He got the thriller with Unikaha and continues to fly high n Baskonia! Joan Peñaroja’s side beat Unicaja 89-81 in overtime to improve to 16-4 and remain within touching distance of Real and Barcelona at the top.
The Malaga side were better in the first quarter and led 16-15 at the end of it, while in the second Yvonne Navarro’s men were… hot, with both teams going into the break 39-30 in favor of the hosts.
In the second half, the Basques entered determined to get the positive result, which will keep them very close to the first place, and reduced to 58-51 at the end of the third period. In fact, making an excellent appearance in the last period, he brought the game to an even level (78-78) and they sent it to overtime.
There, they were even better and by playing excellent defense they came to victory with 89-81. Very good performance from Heidegger (18p.) and Thomson (15p.) for the Vitoria team. The super appearance of the former Panathinaikos player was not enough, among other things, Kendrick Perry (29 points, 8 assists) for the hosts.
The quarters: 16-15, 39-30, 58-51, 78-78, 81-89 par.
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