Bilbao Basket wins in Le Portel (74-78) and needs a defeat of the cholet in Sassari to be first group
Euskaraz Iraqurri: Bilbao Basketek Le Portel Garaitu Du, 74-78, ET Choletek Sassarin Galtzea Behar Du, Multzoko Lehena Izateko
The Surne Bilbao Basket has won, 74-78, to Le Portel, on the sixth and last day of the second phase of the FIBA Europe Cup of the 2024-25 seasonin the pavilion Le Chaudron, in Le Portel, this Tuesday night, within Group L. In this way, The Basque team closes this second phase with five wins in six games, and, if the Cholet loses Wednesday on the Sassari Dinamo court, in the other group of the group, it will achieve first place in the classification, and will play the game in Miribilla Back of quarterfinals. In that tie, Bilbao Basket will face Casademont Zaragoza, touches Boursa or Porto.
Bilbao Basket has cost to start, and, in the first quarter, the Portel has dominated the score, without achieving, yes, significant advantages. The 19-18 of the first quarter has given way to a second period in which those of Jaume Ponsarnau have won more, and have come to establish a difference of seven points (29-36, 31-38). At rest, the Basque team won for five, 33-38; He was highlighting Kullamae, with seven points and six rebounds, and Rubén Domínguez, top scorer of Bilbao Basket in the first half, with nine points.
The second part of the meeting has been characterized by equality on the scoreboard, and, consequently, due to the uncertainty of the final result. In the third quarter, the Portel has balanced the game again, and in the last quarter it has taken the lead with five points of difference, in 63-58. Both teams have entered the last five minutes of the clash with everything to decide, and there has been key to the greatest international experience of Bilbao Basket, which has better handled the pressure at decisive times, to finally take the victory by 74- 78.
Technical file
74 – LE PORTEL (19+14+17+24): Zoriks (14), Gholston (18), Diawara (8), Fevrier (8) and Boyer (8) -Cinco initial-; Burns (8), Konate (1), Ebunangombe (2) and Nunge (7).
78 – Surne Bilbao Basket (18+20+15+25): Pantzar, Abdur-Rahkman (16), Rabaseda (4), Gielo (9) and Hlinason (8) -Cinco initial-; Kullamae (10), Silverio (6), Rubén Domínguez (11), by Ridder (10), Jones (4) and Sylla.
Referees: Mehmet Sahin (Türkiye), Stylianos Simeonidis (Greece) and Rainis Varv (Estonia).
Incidents: Little public, in Le Chaudron.
Source: Eitb

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