Having a dream second half, where the partial score was 45-25 (!), the Baskonia prevailed with the impressive 92-69 of Fenerbahce in Vitoria, in a match for the 32nd matchday of the Euroleague!
By Vanja Marinkovic to play the… game of his life with 35 points and 6/7 three-pointersthe Basques ended the devil’s week in the best possible way, staying firmly in the bay of the octade! With this win, the home team remained in 8th place, improving their record to 17-15.
On the other hand, the team of Dimitris Itoudis suffered a second consecutive defeat and fourth out of five her most recent games in the competition, remaining in 6th place with 18-14 record.
The match:
The start of the match was very good, with both teams playing in high and fast tempo focusing mainly on attack. By Marinkovic to start “hot” with eight points, Baskonia took the lead 10-7 at 3′. Motley and Edwards aggressively “pushed” Fener, which with a 6-0 run in the last minute, closed the quarter at +2 for 27-25.
With two baskets of it Bielitza for 31-25 in favor of the Turks, the second period began, with Edwards’ three-pointer shortly after sending the difference for the first time tothe +7 (31-38) at 15′. Dimitris Itoudis’ team continued to control the pace, going to the locker room in front in the score with 44-38.
By Nick Calathes to be loaded into third period achieving five straight points, Fener went at +9 (40-49). From the middle of the decade onwards, however, the Basquesthey turned up the pace and with their good defense “weapon”, ran an impressive 15-4 streak. With Marinkovic’s third three-pointer of the match, 3 seconds before the end, the home team took the lead, ending the quarter at +2 and 60-58.
With morale high and momentum on their side, Juan Penaroya’s men went ahead at +8 (73-65) at 35′. The visitors’ reaction never came, with Itoudis’ team looking affected by the progress of the match. A situation, which Baskonia took full advantage of, and with partial score 30-11 in the last quarter (!), he got the pink game card with the impressive 92-69!
The quarters: 25-27, 38-44, 60-58, 92-69.
Source: Sport Fm
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