Bitci Baskonia lost against Anadolu Eefes (87-72) the party corresponding to the 15th day from Euroleague who played this Tuesday in Turkey. The Vitorian team remained with victory options until the last quarter, but in the final ten minutes they could not beat the local team.
In the first quarter, Baskonia was superior to the rival and in the beginning they managed to open a gap on the scoreboard (2-8 and 4-10). The Vitoria team was successful in attack, did a good defensive job, and reaped an eight-point advantage (13-21) at the end of the first ten minutes.
However, at the start of the second quarter, Anadolu Efes were able to reduce their deficit (18-21), although Baskonia stayed ahead for almost the entire quarter. Despite this, the Turkish team managed to reach the break with a minimum income of one point (43-42).
At the resumption of the match, Anadolu Efes was superior, and extended their lead (51-43). Bitci Baskonia reacted in time, was able to reduce the disadvantage, and also managed to get ahead on the scoreboard (53-54). In the final stretch of the third quarter, Anadolu Efes opened the gap (63-56), although Baskonia was able to reduce differences (66-62).
The start of the last quarter was devastating for the Vitoria team. The local team knew how to find the tickle of the Baskonia defense, and with baskets of all kinds, they obtained an advantage of 11 points (77-66) with five minutes remaining until the conclusion of the clash. The game was very uphill for the team led by Neven Spahija, and although he tried to get back into the match, he was not successful in attack, he could not stop the opponent’s offensive game, and he was defeated (87-72).
Datasheet:
Anadolu Efes: Larkin (16), Beaubois (7), Bryant (2), Moerman (15) y Dunston (-) –quinteto inicial–; Simon (-), Pleiss (17), Micic (24), Anderson (-), Singleton (-) y Petrusev (6).
Battle of the Basque Country: Granger (17), Baldwin IV (10), Sedekerskis (8), Giedraitis (5) and Enoch (5) -initial quintet-; Peters (9), Fontecchio (17), Costello (-), Nnoko (1) and Kurucs (-).
Partial: 13-21, 30-21, 23-20, 21-10.
Referees: Pukl, Panther and Kowalski. Sin eliminados.
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