Pro Basketball League of Ecuador: Barcelona SC will seek to recover the home court factor in finals after defeat in Guayaquil | Other Sports | Sports

The Barcelona Sporting Club basketball team has the finals of the Pro Basketball League 2022after the canaries lost, on Thursday night, the second game of the definition in Guayaquil against Jorge Guzmán, from Loja.

It was 107-103 in favor of the lojanos, who prevailed in an overtime period at the Abel Jiménez Parra coliseum, in Parque Samanes. Regular time ended with a tie at 93 and the definition took an additional five minutes.

For games 3 (Saturday) and 4 (Monday), in a series that is defined as the best of seven games, Barcelona must move to Loja. There, specifically in the Ciudad de Loja coliseum, the team coached by Enrique Zeballos will seek to recover the field factor.

On Thursday, the Guayaquil club took to the field with Yasmani Fundora, Octavio Muñoz, Andrés Carmona, Reggie Barker and Tirrell Brown II. The Cuban Fundora, who also has Ecuadorian nationality, was one of the most criticized, as well as the loss of free throws by the Barcelona players. For the rest, Jair Roldán, Ricky Freire, Enrique Zeballos Jr., Jordan Torres, Jhonny Mosquera, Jordan Glover, Johnson González and Elías Medina alternated from the bench.

In the previous round, Barcelona beat Spartans (Quito) 3-2 with an 85-77 victory at the Abel Jiménez Parra, on the fifth date. Meanwhile, Jorge Guzmán left Leones de Riobamba on the road, also 3-2, with a final victory of 92-88 in the province of Chimborazo.

This is how the finals of the Ecuador Pro Basketball League 2022 are played

1. Barcelona SC 99-93 Jorge Guzmán – Wednesday, October 19, Abel Jiménez Parra Coliseum (Guayaquil)
2. Barcelona SC 103-107 Jorge Guzmán – Thursday, October 20, Abel Jiménez Parra Coliseum (Guayaquil)
3. Jorge Guzman vs. Barcelona SC – Saturday, October 22, City of Loja Coliseum (Loja)
4. Jorge Guzman vs. Barcelona SC – Monday, October 24, City of Loja Coliseum (Loja)
5. Barcelona SC vs. Jorge Guzmán – Wednesday, October 26, Abel Jiménez Parra Coliseum (Guayaquil)
6. Jorge Guzman vs. Barcelona SC – Friday, October 28, City of Loja Coliseum (Loja)
7. Barcelona SC vs. Jorge Guzmán – Sunday, October 30, Abel Jiménez Parra Coliseum (Guayaquil)

Games 6 and 7 will only be played if necessary.

All games are at 20:00. (D)