Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most important game in the last round took place in Santiago de Compostela between second ranked Estudiantes (22-4) and sixth ranked Monbus Obradoiro (16-9) on Saturday night.

Estudiantes was defeated by Monbus Obradoiro on the road 73-90. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Estudiantes. Obradoiro shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 52.0 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Estudiantes' players. Czech center Ondrej Balvin (217-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Slovakian power forward Vladimir Brodziansky (210-1994, college: TCU, agency: Octagon Europe) contributed with 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Italian-Uruguayan guard Jayson Granger (191-1989) replied with 27 points for Estudiantes. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Monbus Obradoiro have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position with 16-9 record. Estudiantes at the other side keeps the second place with four games lost. Obradoiro are looking forward to face Castello (#17) in Castellon in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Estudiantes will play at home against Gipuzkoa (#12) and is hoping to win this game.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Fuenlabrada (21-5) against eleventh ranked Oviedo (10-16) on Sunday night. Host Fuenlabrada was defeated by Oviedo in a tough game in Madrid 93-97. Lucas Langarita (192-2005) scored 28 points to lead the charge for the winners and Loic Menuge chipped in 20 points during the contest. Italian-American guard Paul Jorgensen (188-1996, college: Butler) responded with 26 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Oviedo moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Zamora and Gipuzkoa. Fuenlabrada at the other side keeps the third position with five games lost. Oviedo will play against bottom-ranked Moron (#18) in Moron de la Frontera in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Fuenlabrada will play on the road against Cartagena (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
LEB Gold top team - Burgos SP (24-2) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed sixteenth ranked Valladolid (7-19) 88-61. Luke Fischer notched 13 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort. Even 14 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) by Vasilije Vucetic did not help to save the game for Valladolid. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Burgos SP have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 24-2 record. Valladolid lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixteenth place with 19 games lost. They share the position with Castello. Burgos SP will meet Ourense (#9) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Valladolid will play against Alicante (#13) and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 26: Menorca was smashed by Alicante on the road 96-68. Castello lost to Burgos T. on its own court 94-97. Zamora unfortunately lost to Gipuzkoa in San Sebastian 78-86. Palencia managed to beat Cantabria at home 85-77. Ourense was defeated by Real Betis on the opponent's court 94-89. Bottom-ranked Moron was beaten by Cartagena in a home game 64-68.
The most impressive performance of 26th round was 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists by Gabriel Gil of Cartagena.

Alicante - Menorca 96-68

There was a small surprise when fifteenth ranked Alicante (9-17) crushed at home 12th ranked Menorca (9-17)

96-68

on Saturday.

Alicante

looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American point guard Jordan King (183-2001, college: Richmond) notched 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and Lithuanian forward Mindaugas Kacinas (204-1993, college: S.Carolina, agency: BIG) supported him with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Five Alicante players scored in double figures. Even 18 points and 5 assists by American point guard Jalen Cone (180, college: California) did not help to save the game for

Menorca

. Serbian Marko Lukovic (206-1992) added 16 points for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.

Alicante

have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with defeated Menorca.

Menorca

lost fifth consecutive game.

Alicante will meet Valladolid (#16) on the road in the next round. Menorca will play against Cantabria and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Menorca: J.Cone 18+1reb+5ast, M.Lukovic 16+4reb+1ast, D.Alderete 8+8reb+2ast, V.Arteaga 6+2reb, S.Llorente 6+1reb+3ast, S.McDonnell 6+13reb+1ast
Alicante: M.Kacinas 16+5reb+3ast, J.King 15+6reb+4ast, I.Rosa 12+5reb, A.Rodriguez 11+3reb+1ast, K.Larsen 10+4reb+6ast, R.Bidias 10+2reb+1ast

Burgos SP - Valladolid 88-61

LEB Gold top team - Burgos SP (24-2) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed sixteenth ranked Valladolid (7-19)

88-61

. They outrebounded

Valladolid 32-20

including 21 on the defensive glass.

Burgos SP

looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Armenian-American center Luke Fischer (211-1994, college: Marquette) notched 13 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and Hungarian power forward Gyorgy Goloman (210-1996, college: UCLA) supported him with 16 points. Four Burgos SP players scored in double figures. Even 14 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) by Serbian power forward Vasilije Vucetic (207-1996) did not help to save the game for

Valladolid

. Naturalized Dominican guard Michael Cuevas (188-1994) added 7 points and 5 assists for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.

Burgos SP

have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with

24-2

record.

Valladolid

lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixteenth place with 19 games lost. They share the position with Castello.

Burgos SP will meet Ourense (#9) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Valladolid will play against Alicante (#13) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Valladolid: V.Vucetic 14+5reb+1ast, M.Kovacevic 13+1ast, S.De La Fuente 8+2reb, J.Mballa 7+1reb, M.Cuevas 7+2reb+5ast, S.Wilson 5+3reb+1ast
Burgos SP: G.Goloman 16+2reb+2ast, L.Fischer 13+9reb+1ast, R.Stumbris 11+5reb+1ast, M.Lapornik 10+3reb+1ast, J.Cremo 10+3ast, G.Corbalan 6+6reb+2ast

Castello - Burgos T. 94-97

Very expected game when 17th ranked Castello (7-19) was edged by seventh ranked Burgos T. (15-11) in Castellon

97-94

on Friday.

