Liga de Ascenso Round 4 (Regular Season): Tabare lose to Lagomar

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Tabare (1-1) recorded its first loss in Montevideo on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by tenth ranked Lagomar (1-1) 82-73. Lagomar forced 19 Tabare turnovers. 24 personal fouls committed by Tabare helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Facundo Medina (190-1994) fired 29 points for the winners. Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. Lagomar's coach Fernando Martinez used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Agustin Da Costa (191-1998) produced 19 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Lagomar left bottom position moving up to fourth place, which they share with 7 other teams including defeated Tabare.
Another exciting game was played in Montevideo between top-ranked Stockolmo and much higher ranked L.Borges where Stockolmo (2-0) beat L.Borges (1-1) on the road 88-79. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Worth to mention a great performance of Brazilian center Rafael Rodrigues (213-1987) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 21 rebounds. Bruno Massoni contributed with 15 points for the winners. Forward Christian Pereira (194-1993) replied with 18 points and 6 rebounds for L.Borges. Stockolmo keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Trouville and Albatros. L.Borges at the other side dropped to the fourth place with one game lost. They share the position with 7 other teams.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Olimpia (1-1) against eleventh ranked Montevideo (1-1) on Thursday night. Visiting Olimpia was defeated by Montevideo in Montevideo 113-103. Worth to mention a great performance of Xavier Couste who helped to win the game recording 27 points. At the losing side Ezequiel Bell responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 15 rebounds. Olimpia's coach Andres Borroni rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Montevideo left bottom position moving up to fourth place, which they share with 7 other teams including defeated Olimpia.

In the last game of round 4 Trouville defeated Sayago in Montevideo 93-79.
The best stats of 4th round was 24 points and 9 rebounds by Dennis McKinney of Trouville.



Lagomar - Tabare 82-73

Tabare (1-1) recorded its first loss in Montevideo on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by tenth ranked Lagomar (1-1) 82-73. Lagomar forced 19 Tabare turnovers. 24 personal fouls committed by Tabare helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Facundo Medina (190-1994) fired 29 points for the winners. Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. Lagomar's coach Fernando Martinez used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Agustin Da Costa (191-1998) produced 19 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Sebastian Sosa (175-2001) added 18 points (made all of his seven free throws) respectively for lost side. Lagomar left bottom position moving up to fourth place, which they share with 7 other teams including defeated Tabare.
Top scorers:
Tabare: A.Da Costa 19+5reb+1ast, S.Sebastian 18+3reb+2ast, C.Guyton 13+2reb+3ast, J.Augustin-Fairell 9+10reb+3ast, M.Tessadri 9+8reb+3ast, V.Geronimo 5+1reb
Lagomar: F.Medina 29+3reb+1ast, A.Victor 12+6reb+1ast, A.Maximiliano 10+2reb, L.Ivan 6+2reb+4ast, L.Viatri 5+5reb, G.Ignacio 4

L.Borges - Stockolmo 79-88

Another exciting game was played in Montevideo between top-ranked Stockolmo and much higher ranked L.Borges where Stockolmo (2-0) beat L.Borges (1-1) on the road 88-79. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Stockolmo outrebounded L.Borges 46-31 including a 33-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Brazilian center Rafael Rodrigues (213-1987) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 21 rebounds. point guard Bruno Massoni (195-2001) contributed with 15 points for the winners. Forward Christian Pereira (194-1993) replied with 18 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Nicolas Pereyra (180-1999) added 17 points in the effort for L.Borges. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Stockolmo keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Trouville and Albatros. L.Borges at the other side dropped to the fourth place with one game lost. They share the position with 7 other teams.
Top scorers:
L.Borges: C.Pereira 18+6reb, N.Pereyra 17+4reb+2ast, J.Galletto 16+1reb+2ast, M.Oyenard 14+7reb+2ast, P.Facundo 6+1reb, C.Rupert 4+7reb+2ast
Stockolmo: R.Rafael 27+21reb+2ast, M.Bruno 15+4reb+1ast, N.Catala 13+5reb+1ast, V.Juan 10+3reb+1ast, S.Manuel 8+4reb+1ast, A.Andres 6+4reb+10ast

Montevideo - Olimpia 113-103

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Olimpia (1-1) against eleventh ranked Montevideo (1-1) on Thursday night. Visiting Olimpia was defeated by Montevideo in Montevideo 113-103. Montevideo forced 20 Olimpia turnovers. It was a great shooting night for Montevideo especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.6 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized Italian forward Xavier Couste (186-1999) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and forward Lautaro Perez (180-2003) who added 14 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. At the losing side Panamanian power forward Ezequiel Bell (202-1999) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 15 rebounds and Argentinian forward Lucio Castellani (196-1994) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Olimpia's coach Andres Borroni rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Montevideo left bottom position moving up to fourth place, which they share with 7 other teams including defeated Olimpia.
Top scorers:
Olimpia: E.Bell 20+15reb, A.Agarbado 17+1reb+4ast, A.Mendez 16+3reb+5ast, M.MacMullen 15+3reb, M.Perdomo 13+1reb+2ast, L.Castellani 11+10reb+7ast
Montevideo: C.Xavier 27+1reb+1ast, A.Zaporta 19+5reb, D.D'Nicolas 14+9reb+3ast, P.Lautaro 14+7reb+8ast, d.Tomas 12+8reb+2ast, P.Mateo 11+4reb+3ast

Sayago - Trouville 79-93

There was no surprise when bottom-ranked Sayago (0-2) was defeated at home by top-ranked Trouville (2-0) 93-79 on Thursday. Trouville shot 20 for 28 from the free-throw line, while Sayago only scored four points from the stripe. They outrebounded Sayago 45-30 including a 34-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Trouville looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Trouville made 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Dennis McKinney (194-1998, college: Mt.Mercy) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and naturalized Italian Nahuel Rodriguez (192-2004) who added 18 points and 4 assists during the contest. Five Trouville players scored in double figures. At the losing side American Josh Ferguson (203-1996, college: Winthrop) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds and guard Guillermo Curbelo (187-2001) scored 22 points and 6 assists. Trouville keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Stockolmo and Albatros. Loser Sayago still closes the standings with two games lost. They share the position with Colon and Marne.
Top scorers:
Sayago: J.Ferguson 23+13reb+3ast, G.Curbelo 22+4reb+6ast, G.Marcellus 14+2reb+3ast, W.Santiago 6+6reb+8ast, P.Lucas 6+1reb, C.Lopez 5+3reb+1ast
Trouville: M.Dennis 24+9reb+1ast, R.Nahuel 18+4reb+4ast, C.Bascou 13+4reb+3ast, G.Pablo 11+7reb+1ast, G.Andriy 10+11reb+4ast, B.Rodrigo 8+6reb+4ast