He Baskonia achieved this Friday the pass to the ‘play-in’ of the Euroleague with a hard-fought victory away from home against a Real Madrid team that, although nothing was at stake, posed problems and only succumbed to the marksmanship of an imperial Markus Howard (35 points and 7 of 12 in triples).

The penultimate duel of the regular phase of the Euroleague was approached by both sides in a different way. However, the Real Madrid players Fabien Causeur and Mario Hezonja They demonstrated that they did not understand relaxation. Between them they added 19 of their team’s first 23 points.

Meanwhile, at Baskonia It was difficult for him to plug in despite the need. Without rushing, he ended up reacting at the end of the first quarter with a partial 0-5 which helped him slightly correct his erratic scoring path.

Real Madrid took off again at the dawn of the second act, but between Tadas Sedekerskis and Howard They towed their own. In fact, the Gasteiztarra team came within three points. There the host pressed again, which did no more damage because Howard he appeared again providentially with five saving points before the break (48-42, min.20).

The American’s foreign recital did not end there. Three of his three-pointers, plus seven points from Costello, concluded with two minutes remaining in the decisive quarter a comeback at times unlikely (58-60, min.28).

In this way, the outcome was at the mercy of the final ten minutes. Real Madrid started with better feelings thanks to Dzanan Musa, but a 0-13 partial was polished, for the umpteenth time, thanks to the insistence of Howard and Costellobroke the contest and seemed to roll out the red carpet for Baskonia.

In this way, Dusko Ivanovic’s men showed character, believed and achieved a vital victory against Real Madrid (91-95) to mathematically qualify for the next phase of the Euroleague with one day left to finish the regular phase.

– Data sheet:

.91 – Real Madrid (27+21+16+27): Campazzo (12), Causeur (13), Hezonja (18), Yabusele (12), Tavares (6), -starting five-, Poirier (9), Deck (5) Llull (-), Musa (16), Sergio Rodríguez (-).

95 – Baskonia (17+25+23+30): Miller-Mcintyre (4), Kotsar (4), Díez (5), Marinkovic (3), Moneke (11) -five starters-, Sedekerskis (9), Howard (35) , Costello (19), Rogkavopoulos (5), Chiozza (-).

Referees: Mehdi Difallah (France), Tomislav Hordov (Croatia) and Saulius Racys (Sweden). Tavares was excluded for five fouls (min.39).

Source: Eitb

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