Burgos T.

made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. Brazilian point guard Caio Pacheco (189-1999) notched 32 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and forward Jordi Rodriguez (199-2004, agency: BIG) supported him with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Even 20 points and 6 assists by American guard Jalen Tate (198-1998, college: Arkansas) did not help to save the game for

Castello

. Power forward Aitor Etxeguren (206-2002) added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the hosts. Four

Burgos T.

and five

Castello

players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game.

Burgos T.

maintains seventh position with

15-11

record.

Castello

lost tenth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixteenth place with 19 games lost. They share the position with Valladolid.

Burgos T. will meet at home higher ranked Real Betis (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Castello will play against Obradoiro (#6) in Santiago de Compostela and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Castello: J.Tate 20+3reb+6ast, V.Okouo 15+3reb, C.Minlend Jr. 13+3reb, J.Faner 11+4ast, A.Etxeguren 10+10reb+2ast, T.Ngom 8+3reb+2ast
Burgos T.: C.Pacheco 32+6reb+6ast, J.Rodriguez 16+5reb+2ast, L.Jones 13+1reb+1ast, A.Parrado 10+5reb+1ast, D.Simeunovic 7+2reb, A.Thiam 7+6reb

Obradoiro - Estudiantes 90-73

The most important game in the last round took place in Santiago de Compostela between second ranked Estudiantes (22-4) and sixth ranked Monbus Obradoiro (16-9) on Saturday night.

Estudiantes

was defeated by

Monbus Obradoiro

on the road

73-90

. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Estudiantes.

Obradoiro

shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 52.0 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by

Estudiantes

' players. Czech center Ondrej Balvin (217-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Slovakian power forward Vladimir Brodziansky (210-1994, college: TCU, agency: Octagon Europe) contributed with 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Five

Monbus Obradoiro

players scored in double figures. Italian-Uruguayan guard Jayson Granger (191-1989) replied with 27 points and Serbian-Canadian center Dejan Kravic (210-1990, college: Texas Tech, agency: Octagon Europe) added 7 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Estudiantes. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.

Monbus Obradoiro

have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position with

16-9

record.

Estudiantes

at the other side keeps the second place with four games lost.

Obradoiro are looking forward to face Castello (#17) in Castellon in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Estudiantes will play at home against Gipuzkoa (#12) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Estudiantes: J.Granger 27+1reb+2ast, D.Schmidt 11+3reb+1ast, J.Rodriguez 9+3reb+2ast, D.Kravic 7+8reb, F.Alonso 6+1reb+2ast, C.Diaz 4+2reb+1ast
Obradoiro: V.Brodziansky 17+6reb+3ast, O.Balvin 16+10reb+3ast, A.Barcello 12+3reb+3ast, B.Davison 12+5ast, I.Arroyo-Varela 11+1reb+2ast, L.Faggiano 7+4ast

Gipuzkoa - Zamora 86-78

There was a small surprise when twelfth ranked Gipuzkoa (10-16) won against 10th ranked Zamora (10-16) in San Sebastian

86-78

on Sunday.

Gipuzkoa

outrebounded

Zamora 42-26

including 27 on the defensive glass. Power forward Javier Nicolau (208-1997, college: UMC) notched a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead the effort and Argentinian-Italian guard Mateo Diaz (186-2002) supported him with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 12 points and 8 rebounds by American forward Kevin Buckingham (198-1997, college: SE Oklahoma) did not help to save the game for

Zamora

. His fellow American import point guard Jordan Walker (186-1997, college: Morehead St., agency: Octagon Europe) added 11 points and 5 assists for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.

Gipuzkoa

have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Zamora and Oviedo.

Zamora

lost third consecutive game.

Gipuzkoa will meet league's second-placed Estudiantes in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Zamora will play against Palencia (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Zamora: J.Paukste 13+4reb, O.Hanzlik 12+1reb, K.Buckingham 12+8reb, J.Walker 11+3reb+5ast, J.Saintel 9+4reb+2ast, J.Round 8+1reb
Gipuzkoa: M.Ansorregui 15+4reb, M.Diaz 15+8reb+4ast, J.Vrankic 13+6reb+5ast, J.Nicolau 13+13reb+1ast, A.Martinez 8, L.N'Guessan 7+2reb

Fuenlabrada - Oviedo 93-97

Very important is a home loss of third ranked Fuenlabrada (21-5) against eleventh ranked Oviedo (10-16) on Sunday night. Host

Fuenlabrada

was defeated by

Oviedo

in a tough game in Madrid

93-97

. Strangely

Fuenlabrada

outrebounded

Oviedo 46-27

including a

16-5

advantage in offensive rebounds.

