Baskonia achieved the victory against Alba Berlin (76-80) this Thursday in Germany in the cFourth day of the Euroleague. In this way, the Vitoria team adds its second win in a row in said competition, since last Tuesday beat Panathinaikos on the third day.
Alba Berlin scored the first basket of the match (2-0), but Baskonia responded with seven points in a row (2-7). Afterwards, the German team got closer to a point (10-11), the Vitorian team again escaped on the scoreboard (10-16) and ended the first ten minutes with a favorable result of 15-21.
The superiority of the Baskonia team was absolute in the second quarter. The team led by Dusko Ivanovic did damage to the rival by means of triple shots and with a fierce defense. Thus, in the middle of the quarter, Baskonia achieved an advantage of 15 points (21-36). Dusko Ivanovic’s men gave the rival no options, they remained successful in attack and the clash reached the break with a 23-point advantage for Baskonia (29-52).
At the beginning of the third quarter, the local team jumped onto the pitch more aggressively and endorsed an 8-0 run that changed the dynamics of the game. The Baskonia team was outmatched by the rival throughout the quarter; He was not successful in attack and gave facilities in defense. Despite this, Baskonia reached the last quarter with a 15-point advantage (47-62).
In the final ten minutes, Alba Berlin pushed hard and put Baskonia in difficulties. The German team continued to decrease its disadvantage, reaching eight points (66-74) with two minutes remaining for the conclusion of the clash. Baskonia did not react, and the local team came within four points (70-74) with 38 seconds remaining. Despite the good moment of the rival, Baskonia managed their last possessions well and took the victory (76-80).
Datasheet:
76 -Alba Berlin (15 + 14 + 18 + 29): Smith (6), Mattisseck (4), Zoosman (9), Sikma (19) and Da Silva (15) -starting five-, Lo (8), Delow (3), Schneider (4), Nikic (-), Olinde (2) and Blatt (6).
80 – Baskonia (21 + 31 + 10 + 18): Granger (15), Giedraitis (8), Fontecchio (17), Costello (10) and Nnoko (9) -starting five-, Baldwin (4), Marinkovic (9), Enoch (4), Sedekerskis (4) and Kurucs (-).
Referees: Michele Rossi (Italy), Uros Nikolic (Serbia) and Sebastien Clivaz (Switzerland). Without eliminated.
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