IDK Euskotren loses by one point, 59-60, in Gasca, and will look for a comeback in Valencia
Euskaraz irakurri: IDK Euskotrenek pointu batengatik galdu du, 59-60, Gascan, eta finalerdiaren bila joango da Valentziara
He IDK Euskotren has lost by one point, 59-60in it Gascathis Thursday, before the Valencia Basketin it first match of the quarterfinal play-off for the Endesa League title of the 2023-24 season. The Gipuzkoan team, in this way, They will have to overcome that one-point disadvantage in the second match of the tie, which will be played this Sunday, in Valencia, at 6:30 p.m.
It was a match in which Azu Muguruza’s team signed a remarkable performance, against a very powerful rival, the current champion of the Endesa League. IDK Euskotren went on to win by twelve points, 40-28, in the third quarter, but the reaction of the Valencian team has been striking: from 44-35 with which they began the last ten minutes, they have gone over, in a blink of an eye, at 47-47, to give way to an end to the match full of emotion.
The first quarter ended with 11-12 for Valencia Basket, who, however, gave in in the second period. The minutes before the break were positive for IDK Euskotren, who went into the locker room ahead, 23-18. The third quarter was spectacular, on the part of the Basque team, which established a partial score of 21-17, which left them nine up, after having been dominating by between ten and twelve points for several minutes. Valencia Basket, however, was especially successful in the last and final quarter, they equalized the score, took the lead, and knew how to resist the final push from IDK Euskotren, who sought victory until the last play.
The most outstanding players of the IDK Euskotren in these first 40 minutes of the 80 minutes that the tie foresees have been Alba Prieto, who has scored 17 points and has grabbed seven rebounds, and Iris Mbulito, author of 14 points, who has accompanied with nine rebounds . Azu Muguruza’s men are already looking to Sunday’s game, in search of the semifinals.
Source: Eitb
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