Oviedo

players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Fuenlabrada was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. Lucas Langarita (192-2005) scored 28 points to lead the charge for the winners and French forward Loic Menuge (197-1999) chipped in 20 points during the contest. Italian-American guard Paul Jorgensen (188-1996, college: Butler) responded with 26 points and 7 rebounds and Nigerian-American power forward Lotanna Nwogbo (205-1993, college: Longwood) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.

Oviedo

moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Zamora and Gipuzkoa.

Fuenlabrada

at the other side keeps the third position with five games lost.

Oviedo will play against bottom-ranked Moron (#18) in Moron de la Frontera in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Fuenlabrada will play on the road against Cartagena (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Fuenlabrada: P.Jorgensen 26+7reb+2ast, L.Nwogbo 16+13reb, L.Westermann 14+3reb+4ast, T.McGrew 9+8reb+2ast, F.Zurbriggen 8+5reb+3ast, T.Munnings 8+3reb
Oviedo: L.Langarita 28+4reb+3ast, L.Menuge 20+1reb+1ast, I.Nweke 11+4reb+1ast, J.Valinotti 8+1reb+8ast, S.Verplancken 6+3reb+1ast, R.Lobaco 6+3reb+1ast

Palencia - Cantabria 85-77

Not a big story in a game when 14th ranked Cantabria (8-17) lost on the road to fifth ranked Zunder Palencia (18-8)

85-77

on Friday. American point guard Alec Wintering (183-1995, college: Portland) notched 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and Swedish point guard Tobias Borg (184-1993) supported him with 12 points and 4 assists. Four Zunder Palencia players scored in double figures. Even 27 points and 4 assists by American guard Spencer Littleson (193-1998, college: Toledo) did not help to save the game for

Cantabria

. His fellow American import guard Reginald Johnson (187-1994, college: Hampton, agency: Helping Ballers) added 17 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.

Palencia

maintains fifth position with

18-8

record.

Cantabria

lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifteenth place with 17 games lost.

Palencia will meet Zamora (#10) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Cantabria will play against Menorca (#14) in Mahon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Cantabria: S.Littleson 27+3reb+4ast, R.Johnson 17+7reb+2ast, M.Bulic 8+5reb+2ast, G.Kande 8+5reb+1ast, R.Belemene 7+3reb+1ast, H.Atencia 7+1reb+1ast
Palencia: A.Wintering 15+5reb+6ast, M.Rodriguez 13+2reb+1ast, T.Borg 12+4ast, C.Krutwig 11+5reb, P.Hernandez 10+2reb+2ast, A.Kunkel 8+1reb+2ast

Real Betis - Ourense 94-89

Everything went according to plan when fourth ranked Real Betis (20-6) defeated 9th ranked Ourense (11-15) in Sevilla

94-89

on Friday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory.

Real Betis

forced 20

Ourense

turnovers. American-Bosnian point guard Alex Renfroe (191-1986, college: Belmont) notched 34 points (!!!) and 7 assists to lead the effort and American guard Mark Hughes (195-1997, college: Wright St.) supported him with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Real Betis players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 15 points and 18 rebounds by Austrian Marvin Ogunsipe (203-1996) did not help to save the game for

Ourense

. Forward Sergio Rodriguez (204-1993) added 23 points (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for the guests. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game.

Real Betis

have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with

20-6

record.

Ourense

lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 15 games lost.

Real Betis will meet Burgos T. (#7) on the road in the next round. Ourense will play against the league's leader Burgos SP and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Ourense: S.Rodriguez 23+2reb+2ast, M.Ogunsipe 15+18reb+1ast, J.Lopez 9+3reb+5ast, B.Krikke 9+2reb, D.Brito 8+4reb+9ast, U.Mendicote 8+5reb+1ast
Real Betis: A.Renfroe 34+4reb+7ast, M.Hughes 25+8reb+4ast, B.Olumuyiwa 12+4reb+1ast, D.Radoncic 10+8reb+1ast, V.Benite 6+2reb+2ast, B.De Bisschop 5+4reb

Moron - Cartagena 64-68

There was no surprise when 18th ranked Moron (3-23) lost to eighth ranked Cartagena (13-13) in Moron de la Frontera

64-68

on Saturday. American forward Calvin Hermanson (198-1994, college: SMC) notched 15 points to lead the effort and forward Gabriel Gil (200-2001) supported him with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 21 points by American swingman Andre Norris (203-1994, college: Dubuque) did not help to save the game for

Moron

. Forward Jose Alberto Jimenez (197-1996) added 14 points for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Newly promoted

Cartagena

maintains eighth position with

13-13

record.

Moron

at the other side, also newcomer in the league, stay dead last with 23 lost games.

Cartagena will meet at home higher ranked Fuenlabrada (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Moron will play against Oviedo (#11) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Moron: A.Norris 21+4reb+1ast, L.Kouadio 15+4reb, J.Alberto Jimenez 14+3reb+2ast, I.Tamba 6+7reb, F.Santana 5+1ast, V.da Silva 3+5reb
Cartagena: C.Hermanson 15+2reb+2ast, G.Blat 11+1reb+3ast, S.Ugochukwu 10+8reb, G.Gil 9+6reb+4ast, A.Domenech 6+2reb, S.Garuba 6+2reb