Suffered… damage in Belgrade n Baskonia!
The Basques… stepped on her Red Starwho turned it up a notch from the second quarter onwards and beat them 74-63.
Ivanovic’s team returned to positive results, after two consecutive defeats, climbing to 13-17. On the other hand, the Spanish retreated to 15-15 and now their presence in the octet is in danger.
Except for the Red Star, he was Vildosawhile the leader was Nedovic with 20 points.
For Baskonia, he stood out once again Thompson with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
The match
Impressive start from Baskonia, who led 7-0 in the first minutes. From that point on, Red Star picked up, along with the pace of the match, but the Basques even got to +8 (16-24), with Nedovic making 21-26 of the first period.
With the same… tempo, the Spaniards entered the second quarter, reaching +12 (23-35), at 12′. Since then, the “red and whites” put pressure on the defense and, led by Bendil, went on a 14-0 run to take the lead (37-35) in the 19th minute. The reaction of the guests was a three-pointer by Howard, with Dobrich sending Red Star to the locker room with a 39-38 advantage.
Dusko Ivanovic’s team was also in control in the second half, reaching +10 (50-40), which it maintained (53-43), until the 27th minute. Baskonia responded and went down (55-49), with Martin making it 57-49 in the third period.
With Nedovic as the protagonist, the “red and white” escaped to +11 (62-51), at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The image of the match did not change until the end, with Red Star having the reins and reaching victory with the final 74-63.
The quarters: 21-26, 39-38, 57-49, 74-63
See the match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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