Bitci Baskonia beat Asvel Villeurbanne 91-66 this Thursday the game corresponding to the 14th day of the Euroleague and he got end a three-game losing streak in this competition.
The duel started a lot of speed and very electric actions from which the French team took the most advantage, led by an inspired Chris Jones, author of ten points in the first quarter. Both were more comfortable in the open field, where they deployed their entire arsenal. In the five against five the attacks of the two squads were heavier and were resolved with direct blocks or plays of talent by Gauls and Basques who maintained equality during the first act (19-19).
Baskonia reacted to the great start of Asvel’s period, which managed to print speed, climb defensive lines and go out at speed to punish the locals. Matt Costello started producing as soon as he jumped onto the pitch and the Catalans took the lead again. TJ Parker responded by placing the young Victor Wembanyama and Youssoupha Fall on the track, his two tallest men -220 centimeters-, but it did not have the expected result and he resorted to the creativity of Elie Okobo and Chris Jones to solve his attacks and be able to close the gap more. match (45-44).
The scoring rhythm grew after passing through the changing rooms. Steven Enoch and Simone Fontecchio acted as offensive stilettos for their team and Baskonia took an income of 14 points, thanks to a 14-2 run, also the result of good defenses. In fact, up to four times Asvel’s possession of the clock ran out in the third quarter.
The last quarter started with a 69-55 that marked the path to the triumph of the Baskonistas, ready to finish a game that cost them to break, but riding the wave of the good game that they displayed at the Palau Blaugrana against Barça in the Endesa League, the Vitorians confirmed their improvement and won by 91-66.
Datasheet:
91 – Battles of the Basque Country (19 + 26 + 24 + 22): Granger (7), Baldwin (13), Giedraitis (15), Sedekerskis (2) and Enoch (14) -starting five-, Lamar Peters (5), Fontecchio (15), Marinkovic (-), Costello (13) and Nnoko (7).
66 – Asvel Villeurbanne (19 + 25 + 11 + 11): Okobo (7), Jones (17), Knight (4), Wembanyama (10) and Gist (8) -starting five-, Lacombe (5), Kahudi (6), Fall (6), Howard (3) and Strazel (-).
Referees: Mateu Boltauzer (Slovenia), Michele Rossi (Italy) and Uros Obrknezevic (Serbia). Without eliminated.
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