Aguacateros de Michoacán, the team led by the DT from Como, Nicolás Casalánguida, affirmed last night at the top of the table of the Western Conference of basketball in Mexico, by beating Libertadores de Querétaro as a visitor, 107-99.
With this result, the team of the former Gymnastics and Fencing coach of Comodoro Rivadavia and Regatas Corrientes gathers a mark of 8 wins and a single defeat.
Mar del Plata pivot forward Facundo Piñero (former Córdoba Institute) accumulated 18 points (2-4 in doubles, 4-7 in triples, 2-2 in free), 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 27 minutes, according to a report from the official website of the League (LNBP).
Two other outstanding players in Aguacateros were the Americans Donald Sims (guard) and Jerome Meyinsse (pivot), who contributed 18 points each.
For its part, Fuerza Regia de Monterrey, with the return of the Santiago base Nicolás ‘Penka’ Aguirre – already recovered from an injury -, beat Mineros de Zacatecas, by 91-81.
The former San Lorenzo player scored 12 points (5-6 in doubles, 2-3 in free), grabbed 2 rebounds and delivered 2 assists in 24m .; while Juninense pivot forward Nicolás Romano (former Atenas de Córdoba) signed a roster with 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 goal passes in 23m.
In addition, Plateros de Fresnillo, with a large Argentine participation, beat Correcaminos as a visitor, 109-86.
In the winning team, the Cordovan point guard Diego Figueredo (ex Ferro Carril Oeste) added 3 points and 3 assists in 19m .; the forward from Córdoba, Alexis Elsener (ex La Unión de Formosa) finished with 15 goals, 7 goal passes and 4 rebounds in 24m .; and the Buenos Aires power forward Alejandro Diez (former Peñarol de Mar del Plata) finished with a balance of 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 17m.
In addition, the current champion, Soles de Mexicali, beat Abejas de León as a visitor, by 110-83.
In the winning quintet, the Paraná forward Erik Thomas (ex Ferro) maintained a solid performance with a balance of 15 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists in 27m., While the Santa Fe pivot Roberto Acuña (ex Gimnasia de Comodoro) contributed 8 units and 4 rebounds in 14m.
In Abejas, directed by Rosario coach Marcelo Roig, guard Guido Mariani (ex Obras Basket and Argentino de Junín) scored 8 goals in 20m.
Finally, Leñadores de Durango, from Rosario coach Juan José Pidal, counted on a superlative task from pivot wing Iván Basualdo, to beat Dorados de Chihuahua in added time, 99-94.
The former player of Quilmes de Mar del Plata and San Martín de Corrientes completed a roster with 26 points (11-13 in doubles, 4-5 in free), 10 rebounds and 2 blocks in 31m.
In the winning team, the Cordovan point guard Jonatan Machuca (ex San Martín de Corrientes) contributed 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 17m., While the Santiago guard Enzo Ruiz (ex Quilmes) scored 3 points and captured 7 rebounds in 32m. .
In the Chihuahua squad, internal Kevin Hernández (San Lorenzo’s next reinforcement) obtained 11 points and 7 rebounds in 26m, while the Santa Fe point guard Juan Brussino (will play in Quimsa again, since December) collaborated with 7 points and 2 rebounds in 21m.
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