In the Tucuman duel, Nicolás Avellaneda decisively beat Independiente 81-57, for matchday 13 of the Federal Basketball League. The MVP of the match was Marcos Contreras with 18 points.
In the first quarter, both teams showed fluency in shooting inside and outside the 2-point area. On the side of the local Ignacio Corbalán and Tobías Jeréz showed their skills, while in the Red Ignacio Palavecino was the standout. The score ended 17-18 in favor of Independiente.
In the second quarter, after five minutes without annotation, the Trueno Verde, with a good participation from Joaquin Briseño, managed to make the score felt and lead with six points. On the visitor’s side, Palavecino continued to be the best player on his team. The partial was 19 to 12 and the first half 36 to 30 in favor of the locals.
In the third quarter, Nicolás Avellaneda was much superior in his shots inside the paint zone, with a positive contribution from Briseño, together with the defense of Marcos Contreras, the local team took the partial 17 to 12. In the fourth quarter , those led by Daniel Alliendo were superior and very strong in defense and attack and took the partial and the two final points to continue with chances of qualifying for the next round.
SYNTHESIS
Nicolas Avellaneda (81): Lucas Ocaranza (9), Lucas Velazquez (6), Tobias Jerez (13), Marcos Contreras (18) and Ignacio Corbalan (6) FI; Valentin Jerez (-), Fabricio Sanchez (-), Ignacio Rojas (-), Joaquin Briseño (15), Matias Yane (12), Cesar Loru (-) and Joaquin Garcia (2). Antonio Millan and Daniel Allende DT.
Independent (57): Emiliano Maldonado (9), Lorenzo Jarma (8), Ignacio Palavecino (22), Tomas Lopez (7) and Gerardo Miranda (6) FI; Raul Albertus (-), Rodrigo Namo (4), Fabricio Zancarini (-), Octavio Robles (-), Rodrigo Palavecino (-), Agustin Olivera (1) and Nahuel Maldonado (-).
Referees: Antonio Briseño and Antonio Briseño (h)
Source: Nicolás Avellaneda Press of Tucumán
