Baskonia beats Fenerbahce 80-79 and continues to rise in the Euroleague
Baskoniak irakurri: Baskoniak 80-79 hartu du mendean Fenerbahce, eta gorantz jarraitzen du Euroligan
He Baskonia added an important victory this Wednesday to continue at the top of the Regular Phase of the Euroleague 2023-2024 after winning at the Fernando Buesa Arena by 80-79 to the Fenerbahce Turkish led by a sensational Markus Howard.
The American point guard was once again key for the team Dusko Ivanovic. He was in charge of returning the options when his rival had escaped 15 points in the second quarter, in addition to punishing the visitors with a triple on the last possession that meant the final victory. The American scored 28 points and was well accompanied by the work of Maik Kostar.
He didn’t start anything right Baskonia. He clashed with the physique of the visiting team and had a hard time seeing the rim, as reflected by the 10 points he scored in the first ten minutes. Fenerbahce He didn’t take advantage of it at first, but a triple Wilbekin It certified a 0-10 partial and a good 10-18 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Baskonia could not find the key either in attack or defense, without being able to take advantage of its enormous superiority in offensive rebounding. Then, Markus Howard took the reins, who lifted the Buesa Arena with his actions. A triple, a ‘2+1’ and a ‘3+1’ from Howard gave the Vitorian team back the options, which went ahead at half-time after a spectacular dunk by Miller-McIntyre.
After passing through the locker room, the match continued on the path of equality. Howard’s return to the court once again gave Baskonia control with its highest lead until then (57-52).
Baskonia, always thanks to the actions of its base, maintained dominance. But the Istanbul team was not willing to give up and led 77-79 with 14 seconds left in the Buesa Arena. The responsibility fell on Howard and he did not fail, once again serving Guduric a ‘3+1’ that gave him the victory for his team.
DATA SHEET:
BASKONIA: Miller-McIntyre (11), Marinkovic (13), Díez (-), Sedekerskis (2) and Kotsar (15) –starting five– Howard (28), Moneke (3), Diop (-), Rogkavopoulos (5) and Mannion (3).
FENERBAHCE: Calathes (3), Guduric (14), Pierre (7), Hayes-Davis (19) and Mtag baskoniotley (11) –starting quintet– Sanli (3), Wilbekin (7), Dorsey (9), Madar (6) and Sestina (-).
-PARTIAL: 10-18, 28-19, 19-18 and 23-24.
-REFEREES: Rocha, Bissang and Gragojevic. No eliminated.
-PAVILLION: Fernando Buesa Arena.
Source: Eitb
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