for Panamanian forward Aaron Gedeon (203-1999, college: Southwest, agency: AltusBasket) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. Forward Thiago Copelotti (-2002) accounted for 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Albatros' coach Nicolas Ellis used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Hernan Alvarez (182-1999) came up with 20 points and 9 assists and forward Demian Alvarez (193-1984) added 15 points respectively for Marne in the defeat. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Marne: A.Hernan 20+3reb+9ast, D.Alvarez 15+3reb+1ast, G.Jones 14+4reb, J.Nichols Jr. 12+3reb+1ast, M.Rodriguez 10+3reb+4ast, H.Juan 5+7reb
Albatros: G.Aaron 19+9reb+1ast, M.Cuervo 17+2reb+2ast, T.Copelotti 15+9reb+5ast, N.Garcia 13+2reb+4ast, M.Gonzalo 12+3reb+3ast, I.Cabrera 7+2reb

Colon - Verdirrojo 84-91

An interesting game took place in Colon where Colon (0-2) was upset on its own court by Verdirrojo (1-1) 91-84 on Wednesday. Verdirrojo outrebounded Colon 38-22 including 25 on the defensive glass. Verdirrojo looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was point guard JMartin Mayora (181-1995) who scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. American forward Randy Rickards (201-2000, college: WILMU) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Five Verdirrojo players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Felipe Garcia (173-1999) who recorded 36 points (!!!) (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) and point guard Gabriel Brun (175-2003) added 9 points and 8 assists respectively. Colon's coach Diego Rodriguez rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Colon: F.Garcia 36+3reb+3ast, M.Larrea 11+1reb+3ast, S.Serna 10+3reb+1ast, P.Macanskas 9+3reb+3ast, G.Brun 9+4reb+8ast, L.Nahuel 7+6reb
Verdirrojo: G.Corbisiero 17+1reb+2ast, R.Randy 14+10reb+3ast, M.J.Martin 14+5reb+9ast, H.Federico 12+7reb+3ast, C.Agustin 11+7reb+1ast, C.Gagliano 9+4reb+1ast

Urupan - O.Mundial 82-54

The most surprising game was a loss of O.Mundial (1-1) on the court of Urupan on Wednesday night. Visitors were rolled over by Urupan 82-54. Urupan outrebounded O.Mundial 49-32 including a 40-28 advantage in defensive rebounds. Urupan looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for guard Facundo Izarrualde (184-2001) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points and 6 rebounds. Forward Joaquin Jones (199-1997) helped adding 10 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Four Urupan players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Anthony Duncan II (201-2000, college: Southeastern) with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds and the other American import guard Henry Tanksley (192-1999, college: Peru St.) 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.
Top scorers:
O.Mundial: H.Tanksley 15+3reb+2ast, A.Duncan II 12+10reb+1ast, P.Rafael 11+4reb+2ast, T.Araujo 6+4reb, C.Agustin 4+1reb, D.Alvarez 3+5reb+7ast
Urupan: I.Facundo 21+6reb+2ast, H.Anthony 16+8reb+1ast, J.Rick 14+14reb, J.Joaquin 10+10reb+8ast, M.Lissidini 6, S.Juan 6+3reb+3ast