Surne Bilbao loses in Istanbul and their continuity in Europe is complicated (95-85)
Euskaraz irakurri: Surne Bilbaok Istanbulen galdu du eta Europan jarraitzea asko zaildu zaio (95-85)
He Surne Bilbao Basket fell in Istanbul against Darüssafaka Lassa, 95-85and was doomed to a complicated carom, practically a miracle, to be in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Champions League.
men in black now do not depend on themselves and they could be eliminated already this Wednesday if the UCAM Murcia wins at home against Lenovo Tenerifeleader of Group L and already qualified for that next round.
If Murcia loses on WednesdaySurne Bilbao would maintain sort options facing a last day of the Top16 in which, however, should beat Murcia in Miribilla by a difference of 23 points.
Surne Bilbao started very fluently in attack, taking the lead 4-9 with points from four players against a rival in which only Olaseni responded. But the British teammates cheered up, linking a 10 in two minutes shot by Yeboah and Osmani and placed 5 up halfway through the first quarter (9-14).
The men in black they found in rabaseda, tsalmpouris and alonso three unexpected scorers to withstand the local pull and even finish ahead of the first 10 minutes (22-24) with a basket from Malaga on the horn.
Like the 12 points that reached the Surne after a 4-14 in three minutes (28-40), the ten that he kept later (38-48) or the eight with whom they arrived at half-time (44-52) after reacting to an approach to four of the locals with two plays followed by three points from Olaseni, a torment in the Bilbao area, and McCullough (44-48).
The Bilbao Basket He reached the long break with 52 points (70 PIR) and only 6 of them were from his two great scorers, hakanson (4) and Smith (2).
Those in black did not return well from the locker room, they fit hard 23-7unable to stop Olaseni, who made the crash very difficult for them (67-59). Even so, they straightened things out again with a 2-8 to reach the last quarter with the chances of victory (69-67).
That final set kept the tone of equality, although Darüssafaka was always ahead who achieved a five-point advantage in two moments (83-78 and 88-83).
The first one was answered by those in black, who even tied again (83-83), and from the second They did not recover penalized for their own mistakes and the successes of the locals. That they took advantage of the opportunity to win by the same difference by which they lost in Bilbao, 10 points (95-85).
Data sheet:
95 – Darüssafaka Lassa (22+22+25+26): Starks (13), Ozdemiroglu (13), Yeboah (5), Osmani (9) and Olaseni (26) -starting five-; McCullough (15), Aaron White (12), Atar (2), Korkmaz, Mooney and Sayili.
85 – Surne Bilbao Basket (24+28+15+18): Hakanson (6), Smith (6), Rabaseda (10), Sulejmanovic (9) and Kyser (10) -starting five-; Radicevic (3), Alonso (11), Reyes (2), Rosa (10) and Tsalmpouris (18).
Partial: 22-24, 44-52 (rest); 69-67 and 95-85 (final).
Referees: Yohan Rosso (France), Michal Proc (Poland) and Radomir Vojinovic (Montenegro). Eliminated due to fouls Sulejmanovic (m.38).
Source: Eitb
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