Bitci Baskonia beat Bayern Munich 76-81 this Thursday in Germany the match corresponding to the 17th round of the Euroleague, Y ended his losing streak of two consecutive defeats in this competition.
The home team started strong, but Baskonia responded quickly (5-5). Bayern again took the lead on the scoreboard (9-5), although the Baskonia team leveled the match again (9-9). From that second draw, the Vitoria team began to play better, opened a gap on the scoreboard, and ended the first ten minutes with a 12-point advantage. (13-25).
The start of the second quarter was good for Baskonia (13-27). However, Bayern began to reduce differences, approaching three points (37-40) with two and a half minutes to go until the conclusion of the quarter. Bitci Baskonia did not offer their best version, and the 12-point income obtained in the first quarter left a four-point lead at halftime. (42-46).
Going through the changing rooms was good for the Alava team, since in the resumption of the clash it was superior to its rival. Baskonia toughened up their defense and did not let Bayern Munich score easily. Thus, those of Spahija were distancing themselves in the electronic game and faced the last quarter with a favorable score of 55-67.
In the last ten minutes of the match, Baskonia had the game under control, and managed between advantages that ranged from 10 to 14 points. Bayern were unable to reduce their deficit below 10 points, although they did so with two minutes remaining (69-77). In any case, Baskonia did not get nervous, managed the final minutes well, also their possessions, and sealed the victory (76-81).
Datasheet:
Bayern Munich: Walden (3), Weiler-Babb (6), Thomas (12), Rubit (4) y Lucic (12) –quinteto inicial–; KC Rivers (16), Hunter (10), Jaramaz (10), George (-), Obst (3) y Sisko (-).
Battle of the Basque Country: Granger (4), Baldwin IV (30), Marinkovic (6), Costello (23) and Enoch (2) – starting five – Peters (7), Kurucs (-) and Nnoko (9).
Partial: 13-25, 29-21, 13-21, 21-14.
Referees: Jovcic, Rocha and Sukys. They eliminated the players KC Rivers (Bayern); Nnoko (Baskonia) and Enoch (Baskonia).
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