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Quote:ARG – Regatas storm into Quarter-Final showdown with Penarol



BUENOS AIRES (Liga Nacional) - Regatas de Corrientes completed a 3-0 sweep of Estudiantes de Bahia Blanca too book a place in Argentina’s Liga Nacional Quarter-Finals.



Juventud Sionista, Ciclista Olimpico and Boca Juniors are just one win away from joining them in the last eight.



Regatas, a side that competed in the FIBA Americas League and the Liga Sudamericana, beat Estudiantes 87-76 in Game 3 of their Reclassification Series.



Sebastian Acosta poured in 18 points, Ramzee Stanton 16 and Argentina international Federico Kammerichs 13 for Regatas.



Next up is a showdown with Penarol, who finished second during the regular season and earned a direct ticket to the Quarter-Finals.



Sionista lost their Game 3 to Quilmes Mar del Plata 89-73 but still lead the Reclassification Series 2-1.



Jazwin Cowan led the way for Quilmes with 22 points.



The winner of that tie will face Gimnasia in the last eight.



Quimsa, the runners-up in the Liga Sudamericana, edged Ciclista 75-74 and now trail in that showdown 2-1.



Julio Mazzaro scored 21 points and Jermaine Walker 18 for Quimsa.



Libertad await the side that prevails in that tie.



Boca moved a step closer to facing regular-season winners Atenas in the last eight after winning their Game 3 against Independiente 81-72. Juan Espil paced Boca winners with 18 points.

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Quote:ARG – Vintage Espil takes Boca into last eight in Argentina



BUENOS AIRES (Liga Nacional) – Former Argentina sharpshooter Juan Espil rolled back the years and fired Boca Juniors to victory in the deciding fifth game of their re-classification series with Independiente in the Liga Nacional.



Espil, 41, poured in 31 points in a 94-87 overtime triumph.



Boca’s reward is a quarter-final showdown with Penarol.



Carl Edwards contributed 22 points in the triumph.



In the other best-of-five play-off quarter-finals that tip off on April 3, regular-season winners Atenas face Regatas de Corrientes, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro take on Juventud Sionista and Libertad square off against Olímpico.

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Quote:ARG - Lanus stay in Argentina top flight



BUENOS AIRES (Liga Nacional) - Atletico Lanus avoided the drop from the Liga Nacional in Argentina after defeating El Nacional de Monte Hermoso 88-72.



The triumph gave Lanus a 3-1 win in the relegation series.



Lanus preserved their top-flight status and dropped El Nacional to the TNA after two years in the first division.



Lanus caught fire in the third quarter, drilling six three-balls for a 66-53 advantage.



The Buenos Aires outfit then held on over the last 10 minutes.



Fernando Funes scored 22 points for the winners with Diego Prego contributing 18 and Terry Taylor 16.

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Quote:ARG – Scoring machine Espil helps Boca level quarter-final tie with Penarol



BUENOS AIRES (Liga Nacional) - Evergreen Juan Espil is proving to be a match-winner for Boca Juniors in the Liga Nacional play-offs.



After leading Boca past Independiente in the re-classification series and into quarter-finals, the 41-year-old Espil lifted his club to a 111-104 triumph over Penarol in Game 2 of their last eight showdown.



Espil, a former Argentina national team guard, erupted for a game-high 29 points in the win that has leveled the series at 1-1.



He drilled four three-pointers and also made all nine of his free-throws. Derrick Alston and Carl Edwards poured in 26 and 25 points, respectively, for Boca.



Argentina national team center Roman Gonzalez had 22 points in defeat.



Gimnasia bounced back from their 77-72 defeat to Sionista by thrashing them in Game 2 96-70.



Nicolas de los Santos led a balanced Gimnasia scoring attack with 16 points.



Atenas, the regular-season winners, are in command of their tie with Regatas de Corrientes after rolling to a 77-67 win in Game 2.



Andre Laws scored 15 points for the winning side.



Libertad Sunchales scraped a 78-75 triumph over Ciclista Olimpico and hold a 2-0 advantage in that series.



Danilo Pinnock's 23 points and Uruguay international Esteban Batista's 17 fired Libertad to victory.



Each Game 3 in the four quarter-finals will be played on Saturday.

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