Euskaraz irakurri: Bilbao Basketek ezin izan du ezustekoa eman eta galdu egin du Teneriferen aurka (78-66)
The South Bilbao Basket could not with the Lenovo Tenerife that continues without knowing defeat in this second phase of the FIBA Champions League.
The first moments left many doubts on the local side since the Surne Bilbao dominated the game based on good control in the rebound and success in attack. The locals lacked defensive security, although little by little they improved and began to be seen in attack.
Bruno Fitipaldo became his team’s scoring leader and two of his three-pointers allowed Tenerife to take the lead at the start of the second quarter (21-19). Little by little, the insular team took control of the game against a Bilbao that, although it continued with its power within the area, lacked success.
From that 21-19 of the people of Tenerife in the 12th minute of the game it went to 28-20 in the 15th minute, an important 7-1 run as the match was taking place.
The break was reached with a 33-29. Lenovo Tenerife ahead in electronics, but with a Bilbao that took advantage of local errors very well.
partial of 0-7 for Jaume Ponsarnau’s team at the start of the third quarter and again the visiting team ahead on the scoreboard (33-36). But the local reaction would come again with a 9-2 run (42-38).
Again maximum equality on the field. Smith began to do damage from the outside along with Sulejmanovic, while Shermadini began to dominate the area. Exchanges of baskets, but with a Tenerife that remained up in the electronic.
It would be in the last two minutes of the third quarter when the Lenovo Tenerife would take an almost definitive step towards triumph. A three-pointer from Doornekamp would make the biggest difference so far (56-46), but then another from Salin (59-46) would culminate a 10-0 run and a significant difference.
Salin would score a triple again at the beginning of the last quarter (62-46) and although Bilbao tried, the island team knew how to manage their advantage very well to end up winning 78-66 and remain first in their group.
Data sheet:
78 – Lenovo Tenerife (16+17+26+19): Huertas (2), Salin (10), Cook (4), Doornekamp (3), Shermadini (22) -initial-, Jaime Fernández (8), Fitipaldo (19), Abromaitis (2), Sastre (3), Diagne (-) and War (5).
66 – South Bilbao (17+12+17+20): Smith (16), Radicevic (6), Rabaseda (7), Sulejmanovic (7), Withey (10) -initial-, Andersson (2), Reyes (3), Alonso (-), Ubal (5), Kyser ( 10).
Referees: Marques (POR), Krejic (ESL) and Salins (LET).
Source: Eitb
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