The… skies have opened in Vitoria!
After a match with a stormy pace from the beginning, the Baskonia crushed 120-100 the Villerban and went up to 18-15 which keeps her in 8th place!
Thus, the Basques will come to SEF in the last game, wanting the victory against Olympiakos, to “lock” their participation in the playoffs. On the other hand, the French were left alone in last place with 8-25.
With 17/34 three-pointers and 33 assists Baskonia finished the match, with Thompson to be the leader with 23 points and 12 assists, while 19p. Giedraitis had.
From ASVEL, he stood out Matthews with 25 points.
The match
The match had an excellent pace early on, with Baskonia setting it up and reaching +12 (30-18), at 8′. In the remaining time, Villeurbanne fought back and went down (32-24) at the end of the first period.
The French continued in the same way in the second quarter, getting closer to the basket (38-36), at 14′. With Holmes in front, the Basques escaped to +9 (45-36), however Matthews and De Colo answered and so the score in the first half was 55-51.
With a 7-0 run, Baskonia entered the second half, going to +11 (72-61). From that point on, the hosts had complete control of the match, with the difference reaching +15 (86-71), at 28′. In the last minutes, the Spaniards threw… turns, but closed the third period at +13 (88-75).
Peniaroja’s team had the reins in the fourth quarter as well, pushing the difference to +17 (105-88), in the 35th minute. Then, Baskonia did not take the foot off the gas and continued at the same pace and took the victory with an impressive 120-100.
The quarters: 32-24, 55-51, 88-75, 120-100
See the match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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