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What happened in the regular phase was replicated at the start of the playoffs and the series marked by visiting impacts had another surprising chapter. Deportivo Roca defeated Centro Español in El Templo (79-76), Biguá did the same with Independiente in La Caldera (92-79) and the two stole seats ahead of game II that will take place this Sunday, at the beginning of the PreFederal basketball quarterfinals.
Those who did become strong before their people were Pérfora and Pacífico, the best in the initial phase. El Verde defeated Petrolero Argentino, in the Plaza Huincul classic, by a clear 93-80; while Decano defeated Del Progreso 85-68.
Rock and the triple at the end
Deportivo Roca got it right on the penultimate ball of the night and took home a great victory from the Temple. Jorge Coronado, facing the rim, made it 79-76, Franco Leal missed his shot and thus the Naranja celebrated at homewith partials of 22-23, 40-39 and 54-62. That 23-14 score in the third quarter put Sebastián García’s team in the game and in a close with great parity, the balance tilted towards the visitor.
It was a game of details and minimal differences. The two shot 22 triples, Español hit 5 (23%), Depo 7 (32%) and that last one from the inmate sealed the story. Rebounds were also key, with a 6-point advantage in favor of Roca (29-23). At the individual level, Adolfo García Barros and Elías Iñiguez finished with 18 points eachwhile Lautaro Casemayor and Jorge Coronado reached 15. In the home team, the best were Facundo Ramadori (22), Leal (15) and Manuel Caratino (15).
Biguá, from start to finish and with a high percentage of triples
Biguá finished with a very high 15-21 in triples and based on that effectiveness he took a triumph from La Caldera, by 92-79, with always favorable partials of 23-16, 50-39 and 70-58. The store made the expense during the closing, but managed to reach 6 and the reality is that the visit controlled the closing without major problems.
Emiliano Juárez (3-3), Marko Pamich (3-3) and Tomás Djenderedjian (2-2) were perfect from the half-moon and contributed to the cause. The scorer of the night was Pablo Almendra, who applied the former law and finished with 22. Juárez and Pamich also reached double digits, with 15 and 14; while in Rojo the good productions of Matías Ponzoni (17), Drazen Sinigoj (13) and Enzo Nieva (13) were not enough.
Pacífico unlocked it in the second quarter
In a match that started very even, the quality of Fabián Sahdi appeared with two vital bombs and from there, Pacífico righted the ship against Del Progreso. That happened in the second quarter and from then on the Dean had it under control in Viejo Ramírez. It was 85-68with partial scores of 20-19, 44-36 and 63-54. The local team was very good from the free throw line (93%, with 12-13) and had more rebounds (46-39), but especially passed the ball better (20-6 in assists).
Lucas Villanueva was Pacífico’s scorer with 21, David Veliz contributed his classic double-double with 15 and 14 reboundswhile Marco Roumec completed the scoring trilogy with 17. Sadhi, in addition to those decisive triples, closed with 7 assists. Gustavo Maranguello (24 and 14 rebounds) and Bautista Peralta (14) stood out during the visit.
Pierce, effective and lethal in the classic
Pérfora once again won the Plaza Huincul classic, although now it was in the play offs. It was by a clear 93-80, in the Malvinas Argentinas. Petro arrived willing to play the game with a pure triple and closed with 50% effectiveness in that area, with 20-40. However, the Green countered it with a similar percentage (46, with 11-24), it was more effective in shots from two (73 against 32%) and there he secured victory.
Luca Chiapella (26 points), Valentín Navarrete (19, 4-6 in triples), Agustín Sánchez (18) and Juan Cruz Tulián (10 rebounds) were the best on Fernando Claris’ team; while on the visit Santiago Pascual (21 and 9 rebounds with 7-11 in triples), Juan Cruz Marini (15) and Mateo Uzandizaga (15, 5-8 in triples) stood out.
This is how it is played on Sunday, November 3
Everyone at 20
Biguá (1) vs. Independent (0), El Nido de Neuquén
Of Progress (0) vs. Pacific (1), Giant of Maipú de Roca Street
Argentine Oil Tanker (0) vs. Pérfora (1), The Plaza Huincul Cave
Deportivo Roca (1) vs. Spanish Center (0), Gimena Padín de Roca
