Euskaraz irakurri: Lointek Gernikak ez du aukerarik izan Londonen (87-59), eta EuroCupetik kanpo gelditu da

He Lointek Gernika Bizkaia has remained eliminated from the EuroCupthis Thursday, after lose, 87-59, in London, against the London Lions, in the second leg of the round of 16. The London Lions, who had already won, 69-76, in Maloste, in the first leg, have also been superior on their field to the Biscayan team, which, in this way, has been eliminated from the competition.

This being the case, it has been clear from the beginning that the first leg score was going to be very difficult to overcome for Lucas Fernández’s team, who saw how a quick 8-0 initial lead, with two triples from Samuelson, put things almost impossible, and even more so with the 22-7 that the hosts have reached five minutes into the game.

After 28-14 in the first quarter, the Basque team has tried to stay on the line of 10 points down, supported by Milapie (30-19), but the superiority of the London Lions has been evident, whether with Fagbenle or Megan Gustafson.

After the break, which was reached at 47-31, Lointek Gernika achieved a 0-9 lead that put the Biscayan squad within seven points, 47-40; The reaction of the British team, however, has caused the score to widen again, up to 64-51 at the end of the third quarter. In the last period, the London Lions’ push was once again notable, until the final score of 87-59, which left Lointek Gernika with no chance of playing in the quarterfinals.

Data sheet

87 – London Lions (28+19+17+23): Winterburn (6), Katanic (9), Samuelson (15), Snytsina (12) and Fagbenle (16) -starting five-; Beckford-Norton (7), Gustafson (8), Meyers (6), Wilkinson (6), Endean (2) and Cox.

59 – Lointek Gernika Bizkaia (14+17+20+8): Laia Flores (7), Buch (11), Watts, Milapie (13) and Silva (2) -starting five-; Ariztimuño (5), Nikitinaite (11), Alberdi (3), Dodson (4) and Madera (3).

Partials: 28-14, 47-31 (rest), 64-51 and 87-59 (final).

Referees: Alin Faur (Romania), David Tomasson (Iceland) and Tom de Lange (Belgium). No eliminations.

Incidents: Second leg of the round of 16 of the EuroCup, played at the Cooper Box Arena in London.

Source: Eitb

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